Name: Ronnie
Country_of_Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: DRINK GOATS MILK
TURMERIC
1/4 - 1 teaspoon of honey
Instructions: I descovered this by accident. I have suffered from acne all my life and at age 51 I decided to get to the root like
never before. One day I ran out of milk and decided to let it go and not to drink it for a week to see if my acne would
clear up. Guess what it did. The redness cleared first and then the blemishes went away even more every day, with in a
week to be exact. I lookedit up on the internet and asked is there a direct link between milk and acne and the answer was
yes. Casen is the culpret in milk causing acne. Now I went one step further. I had remembered watching tv and learning that
Turmeric had great healing properties. To be exact it had many cures for the human body. So I found this little recepie that
I wanted to pass on to you acne sufferers. It really works and I am pleased with the results.
Here are the instructions.
First you get goats milk (raw is best) take one cup and one teaspoon of Turmeric spice, boil the milk first on the stove and remove from the heat add the 1/4 - 1 teaspoon of Turmeric and 1 teaspoon of honey. Let stand a bit until you feel you can drink it with out getting your tongue burned. Drink!!! thats it. It also works for asthma and bronchitis.
I thought this would taste particularily bad but guess what it is pleasant and drunk once a day before bed it helps me
sleep well throughout the night. I hope this helps you people who have suffered long enough like me. Who would have thought that
cow\'s milk would have caused such a problem. But I say you don\'t find out most things from doctors, but when you take the matters
into your own hands you are able to come up with answers.
Thu, 22 May 2008 12:30:47 -0700
Name: Belem
Country_of_Remedy: Panamá
Ingredients: aloe vera
orange
garlic
mint juice
lime juice
Instructions: · Use aloe vera juice on the pimples morning and night
or as long as necessary (perhaps five months or longer).
· Make orange peel paste by grinding it in some water. Apply on and around pimples.
· Rub garlic on and around pimples.
· Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of pimples.
· Pulverize 1/3 cup uncooked oats and then add ¼ cup of water. When it becomes the consistency of paste, apply on the pimples.
· Apply fresh lime juice mixed to a glass of boiled milk as a face wash for pimples.
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:30:44
Name: Lormisha
email: lormisha@yahoo.com
Country_of_Remedy: U.S.A
Ingredients: Blistex (a sort of lip balm)
Instructions: Before going to sleep wash face with regular soap in luke
warm water. Then pat dry. Apply regular lotion and then apply dabs of
Blistex to pimples and acne. you may feel a tingling sensation that
means it is working. In the morning wash face and i garantee face will be
clear!
29-Jan-08 at 06:05 PM:
NAME: Destiny
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: U.S.A
NAME_OF_REMEDY: acne/oily skin
INGREDIENTS: 1.honey
2.grated/choped apple(small)
3.grated soap
4.plain ol' water
INSTRUCTIONS: grate up some soap and some apples. you should grate about 4 1 inch by 1 inch pieces of apple. add to bowl. then grate up some good old fashion soap (usually dial or irish sring). What ever soap you have at home will be fine. just dont use perfuma soap. add to bowl with apples.then add about 2 teaspoons of honey. then add about 2 or 3 onces of water. its all acording to what size area you are using it on. after you mix it up just about all the way you are going to want to let that sit for about 3 mins.in that 3 mins your going to want to look for a pony tail band or rubber band and a big head band to keep your hiar out of your face. also you have to wash your face with water and soap. when you go back to the mixture you have to stirr it agian. after you do that you will need a paper towel or wash cloth (NO TOILET PAPER IT WILL RUBB OFF ON YOUR FACE). dipp the paper towel into the mixture and rubb on your face. if the paper towel starts to shred get a different one or get a wash cloth. when you are done spreading it around your face/body let sit and dry for about 30 to 45 mins or until just about completely dry.then wash off with luke warm water. if you do this every day once a day your face should look like its starting to clear up.
07-Jan-08 at 08:02PM:
NAME: Sarah
EMAIL: SInezC7@aol.com
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: United States
INGREDIENTS: Horseradish.(For Bumps and active acne)
I use Beaver Brand extra hot Horseradish
Soy Sauce (astringent for daily treatment)
Coconut milk.
