Like any other skin disease, acne causes a lot of inconvenience. During puberty, acne occurs due to an increased level of sex hormone (androgen). An increase in the amount of sebum produced does not allow the skin to “breathe” normally, which leads to the appearance of acne. As a rule, teenage pimples go away on their own, as the child grows older.
In adulthood, the appearance of acne is associated with heredity, hormonal changes, diseases of the endocrine system. Acne can appear due to improper nutrition, the use of low-quality cosmetics, from a person staying excessively in the sun.
However, do not consider acne treatment to be useless. In the inflamed areas of the skin, the number of harmful bacteria increases, causing various types of inflammation, and large accumulations of acne without proper treatment leave unaesthetic scars and spots on the surface of the skin.
Popular Acne Treatments
Why is popular treatment for acne folk remedies? The explanation is simple. This is the availability of “drugs”, the absence of serious side effects, low price.
You can independently cure acne with home masks made from natural products, decoctions of herbs for rubbing the skin, lotions and compresses, lotions and creams.
A popular folk remedy for acne is aloe tree. In order to prepare a medicinal decoction, the leaves of the plant are cut off and kept in a dark place for about a week. The crushed leaves are poured with boiled cold water in a ratio of 1: 5. An hour later, the container with the contents is put on the stove and boiled for 2 minutes. Lotions and compresses are made from this broth.
Decoctions and infusions from various medicinal herbs will help cure acne: medicinal chamomile, elderberry, leaves of plantain and raspberry, yarrow.
An effective remedy for acne is considered an infusion of calendula officinalis. Prepare it using dry inflorescences of the plant. A spoonful of flowers is placed in 500 ml of boiling water, infused for several hours. Used as lotions.
Berries and vegetables are the best natural ingredients to help deal with acne. For example, if you use the “tincture” of the pulp of cucumbers, the problem of acne will disappear without leaving any scars or spots on the skin. To prepare such an infusion, the vegetables are ground, poured with boiling water, kept for 4 to 5 hours and used for rubbing. Against acne, rubbing affected skin with slices of raw potato, green cucumber or pumpkin also helps.
Acne treatment with vegetable masks and wipes will increase if honey is added. For example, freshly squeezed potato juice is used, along with honey (100 ml per 1 tsp). For 2-3 weeks, the product can completely rid the skin of acne.
Acne Masks
Natural masks help to provide the skin with good nutrition and cure acne.
Very often, for these purposes, it is recommended to use a composition of honey, grated carrots and egg yolk. Such a mask will relieve acne, solve the problem of oily skin and rejuvenate the skin.
A popular folk remedy for acne is a mask of cucumbers. Usual fresh cucumbers are used in this recipe, however, with sensitive skin, it is recommended to dip them in boiling water for a short time.
Another well-known tool is a mask of white clay, which has the ability to draw harmful substances from the body.
Acne can be cured with folk remedies by the oral method, for example, infusion of dioica nettle. The leaves of the plant are infused for several hours in boiling water, then filtered and taken before meals.
A proven folk remedy is a decoction of young burdock roots. A spoonful of chopped peeled roots is poured into 500 ml of boiled water and boiled in an enameled bowl for about 12 minutes, the product is taken warm before meals.
If folk remedies for acne that appears regularly in adulthood do not give positive results, it makes sense to seek help from a professional doctor who will identify the cause of the disease and prescribe the appropriate medical treatment aimed at eliminating it.