Chemical-Free Acne and Blackhead Treatments

Although skin problems such as Acne, Pimples and Blackheads is considered to be a teenage affliction, it can continue to be a problem well beyond adolescence.

Acne in particular is a distressing and disfiguring complaint which is a result of chronic inflammation of the sebacecous glands, causing thickened sebum, mixed with dead skin cells and grime to block the mouth of the skin pores and form reddened spots.

As with most skin problems, acne treatment begins with dealing with the whole body and not just the face because external treatments can only ever be a temporary solution.

In order to get the best treatment for this condition it is advisable that you seek help from a professional Naturopath or Homoeopath if the acne is more serious than just the odd pimple here and there.

A good balanced diet incorporating plenty of fresh vegetables, fruit and wholegrain foods, drinking plenty of water throughout the day and getting into a routine of cleansing and treating your facial skin with natural homemade remedies will help you to get your skin off to a good start. Remember that the benefits of cosmetic herbs and a good diet are cumulative.

By doing the above-mentioned things as part of your everyday life you will help yourself to maintain a clear complexion whilst controlling breakouts and getting rid of your acne, pimples and blackhead problems.Sensible Things That You Can Do To Help Control And Get Rid Of Acne, Pimples and Blackheads

In addition to eating a balanced diet, drinking lots of water and using homemade acne and blackhead remedies try some of the following suggestions to help you to take control and get rid of your acne, pimples and blackhead problems.

Easier said than done I know, but try to avoid too much Stress.

Wash at least 2 - 3 times a day with a soap formulated to deal with oily or acne-prone skin. Instead of using a medicated-soap you could always try cleansing with an acne Herbal Face Scrub.

Once a week deep cleanse with a Herbal Face Mask.

Have a Facial Steam at least once a week.

After cleansing your face apply a Refining Lotion.

Treat troubled spots with a Herbal Acne Cream.

Do not be tempted to pick at or squeeze acne, pimples and/or blemishes as you will spread them and possibly leave scars.

Treat your face to at least 10 minutes of sunlight every day, preferably early morning or later afternoon (girls, that means wearing absolutely no makeup).

Drastically reduce your Salt intake (this alone can fix acne problems).

Make sure that your bowels are functioning well.

Make sure that you participate in some form of exercise every day.

Make a positive decision to cut out or cut down on the amount of Fast Food (Junk Food) that you consume.

Take a Multi-Vitamin tablet/capsule.

Try to prevent your hair from hanging down onto your face (especially dirty, oily hair) as this tends to aggravate acne.

Try to avoid using heavy make-up coverage or covering up acne with tinted-creams if possible. I know this is hard (remember I was a teenage girl once) but it is best that you wear no make-up but if you absolutely cannot be seen without wearing make-up then only use minimal coverage or wear a tinted-moisturiser instead.Emergency Pimple Care!

If you have a large emerging pimple, try and resist popping it!

Wrap an ICE-CUBE in a towel and hold it on the pimple for 5 minutes to reduce the redness.

Now dab on it some undiluted/neat TEA-TREE OIL.

You usually would not dab essential oils on undiluted but as this is an emergency it will not cause additional problems as it would if used in greater quantities, all that will happen is that the undiluted Tea-Tree Oil may sting for a little bit.

The less that you irritate a pimple, the smaller and less red it will be so treat it as gently as possible.

If you do not have any Tea-Tree Oil handy, try dabbing on some Lemon Juice if you have a lemon tree in the garden or Vinegar (Apple Cider Vineger smells better) if you have some in the pantry.Homemade Herbal Acne Cream

This herbal ointment is an effective easy to make at home natural chemical-free acne treatment suitable for both teenagers and adults to use.

Ingredients -

20 grams BEESWAX

40 ml HERBAL WATER (Recipe below)

5 ml WHEATGERM OIL

2 teaspoons NATURAL UNPROCESSED HONEY

Method -

Melt the BEESWAX in a double pan/double boiler over low heat. When it has melted down to liquid stir in the HERBAL WATER and WHEATGERM OIL.

Remove from the heat and stir in the HONEY until thoroughly blended. Allow to cool, then store in a sterilised, screw-top glass jar.

Apply to facial acne, pimples, spots, morning and night or as needed.