INSTRUCTIONS: I have struggled with acne since I was eleven and I have
just about tried every product on the market with no sucess. So I
turned to natural solutions So I started looking in my own Kicthen for
ideas. My attention was brought to
horseradish when I looked at the ingredients it has all the most common
acne remedies mixed already into it including vinegar, soybean
oil(healing to the skin),
citric acid, eggs, and lemon juice, and of coarse hoseradish and some
preservatives. I AM WARNING THIS REMEDY STINGS REALLY BAD ITS NOT FOR
THE WEAK OR SENSITIVE SKIN! BUT IT IS WORTH IT! You may think
your having allergic reaction but your probaly not. It will also cause
TEMPERARARY REDNESS that will subside within a day , it usually is gone
within a few hours, if redness lasts more than a day
you shouldn't use this. THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVERY FOUND. IT
WILL REDUCE THE SIZE OF YOUR BUMPS WITHIN MINUTES IF NOT GET COMPETELY
RID OF THEM! USE THIS ONLY FOR BUMPS not as everyday routine.
To use just apply the horseradish to bumps and leave on 5 to 15
minutes. If you have to use this remedy near eyes like your nose, keep your
eyes closed it will make them water and sting. I dont know why this works
so well,
but it is the best thing I have ever tried. I hope it helps you as
much as it helps me! GOOD LUCK.
Use soy sauce for an astrigent, you know it works because you get that
tingling feeling. It has no harse chemicals so it does not sting. It
has soy in it of coarse so it healing to the skin so it is really good
for the skin
witch you need if you an acne suffer.
coconut milk is what I use for a lotion, you think it would make you
breakout because coconut has a lot of oil in it but it doesnt. I just use
canned coconut milk and apply it to the skin on my face, it is really
good after
you've used the horseradish. It feels greasy after a few minutes but
dont freak IT WON'T MAKE YOU BREAKOUT. Make sure you refrigerate the
canned coconut milk after opening it.
18-Dec-07 at 03:25AM:
NAME: Julie Barker
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: Australia
INGREDIENTS: Toothpaste
INSTRUCTIONS: just put a small blob of toothpaste on an annoying pimplethat
has appeared the day before an important date. Let dry, leave onovernight,
wash off next morning, pimple will have subsided, repeat till gone. It helps
dry it up...
15-Dec-07 at 10:08AM:
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: Bangladesh
INGREDIENTS: Clove Powder
Mint Leaves
Water
Cetaphil
INSTRUCTIONS: Take the Clove powder and mint leaves and blend in a
blender. Add a little water, not to much or else it would get really
watery, so it can form a paste.
most ppl use toothpaste because of the minty feel. Natural mint leaves
will give you the same feeling but
fresher, because there are no harsh ingredients in the paste. Every
night, take the paste and smooth over face,
the mint leaves may still be clumpy, and leave on for 30 minutes. Wash
off with a good cleanser-like Cetaphil.
wash your face in the morning too. Repeat everynite, this treatment
will totally clear your skin in a month or two,and your acne
won't ever come back!!!!! You may feel like you have more acne while
using this, but thats because its bringing all the zits
that were about to come out, quicker so they can heal. By the end of
the month, your skin will be clear, and this helps with
marks as well!!! GOOD LUCK!!
05-Dec-07 at 09:52PM:
NAME: Shannon L. Boyer
EMAIL: shannonlboyer@yahoo.com
INGREDIENTS: Crushed cooked carrots and a hot compress
INSTRUCTIONS: This is a remedy that I learned in college whe I receivedmy LMT medical license. It is called a soltice, which is a natural curing remedy. You take cooked carrots and make a paste. Place on affected
area(s) and cover with a hot compress. Leave on for approximately 20-30 minutes each night until flair-ups subside. This is good for allergic rashes also.
04-Oct-07 at 07:59PM:
NAME: Jessica Wilson
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: USA
NAME_OF_REMEDY: Acne
INGREDIENTS: Apple Cider Vinegar
INSTRUCTIONS: I had finally gotten clear skin but I was leftover with acne
scars which made it appear as if I still had acne. So I read somewherethat
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) will work to eliminate acne scars & acne
as well. So every night I applied some ACV to a cotton ball (you can also
use a cloth) And dabbed some onto my acne spots, and left it on overnight.
Within 3 days I saw very good results. And now after a week and 1/2 of using
it you can
barely notice my acne scars. But do NOT drink ACV it will ruin your enamel
and could cause tooth decay. But if you do, brush your teeth immediatly after
drinking it. Hope this helps for acne sufferers!
August 2007
Ingredients. Manuka Oil, Manuka Soap.
