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Proven Home Remedy for Acne

June 5, 2009 by mastenk · Leave a Comment
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Rodrigo Fields asked:


Afraid of embarrassment that having acne gives? Then know more on the natural ways to cure acne problem and avoid such humiliation and extra expenses on dermatology clinics. Try the proven home remedy for acne and understand what’s with this skin dilemma.

Acne is a skin disorder caused by the action of hormones on oil glands and hair follicles. However, it is not a serious disease or an ailment, rather a skin condition in which red pimples grow on the affected areas.

Acne is most commonly found on the face, but may also occur in the other parts of the body, such as back, chest, neck, and shoulders. It is the most common and persistent skin disease among teenagers. However, adults are not completely spared from this skin problem.

Causes of acne may be hereditary or may result from high level of stress, hormonal changes, menstrual periods or excessive oil in the skin. Apparently, however normal this skin condition is, it is not pleasant in the condemning eyes of the public. The good news is there can be home remedy for acne that can spare one’s pockets from the cost of dermatologists. There can be at least one home remedy for acne that can work for a specific skin type.

Home remedy for acne can be made easily.  Not only that it helps fight acne, it is budget-friendly as well. So start with the basic remedy which is washing.

After washing the skin it is preferable to rinse with any of the following herb infusions: chamomile which is purifying, yarrow to eliminate toxins, catnip which is antiseptic, lavender which is antiseptic or thyme which is a strong germ killer.

If there’s no positive results try mixing equal amounts of lemon juice and rose water. Then, apply this mixture on the affected areas with clean cloth or cotton and leave it for an hour. Continue doing this for about two to three weeks to have the desired results.

Although home remedy for acne is proven effective by most patients, it is also important to have a medical consultation to determine the severity of the acne if the homemade treatment doesn’t fit the need.



Home Remedies for Rosacea – Acne and Rosacea

May 31, 2009 by mastenk · Leave a Comment
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Juliet Cohen asked:


Rosacea is one of the most common skin disorder which is mainly characterized by redness and thickening of the skin especially in the facial area. Sufferers of this skin disease often experience sudden blushing due to the dilation of tiny blood vessels underneath the facial skin. If left untreated gradually your skin might get wrapped with red pimples and also you might experience the swelling of your nose due to excess fluid accumulation in the tissue and permanent skin damage. Unfortunately there is no specific medication for treating rosacea. However in recent times a number of herbal home remedies have shown marked improvement in alleviating this traumatic skin disease and have become popular desired method among the sufferers. A few home-based remedies are briefly described below which might help you to control the symptoms of the disease effectively:

Cold compress: This method could be employed successfully to cool off the hot facial area. As soon as you experience the hit of flush soak a washcloth in chilled water and press and hold it on the blushed area. This immediate cooling effect would effectively help to mitigate the inflammation by constricting the dilated blood vessels. It is preferable to use this method thrice a day or as per needed.

Chamomile Treatments: This one of most important herbal ingredient which is known for its effectivity to assuage the severity of rosacea. The miraculous soothing effect of this home remedy efficiently alleviates the affected skin, minimizing the inflammation and some other symptoms of this skin disease. Take a handful of pure chamomile or a few chamomile tea bags and pour them in a pan containing 3 cups of boiling water. After 10 minutes separate the liquid part and keep it in freezer. Afterwards whenever you need a cold compress, dip a piece of cotton cloth in the chilled chamomile and apply it on the affected skin area until you get relief. However this treatment might impose some side effects for those patients who are allergic to ragweed.

Pine Tar Soap: This unique soap made from pine is known to minimize the redness of rosacea affected skin area. This remedy is too easy to deploy. Make a thick lather of this soap covering the entire affected skin and leave it overnight. Next morning wash it off with cold water. You might apply a bag balm just after using pine tar soap to get a better result. You need to apply this balm at least for 10 minutes to achieve the best output.

Fenugreek Tea: This wonderful home remedy has shown to be quite effective in healing the damages caused by several skin diseases including acne and rosacea. If you did not see the fenugreek tea at your nearby store just get some fenugreek in a vessel and pour boiling water over it and keep it as such for around 10 minutes. Filter out the tea and drink it to experience the wonder it does to your skin.

Oatmeal: This natural product is known to work effectively to alleviate itching. This anti-inflammatory agent contains a number of antioxidants which could be quite effective treating rosacea successfully. A number of topical formulations containing oatmeal as one of the ingredients are available in the stores which are found to be quite popular among the patients of this skin disorder. As a home remedy you might simply apply some oatmeal soaked in water over the affected area to assuage rosacea to some extent.