Have you used an acne remedy? It is very common that our oil-secreting glands go into overdrive during puberty. The consequence of this process is pimple and blackheads mostly on our facial skin but we also find it on the shoulders and the back.
Since this is a temporary condition we shall not over-dramatize it, though for a teenager it can be felt very inappropriate to appear at the senior prom with the face full of huge, nasty nipples. Before we understood what acne was, we attributed its cause to eating the wrong foods such as chocolate and French fries, both typical dishes on most adolescent's menu. Today we understand more; we know that acne is caused by the increased oil gland secretions that take place in normal puberty. How many bumps and pimples a teenager will develop is mostly determined by the person's general stress-level and heredity.
In most cases acne reacts well to treatment with prescription free products that control and dry oil secretions. Cystic acne however, is something else since it is the severe form of this condition and can cause serious aberrations and scaring of the face. This condition is treated with antibiotics as well as special cleansing products. The major part of these products contain alcohol or witch hazel or both which sting the skin and make it dry, red and full of pain.
Great alternatives are natural remedies:
- They don't cause pain,
- They are effective but safe
- They don't cause irritated skin and peeling
Experience has shown that modern natural healers can treat skin problems successfully using the knowledge and skills of ancient ancestors' teaching and demonstrating.
Would an Acne Remedy Be Something For You?
There is a big chance that natural acne remedies will prove to be efficient and safe to use when prepared by a clever practitioner and used the correct way. Finding the right combination of natural herbal substances for a certain person is the key to successful treatment.
Every natural remedy for acne contains
- a base
- a combination of skin soothing plant, herb derivatives and oil control.
The ingredient of the base is usually hydrosol. This is distilled water infused with the essence of herbs and leaves of plants after having been steamed. A combination of 100 percent therapeutic-grade essential oils are then added into the base. This seems weird for most people; the use of an oil to control oil. Pure essential oils don't clog the skin's pores as the skin's natural oils do, so they don't cause pimples and blackheads, although they are used in very small quantities.
The preferred essential oils for acne control are
- burdock root,
- blackcurrant oil,
- calendula,
- borage oil,
- chamomile,
- lavender,
- red clover
- evening primrose oil.
Natural skin toners, lotions, cleansers and make-up removers can be formulated to control acne. With natural acne remedies a gentle hydrosol base of aloe, rose, chamomile, sandalwood or lavender are used instead of alcohol and witch hazel.
Many practitioners have a preference of lavender as a general natural acne remedy, since this is the only essential oil that can be applied to the skin undiluted by a hydrosol.
We have evidence that natural health remedies have worked for many conditions, for example acne remedy as well as remedies that give relief from pain such as pain caused by arthritis and similar conditions.
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