Instructions: Not many people know about this but there is this stuff called
Manuka. Its a type of Honey that my grandpa introduced me to and i was having
terrible Acne and he bought me Mauka Oil, and Manuka Soap. All you do is before
you go to sleep wash your face with the Manuka Soap and then after about 1
minute rinse it off. Then put Manuka Oil on but only in the affected areas.
DONT rinse the oil off leave it on all night and when you wake up in the morning
you will already see an improvement in your acne. you cant buy it in stores
but here is one of the websites for it...
www.astrologyzine.com/manuka-oil.shtml
05-Aug-06 at 02:44
AM:
NAME: toni mcniel
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: united states
NAME_OF_REMEDY: black heads on the nose
INGREDIENTS: duck tape
INSTRUCTIONS: take a piece of duck tape the size of your nose from between
the eyes to the where your nose connects to your face. Cut a square out on
each corner and start pressing it to where you have no air in it and leave
on about 5 minutes. Then pull it off and cleanse your face and dab with cold
water. Lots cheaper than thenose strips that you buy in the store.
05-Aug-06 at 01:34
AM:
NAME: John Snell
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: US
INGREDIENTS: Sugar, water
INSTRUCTIONS: Wash your face with sugar!! How this works is the sugar crystals
helps remove the dead skin (almost like sand paper), cleans and opens clogged
pores, and gets rid of skin oils that helps cause acne. Wash face with warm
soap and water but do not dry. Wet one hand and pour sugar (granulated) into
that hand. Now pat the sugar onto your face with the other hand all over the
face and especially on areas where facial oils are always present (nose, cheeks,
chin, etc). Now rub the sugar onto/into these areas using very warm water.
It will feel like you are scrubing your face abrasively or scratching it,
but that's what it is suposed to feel like because you actually are. Once
you've done this for a few minutes (4 to 5 or more), rinse your face completely
with warm water, followed by a rinse with cold water (which closes opened
pores). Your face will feel really clean and refreshed. It may be a little
red but that goes away quickly.
13-Jul-06 at 04:43
AM:
NAME: Sarah
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: Malaysia
INGREDIENTS: Honey, lime juice, olive oil, Himalaya Neem face pack, tumeric
paste, gram dhall flour, milk
INSTRUCTIONS: I've had pretty bad acne since I was very young and finally
my father who is a doctor put me on roaccutane. This worked for a while but
then stopped producing the results it did when I first started. This lady
who lives in my apartment block saw my face one day and gave me this paste
she makes to use. U basically put about 7 tbs of the gram flour,2 tbs olive
oil, half a tsp of the tumeric paste, a large squirt of the himalaya neem
face mask, a squirt of honey and half a lime. Then you put in enough milk
so that the mixture is smooth. You have to keep it in the fridge or the milk
will turn to yoghurt. Apply it as a mask everyday at night time b4 bed and
your acne should clear up quite a lot.
01-Jul-06 at 07:02
PM:
NAME: Hidat Teclehaimanot Berhe
EMAIL: heidi_hdt@yahoo.com
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: Eritrea
INGREDIENTS: Honey, Yoke, Avocado.
INSTRUCTIONS: Most part of my face was coverd with a black spot (MADA) for
many years. Inaddition to this it was covered with pimples. But after I start
to cover my face with honey for 30-45 minutes a day, and use the yoke for
2-3 days a week for 30 minutes on my face, it like I never had such spots
on my face. It is almost the same colour in every part of my face. I also
use avocado fruit and put the juice on my face for 20-30 minutes and wash
it with soap. It makes my face smooth and shiny.This remedy should be used
mostly by people from east africa because many of use who came from that area
has that kind of facial problem.
Hidat
17-Jun-06 at 01:38
PM:
NAME: khayriyyah
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: USA- PHILADELPHIA-PA
INGREDIENTS: IVORY SOAP, AND BAKING SODA, AND A MILD FACIAL
MOISTURIZER.
