It’s almost a fact that EVERYONE at one point or another is looking for a way to get rid of Acne…Well here are 5 ways (natural and non-natural) to treat your acne with effective results.
1. Witch Hazel Astringent
This astringent is named after the plant it comes from. It’s all over the place, ranging from Nova Scotia to Florida and California. All you have to do is steam the twigs of this plant and BAM! The extract will be the astringent you can use. You have to remember to cool it though. The best past about this method is that it’s natural, and the process to which you created it is natural. You can be assured it is less harsh compared with commercially-produced remedies.
2. Commercially Produced Astringents
It’s been proved a million times over and again that commercial remedies can work, and can be incredibly effective. The most noted downside to these remedies is that it’s Not natural. The chemicals they use to enfuse/ create these remedies can sometimes cause irritation and rash.
3. All-Natural Treatments
Kitchen and acne are two enemies…but it’s not widely known. Look around your kitchen for stuff like oranges and lemons, fresh garlic and raw potatoes.
- Oranges and lemons just need to be squeezed on cotton balls then simply apply the extract to affected areas and wash it off after about 20 minutes.
- Fresh garlic need only to be peeled and rubbed on the desired problem spot.
- As for raw potatoes, peel them and rub its fresh cut area on the problem areas.
The natural extracts from these fruits and vegetables can help reduce redness in problem areas while also cleaning the skin.
4. Oral Antibiotics
Tetracycline is still the most commonly used antibiotic for acne treatment. This remedy should mostly be taking on an empty stomach. Also, this shouldn’t be used by pregnant women and children under 9. Be careful with this, when you start noticing EXTRA dry skin, you’ll have to avoid the desire to stop using this antidote.
Erythromycin comes close second and can be prescribed to pregnant women. However, it can cause nausea and even upset stomach, so be weary when prescribed this. As apposed to tetracycline, this has the ability to reduce redness and is an anti biotic as well
5. Topical Treatments Externally applied creams are also proven effective for acne treatment. However, it results to drying and flaking but it is said to be the most effective treatment for severe acne. Benzoyl peroxide is one very common and effective topical acne treatment.
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