If your acne problem is more external, such as skin oil redundancy, enlarged pores or soiling you may achieve good results with simple skin care procedures. Acne masks can be very different and contain different components, but all of them work on the principle: parch skin, move away a skin oil redundancy and confine pores.
All masks should be applied on a clear skin. It is also useful to have a steam bath and to make an additional skin clearance with any soft scrub. Always remember to give a cold water rinse, because the pores which get opened by warm water will get contracted if you rinse off with cold water. You may also prefer ice-cube.
You can use as professional, so homemade masks. Take care! Test all professional masks before applying it on the face. Apply a little on a wrist bend or behind an ear and control your reaction about 15 minutes after washing-off. You should not feel any discomfort and oversee erubescence or dermal irritation.
You may also try to make acne masks at home by yourself. The main component of these masks is camphor as a perfect anti-inflammatory agent. For acne or oily skin, the very choice camphor offers important anti-bacterial benefits. After cleansing, it helps to rehabilitate skin's normal pH balance; it also cures the excess-oil problem and refreshes skin. Camphor also stimulates blood circulation which helps to remove soiling. You may get it in a regular chemists shop.
Acne removing lotion. Mix 1 teaspoon glycerin, 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 cup distilled water, 1/2 teaspoon camphor lotion. Apply this mixture on the face and leave it to dry. Then wash off with lukewarm water. Finally use cold water or an ice-cube as an antasthenic.
Apple and honey mask for oily skin with acne problem. Mix one small ground apple with 5 tablespoons of honey. Gently apply on the face and neck, wait for 10 minutes. Wash it off with cool water. You may add some oatmeal into this mixture to enhance an effect.
Acne tomato lotion. Mix 1/2 teaspoon camphor lotion, 1 teaspoon tomato juice, 1 teaspoon honey well and apply this paste on the face. Keep it on for 15 minutes. Then wash off with hypothermal water, use an ice-cube as an antasthenic. It is also very good for removing spots caused by acne.
Acne removing garlic lotion. Take 1 teaspoon fuller's Earth, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon carrot juice, 1/2 teaspoon garlic paste. Mix all these together and apply this mask on the face for 20 minutes or more till thorough drying. After that wash off with warm water very carefully. Avoid precipitous movements!
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
What Can You Do to Cure Acne on Your Own?
It may be so you have no need to visit a doctor, if your acne problems are quite insignificant. Sometimes a due skin care is enough to cure acne at home. Let's get down to facts, there are three well known causes of acne and you can focus your home treatment on the following: open pores; clear bacteria; minimize the oil.
You should also revise views to you lifestyle. To control your acne even if your routine is too intensive, you should remember about some simple rules: sleep enough; drink enough of water; eat healthy things. It wouldn’t cure acne by itself; these rules are in your health foundation.
Open the pores. Washing once or twice a day with a mild cleansing bar or liquid foundation will keep the skin clean and minimize sensitivity and irritation. A variety of mild scrubs, exfoliants, and masques can be also used. These products remove the outer layer of the skin and thus open pores. You can also make you own scrub: take a handful of oatmeal and mix it with some herb tea and honey. If your skin is very oily, use some fine grinding sea-salt with oatmeal.
Clear bacteria. There are a lot of gels, creams, and lotions, which are used to clean problem skin area. The active ingredients that kill surface bacteria include benzoyl peroxide (the most popular ingredient in over-the-counter antibacterial cleansers today), sulfur, and resorcinol. Take care; benzoyl peroxide may cause red and scaly allergic skin in a small number of people. Please, be a thought more careful with products that contain alcohol, it usually has a profound effects on sensitive skin.
Minimize the oil. You cannot stop producing oil. But you can get rid of oil on cutaneous surface and reduce the embarrassing shine. You need a gentle astringent/toner to clean oil. Masques are also useful to draw out facial oil.
If you are going to cure acne yourself, the convenient preparation selection is an important thing. Pay attention to natural acne products that are available in chemist's shops. There is a lot of new acne preparations made from natural ingredients and has no side effects. As usual they work from the inside and can cure acne naturally and everlastingly. Some of the most popular acne cures are creams or pills. Naturally, creams are used for topical treatments while pills are for intake and work from the inside out. And one question of great importance: very often the acne is caused by Vitamin B5 deficiency.
You should also revise views to you lifestyle. To control your acne even if your routine is too intensive, you should remember about some simple rules: sleep enough; drink enough of water; eat healthy things. It wouldn’t cure acne by itself; these rules are in your health foundation.
Open the pores. Washing once or twice a day with a mild cleansing bar or liquid foundation will keep the skin clean and minimize sensitivity and irritation. A variety of mild scrubs, exfoliants, and masques can be also used. These products remove the outer layer of the skin and thus open pores. You can also make you own scrub: take a handful of oatmeal and mix it with some herb tea and honey. If your skin is very oily, use some fine grinding sea-salt with oatmeal.
Clear bacteria. There are a lot of gels, creams, and lotions, which are used to clean problem skin area. The active ingredients that kill surface bacteria include benzoyl peroxide (the most popular ingredient in over-the-counter antibacterial cleansers today), sulfur, and resorcinol. Take care; benzoyl peroxide may cause red and scaly allergic skin in a small number of people. Please, be a thought more careful with products that contain alcohol, it usually has a profound effects on sensitive skin.
Minimize the oil. You cannot stop producing oil. But you can get rid of oil on cutaneous surface and reduce the embarrassing shine. You need a gentle astringent/toner to clean oil. Masques are also useful to draw out facial oil.
If you are going to cure acne yourself, the convenient preparation selection is an important thing. Pay attention to natural acne products that are available in chemist's shops. There is a lot of new acne preparations made from natural ingredients and has no side effects. As usual they work from the inside and can cure acne naturally and everlastingly. Some of the most popular acne cures are creams or pills. Naturally, creams are used for topical treatments while pills are for intake and work from the inside out. And one question of great importance: very often the acne is caused by Vitamin B5 deficiency.