Acne Skin Treatment

The lemon juice, I mean. I don’t know if the stuff that comes in the little plastic lemons is natural or artificial. It seems to work, but I’m just wondering if it’s natural. I use lemons to get rid of a difficult blemish, and i’ve been doing it for a while so I don’t think there’s any danger to it..

they’re all lemons

I don’t have bad acne… I just get one every once in a while aroudn my "t-zone" area.
Also, I am VERY bad at picking over and over where I had acne…so, I have a few scars.
Any home remedies for clearing acne or treating scars?

THIS WORKS FAST & CHEAP!!!
I used Tetracycline, Proactive, Retina A and had many expensive facials with less than good results. This has worked for me and many many other happy people.

Go to pharm., Drug store, or Wal-Mart, buy "PURPOSE" bar of soap – Blue box – Made by Johnson & Johnson – wash your face with this 2-3x’s per day. Also pick up a LOW strength Benzoyl-peroxide cream, apply the cream by dabbing to the individual blemishes…. DON’T rub it in works using a oxidation/reduction reaction. It will unclog
dry it out and bring it to a head…DON’T over use this or put anywhere else on your face. It will cause drying and make you look worse.

Salicylates such as found in regular aspirin among other products work very similar but also remove layers of skin…other over the counter creams with this product will dry out pimples but maybe too hash and cause surrounding skin trauma..
I have seen many people recommending crushing aspirin and making a paste which probably will dry out the blemish but again pretty strong and probably will cause more tissue damage and bigger scars as an anti inflammatory probably would take the redness out… again pretty harsh for sensitive skin.

Also, If need which probably will for moisture ASK FOR "NUTRADERM lotion" – the original not the new stuff, this works great and wont clog pores or leave a residue on your skin…Any lotion that is completely oil free and hypo allergic should work but again I recommend Nutraderm. I have heard from people online that "Purpose" also makes a lotion that is good, Neutrogena, and Nivea make good products also. I recommend Nutraderm from experience and my dermatologist.

"Purpose Bar" & "Nutraderm" are oil free and hypo allergic they contain no perfumes and are great for both men and women. I have also heard great reports of this soap helping improve skin tone. Some people recommend the "Purpose liquid soap" saying
that the bar did dry out their skin some. The rational behind using the bar is that there are no ingredients in it that will clog pores, and according to dermatologists they recommend the Bar. I have also heard good responses from "cetaphil soap". These products are safe for all skin colors and tones. I highly discourage use of Proactive and other harsh chemicals for people with some natural color in their face due to the bleaching and drying effect it has shown in many many people.

Additional TIPS: acne, pimples, etc are frequently cause by a bacteria or hormone issues that cause clogging of pores. DON’T PICK POP POKE (your hands are the dirtiest part of your body) and will cause: infections, spreading of germs, more breakouts and scarring
DON’T EVER listen to people online who tell you to scrub your sensitive skin or use harsh chemicals such as: Lemon juice, vinegar, alcohol, etc… DON’T EVER use that APRICOT CRAP!!! DON’T USE PROACTIVE- this is expensive and harsh it may kill the bacteria because also Benzoyl based wash but will irritate skin and cause bleaching of face and neck…. Other similar treatments may work.. Also things such as Accutane but have SERIOUS side effects such as Major Depression, & birth defects in unborn children, among others
If you wear make up make sure it is oil free, & hypo allergic…Eating healthy…Drinking plenty of water.. Changing pillow cases freq. …avoiding dirty sports equip. such as helmets…can not hurt…Acne/pimples again are caused by pores/hair follicles becoming plugged up, this plugging then causes an inflammatory reaction – redness and infection (pimple)..black head is dirt or old oil trapped in pore, while a white head is the same thing you just don’t see the dirt instead you see white pus (lymphocytes that accumulate in the area to fight the infection) It has been shown in many studies this most often not caused by what you eat (chocolate etc… or how clean you are) but most often by either excess oils plugging pores or a bacteria on the skins surface. – Proactive works in some people because it is a strong Benzoyl peroxide based washed but is most freq. to strong
for people with sensitive skin – this is why alot of people get excessive drying and flaking, rashes, bleaching or breakouts from the product. Retina-A does decrease the bacterial growth on your face but also removes dead/living skin, this can work well in some individuals and has been shown to reduce wrinkles and scars but again I feel this is pretty harsh on sensitive skin prone to breakouts. If you choose Retina-A never use this product during the day only at night due to the sensitivity it will give you to the sun. You must also get a prescription for this product and I really don’t believe it is worth the damage it does to your skin. In some rare cases for very deep/large boils and cyst types
of pimples oral antibiotics maybe needed but I would first recommend trying "purpose" and a low dose "benzoyl-peroxide cream" along with a good oil free moisturizer "Nutraderm… etc" this does work well.

THIS WORKS FAST AND CHEAP!!! I no longer get expensive facials, take oral antibiotics, or even NEED makeup… I am very happy – Have very good skin… and have many many other happy friends… THANKS again to my WONDERFUL DERMATOLOGIST… TRY THIS!! GOOD LUCK…. PS. "PURPOSE" costs about $3 ———————————————
—-PSSS—sorry so long I have to keep adding more information to this to address common questions that always being asked….

