HERBAL REMEDIES FOR ACNE

Acne is an inflammatory disorder of the oil glands, situated under the skin. When glandular activity increases, the glands produce more sebum than necessary, the sebum gets trapped under the skin, the gland bursts, spilling sebum. This lead to skin irritation and pimple forms. Acne starts to affect various body parts: face, back, neck or chest. These types of acne can be treated with herbal remedies. Using herbal remedies for acne eliminates the side effects of prescription drugs.

Acne is one of the mainly widespread skin problems affecting millions of people across the World. It occurs when a cluster of pimples, blemishes or zits develop on your skin. Zits become visible on the skin largely because of an infection or an inflammation of the oil glands. At times you may discover a single bump or zit, but in most cases, zits appear in clusters. You may witness an outbreak of zits as a one-off.

However, numerous people suffer from acne on a frequent basis. In case of a chronic acne problem, you are likely to see new acne lesions crop up on your skin, even before the old ones heal completely and disappear. This could be quite frustrating for anyone.

Studies reveal that zits are a lot more widespread in teenagers and young adults, in contrast to others. Generally, acne and zits are not a serious trouble as they never actually cause any complications. Nevertheless, zits could cause you mountain of embarrassment and can also lead to a decline in self-confidence.

Acne and blemishes only leave their mark on your skin and they also affect seriously your self-image. Luckily, it is possible to tackle zits and have them treated, so that they disappear, without leaving any marks or scars.

Besides, there are several ways by which zits can be prevented. You can do so, by making a little simple dietary or lifestyle changes and by maintaining a skincare routine.

Prevention Tips for Acne

There are several tips to help you care for acne and prevent breakouts and scars:

Wash your face two times in a day with tepid water and a mild soap or gentle  pH balanced cleanser, then apply a moisturizer for acne prone kind of skin

Have a healthy, well-balanced diet which contains fresh fruit and vegetables

Drink eight glasses of water a day to cleanse the toxins from the body

Exercise often to increase oxygen to the skin which can help to minimize acne

Decrease your caffeine intake

Don’t touch your face with your fingers and stop cracking pimples because  it will only lead to swelling and scarring

Get rid of makeup before going to bed as it clogs the pores

Shampoo hair more frequently and  never it get on your face to prevent oil and dirt from clogging the pores

Freshen up after exercise and workouts because the sweat and the oils in the skin serve as haven for dirt and bacteria

Don’t wear clothes that may irritate the skin if acne develops on your body

Put on a sunscreen when you go outside your home

Quit smoking as it worsens acne

Infections within the pores and oil glands of the skin can be visible as abscesses, boils, and pimples. In acne, hormone unevenness over stimulates the skin’s sebaceous glands, making it most especially common during infancy, adolescence, menses, and menopause.  Predisposing factors include nutritional deficiencies, food allergies, hypoglycemia, stressed adrenals, and environmental toxins. However these skin infections are caused by bacteria, they reveal a toxic overload in the skin, the body's largest detoxification organ.

Eliminating as much waste in a day as the kidneys, the skin is required to take over when other detox organs, like the liver and colon, are not functioning up to par. The poor liver function also increases the accumulation of acne-producing steroids in the body. Suppression with antibiotics or topical treatments has significant side effects and is almost not a cure.

Herbal remedies for acne with natural antibacterial effects can be used in conjunction those that strengthen the immune system and improve various detoxification pathways—particularly the liver and intestines. Elimination of coffee, dairy, and individual dietary allergens is critical.

Suitable plants are also needed to restore hormonal balance. Locally, tea tree oil, calendula, witch hazel, or Hauschka or Weleda products are useful and non-suppressive.

Herbal Remedies for Acne

1. For acne on the back drink orally and apply directly on the affected area Colloidal silver, it is used as a natural antibiotic.

2. Swallow garlic capsules, they enhance the immune system and destroy the bacteria found in acne.

3. To assist the liver to eliminate toxins from the blood, take Burdock root and which consisted of inulin. This helps to eradicate bacteria thus improving the skin.

4. Take the homeopathic remedies such as Kali bromatum, Sulphur, Antimonium tartaricum, Herpa sulphuris. These are aids to prevent the formation of pimples or swiftly bring them to a head.

5. Use Lavender oil and apply directly on the acne area.

6. Severe acne remedies. Apply Tea tree oil on the acne affected skin. This is a natural antibiotic. It will kill a broad range of invading microorganisms, as successfully as benzoyl peroxide, but without side effects. It reduces stinging, itchiness and redness.

7. Eat nuts soybeans, sunflower seeds, and Shellfish. These are all high in Zinc which is an antibacterial.

8. Combine two spoons of water and with one spoon of olive oil and mix well, then apply to face, leave it for some minutes. It is excellent for acne control and skin glow.

10. Take keera juice and mix with honey and preserved in the fridge. It will last up to one week and then apply the paste to face with cotton. It is a great help for skin health and control acne.

11. Take 1/4 spoon honey and one tablespoon face wash, little quantity of glycerin and mix well and then apply the paste to face and allow it for some time. Then wash with lukewarm water, it helps to remove acne and dead skin.

12. Get the white fluid in the egg and mix with honey and apply to your face as a mask and leave it some time, then clean the face with mildly hot water. It removes acne and it is also fine for skin tightening.

13. Take one tablespoon of groundnut oil with one tablespoon of lime juice and then apply to face. It is excellent for preventing the formation of pimples.

14. Wonderfully toothpaste removes Acne

15. Sometimes pimples have itching, to prevent itching follow this tip. Take

calamine lotion or toothpaste and use over a pimple and allow it to stand few hours. It dried up a pimple.

16. Carry some pods of cloves and next fry them devoid of oil and prepare an excellent form of powder, then add curd and make a paste. Applying over the pimples to dry out the pimples in time.

17. Applying papaya milk on the face will also help to eliminate acne or pimples.

18. Make Saunf into a fine form paste and then add lemon juice to the paste. Apply the mixture to the face daily will remove acne or pimples. Your face will then glow naturally. This is a very valuable herbal remedy for acne or pimples.

19. Applying Sandalwood paste on the face helps to trounce Acne and get rid of its scars.

20. Cucumber juice, when mixed with lemon juice and applied on the pimples, helps to get respite from acne and acne scars.

21. Mint –Pudina- juice, when applied on the face, helps you to get relief from acne and acne scars.

22. Neem leaves boiled in hot water helps in reducing acne and Acne Scars.

23. Mixed Gram Flour with buttermilk and then applied on the face reduces acne and acne scars.  Note that the gram flour is a good ingredient for skin

shining and also helps in the treatment of acne skin.

24.  Raw pawpaw (Papaya) paste applied on the face will cure acne.

25. Nutmeg when ground with milk and then applied on the face helps immensely in reducing acne and acne scars. Therefore nutmeg and milk cure acne very fast.

26. Powdered dry orange skin used as a paste or orange skin rubbed on the face helps to eliminate acne scars.

27. Water boiled with neem leaves used for washing face get rid of extra oil from the face thus reduces a pimple or acne scar on face.

31. Tomato rubbed on the face or tomato juice used on the face helps to clear acne scars.

32. Aloe vera is an excellent medicine for pimples or acne. Aloe vera leaf applied on the face removes acne and acne scars.

33. Carom seeds ground with curd used on the face equally help to remove acne or pimples.

Excerpt From: Spencer Garret. “Alchemy of Herbal Medicine.” iBooks. 2017