7 Super Simple Natural Treatments For Acne

All of us who are adults know what it’s like to be an insecure teenager. Do you remember standing in front of the mirror mentally going over everything about yourself that was “less than perfect” (at least in your eyes).

In my case, I always thought I was too skinny and my nose was too big for my face — and that was before I even got to the acne.

Nobody knows for sure what causes acne. It is generally recognized that the major contributing factors to acne are heredity, oily skin and androgens.

Other contributing factors are allergies, stress, the use of some drugs, dietary deficiencies, liver dysfunction, exposure to pollutants, make-up, and for women your monthly menstrual cycle.

There are a ton of medications that are available both by prescription and over-the-counter but before you rush out and buy acne medications or see a dermatologist I’m going to give you 7 super simple natural treatments that you can try first.

I want you to be aware that some of the following suggestions may take up to two weeks to provide any apparent results so don’t get give up before you give them a chance.

1) Use distilled white vinegar to wash your face. Pat the vinegar onto your face and let it sit for about 15 minutes. Then wash the vinegar off will warm water and pat your face dry.

You can actually use citrus fruit juice rather than vinegar. You can dilute either the vinegar and citrus fruit juice if you find that they’re too strong.

2) Make it a habit to drink at least 8 glasses of water every single day. Water serves to flush toxins out of the body while hydrating your skin (keeping your skin from getting too dry).

3) Take a multi-vitamin, multi-mineral supplement. The reason is because many times acne is caused by a deficiency in certain vitamins or nutrients. We can’t always give our bodies all of the nutrients they need in the food we eat.

4) Boosting the immune system by taking herbal supplements like Echinacea or Oregon grape can help the body fight bacteria that contributes to acne.

5) Add some Zinc. Zinc helps because it is very important in healing skin tissues. It also helps to prevent scarring from zits and pimples.

6) Selenium is a nutrient that has been in the news lately because of the clear connection that has been established between it and cancer prevention.

Research into Selenium has established that when given with Vitamins A and E, Selenium can, over a 12 week period, reduce the severity of Acne out-breaks and help to reduce the resulting
scarring, as well.

7) Chromium is required by the human body to maintain blood sugar levels. The more sugar that is consumed, the more chromium you’ll need to maintain the correct level.

Research shows that people with high blood sugar levels tend to have more severe breaksouts of acne and that when Chromium was given the skin cleared up. Chromium can be found in brewers yeast and molasses.

By: Patrick O

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