Homemade Acne Treatments

Use Natural Remedies for Acne

Are you looking for natural homemade acne treatments? Well, look no further. Learn about the best natural remedies for acne; use herbal remedies for acne that are chemical free. The editors of Natural Old Home Remedies have researched and found tried and true natural herbal remedies for acne.

Try natural acne cures instead of toxic medications; find out how to have healthy skin.

Here you’ll find homemade acne treatments, natural acne cures and homemade facial cleansers that you can whip up in your own kitchen and natural over-the-counter herbal remedies for acne.

With these natural remedies for acne, you might be able to avoid the high cost of prescription acne antibiotics and their toxic side effects.

Natural Acne Cures - Clean and Scrub

Acne breakouts start when excess bacteria and oil clog up the pores and follicles. So keeping the skin clean and the pores clear is very important to begin healing.

However, while most people know to keep their skin clean, they wind up over-washing the skin and drying it out, which causes even more oil production, more acne, and more breakouts.

That’s why it’s important to use a pH balanced, soothing herbal based gentle face wash. This is extremely important - using harsh cleansers is the most common reason for acne irritation and redness; and it causes acne to become even more severe.

Along with a gentle pH balanced cleanser, you need to exfoliate to get rid of excess dead skin cells and unclog pores. A great, easy to make natural facial scrub is a combination of baking soda and water or sugar and water. Add small amounts of water to a handful of baking soda or sugar and mix until you have a paste-like consistency. Lightly massage this paste all over your face about once or twice week. Your skin will feel incredible! This is also great for acne scar healing too.

While most people love this scrub, some people with very sensitive skin might find it a little bit irritating, so it’s advisable to test this out on a small area of skin first and see how it reacts.

Homemade Acne Treatments - Vinegar Tonic

This is a great acne cure treatment for redness and blotchiness. This vinegar tonic is very simple to make and is the easiest of all home acne treatments to use. This is what you will need:

• A glass of water
• 1 tablespoon of apple vinegar added to the water and mix
• Dip cotton balls in the mixture and apply it to your face - especially where you have red spots
• If possible, leave it on overnight and rinse off in the morning

Keep the solution in the refrigerator and use it every night before going to bed. After a few weeks you should notice a reduction in the redness and blotchiness.

Homemade Acne Treatments - Facial Masks

Oily Skin - Egg White Lemon Acne Mask

Homemade facial masks can be very effective. If you suffer from acne and have very oily skin, use this egg white mask with lemon juice.

• Beat two egg whites until foamy. Then add 2 teaspoons of lemon juice. Add more lemon juice if your skin is very oily.
• Use a cotton ball to apply this mask where you have acne breakouts. Let it dry, then rinse it off with cool water.
• If you wear make-up, try not to apply makeup for a few hours. Apply a specially formulated acne moisturizer if your face feels dry
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Dry Skin - Pineapple Honey Acne Mask

It is possible to have dry skin and still suffer from acne. This unusual cleansing mask is very helpful for inflamed skin that’s dry too. Honey and pineapple both contain natural enzymes that exfoliate dead skin cells and clean the pores without over drying. Honey is also a great oil free moisturizer.

• Mash up a cup of pineapple (rinse off the juice)
• Add 1 tablespoon of honey and mix
• Smooth over clean skin and let it sit for about 20-30 minutes, then rinse off well.
• Apply a moisturizer specifically formulated for acne prone skin

Salicylic Acid Acne - Severe Acne Treatment

Looking for more convenient homemade acne treatments? Need a severe acne treatment solution? Consider adding a natural sugar based (glycolic/salicylic acid) acne treatment to your weekly mask regime.

Using a combination glycolic/salicylic acid for acne is a great way to dissolve pore clogging oils and reduce whiteheads and blackheads. In addition, salicylic acid is also great for minimizing pores and wrinkles, and stimulates collagen production for natural healing.

We have found a very inexpensive, yet effective, high quality salicylic acid/glycolic acid gel that’s been a favorite of ours and many of our visitors. You can read more about it here...

Additional Reading:

• Dry Skin Remedies
• Eczema Remedies
• Free Face Exercises
• Natural Eczema Cures
• Psoriasis Remedies
• Rosacea Remedies
• Stretch Mark Remedies
• Wrinkle Remedies