By: Richard Bleuze
ACNE HURTS YOU!
Emotionally, psychologically, and physically, it hurts on a daily basis. It can and will cause embarrassment at any point in your day, and the more you worry over it, the worse it often becomes.
It creates low self-esteem and a bad self-image, hindering you from enjoying and sharing your talents and abilities with others. It is painful and can cause severe scarring that remains with you for the rest of your life.
Acne is a big skin problem nowadays by teens and adults. Here are some acne remedies that can be found naturally:
1. Amaranth
Make a tea from amaranth seeds and use as a face wash. To make the acne remedy bring 3 cups of water to a rolling boil, add 2 teaspoons of seeds, cover and simmer for five minutes; remove from heat and add 1 teaspoon of leaves (if available) and steep for 30 minutes.
2. Basil
To make this acne remedy, obtain basil-based oil from your health food store and apply it as directed. Another way is to get the actual herb and make an infusion. To make an infusion, put two to four teaspoons of dried basil leaves in a cup of boiling water, steep for 10 to 20 minutes, cool, and apply to the acne.
3. Burdock
The herb burdock is effective as acne remedy and is the most important herb for treating all forms of chronic skin problems. To make the tea, bring 1 quart of water to a boil, reduce to simmer, add 4 teaspoons of cut, dried root; cover and let simmer for 7 minutes, then remove from heat and let steep for 2 more hours. Use as a skin wash.
4. Calendula
It can be made into tinctures, lotions and creams. Look for products containing this herb. Make a tea of calendula and wash your face. This can be your acne remedy
5. Oregon grape
It has antibiotic properties and helps stimulate the immune system. To make your own acne remedy take one of the following three times daily: tea from dried root (2-4 grams); tincture (6-12 ml or 1.5-3 teaspoon); fluid extract (1-2 ml or 0.25-0.5 teaspoon); solid powder of 8-12% alkaloid content (250-500 mg.).
6. Tea
There are several other herbs that can be made into a tea and taken internally or used as a wash. Besides aloe and burdock, calendula, chickweed, dandelion, red clover, white oak bark, yellow dock, cayenne, echinacea, ginseng, redmond clay, sarsaparilla, and valarian may be used as acne remedies.
7. Tea tree oil
It is derived from the leaves of the native Australian Melaleuca alternifolia tree contains antiseptic compounds that are a very effective skin disinfectant. Depending on severity, use 5-15% solutions twice daily.
These herbal acne remedies can be effective to you. But you must choose the best one for you before trying something else.
Always keep in mind that most acne remedies have their own side effects. These side effects can be good or bad. The only thing is you must know them first before trying on an acne remedy.
Most all chemical acne remedies have more side effects than natural acne remedies.
Natural acne treatment is good for dealing with moderate to severe cases of acne. The advantage of natural acne treatment is that it does not only attack the symptoms. This natural method treats the cause of acne. Natural acne treatments usually entail modifying the eating habit to relieve the symptoms. It is about cleansing the vital organs. In this kind of cure, herbs are used to provide nutrients and sustenance to the vital organs and also aids in cleansing internally.