INSTRUCTIONS: I'M A 20 YR OLD AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE WHO SUFFERS FROM ACNE
REALLY BADDDDD...SO IF YOU ARE ANYTHING LIKE ME YOU'VE TRIED EVERYTHING RIGHT
? WRONG IF THIS DOES NOT WORK FOR YOU I PROMISE YOU THAT THERE IS SOMETHING
OUT HERE TO HELP YOU BUT FIRST IF YOU WANT CLEAR SKIN YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR
DIET I'M NOT SAYING GO ON A DIET BUT JUST CHANGE YOUR INTAKE OF FOODS I KNOW
YOU HEARD THIS A MILLION TIMES SO JUST DO IT,SLOW DOWM ON THE GREASY FOODS
IF YOUR LIKE ME YOUR MOTHER LOVES TO FRY CHICKEN AND YOU LOVE TO EAT IT, DO
IT JUST NOT TO MUCH.DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AT LEAST 8 GLASSES A DAY .WASH YOUR
FACE AT LEAST THREE TIMES A DAY DO THE BAKING SODA MORNING AND NIGHT.
STAY AWAY FROM CANDY.SUGAR GOES RIGH TO YOUR PORES AND THEN CLOGS REALLY BAD.
I'VE BEEN DOING THIS METHOD FOR AT LEAST 3 DAYS AND THE IVORY SOAP REALLY
CLEANS MY FACEAND THE BAKING SODA REALLY DRIES THE BUMPS OUT.SO TAKE A COUPLE
OF MINUTES TO WASH YOUR FACE PAT DRY WITH A CLEAN TOWEL ADD THE BAKING SODA
INTO A LITTLE MOUTH WASH CUP AND JUST ENOUGH WATER TO MAKE THE BAKING SODA
INTO A PASTE RUB ON WITH FINGERS LETIT DRY AND SIT ON YOUR FACE FOR ABOUT
10-15 MINUTES IT WORKED FOR ME HOPE IT WORK'S FOR YOU TOO!!!
15-Jun-06 at 05:18 PM:
NAME: Alex
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: Canada
INGREDIENTS: Apple Cider Vinegar [ACV]
Cranberry Juice [not needed really]
INSTRUCTIONS: I have had moderate acne for about two years now and it�s
been good and bad at times. Right now it is particularly bad and I just discovered
the miracle of ACV [Apple Cider Vinegar]. Although I can honestly say I hate
this stuff it works AMAZINGLY well. I apply it topically [after I wash my
face - morning and night] with a cotton pad, it stings a little but I've gotten
used to it. This dries up pimples and makes them scab a hell of a lot faster
than any store bought acne medicine I have EVER bought. I also drink it [so
terrible], 2 TBSP morning and night, but I usually dump it into cranberry
juice and plug my nose and just chug it. I have noticed a HUGE improvement
in just two days. I hope this helps, just stick with it!
07-Jun-06 at 12:21
PM:
NAME: tom lucas
EMAIL: t_lucas2003@yahoo.co.uk
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: engalnd
INGREDIENTS: water
INSTRUCTIONS: hi guysgosh i my face looked horrible spots everywhere. i cldnt
use anything even natural things didnt help like witch hazel.
but i started drinking about 7/8 pints a day of water ( i know sounds a bit
extream, lo.) and my face became really clear, in a matter of hours.you can
eat mroe a less what you want, but just drink lots of water and yo ushould
be fine as it flushs all that greas/dirt and trapped oils out.
Jun-06 at 04:08
PM:
NAME: taylor
COUNTRY_OF_REMEDY: US
INGREDIENTS: Combination... (read on)
INSTRUCTIONS: Combination Treatment
I. Daily
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
ï¿1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions:
Thoroughly mix the ingredients together in a mug. Rinse and dry face with
warm water, NO SOAP. Apply to entire face for about 30 minutes, but beware:
it has a tendency to drip, so don't apply too much. When ready to wash off,
apply some warm water to face, and use the mixture on your face as an exfoliating
soap. It's a great exfoliant so before completely washing it off, gently massage
it into skin. Once skin is clean, rinse again with the cold water. (Reasoning:
warm water opens pores, cold water closes.) You don't want dirt getting into
your pores. Right before you go to sleep, rinse and dry face with warm water,
NO SOAP. Apply to blemishes, but donï¿1⁄2t apply a lot.
Since you are going to sleep with this on, some is going to get on your pillow
case, but really. Would you rather have to wash your pillow case daily or
have zits? In the morning, repeat the exfoliating soap step, rinsing with
cold water. Save any extra for use the next day. Repeat this daily.
