Aspirin has been around for a long time and its health benefits are wide and varied. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin's greatest benefit is reducing cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes. According to the American Heart Assoc. virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients. There is growing evidence to suggest regular aspirin use may reduce cancer and dementia as well. Investigators from the Women's Health Study have reported important new findings demonstrating that aspirin reduces the risk of a first stroke in women. When given to someone immediately after a heart attack, aspirin decreases death by 25%.
Aspirin is remarkable for your skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties, capability of sloughing off dead skin cells thus preventing the clogging of pores makes it a terrific product in the treatment of acne and other skin inflammations.
Aspirin face-mask for oily, acne-prone skin
* Crush about 5 – 10 aspirin tablets to a powder.
* Mix to a paste with a little water, less than 1 teaspoon
* Apply this all over your cleansed face.
* Leave for twenty minutes to work its way into the skin and then rinse off with lukewarm water.
* Then apply a moisturizer.
* Try this weekly, after a face scrub.
This mask shows wonderful results on those people with open pores, acne and an extremely oily skin. It works well for other skin types also but they should restrict its usage to once or twice a month.
Aspirin mask for lightening scars and blemishes left by acne
As suggested in the above recipe, powder 4-5 aspirin tablets and mix it in yoghurt or pure Aloe Gel and apply it to your face. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Follow it up with a moisturizer to restores skin’s moisture. This mask helps to get rid of blackheads/whiteheads and smoothens the skin also.
Facial Toner with aspirin
Ingredients:
Distilled water – ½ cup
Vinegar – ½ cup
8-10 aspirins
Method:
Dissolve a few aspirins in water and add vinegar to it. Apply it to your face. This not only tones your face but is a good antiseptic lotion as well. Rinse your face with lukewarm water. Do not pat dry with a towel. Store excess in the refrigerator.
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Incredible!.Aspirin..i hvn't heard abt it.It can b comparable with curcumin extract capsules which are used widely to heal many diseases.
Well I must admit I haven't heard of this one. Many thanks for submitting to our Beauty Carnival.
Smashing up one with some water and applied directly on a zit also helps clear it up within a day.
I'd be VERY careful about doing this. Aspirin can have some nasty side effects in mask form, too. See: http://hubpages.com/hub/asamask
Bicarbonate of soda, take a small pinch and mix it into a paste with hot water, wash your face with it and leave it on for ten minutes only.
do this every other day for a week or two
The best and cheapest thing you can do is to apply toothpaste directly on each zit before you go to bed. Put enough to cover it all.
At weekends or when you know you're not going to go out or have visitors, treat yourself to some toothpaste on the zits in the morning too.
They'll soon dry out.
I do the plain old aspirin mask, just a few aspirin in water. I love it…leaves my skin s smooth and helps acne!
I personally love the aspirin mask mixed with either just aloe vera gel (Fruit of the Earth) or some witch hazel/astringent toner. I would leave it on for 30 minutes tops and after rinsing (and scrubbing), I’d apply a calming mask or a sheet mask, followed by a light coating of jojoba oil after 20 minutes. It works wonders for my skin!
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nice tips! you can also use white egg as a mask.
few suggestions of how to put aspirin to good use. The first one is a recipe for an aspirin face mask to treat oily, acne-prone skin. You'll need between 5 and 10 aspirin tablets, which you'll have to crush to a powder and then mix with a very small amount of water to get a smooth paste. For added benefits, mix the aspirin powder with a pure Aloe Vera gel instead of water. Apply the mixture all over your face, but not before cleaning it thoroughly with your usual face gel or - even better - doing a face scrub. Leave the mask on for about 20 minutes and rinse it off with warm water, then apply a moisturizer.
I've found that aspirin mask if used once a week, my skin tends to stay happy and clear.
Cool I’m going to try this, I have acne problems on my chin
I love this stuff. I can have sensitive skin sometimes, and this doesn’t aggravate it at all. Doesn’t leave my skin tight or itchy.
This is really an excellent post i like....Thank you
I drink a lot of water and give my self facials to save money. Great advice!
you need to minimize the oil to help prevent future outbreaks. You can use a gentle astringent to help clean away the oil on the surface or masques that contain ingredients such as sulfur to help draw excessive oil from the skin. It’s best to use a light skin moisturizer and all make-up worn should be oil-free. Never pick at or squeeze acne because this causes more problems and it can cause scarring.
My skin tone is not pale but not dark and I have a tan from the summer right now. I take a shower every day and wash my face regularly and use Noxema but I still can’t stop the weird discolerations and acne even when I use concealer and these acne products. Any suggestions?
I will try it, see what happens.
I must try it to see its effects.
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Juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) can also be applied on swelling pimples.
This was really a helpful post and also very interesting. I have a friend who has acne scars problems so i give her the link and she also find the post very interesting. Thanks
I found high doses of vitamin B5 to be fantastic in stopping the production of excess sebum.
The best over the counter treatment for pimples is benzoyl peroxide. You want to get that and rub it on your face morning and night. It works good at making pimples go away and helping prevent them from coming back.
Keeping your skin care routine as simple and as gentle as possible is also a must to maintain skin pH and oil balance. Oily skin is often a sign of incorrect diet, genetic, and over applying harsh chemicals – causing the skin to produce more oil to protect itself. Herbal ingredients have the best chance of naturally supporting skin health, without upsetting skin balance
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