Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Holistic Acne Treatments and Medicines

By Richard May

Essentially acne is an internal condition that is caused by several factors. But people only seem to think about the external acne factors and the signs of acne on the skin. These external factors can also hinder the healing process of acne and with these factors existing, it can be extremely difficult to overcome your condition. It is known that holistic acne remedies are not as effective if the acne is evolving and live.

As you are probably aware, there are a number of skin cleansers available designed for various purposes, such as exfoliation and medicate. However there are some simple things you can do which can be just as effective, for example washing your face twice a day using an anti-bacterial 100% natural soap.

Therefore you can instead try soaps which are 100% natural and anti-bacterial, those containing tea tree oil are especially effective. Try to wash twice a day using these kind of soaps and look out for ones which are also antiseptic. Using these natural soaps can help overcome some of the common acne symptoms such as redness, soreness and swelling.

Steaming your face five minutes before washing should become part of your daily routine if you'd like to have a positive long term effective on your acne. First of all make sure you use some lukewarm water to wet the soap. Then apply the soap to the face in a circular motion gently using your fingertips. Wash the face very carefully and gently pat your kin down using a dry cotton towel. Please note that over washing your face can sometimes lead to further irritation of your skin so be careful with this.

It has been shown that the regular intake of pure water everyday can help with the overall health and condition of your skin. It is recommended that you try and drink ten glasses of water a day. This is one of the ways you can have an affect on the internal factors of your acne, it can help in keeping the oil secretion balanced within your body.

In terms of external factors, using a good quality aloe vera cream can help a lot along with staying away from un-natural skin care products which can actually cause more problems. Combining this with the routine for steaming and washing your face can have a great effect on your acne.

Acne sufferers often suffer from an excess of oil on the skin combined with large pores. This is often caused by a hormonal imbalance which consequently means that the sebaceous glands produce too much oil. If this is the case with you, you can start to treat this problem by firstly not using water and alcohol astrigent. Instead of this, try to find a neutrogena soap. In particular neutrogena clear pore oil controlling astrigent which can have a very good affect on your acne condition. Apart from this you could also use a natural mask composed of egg whites or bentonitre.

However if you have sensitive skin you need to try and test out any new products or treatments on a smaller area of skin such as your chin before using it fully. Alternatively there are many holistic medicine and acne treatments around now which are very effective.

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