II. Weekly
Ingredients:
1⁄2 peeled cucumber
1 egg white
1⁄2 cup white vinegar
2 cups dry oatmeal
1⁄2 teaspoon toothpaste (any paste brand)
3 tablespoons honey
1⁄2 cup flour
Directions:
Mix together ingredients in a blender until pasty. Pour into a bowl that can
be used for storage, you should have enough for more than one
mask. Rinse and dry face with warm water, NO SOAP. Apply to entire face. Avoid
getting into hair; Let harden for about an hour. It is hard to get off skin
because it has hardened, but it is recommended that you use some of the daily
mixture to wash your face, because it is an exfoliant it will help in getting
it off. When your face is clean, rinse again with cold water. The day that
you pick to do this mask, you should only do the honey mixture at night, not
both masks in one day.Results should be seen within the next morning to three
days. It should take 1-2 weeks for a completely clear face. When your acne
has cleared up and you are only using this to keep a clear face, you don't
have to use it at night also, but you can in places that you usually break
out just to be safe. Trust me and just try this, I've had terrible acne for
years, and this is finally something that worked for me,
completely worked. REMEMBER: Don't PICK, IT IRRITATES
!May 30th, 2006
Ingredients: Calamine Lotion (the same pink stuff you used on
chickenpox)
For a very quick and easy remedy, dot lotion where needed and leave
on your skin for twenty minutes to two hours, depending on severity. Works
REALLY fast and really well, especially if you have to go out.
29-May-06 at 11:10
AM:
NAME: Brittnei
COUNTRY OF REMEDY: USA
NAME OF REMEDY: Acne
INGREDIENTS: salt, cold water and aloe
INSTRUCTIONS: Hi, im brittnei and im 16 i have been suffering from acne since
i was old enough to wear makeup to cover it up...i was always
trying to cover it up with makeup that made it worse!!..and i tryed proactiv
went to dermo's after dermo's and tryed pills lotions and creams!..and nOthing
worked! but finally my grandmother told me what she did when she was young
and it worked:
first run a cold bath..warm water worked for my
sister but i like
cold..put salt in the bath water and soak for up to 10 minutes..then when
u
get out make sure that your hands and body are dry and put aloe lotion
or plant leave or whatever on your skin.. and leave on over night..the
next morning wash off with regular or acne soap and repeat the next
night. i PROMISE this will work
03-May-06 at 02:14
AM:
NAME: Diana
EMAIL: boilingpinchy@yahoo.com
COUNTRY OF REMEDY: U.S.
INGREDIENTS: Tea Tree Oil
INSTRUCTIONS: Grab a cotton swab and dab some tea tree oil onto it. Apply
to the pimple. Amazingly, this worked great on my acne, after trying so many
products given by the dermotologist to over-the-counter products. Keep in
mind, tea tree oil does dry up the skin very well.
13-Apr-06 at 07:01
AM:
NAME: Manda
INGREDIENTS: Tree tea oil
INSTRUCTIONS: Hey guys Tree Tea Oil works wonder for acne... i know the
smell is kinda awful but it works the deads... i use it all the time before
bed and when i wake up... and my skin has cleared up.. try it out people
Date/Time: 2006-04-01 00:57:46 PST
candace
Country of Remedy = usa
Ingredients = Honey
Instructions = Just put honey on your affected area and leave it on overnight.I
saw results the next morning.I'm so happy i found out about this.It works
wonderfully
Date/Time: 2006-03-25
18:32:51 PST
Katie
Country of Remedy = USA
Ingredients = 1. toothpaste
2. mud/clay mask
3. gentle facial cleanser
Instructions = Hello. Before I start on this remedy, please know that half
of the above remedies are bull crap. You can't get a pimple from eating chocolate
or french fries the day before!! Pimples take 2-3 weeks to form, so feel free
to indulge. Anyway, I suggest: put the mud mask on, and let it dry. You can
do that multiple times a week if you so choose. After gently removing the
dried mask, put some toothpaste on the pimple. This helps dry it up. Do this
right before bed, though, because toothpast takes a loooong time to dry. In
the morning, the pimple should be clearer, not necessarily completely gone.
You can also put ice on the pimple for a minute to numb it before cleansing.
Anyway, good luck with this!!!
Date/Time: 2006-02-16
21:01:11 PST
Dee
Country of Remedy = US
Ingredients = -sugar-water-lemon juice
-1/2 sliced tomato
-baking soda-water
Instructions = *This is more of 4 step-process.It DEFINATELY DEEP cleanses,smoothes,and
clears up my skin and i suggest it not for everyday use..kind of like when
all else fails face tonic remedy.
1st~ add a handful of sugar,1tsp lemon juice and enough water to make a paste
and massage onto face;when done rinse off with warm water.
