Thursday, April 05, 2007

Treating acne with essential oils

Acne, the most common skin disorder afflicts people of all ages, though it is most common among adolescents. It causes a lot of self-consciousness and misery.

When your lovely face is marred by a crop of ugly acne and the unsightly scars that follow, don’t try to hide it under layers of thick make-up. This will make the acne even worse by clogging the pores. Take acne and other related skin problems in your stride. A daily regimen of skin care and a little knowledge about its cause, along with wise diet habits will help in reducing its severity.woman using cleanser

Here’s a home based remedy for treating mild acne with a few essential oils.

Ingredients:

Two drops of lavender,
Four drops of chamomile
One drop of lemon
½ tsp of carrot

Method:

A) Clean your skin with a mild soap and warm water. Rinse thoroughly in cold water.

B) Apply the oils that have been mixed together. Massage it in without scrubbing your skin or squeezing the pimples.

C) Apply hot compresses made by dipping a towel in hot water.

If your acne is severe and does not respond to initial self-treatment, it is better to seek professional help.

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15 comments:

jillian said...

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Savita said...

u can also apply some toothpaste to your acne . Apply it before going to sleep and wash off in the morning. After two or three applications it 'll dry up.

Anonymous said...

.Buy Pure Australia Tea Tree Oil. Use a cotton swab to dab the oil on your pimples. Never double dip the same cotton swab back into the oil! Get a New one instead. Apply it to your blemishes and places on your face where you normally break out (even once your clear). This will kill the bacteria better then proactiv and bp combined.

Anonymous said...

avoid eating oily stuffs, drink lots of water. homely pack for marks- mix lemon, glycerene and gulabjal(rose water) in equal propotions. use it befor e going to bed and leave it overnight. wast ur face in the morning with warm water. continue this for few weeks

Sandhya said...

always gently clean up your skin

Beware of the personal hygien, this is really important. Most of the skin experts suggest you to clean the skin at least twice a day. This the simplest way to take care of your skin and make it able to fight with the acne. By washing the acne area it will help to wip away the bacteria that cause the acne. However, the scrubing is not good for take care of the acne skin, it’s even increase the development of the acne.

Secondly; avoid to touching the skin often

By avoiding to touch the skin more often will help in decrease the chance of more serious problem. Try not to pick or squeez the pimples. Somepeople think that this step of skin care is really important since the touching of the skin may cause more infection and also leaving you the scar. Be careful about touching your skin.

The third one is try to choose your cosmetics carefully

The last tip for acne skin care is changing the cosmetics that you are using now, since there might be an effect or an allergy skin to that cosmetics. The best choice for the cosmetics that you use should be an oil free, no matter is’ the foundation, moisturizers, eye shodow or the foundation. Besides, avoiding the oily hair products is also suggested since they may cause the comedones. These products should be labeled as a noncomedogenic.

There are many factors that cause the acne to the skin, as well as the skin condition. Due to the need of human that always want to look good, and the skin is one of the factors that contribute the pleasure of every individual. There are not fix formular regardiong to which cosmetics that suit your skin so the best way is you have to take care and help to enhance the skin condition.

Jatin said...

I always had pimples on my face. Not huge ones but red, inflamed looking ones. So far nothing has helped. So I
tried this: I drink lavender tea every night. Then I put the left over wet lavender, that I used for the tea,
on my forehead in a paper towel. For about 20 minutes. (If I use it longer then that I get a headache. I
assume everybody is different so you have to experience it yourself)
I'm amazed with the results!!!
Calms my
pimples down, even if they are up and armed. :)

Anonymous said...

I just want to say something very important to all of you people struggling with acne: First of all there is no cure for acne. Some things may help your skin get a little better others won't even work or can make it worst. the reason for acne is HORMONES. Hormones go nuts in your body and there is not much you can do. Another thing is genetics - also not much you can do. I finally understood it and stopped spending hundreds for "miracle" acne solutions. One thing that makes my acne a little better is FACIAL every month and drinking a lot of distilled water.

Sugandha said...

Excellent info in regard to acne. This is a serious topic, and it is so hard to find reliable acne information online. Thanks and keep up the good work!

Anonymous said...

These tips helped me a lot:
1:Steam your face for five to ten minutes to clean the pores with hot infusions of lavender, camomile, or thyme.
2: Rinse your face with honeywater, rosewater, or a dilute infusion of marigold tea to tone and close the pores.
3: Do this every day until the skin starts to heal

Anonymous said...

A skin care system of sufficient glycolic acid strength is one of the best-kept secret of restoring radiance to your skin.

Apoorva said...

pimples are commonly caused by clogged or infected pores.Chlorella Gel Cleanser can clean skin, get ride of pimples quickly

Varindra said...

Steam bath with essential oil is good tonic for skin. To do the arrangement, you need to fill up a large bowl with boiling water. If you skin is of normal type add 4 drops of lavender and mandarin oil; eucalyptus and lemon for oily skin; chamomile and rose oil for dry skin type. You need to cover your head and lean on the bowl keeping a distance of 12 inches. Take the steam on your mouth for 5-7 minutes and then pat dry face with a clean soft towel. After taking the steam you can apply appropriate face mask on your face, neck and down the chin line.

Anonymous said...

Tea Tree Oil is a natural skin care alternative for acne treatment.Even severe cases of acne have been shown to benefit from anti-acne preparations that contain up to 15% tea tree oil, an effect that can be explained by the oil’s antibacterial and skin-healing properties.

Prashant said...

This is one of the most popular natural remedy for acne. Tea tree oil is an essential oil, all you need to do is to dilute the same and apply it topically to your acne lesions. Researchers all over the world conducted extensive studies to portray how this particular oil works. Terpinen-4-ol, one of the main constituents of tea tree oil is responsible for most of the anti-bacterial activities centering round acne and blemishes. When applied topically over the acne lesions, the essential oil is known to kill the skin bred acne bacteria, the Propionibacterium acne.

unknown said...

After you find out what type of skin you have, finding the right product will become much easier. Read up on skin types, as that will give you better indication of what your skin type is. This way you will not spend money on experimental acne treatment products that will not do anything for your acne problem.

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