herbal and home remedies for acne treatment

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Some people are just blessed with wonderful glands and milder hormons and these people seem to be able to eat anything they want without worrying about what it would do to their skin. If you belong to this group, this article is not meant for you. I’m dedicating this article to the thousands or millions of acne sufferers around the world where a simple piece of chicken or a couple of scoops of ice cream appear to create havoc to your skin. Pimples and acne seem like a life long battle and you have tried quite a lot of factory made acne medication but without much suceess. Well, like the saying goes “when everything fails, go back to the basics. Try acne treatment the natural way just like how our fore fathers used to do it. Yes we have to watch what we eat but there’re many types of natural and home remedies that would do wonders to your skin if you do it right. While I don’t pretend to be an expert in this field but certain natural or non drug acne treatment seems to be work quite well.

So what’s acne? Acne is a chronic skin complaint in which blackheads and pustules appear on the face and other parts of the body, commonly the back. It’s a disorder of the sebaceous glands, which produce sebum that, in its normal amounts, keeps the skin supple and elastic. Acne occurs when natural oils to the skin produces obstructed get into the pores of the skin. Normally, acne is common in the onset of puberty when the body begins to produce hormones, it has also been known to be a problem for women during pregnancy. Because acne is a problem for people around the world, there are many forms of treatment, product and medications on the market. In fact acne treatment has become such a mega business around the world and people have spent millions of dollars but with very little results to show sometimes.

The best type of acne treatments are the ones that are non drug or natural remedies. Some of the traditional remedies for acne include using various herbs as facial steam. One of these steams consisted of chickweed, elderflower and marigold, used in equal parts. Agrimony applied externally was also thought to be curative. Another remedy involves the spreading of sulphur ointment over the infected areas. Another natural cure involves mixing two ounces of clover flowers, two ounces of nettle tops and two ounces of comgrey flowers with four pints of boiling water and simmering this until only two pints are left. A wine glass of the resulting liquid was to be taken every three hours. However before you try any of these remedies, it’s advisable to consult your doctor to ensure that you’re not allergic to these ingredients.

There is often said to be a dietary factor in acne, although many doctors feel that there’s no concrete evidence for this. However some people do have a more sensitive reaction to the food that they eat and indirectly there’s some link to food. Just to be on the safe side, generally oily and fried food are not recommended for people with sensitive body system

Eating healthier food like fruits, vegetables, wholegrain and grain not only helps your skin but promote overall wellness as sometimes, problematic skin could be due to some other underlying problem like colon disorder..

Apart of eating healthier food, you can also try out some of herbs that are normally use for promoting healthier skin or treat skin problem. Some of these include avens, betonym borage and burdock. Other herbs include rosemary, sage, slippery elm, sorrel coltsfoor, confrey, dandelion, dock, flax, groundsel and hawthorn. Cinnamon can also be used externally as are lemon, raw potato juice, vinegar, carrot and turnip

One of the best food fibra-ricos called psyllium. You can buy shells psyllium your local supermarket or store of natural food and you can easily mix a spoonful of soup in a glass of water and drink it. The shells Psyllium is also the main ingredient in some popular beverages such as Metamucil laxative. Not only husks of psyllium will keep you “regular” but act like a sponge cleaning up its two points at the same time.

Just like any other acne medication, natural acne treatment needs to thoroughly checked before you start using any of them especially the oral type as sometimes it could lead to other problems. You can check out herbal sites or talk to the herbal experts and I’m sure they can point you to the right direction. However once you find the right natural acne remedy, it’s worth the effort as it’s cheaper and certainly better for your health in the long run as opposed to those factory manufactured acne medication.

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