Home Remedies for Acne

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I am known as Penelope the Pimple and I am living right in the middle of your chin. Don't I look cute all red and swollen? I am part of the acne family and we love to show up unannounced and stay where we are not wanted. There is a nasty rumor that you can get rid of us with common sense and things in your home. But don't listen to rumors! Gossip is so nasty, not as nasty as I look but not everyone can be this beautiful. Do you want to hear this gossip? Well, here goes.

The best home or natural remedy for acne is just to take care of you. By following a healthy diet and good nutrition, you will provide your body with the necessary nutrients and vitamins to heal it and ward off acne causing bacteria. Drinking water daily helps to hydrate the skin and move waste through your body. Whew, what a mouthful! Maybe I should move to your upper lip.

Be clean but be gentle, no cleanser with perfumes. A cleanser with tree tea oil is very healthy for the skin. Don't think you can fry onion rings with it, what a shame! Don't irritate the skin with too much scrubbing. That would definitely take too much effort. Limit the amount of make up you use and try to use products without harmful chemicals that can irritate the skin and clog pores. Make sure to remove make up before going to bed, cleansing and moisturizing to give your skin a clean fresh start the next day. You know, like a dry erase board getting ready for all those annoying messages left by Mom and your big sister.

A big no-no is to pick or squeeze a pimple, blackhead or whitehead. I know the urge is almost uncontrollable but must be resisted. Infection can occur and skin is irritated and damaged. This actually prolongs the healing process. Use a hot compress to draw the pus material to the surface and use light scrubbing to remove this material. This is so hard to talk about. I feel like I am helping my own executioner to become acne free.

Look in your cupboards. There is honey, garlic, baking soda, potatoes. These all can be used to diminish my beautiful red swollen appearance and force me to leave. Go to your medicine cabinet. Toothpaste, Neosporin and aspirin are not my friends. Believe what you want, I'll just sit here looking like a third eye in the middle of your forehead and invite some friends to join me.