Wednesday, January 28, 2009

How to Do Home Treatment for Acne

By David Lam

The acne products that sold in stores are full of chemicals that you may not want to apply to your skin. Many people prefer to use more natural products and often look for home treatments for acne. For many cases, home acne treatment has proven to be as effective as the products that you purchase in the store.

Home treatment for acne starts with proper skin care. Make sure you wash your face with a pure soap such as Ivory at least twice each day. If you live in an area where high air pollution has, you may need to wash more often. You should also wash your face after activities which cause you to sweat. Wash your face with warm water and do a final rinse with a splash of cold water to close the pores.

It is also important that you drink plenty of water to maintain your skin and your body hydrated. The proper amount of water intake will assists to promote healthy skin and will keep your skin looking younger for a longer period of time by helping it to retain its elasticity. You also need to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Since no food has been scientifically proven that cause acne, any food which you have an allergy to will trigger an acne breakout. You can have food allergies without realizing it because the only sign of the allergy may be the acne breakout. You should pay more attention to the foods that you eat and keep records of what you have eaten when your skin breaks out. You might also need to visit an allergist to understand what you are allergic to. Most people are allergic to at least one food even if they don't know about it.

Home treatment for acne also includes exercise regularly. Most people don't realize the overall effect that exercise has on our minds and bodies. Exercise relieves stress while stress can cause acne breakouts.

Exercise can build our immune systems and makes us less susceptible to infections as acne is a skin infection. Exercise causes us to sweat which rids our bodies of toxins which can cause acne as well. It will be a good habit that exercises at least three times each week for at least thirty minutes.

Home acne treatment continues with natural products to avoid or clear up acne. For example Evening Primrose oil can be used both externally and internally to clear up acne. For internal acne treatment purpose, apply between 3000 and 6000 milligrams per day. For external acne treatment purpose, use the oil directly to the acne. Leave it on overnight and then wash it away in the next morning.

An herbal tea that made from the petals of the Evening Primrose plant will help to prevent acne if you drink it regularly. Crush the leaves or the petals from the plant and mix one teaspoon of the herb for every one cup of boiling water. Avoid using a metal cup or pot as the metal can destroy the medicinal properties of the herb.

When buying herbs or herbal oils for home acne treatment, make sure that you get the products which have been organically grown. Don't use herbs or oils from plants that were chemically treated with pesticides or other unsafe chemicals as this actually defeats the purpose of home treatment for acne. - 16463

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