2nd~ take 1/2 of tomato,cover entire face with it and leave juice on for about
a minute and rinse with COld water.
3rd~ take 2 tbsp baking soda n mix with small amount of water to make paste
and apply.leave on 4 15 min n rinse off with COLD water.don't do the tomato
if you have sensitive skin.it tends to sting-though i have sensitive skin..and
the slight stinging only means its working(how?..tomatoes clean skin by its
acidity by loosening pores with agitation and cleaning them out.sugar scrubs
off dead skin lemon juice helps and we all know about baking soda
PS-this does dry skin out so i imediately put either a THIN layer of oil free
face lotion with no fragrance or a THIn layer of acne medication that moisturizes
(Clearasil)
Date/Time: 2006-02-16 21:01:11 PST
Sarah Woo--
Date/Time: 2006-02-24 20:39:31 PST
email address =
swoozers@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy = Canada
Ingredients = Honey, Powdered Nutmeg, Powdered Cinnamon, Lemon Juice
(from concentrate, the kind that comes in a bottle).
Instructions = This is a sweet smelling, smooth mixture that not only clears
up your acne, but also soothes your face and aids in skin texture, complexion
and tone.I have always suffered from a bad complexion. Going on the birth
control pill aided in this during my mid-teens, but as I reached the end of
teenhood, stress and habits (drinking, not sleeping, sleeping with makeup
on) caused my acne to flare up again. I tried using topical creams and cleansers
that had worked in the past, but they only dried my skin and caused it to
scar very badly. Only good moisture can keep away scarring and my moisturizers
were causing pimples. In an act of desperation, I started trolling the web
on any kind of medicinal or natural ingredients, because I couldn't afford
to keep shelling out cash on expensive cosmetic treatments. With some research
and experimentation, I found a mixture of ingredients that almost immediately
started improving my skin. Even after the first application.First, I will
explain how each of the ingredients are beneficial.Honey is a common anti-bacterial
product. Alone, it aids in skin regeneration and is a great all on it's own.
It also works well in soothing skin and calming any kind of complexion problems.
It's almost like an all-natural Polysporin. Because pimples are nothing more
than an infection in your pores, honey really assists in clearing them up
without drying your face up.Nutmeg is an anti-inflammatory. Taken internally,
it calms various digestional problems. And externally, it helps to bring down
any swelling, redness and irritation. Especially if you have cystic acne or
pimples that are larger than large, nutmeg really improves the tone of your
skin and the swelling/redness.
Cinnamon is a stimulant. Think of it kind of like an all natural exfoliant.
A lot of people think that toothpaste works to clear up your skin, because
of the minty sensation that it leaves in the pores. This is true and false.
The natural menthol in it is so harsh that it can dry out your skin, but it
can also cause them to dry too drastically, which in the end can lead to more
oil excretion, which means more pimples. It can also lead to a harsh drying
effect, which can cause scarring if
you're not careful. I wouldn't recommend using toothpaste, especially because
it's so chemicalized now that you can't be sure what you're putting on your
face... But I digress. Cinnamon helps stimulate your pores, which can help
the other ingredients get in and fight the infection.And last but not least,
lemon. Lemon is acidic, and I would never
recommend using it alone. But mixed with other ingredients to balance out
it's high acidity, it can work great. Because your zits do need zapping, lemon
aids in this department. It is a natural bleach and can (in time) calm down
skin darkness from picking at your acne. It will dry out your skin rather
quickly, so use it in moderation.
Now that I've explained how these can help you, I'm going to tell you how
to make this mixture so that they all balance out and help you in the best
way possible. If you are allergic to any of the above ingredients, I wouldn't
recommend putting it in. You can try omitting it, but I can't guarantee you
will have the same results.
