Acne Home Remedies
Acne Home Remedies
If you’ve been on this site before you’ll know that I am a huge advocate of choosing natural and holistic treatments over prescription medications wherever possible, for the obvious reason that many such supplements often have adverse side effects which can exacerbate the problem rather than improve it.
acne home remedies that work, which if implemented properly will significantly reduce your acne while promoting overall health.
So Why Acne Home Remedies?
So, why acne home remedies? Why not just pop down to the
pharmacy and get some other natural acne treatment? Well, perhaps the most
significant reason is because the methods which will be discussed here are, all
things considered, the easiest and cheapest option to implement. That being
said, these methods come with a caveat: they are not always the most effective
means of addressing acne and they often only address limited aspects of its
internal causes.
While the primary focus of this post is to discuss various
methods on how to get rid of acne naturally, it is worth noting in the broader
sense some of the methods discussed are designed to boost overall health and
well-being and are therefore recommended as something to be incorporated into
anyone’s lifestyle, regardless of whether or not they suffer from acne.
The Importance Of Diet to fight acne
The relationship between acne and diet is one of the single
most important factors to consider when addressing your acne problem. This is
actually old news and you have likely already heard it a million times before,
well that’s because it’s true! Fact – making a few simple changes to your diet
will have a profound effect on your skin. Below I’ll be discussing a few ‘acne’
super foods and explain how and why they help to clear up the skin by
addressing the problem internally as opposed to just treating the symptoms of
your acne.
Fish
Let’s start with fish. Apart from being extremely tasty if
cooked right, fish are a brilliant source of health fats, which are of vital
importance to your diet. The omega-3 fats in fish are very effective at
addressing high levels of cellular inflammation, a significant contributing
factor to acne and something which acne sufferers’ bodies need all the help it
can get in correcting.
Garlic
Then we have one of the more well known acne home remedies
and super-food, Garlic. Not only is garlic fantastic should you come up against
a vampire (just a little joke), it has also been scientifically proven to have
significant anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial capabilities. So dice up some
garlic, then fry it in some olive oil and it can be incorporated into just
about ay meal – though probably best to give the garlic a miss if you have a
hot date that night.
Water
For goodness’ sake drink lots of water. I shouldn’t even
have to go over this people! Hydration is one of the single most important
factors in your fight against acne. By increasing your water intake (aim for
40-45%) of your body weight in ounces, your bodies ability to flush unwanted
toxins will become radically improved. Furthermore, healthy water intake helps
to remove these toxins from the liver and kidneys. To give your drink of water
a little boost, add a smidgen of lemon to take advantage of its
anti-inflammatory properties.
Skin Treatments
Ok, so we’ve made some changes to our diet to address acne
from within. Next up one the acne home remedies regime is to apply some skin
treatments that will help alleviate the symptoms of acne, i.e, make the
physical manifestation of the acne (zits and pimples) less visible. Below I’m
going to be discussing three of my favorites: Coenzyme Q10, Aloe Vera and
Silver.
Coenzyme Q10
A natural cream containing something that I am a huge fan of
is Coenzyme Q10 and to be honest I only stumbled upon it very recently (about 3
weeks). There are certain lotions that use Q10 as a dominant ingredient and the
results which can be achieved by these creams are incredible. The Q10 is a
powerful anti-inflammatory as well as anti-oxidant. It can be used daily.
Aloe Vera
Okay, I can’t exactly take much credit for this because most people have heard of it, but it is worth mentioning all the same because it really is great stuff for health in general and definitely one of the natural acne treatments that work. There is not only a wealth of medical reports confirming the amazing healing properties of this substance, but I myself have experienced them.
You can apply raw Aloe to any skin rash, infection or
irritation and you likely won’t be disappointed with the outcome. I must
emphasize this though, and it is only appropriate to do so considering we are
talking about ‘home’ remedies, do not go out any by lotions with Aloe Vera in
them: take raw Aloe Vera, right off the plant – it’s real sticky, but it’s the
business!
Silver
Silver, however is another story. When
it comes to skin, in silver you will find a friend, a friend with huge
antimicrobial characteristics at that. There are some lotions on the market
which claim to have harnessed this characteristic of silver for use in treating
skin ailments. Bacteria contributes enormously to the build up of acne, so
applying something to the skin which makes use of a strong antimicrobial is a recipe
for success, especially when it comes to those nasty zits with the white heads.
Final Thoughts?
You’ve probably heard this saying a million times before: ‘prevention is better than cure’. Well this has never been more true when it comes to acne. You can treat the symptoms of acne till you’re blue in the face, but if you don’t make any positive changes to address the internal cause of acne, it will just keep coming back. So do you yourself a favor and take extra special note of the section above on diet. It will take time, but once you remove the toxins and imbalances that are causing your acne from within, that will be the moment you start making real progress on solving your acne problem.
