Category: Home remedies

Pimples or acne are more than frustrating things tohandle in our lives. As you get older, they become more difficult to treatbecause many acne fighting products can be overly drying and irritating on ourskin.

Don’t worry and don’t go down blaming your skin for your acne problems. As it is not the problem of your skin and using harsh chemicals and skin products will result in making the problem worse.

So, have a little patience to deal with acne and pimples. This article will help you with 25 best remedies that work as a magic on your skin and has a huge affect on regular basis.

Use all the below remedies on regular basis to get smooth, clear and glowing skin as a result. 

25Home Remedies For Acne And Pimples:

1. Don’t Forget To Wash Your Pillowcase Regularly:

This is the most effective remedy that works perfect to reduce acne and pimples on your skin.

Washing your pillow case prevents the excess oil and other bacteria that sit on your face throughout the night by worsening your acne. So, don’t forget to wash your pillowcase at least twice in a week to see huge difference on your skin.

2. Use Lemon Juice For Treating Pimples And Acne:

Lemon juice is another effective remedy to treat pimples and acne. The citric acid present in lemon juice exfoliates the skin and removes all dead skin cells and vitamin C helps in toning your skin.

It astringent properties also help you to reduce the redness caused by acne and prevents them completely.

What You Need To Do:

• All you need to do is wash your face with cool water and apply little amount of lemon juice directly on the pimple before stepping out in the sun every time.

3. Use Echinacea To Treat Acne:

This is an amazing remedy that works absolutely perfect in preventing acne and also helps to fight against the infections that causes flu and cold.

The anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties in Echinacea helps fight against acne and give you smooth and soft skin.

What You Need To Do:

• Use Echinacea tea as your regular face wash for at least twice in a day instead of those expensive chemical filled face washes.

4. Try An Oatmeal Mask:

Oatmeal is loaded with anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties that helps to prevent acne and reduces redness that come along with acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Take little amount of cooked oatmeal and apply it as a mask on your face and wash it off with water after few minutes.
• It might not completely prevent acne, but it will help to reduce the pain and irritation with acne.

5. Try Aspirin For Your Acne:

We all thought that aspirin will only help to reduce headache and other inflammation on our skin. But the fact is, it is also effective in reducing acne and pimples due to the presence of salicylic acid.

What You Need To Do:

• Take a pill of aspirin and dissolve it in a glass of water. Don’t drink this water, dab the mixture directly on your pimples and blemishes.

6. Aloe Vera To Cure Acne And Swelling:

The anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties in aloe vera make it effective in treating acne, redness and swelling caused by pimples.

What You Need To Do:

• Wash your face with cool water follow with pat dry.
• Now apply little amount of aloe vera gel directly on the pimple and leave it for about 5-10 minutes and then wash it off.

7. Baking Soda To Control Acne:

Baking soda is one of the best ingredients to soften your skin and help to look great while fighting against acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of baking soda with little amount of water to make a paste. Apply this paste on your face and wash it off after 25 minutes with warm water.

8. Mixture Of Avocado And Honey For Acne:

Due to its high content of good fat and healthy nutrients aloe vera works perfect on sensitive skin. Especially, when it is mixed with little amount of honey.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of honey with one table spoon of avocado paste and apply it on your face.
• Leave it on for 15 minutes and then wash it off with warm water and pat dry.

9. Use Orange To Get Rid Of Acne:

Oranges are rich in vitamins C that help to nourish and regrow your skin and the citric acid acts as an exfoliant and works as an powerful astringent.

What You Need To Do:

• Take two oranges peel and blend them to make a fine paste by adding little amount of water.
• Apply this paste on your acne and allow it to sit around 25 minutes. Then rinse it off with water and pat dry.

10. Try Yogurt And Honey For Sensitive Skin:

Yogurt will help to reduce inflammation and get rid of redness caused by acne due to its anti inflammatory properties.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of yogurt and honey and apply this mixture as a layer on your skin.
• Leave the mask for 15 minutes and wash it off with cool water and pat dry.

11. Apple Cider Vinegar:

Due to its astringent properties apple cider vinegar get rid of oil that nourishes bacteria on your skin and makes your acne worse.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water and apply this mixture on your acne using a cotton ball.
• You can do this 3-4 times in a day to reduce or prevent acne completely.

