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Natural Acne Remedies: No Pain, All Gain
During puberty, an adolescent’s oil-secreting glands go into overdrive. The result, in varying degrees is
blackheads and pimples on the skin – usually facial skin, but also skin on the back and shoulders. Usually, acne is
just a part of growing up, but can be traumatic if a teen develops a huge pimple two days before the senior
prom!
It was once thought that acne resulted from eating the wrong foods such as chocolate and French fries, both staples
on any adolescent’s food chart. Today we know that acne, in addition to oil glad secretions, has a lot to do with
heredity and stress, not food.
Simple adolescent acne responds well to products found in drug stores that control and dry oil secretions. However,
cystic acne is a severe form of this condition that can cause serious aberrations and scaring of the face.
Dermatologists treat this condition with antibiotics and special cleansing products. The great majority of these
products, prescription or over-the counter contain alcohol and/or witch hazel that sting the skin and sometimes dry
it to the point of redness and pain.
Natural acne remedies, like other skin problems, have been the subject of non-physician healers for centuries. For
acne, natural remedies are not only effective and safe, but they don’t cause skin redness and peeling, nor are they
painful. Using the skills of ancient ancestors’ teaching and demonstrating, modern natural healers can work wonders
with skin problems. Natural acne remedies contain no alcohol, so they don’t dry the skin, nor do they sting when
applied. Herbal healers believe the gentle way is the best way.
Will Natural Acne Remedies Work For You?
When prepared by a skilled practitioner and used correctly, there’s every possibility that natural acne remedies
will prove to be safe and effective. The key to these products is choosing the right combination of natural herbal
substances for the right person. For example, boys’ skin is coarser than girls’ skin; the practitioner may choose
to add some Melissa (lemon balm) to a boy’s product to insure that the product penetrates into deep skin
levels.
Natural acne remedies contain a base, plus a combination of oil control and skin soothing plant and herb
derivatives. Natural skin cleansers, toners, make-up removers, and lotions can all be formulated to control acne.
The product base is usually a hydrosol, which is distilled water infused with the essence of steamed leaves of
plants and herbs. With natural acne remedies, neither alcohol nor witch hazel is used, only the gentle hydrosol
base of rose, sandalwood, aloe, chamomile or lavender.
Into the base, the practitioner adds a combination of 100 percent therapeutic-grade essential oils. This sounds
like a peculiar way to treat acne naturally; using oil to control oil. Pure essential oils are different; not only
are they used in very small quantities, but they are oils that don’t clog the skin’s pores as the skin’s natural
oils do, so they never cause blackheads and pimples.
Favorite essential oils for acne control are burdock root, borage oil, calendula, chamomile, evening primrose oil,
red clover, blackcurrant oil, and lavender. Practitioners have high praise for lavender as a general natural acne
remedy and the only essential oil that can be applied to the skin undiluted by a hydrosol.
Imagine; a natural acne remedy that works and is gentle to the skin! This is truly, all gain, without pain.
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