HERBAL WATER RECIPE -

25 grams MARSHMALLOW ROOT, chopped

25 grams MALVA (Marshmallow) LEAF

500 ml DISTILLED WATER

Puts the herbs into an enamel or stainless steel pan and add distilled water. Bring to the boil and then let it simmer for 30 minutes. Remove from the heat, cover the pan and allow to steep for 10 minutes. Strain through a sieve or muslin cloth, discard the herb residue and add the required amount of liquid herbal water mixture to recipe.Homemade Marigold Herbal Acne Facial Wash and Astringent Lotion

An infusion of Marigold Flowers is suitable for washing blemishes, particularly on oily skin. Combine it with more emollient herbs such as Chamomile and Comfrey for dry skin conditions.

To make a Marigold Infusion take the petals of two flowers, pour over half a cup of boiling water and allow mixture to infuse until it has gone cold.

Marigold Flowers may be steeped in Cider Vinegar in a screw-top jar for a week. Then strain off and pour the vinegar liquid into a sterilised bottle.

To make a Marigold Herbal Acne Facial Wash which heals as well as restores the acid mantle to the skin, dilute 1 teaspoon of the Marigold Vinegar liquid with 2 tablespoons of Water.

Combine 3 tablespoons of Marigold Infusion with 1 tablespoon of Distilled Witch-Hazel to make an effective herbal astringent and healing lotion.Homemade Voilet Acne Lotion

Easy and simple to make because all you need to do is to put a handful of fresh Violet Leaves through a juice extractor and once juiced store the fragrant green liquid in a sterilised glass jar.

Apply the 'green liquid' directly on the acne which will help to soothe and heal the spots, pimples and blemishes.Homemade Marigold Pimple Remedy

Take a petal of the orange-coloured Calendula Marigold, bruise it gently between the fingers and press on to the acne spot, pimple. Hold it there for about 2 minutes. Repeat this process from time to time.

This simple application will help to heal a pimple overnight, leaving just a trace of redness. Another petal pressed on in the morning will remove the redness completely in just a few hours.

The healing action takes place almost miraculously while you are getting on with your life.

This particular remedy will also flatten out white lumps under the skin.

If a flower is not available just use a calendula leaf in the same way.Homemade Drawing-Out Herbal Remedies

If you get a large, boil-like, nasty, throbbing pustle pimple do not be tempted to squeeze it as you may spread the infection elsewhere but make yourself up either a Castor Oil remedy or Honey remedy which when dabbed onto the spot it will draw-out the yukky-stuff inside by 'bringing it to a head'.

Just apply a dab of Castor Oil morning and night or alternatively apply a dab of unprocessed Honey morning and night to draw it up to a head.

You may like to place a small cottonwool ball or gauze patch when you go to bed at night which will keep the remedy and infection from spreading elsewhere.Homemade Pimple and Blemish Controllers

Fresh Cucumber juice or slices, crushed Watercress leaves or juice and crushed Aloe Vera leaves or juice are all excellent blemish controllers.

Pat onto the affected area and leave overnight. Wash off the next morning.

Crushed Garlic dabbed onto acne, pimples, etc is also a very effective topical treatment, but good luck in getting any teenager to try this particular treatment. Failing that, try increasing their intake of garlic in the food that they eat.Homemade Blackhead Removers

Herbal Steam cleansers soften and penetrate, facilitating the removal of blackheads.

Make yourself a hot Herbal Infusion, using Yarrow, Comfrey or Nettle with a little Apple Cider Vinegar.

Pat Almond Oil onto the blackheads.

Soak a face towel in the hot Herbal Infusion mixture, wring out and apply several times as the towel cools.

Then gently push out the blackheads with a cotton wool ball or bud.

Another effective Blackhead Herbal Steam Facial is to three-quarter fill a bowl with Hot Water and to put in 1 drop of Tea Tree Oil and 2 drops of Geranium Oil on top of the water.

Cover your head with a towel forming a closed tent around the bowl and your head (prevent steam from escaping).

Steam for at least 10 minutes keeping your face about 30cm away from the water.

Pat the skin dry and with a cottonwool ball wrapped around your fingernails or alternatively use cottonwool buds, gently press the skin on either side of the blackhead until it pops out.

To finish of your facial cleanse, splash your skin with a toner or astringent to help soothe and heal your face.How To Get Rid of Acne, Pimples and Blackheads Using Homemade Remedies

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