12. Use Papaya For Pimples:

Papaya is not only a tasty fruit it also helps us in maintaining healthy and glowing skin due to its powerful component called papain.

What You Need To Do:

• Take table spoon of papaya paste and apply it on the affected area and allow it to sit for 20 minutes and then wash it off with cool water.

13. Banana Peel To Get Rid Of Pimples:

Not only banana, even banana peel is loaded with many nutrients that protect your skin. It also contains anti inflammatory properties that helps to reduce inflammation and swelling caused by pimples and acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Take banana peel and rub it in circular motions around the affected area for few minutes.

14. Use Strawberries And Honey:

Strawberries also contain salicylic acid which is an excellent exfoliant and astringent to fight against bacteria that cause acne and help your skin grow and look healthier.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of mashed strawberry paste with one table spoon of honey and apply it on pimples.
• Leave this paste for at least 25 minutes and then use warm water to rinse your face and pat dry.

15. Potatoes To Punish Pimples:

Potatoes are rich in minerals like phosphorous, sulphur, chloride, potassium that helps to get rid of blemishes and redness caused by pimples and acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Wash your face with cool water and pat dry, now apply potato juice using a cotton ball on your skin and leave it for 15-20 minutes.
• Use warm water to rinse your face and pat dry follow by applying moisturizer.

16. Try Sugar Scrub To Get Rid Of Pimples:

Sugar scrubs are excellent exfoliators which are also help to remove dead skin cells and clear up your skin.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of sugar with little amount of coconut oil and store it in air tighten jar.
• Use this scrub before taking shower on the affected area and wash it off completely using cool water after few minutes.

17. Garlic To Defeat Your Acne:

Garlic is anti bacterial and effective in reducing acne and pimples in an ease way.

What You Need To Do:

• Mash 3 cloves of garlic and mix them in glass of water and leave it for 5 minutes. Now, take a cotton swab and apply the mixture on the affected areas.

18. Steam Away Your Acne:

Steam is the best way to clear up all the pimples and  to push out excess oil and dirt out from the skin.

What You Need To Do:

• Take one bowl of hot water and cover your head using a towel, so that it forms a tent that keeps the steam inside.
• Inhale and exhale for few minutes and continue it for other 15 minutes.

19. Green Tea For Acne And Pimples:

Green tea not only beneficial for those who want to maintain healthy weight, it is also for the people experiencing pimples and acne.

The anti oxidant properties reduces acne and fights against bacteria when applied directly on your skin.

20. Fight Acne With Egg White:

Egg whites are great in fighting against acne and prevent the scars caused by them. And the proteins, vitamins and nutrients present in egg white add glow to your skin by reducing the excess oil that worsens the acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Whisk one egg white and apply it on your face as a mask and leave it until it is dried completely.
• Rinse your face with warm water and pat dry.

21. Chamomile Tea For Acne:

Chamomile contains excellent anti inflammatory properties which are effective in reducing acne and pimple in an effective way.

What You Need To Do:

• You can use chamomile tea bags to reduce acne by placing it on the affected area or else apply chamomile tea using cotton swab on the affected area and leave it for few minutes.

22. Use Mint To Clear Up Your Skin:

Mint contains anti inflammatory agent called menthol which is effective in reducing acne and swelling caused by it.

What You Need To Do:

• Apply mint juice on the affected area and leave it for about 10 minutes.

23. Cinnamon:

Cinnamon is not only a powerful spice that adds flavor to your dishes, it is also powerful in treating skin issues like acne and pimples due to its anti inflammatory and anti bacterial properties.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one table spoon of honey with one teaspoon of honey and apply it on the affected area.
• Let it remain for 15 minutes and wash it off with warm water and pat dry.

24. Use Treat Tree Oil To Treat Acne:

Tea tree essential oil is one of the effective ingredients to treat acne. It unblocks the pores of your skin and reduces bacterial that worsens acne.

What You Need To Do:

• Mix one part of tea tree oil with 9 parts of water and use this mixture to apply on your acne.

