Best 3 Homemade Acne Remedies

People suffering from acne try several medicaments before finding the one that helps them get rid of acne. There are various product on the market, some you can purchase in the pharmacy and others are available only with prescription. What most of us do not know is that we can also make our own home remedies for acne which are quite effective when we are trying to reduce acne.
There are many advantages of making our own home remedies for acne. First, they cost less money as most of the ingredients are already in our kitchen or in a local grocery store or supermarket. Some of the common ingredients that you can use to make your own remedy are lemon, yogurt, baking soda, cucumbers, tomatoes and many others.

Actually there are so many possibilities of making home remedies that sometimes it is hard to decide which one will you use to reduce your skin problems. It might also happen that the first one you make and use will not help you get rid of acne and you will have to try other remedies before achieving the desired result. Therefore it might be good to know more about three best and most commonly used homemade acne remedies.

Yogurt for treating acne
This is quite common way of treating acne and we can use yogurt orally by consuming it or topically by applying the yogurt mask on our face. Both ways are highly efficient and combining them will result in even better effect. By consuming it orally you supply your body with vital nutrients that help your immune system and skin health. Some kinds of bacteria are very vulnerable to high acidic pH and eventually get destroyed. That is why yogurt's acidic character kills a whole range of bacteria which includes propioni bacteria and some other bacteria that is harmful for your skin and body. By applying the yogurt topically your pores get unplugged and acne scars reduced.

Baking soda face mask
Mixing baking soda and filtered water is one of the easiest but highly effective homemade remedy. You mix two teaspoons of filtered water with one teaspoon of baking soda in the bowl and add some graded cucumber. Take one teaspoon of honey and add it to the mixture. Mix everything in the bowl until it is mixed well then put the bowl into the refrigerator for an hour. Take the bowl out and apply the mixture to your face evenly. Leave it on for 5-10 minutes and then carefully rinse it off with water and washcloth.

Water to reduce acne
This is the remedy you probably already use on a daily basis. First of all you probably use water to clean your body and by that you are removing dust and dead skin cells which would otherwise plug your pores and acne would occur. Apart from that, water is a good acne remedy if we consume it orally because it helps our skin to remove the toxins, generate new skin cells and preserve the elasticity. Adult person should drink at least 80 ounces of water a day in order to preserve healthy body and fresh skin.

Now when you know which are the three easiest and most commonly used homemade acne remedies you can start treating acne on your own. Of course there is no guarantee that you will succeed in complete acne reduction but home remedies can serve as a supplement to your existing acne treatment.

There are many other ways of making remedy at home and normally one has to try several solutions before the desired result is achieved. And remember, sometimes when you want to find the proper solution you have to be patient and persistent.
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By Luka Malgaj
Published: 5/5/2009
 
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