OK more additions to this here are 2 links to yahoo question and answers… given from people who used Alcohol and toothpaste and I just added Apple cider vinagar to try to cure pimples:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmzOIbplZR3F9am.9lClrzvsy6IX?qid=20070320000738AAGNkw4&show=7#profile-info-MykwsVrgaa

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AnI6PETXLwBFMhXf3GTNhRkAAAAA?qid=20070318151922AATb6bm&show=7#profile-info-cAExBdQdaa

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070408135131AARfqiz&r=w&pa=FZptHWf.BGRX3OFMhjJVVs_qjjPelxQ6Je1kKTGl3_lWMqFTWA–&paid=answered#OZ5rIUjiLWM2uA7DmJ5v

TO SUM ALL THIS UP ********PURPOSE OR CETAPHIL FACE WASH 2 TIMES PER DAY – LOW STRENGTH BENZOYL PEROXIDE CREAM – A MOISTURIZER THAT CONTAINS NO OIL AND IS HYPO ALLERGIC SUCH AS NUTRADERM

I HAVE TRIED EVERY PRODUCT OUT THERE! TRUST ME! So waht home remedies help? Is it true that a cucumber mask helps? I have searched in google. How long until my acne will clear? How often should i use this remedy?
I HAVE REALLY BAD ACNE! ALL OVER MY FACE!

i used calamine lotion over night, it help get rid of my acne just made my skin dry.

I have acne and i wash my face every morning and night. Any home remedies?

Don’t eat greasy foods. Nothing fried.
No oily foods like chocolate or soda.

Do drink lots of water based liquids.
Do sweat a lot, it cleans out your pores. A good two mile run will work up a good sweat.

I have acne scars that are like medium. not to dark. What home remedies can I use to make them gone by September?

Here,I hope your acne problems will be solved:

**Dab garlic juice on emerging and mature pimples

**Mix a packet of fast acting yeast with enough tea tree oil to make a paste. Spread over emerging pimple and cover with bandage & leave on overnight because yeast will cause the pimples to rise out of the skin while the tea tree oil attacks it.

**Don’t stress out! Stressing out can only makes acne worse. Find ways to stay calm in your life.

14)Drink plenty of water,it works!

**Try putting toothpaste (paste, NOT gel) on your face, cover it with a bandage, and keep it on all night. When you wash it off in the morning your acne will look better. The astringent and surfactant nature of the toothpaste will help diminish the appearance of pimples. But the toothpaste has been known to burn sensitive skin of the face, so be careful. If your face does burn, stop acne treatments and work on healing your burn.

**Another way to zap pimples is shaving cream. Apply it to your pimple and it will dry it up. It disappears by morning, but wash your face after waking up.

**If nothing is working for you, drink four tablespoons of apple cider vinegar diluted with water daily. It works very well for some people and is worth a try.

**) Another good solution is aloe Vera gel fresh from the plant, taken orally.

**Get plenty of sleep! They don’t call it "beauty-sleep" for nothing!

**Soak a cotton ball in warm salt water. Press on top of blemish for 3 minutes to dissolve the top. Then, dab a bit of honey on the affected area to deep clean the pore and draw out bacteria. Let it sit for 10 minutes

REMEMBER*******
Learn to live with acne: No one really wants acne, but it’s hardly the worst skin ailment. It’s likely you’re the only person to notice. Learn how to use cover-ups such as tinted acne creams or makeup. Cover your forehead breakout with a breathable silk scarf.

**One thing you should do is change your pillow case(s) every day. That way you won’t get any oil or dirt on your face again.

i have tried everything that is out there to get rid of acne…….so does anyone know of remedies i can make at home that are affective??

Toothpaste!!
I’ve always used "clean & clear" it gets rid of the zit in about 1 -2 days. But I read about toothpaste on Yahoo answers and decided to try it.

It worked overnight! Amazing!

Visine also gets the red out of zits & shaving rash.

Good luck!

i know it sounds silly,
but some people say that putting eggs or mayonaise on your hair can make your hair soft and shiny etc
so i was just wondering if there are any home remedies that can help clearing acne?
please NO stupid suggestions!!
thanks in advance! xx

Ladies, this will sound pig headed and disgusting, but please believe it is the truth. Semen is very very good for your skin. It truly truly is.

I have bad acne, all over my face. but theres no blackheads or whiteheads, mostly just red bumps. i want to know what your best remedies are for bad acne that have quick results. then rate it on 1-10 on how well it worked for you.
please help me, im desperate!!!
thank you!
(:

put toothpaste on a zit before you go to bed, it should go away or diminish in size

Any home remedies or herbal methods that actually work to prevent and get rid of acne? Things that can be found around the average home or you can find and buy at the store inexpensively?

Vitex (aka Chaste Tree Berry) works wonders. It is a hormone balancer and works on both men and women, adolescents and peri-menopausal women. Takes about 30 days to see results. Costs as little as $8 a month in liquid extract to maybe $13 in capsules. Will also usually have some positive "side effects" such as more level moods, less painful menses, calms angry teens, et.al.

I am 28 years old, and still have trouble with those pesky pimples. Not an overabundant amount of them, but enough to make me self conscience. Any home remedies? Also, anything to remove old acne scars? Only serious responses please. It’s a matter of self-pride.

First of all wash your face with warm water followed by a splash of cold water. This will remove the dirt and open the pores for any medication. Basil leaves can be used to treat acne. Make a paste and apply on affected region. Turmeric works well on old scars. I hope this helps.