Thursday, October 22, 2009

Home Remedies For Acne - No Myths Involved

By Alan Dickson

There are home remedies for acne that have proven to be as effective in clearing pimples as any costly medicated creams. These are concoctions you can easily make at home with ingredients that you might even find right under you nose. They are very simple to do and you won't need to spend on it at all.

There are thousands of home remedies for acne tips you can find online and it is obviously physically impossible to try each one out. So in order to determine what are the most effective homemade treatments, you must at least have an informed idea on how pimples are effectively treated.

Before anything else, finding out what causes pimples would be helpful information in considering which of the homemade pimple treatments are really effective. Pimples are caused by the blockage of the pores. Fact is, oil is consistently being produced under the skin. Once the skin's pores are blocked, the oil will not be able to find its way out. The trapped oil will eventually gather bacteria that accumulate overtime under the skin. The oil and the bacteria are the reasons why our outer skin gets those bumps, which we call pimples. It happens mostly during puberty. At this age, the skin gets relatively thicker and oilier; making it more conducive to the clogging of the pores. Big acne is more prominent in teenagers than adults due to the same reason.

From the scientific study of pimples, companies manufacturing medicated acne creams have found that there are active ingredients that can fight the development of pimples. They incorporate these ingredients to manufacture their creams, which have effectively eliminated pimples for the past decades.

The most popular and common effective active ingredients used are benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. These ingredients help in speeding up the shedding of the skin, which in turn prevents the pores from clogging up and generates cell growth. It also helps in killing the bacteria build up.

As I said in the beginning, there is a 100% chance that you will find the ingredients you need in concocting home remedies for acne solution in your in your house, right at this very moment. Benzoyl peroxide is an ingredient of most toothpaste. Salicylic acid is found in aspirin and some dandruff shampoo. However, wait; don't apply these items on your pimples just yet. Benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid are known to dry up the skin. You will need some more products that will help moisturize and invigorate your skin.

There are countless of natural produce that are effective in moisturizing and revitalizing the skin. Mint, thyme, cucumber, aloe, berries, egg whites, and even garlic are perfect to use in making your home remedies for acne. Any of these will do. Two or three of it is even better. Just put any of the mentioned natural items in a blender, mix in a spoonful of toothpaste or 2 tablets of aspirin, push the puree button, and you're all done. Apply your concoction on the affected area, put more if you have big acne. Do this before you go to bed and leave it overnight. If you do this religiously, expect that your face will be clear of pimples in less than 2 weeks.

These home remedies for acne have proven to be very effective in eliminating pimples. However, in order to get maximum results there are some important instructions that you should not overlook. Firstly, always remember to wash at least three times a day. Applying your concoction on a dirty face will only aggravate the problem. Try to cut down on fatty foods. Too much fat intake triggers sebum production. Last but not the least, never pop big acne, and not even a small one. Doing so would leave a scar. Pimples will eventually go away; a scar can be for life. These are simple, but very important facts to remember to successfully clear those pimples away sooner than you can imagine. - 14130

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