Perhaps by now, you have tried just about every cream in the market specific to acne treatment, but without success. So, how about trying some natural acne treatments that work? Perhaps they could help more than all the over-the-counter products you've been using.For instance, how about trying one of the following natural acne treatments that work?
Acne ice treatment - If you apply ice to your acne, it can help your swollen pores close and prevent bacteria from entering your skin. You need to use ice in conjunction with pimple or acne cream to see good results. To use ice, wash your face and hands with acne soap and rub a few cubes over the infected area until your face feels cold. The ice will reduce the swelling and make your medication work better. Once you apply your medication, cover a few ice cubes in soft cloth and rub over your pimples.
Baking soda - Use baking soda as a scrub to exfoliate the skin and remove dead skin that can clog pores and lead to acne. Make a mix of baking soda in water and massage it into your skin for a few seconds. Then, rinse it off and dry your face with a towel.
Sugar and olive oil - Dissolve sugar in warm water and add olive oil to the solution. Sugar's anti-bacterial action will expedite cleaning your acne blemishes.
Apple cider vinegar - You can choose between using apple cider vinegar or plain vinegar to clear your face by diluting it in water in a ratio of1:8. Its kills any acne that causes bacteria and balances your skin's pH, besides absorbing extra oil on your face.
Tomatoes - Apply mashed tomatoes to your face and leave on for about 10 minutes, and wash it off. Do this once a day and you will see results in two weeks.
Oatmeal - Oatmeal is a good scrub besides also being able to absorb extra oil and extracting impurities from the recesses of your skin. Cook oatmeal and allow it to cool, and then rub it over your washed skin. Let it remain there for a while, treating it as a mask and then rinse off. If done regularly, you will notice
good results.
Lemon juice - One more natural acne treatment that works involves using lemon juice as a substitute for vinegar. Being rich in citric acid, it can be a good exfoliator and can retard the appearance of acne spots and fade old inactive acne.
Tea tree oil - This is antiseptic in nature and can serve to kill bacteria, if used directly to acne spots.
Olive leaf extract - This helps strengthen the liver which is important, because a healthy liver removes all the dirt from our blood from excess hormones. And as you know, clean blood only means healthy skin.
In these few ways, you can restore both health and beauty to your acne-filled skin. Wouldn't you like to try one of these tried and tested natural acne treatments that work?
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