25. Leave It Alone:

Don’t touch your acne or pimples again and again that worsens the condition within short time.

Try to avoid messing with your pimples, even it irritates you. Give some time to heal your skin and be patient until you get results.

Frown lines or forehead lines are no more just seen in aging people. You can see this even in teenagers. And cause for these forehead wrinkles include smoking, heredity, skin type and due to sun exposure. Sometimes even your diet may affect this. Whatever the reason is frown lines makes you look upset even when you’re not. It may seem to your friends/colleagues that you’re in serious problem even if you’re not in any problem.

Note: Frown lines are vertical lines formed when the eyebrows are brought together.

There are many problems that can arise due to early forehead lines. You may get rejected when you propose anyone. You can be treated as elderly person in your group. There are infinite things which can listed.

Also read: Why is My Skin So Itchy?

But sadly there is no effective treatment through which you can scrape forehead lines. (You can go for surgery but that gonna cost you much from your pocket, as medical insurance can’t cover this because this considered cosmetic rather than medical). Well don’t worry you can reduce frown lines to some extent.

If you want to get a smooth glabella (space between the eyebrows) or get rid of forehead lines this article will inform you all those options you can go with.

Ways to get rid of Forehead lines

Treating Frown lines with Botox

Botox is nonsurgical cosmetic procedure performed in United States. In the year 2007 about 2.8 million Botox procedures were carried out. (source)

Botox involves injection. When injected to targeted muscles Botox reduces the frown lines in three to seven days to see results. And it’s not permanent, it lasts for 3 – 4 months. Anyway there are some minimal side-effects like drooping eyelids, headaches. There are few cases where Botox’s side effects include hard breathing, difficulty in swallowing and weak muscles.

If in case injection and side effects freaking you, then you out. Try with other way listed below to remove fine lines.

Consider reading this too: Home Remedies for Skin Allergies

Try Wrinkle fillers (Injection)

Unlike Botox Wrinkles fillers last for about 6 months and have almost minimal side effects. You must visit dermatologist’s office for this and remember this doesn’t last long. These fillers include collagen, hyaluronic acid gel, calcium hydroxylapatite and Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA).

If you’re not likely to visit a dermatologist every time then you can go with other options.

Surgery

This is permanent solution. Yes, it involves your pocket more than you expect. But it’s forever. Surgery involves positioning eyebrows or removing muscles or reduce frown lines.  It involves side effects like facial numbness, swelling and bruising.

Scraping those fine lines doesn’t involve easy way. Anyway there are few natural home remedies with which you can reduce these lines to some extent.

Tips to Get Rid of Forehead Wrinkles Easily at Home

1. Are you confident that you’re leading a vigorous lifestyle? Are you caring yourself? Are you taking healthy diet? Are you sleeping on time? If your answers are not positive then you must checkout your diet and sleeping habits. Take vitamin rich food, drink at-least 2 liters of water everyday, sleep on time, workout regularly.
2. Massage the targeted area (forehead, glabella) with olive oil regularly. Olive oil with coconut oil is an excellent way to hydrate skin.
3. Massage with citrus fruits like orange, lemon and other citrus fruits. These are rich in vitamin E and C which can make skin healthy. Also you can try Aloe Vera and Egg white gel massage.
4. Try face masks. In case you don’t know how to do read on here.
5. Flaxseed oil is an effective way to get rid of frown lines.

Do you know any other way to get rid of forehead wrinkles/lines? Share here in comments.

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Resource:

• http://www.skincarephysicians.com/agingskinnet/botulinum_rejuvenation.html
• http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm049349.htm
• http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/news/20090501/fda-approves-new-wrinkle-treatment
• http://www.aad.org/public/publications/pamphlets/cosmetic_softtissue.html
• http://health.howstuffworks.com/skin-care/problems/treating/get-rid-of-frown-lines3.htm

Body scrubs gives you a refreshing and glowing skin. It exfoliates all the dead cells over your body allowing your skin pores to breathe easily. If you rush to a beauty spa you can get an excellent body scrub for a mere $100 – $300. Or you can spend some time and get an excellent homemade body scrub from your kitchen.

All you need is salt or sugar, warm water and oil. You can use this body scrub for your face.

