Most people who suffer from acne have tried everything under the sun to get rid of it. They have tried every topical cream, lotion, ointment or gel in the drugstore. They have tried all of the high-priced products that are advertised on late night infomercials, and they have tried scrubbing until their skin bled. We all do the same thing, looking for a cure for a malady that takes away our self-esteem and our self-confidence, and leaves us with a face full of scars to remind us of all those good times.

Homemade acne treatments are something that many people just don’t take advantage of and in many cases they are free or very low-cost, and they are the easiest way to relieve acne symptoms and prevent scarring. Many of these treatments are just common sense and seem too good to be true, so you probably just never bothered even trying them. Now is the time you can ask yourself why.

You may have heard of salicylic acid, which is present in many over-the-counter medications that are used to dry out acne. Well, glycolic acid is the natural equivalent of this drying agent and can be found in fruits. A mask of honey and grated apples provides enough glycolic acid to dry out your skin, but not enough to make it peel and become red. Make this mask once a week and leave it on for fifteen minutes. It will help to draw the excess oils out of your pores and leave your skin looking great and smelling sweet. Read more…

For most people who suffer from moderate to severe acne, the constant trips to the drugstore to try the latest and greatest new acne medications can be exhausting and disappointing. After years and years of suffering from acne, you start to lose faith that anything will work to remove your acne and let your skin get back to being normal and clear. But there are some other options that you may not yet have tried – natural acne treatments.

We have all tried all the usual over-the-counter treatments, but most of these are not for severe acne but for mild acne that occurs during your teenage years. For adults who have chronic and severe acne, benzoyl peroxide treatments do not work. All they do is dry out the skin, cause redness and swelling, and make you look even worse than you did with just acne alone.

But by trying natural acne treatments, you may find that they have fewer side effects and are a little easier on your system. There are two main types of natural treatments – topical lotions, oils, or creams, and vitamin- or mineral-based oral treatments. Sometimes, a combination of the two will be necessary to get the kind of results you want. Read more…