Treating and Preventing Acne

Acne is a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin often caused by the buildup of bacteria in the skin and the inflammatory response. Male hormones may also be a cause of acne as they affect the production of sebum. Most acne treatments applied to the skin focus on reducing sebum, reducing the buildup of dead skin cells and reducing inflammation.

Acne Home Remedy

Copyright 2004 P. Mehta
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Acne or pimples are caused by hormonal changes, wrong food habits and improper skin care.
Acne remedies given below are based on herbs and natural ingredients that treat your acne like magic and help improve the skin disorders.

1. Grind nutmeg with unboiled milk and apply on affected area. This works as a magic. Pimples should disappear without leaving a mark.

2. Make a paste by mixing 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. Repeat for two weeks, pimples will disappear forever.

3. Apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder.

4. Make orange peel paste by grinding it in some water. Apply on and around pimples.

5. Rub fresh garlic on and around pimples. Pimples will disappear without a mark with regular applications.

6. Mix 1 tablespoon groundnut oil with 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice to prevent formation of blackheads and pimples.

7. Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of pimples, insect stings, eczema, scabies, & other skin infections.

8. Apply a paste of fresh fenugreek leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.

9. Apply juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) on swelling pimples.

10. Apply fresh lime juice mixed to a glass of boiled milk as a face wash for pimples.

11. Mix lime juice and rose water in equal portions. Apply on affected area. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes with lukewarm water.

12. Apply ripe tomatoes pulp on pimples and kept up to 1 hour, then wash.

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