Note: Hot water strips natural oil from your skin.

Things needed

1. A bowl and spoon.
2. Salt or sugar.
3. Oil (Olive oil, Almond oil or vegetable oil).
4. Warm water.
5. Loofah mitts. (gloves or you can use your hands)
6. 10 minutes.

Choosing salt/sugar and an oil

1. If you’ve super sensitive skin then, prefer dark brown sugar. Else you can take salt or sugar. Selected salt or sugar granules must be small that they don’t tear your skin.
2. Choosing oil. Eva Longoria (actress) shared that she exfoliates weekly with her homemade face mask, made of coffee, lemon juice, and olive oil. To follow her take olive oil. Or you can select any other oil available in kitchen.

Procedure to make homemade body scrub

1. Mix 1 part of oil with 2 parts of salt/sugar. Don’t freak out if salt settles down at the bottom (you can’t mix it completely).
2. You can add few drops of essential oil to make the solution divine. Cate Blanchett (actress) stirs mint and lemon mixture in to the sea salt mixture.
3. Scrubs works best to exfoliate dry skin, get a loofah mitt (you can get one from a local store). They work well to remove the outer layer of dead cells. In case if you don’t have mitt or you can’t get it don’t worry you can use your hands.
4. Now scrubbing begins. Take tea spoonful of mixture in your palm and start scrubbing from your feet towards knees. Then come towards hands from fingers. While scrubbing chest, stomach and other sensitive parts give a smooth scrub.
   Remember the scrubbing process should be towards heart.
5. Once you’ve done with scrubbing total body, rinse thoroughly.
6. Pat the skin dry and take your bath.
7. Note: If you’ve bath tub then see that you’ve cleaned it as oil build up on the bathtub bottom.

Consider reading this too: Home Remedies for Skin Burns

Other alternative methods of making body scrubs at home

In addition to sea salt/sugar you can add other optional things to the mixture. Procedure to apply is same for all scrubs. So, let’s just look at ingredients.

1. Citrus Scrub – add 10 drops of grapes or orange to the above mixture.
2. Irish cream sugar scrub – 1 cup sugar, 1 tbsp of dry milk, peppermint oil few drops, few drops of green food coloring.
3. Irish coffee scrub – Coffee helps to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Half cup of coffee, half cup of sugar, few drops of mint oil.
4. Delicious scrub – 1 cup of organic cane sugar, 1/36 cup of sea salt, 1/2 cup of coconut oil, almond oil few tbsp, lavender oil few drops.
5. Sugar Olive oil scrub – honey, sugar and olive oil.
6. Pumpkin spice latte scrub – coconut oil, 1 tbsp ginger, oil 1/2 cup, granulated sugar 3/4, kosher salt 1/4, essential oil few drops.
7. Candy cane brown sugar scrub – 4 cups of brown sugar, 1 cup of olive oil and almond oil, peppermint oil few drops and vanilla extract.
8. Brown sugar scrub – brown sugar half cup, 1 tbsp honey, 1 tbsp olive oil and fresh lemon juice.
9. Sweet and spicy scrub – ginger (2 tbsp), cinnamon (2 tbsp), 1 cup of granulated sugar and nutmeg (2 tbsp).
10. Almond orange scrub – orange peel, almond oil and olive oil.
11. Chocolate scrub – canola oil, cocoa (1/4 cup), brown sugar (1/2 cup), sugar (1/2 cup)
12. Wake me up scrub – ground coffee 2 cups, half cup sugar, olive oil 3 tbsp, 1 tbsp vanilla extract.

Whats your favorite body scrub? Share in comments.

Other related post on skin care

1. Dry skin brushing
2. Best foods to nourish dry skin
3. 8 home remedies to get rid of pregnancy stretch marks
4. Get Rid of Forehead Wrinkles

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• http://beauty.about.com/b/2013/02/28/try-cate-blanchetts-diy-body-scrub.htm
• http://www.latina.com/beauty/skin-nails/secret-eva-longorias-glow
• http://beauty.about.com/od/bathtime/qt/scrubs1.htm
• http://beautyblunders.wordpress.com/2013/05/18/diy-homemade-body-scrub-recipes/