First, you can use liquid honey or the harder, creamed kind. I like to use
the creamed kind because it holds better on my face in the mask form, but
you can use whatever you have on hand. In a small bowl, scoop out a good heaping
tablespoon of honey.Add a teaspoon of cinnamon and a teaspoon of nutmeg. Then
splash in about half of a teaspoon of lemon juice. I would recommend using
the concentrate kind (the kind you buy in a bottle from the grocery store)
because it keeps better and will not go bad as fast.Using a small spoon, slowly
mix together all the ingredients until it is the color of chocolate. Stir
until smooth and lump free. If it is not dark enough, add more cinnamon.Make
sure you wash your face beforehand, with a gentle cleanser, especially to
wash any makeup off. My favorite cleanseris Neutrogena Fresh Foaming cleanser,
in the blue bottle. This is only because it is soap free and gets your face
super clean but not completely stripped. Anyway, I digress. Wash your face
and pat dry. Then, using your fingers or a spoon, smooth the mask over your
face. You can use it all over, even where you don't have acne, because it
will still improve the clarity and tone of your complexion. You can use it
around your lips (it even tastes good) because the honey will moistuzize,
therefore balancing off the
lemon. Which means no chapped lips. Don't put this mixture under your eyes
or on your eyelids. This is only because cinnamon and lemon are bound to irritate
such sensitive areas...Smooth it on so it doesn't drip, but so that it's thick
enough that the brown color is highly visible. Now go watch a movie or sit
around for at least half an hour. Then warm a washcloth in water, and gently
wipe it off. The longer you keep this mask on, the better the results. You
can even use this mask for spot treatments (a really bad patch of skin or
a rather large pimple). You can also mix it in large quantities and keep it
in the fridge (so the lemon doesn't go sour and contaminate it...) for later.
You can sleep with it on but I don't think it would be very good for your
bedsheets...but as treatment for a bad pimple overnight, you can always smooth
some on and put a bandaid over it to keep it covered.You can use this mask
as often as you like. The honey balances off the
harshness of the other ingredients, so it's gentle but still really effective.
If you make a cup of it in one sitting, the mixture can last you for a month
of applications or more, depending on how liberal you are. This is cost effective
and best of all, it WORKS! <u>For completely clear skin, you will have
to continue to have good hygeine and diligence
in taking care of your skin. As long as you wash your face every morning and
every night, drink water and use this mask on a regular basis, you should
not have any problems.
Date/Time: 2006-02-27 13:50:21 PST
Country of Remedy
= Canada
Ingredients = Pepperment Wash Shampoo (A & G is what I use)
Instructions = Wash your face with the shampoo like you would wash your face
with any other product. I scrub it on my face before I get in the shower and
wash it off after I'm in. I only just started using it, but my Aunt (who owns
her own salon and spa) has been using in for ages and swears by it.
Randi--
Date/Time: 2006-02-28 11:02:58 PST
Country of Remedy = USA
Ingredients = - aniz tea
-honey
-water
-ice cube
-crest cinnimon toothpaste
-baking powder
-cornstarch
-flax seed oil capsules
-eye drops
-sulfur
Instructions = here are alot of different things you can do
to cure
acne (dont do them all at the same time)
1) buy some "aniz" tea and make a cup. keep the tea bag in the hot
water and let the water cool down until it is warm enough to put on your face.
then use the tea bag and put it on ur acne spots and leave it on for about
a minute and repeat this along all of the affected areas on your face. after
doing this i recomend putting honey on your face and leave that on for as
long as you can or overnight
2) rub an ice cube all over your face for about 5 minutes, after awhile it
numbs your face. to make it easier to stand wrap the ice cube in a paper towel
so you can feel the cold but it doesnt directly burn you.
3) mix baking powder with honey in a little dish and put this on the affected
areas on your face and leave it on until you have to do anything recomended
for at least an hour. but becareful that it doesnt get all over because it
tends to drip
4) dab crest cinnimon toothpaste (i found this works the best) on your pimples
before you go to bed and when you wake up rinse off, it may appear like you
have a whitehead in the morning but thats actually just tooth paste crusted
over so remain calm!
5) whenever you can try to keep ALL hair away from your face. (i have bangs
and would always get pimples on my forehead, but now i just clip them back
and my forehead has gotten much better)
6) in a dish just place pure cornstarch and keep that in your bathroom, with
a cotton ball dab the cornstarch on the pimples and this helps to dry them,
leave it on over night or when your just around the house.
7) when washing your face with anything for acne try to only wash the t-zone
(forhead nose and chin) because that is what causes the most oil and often
times washing parts of your face with no excess oil drys it
and causes your body to make more and more oil causing more pimples all over
your face.
8) take flax seed oil in a pill form everynight it can be found in any health
store.
9) i havent tried this before but it makes sense, try putting drops of visine
eye drops on pimples that are red and inflamed this halps to
make it less noticable.
10) try to buy some yellow sulfur and mix this with a little biy of honey
and dab it on your face. sulfur helps breakdown whiteheads and blackheads
sasha
Date: Monday, January
9, 2006
Time: 3:52 PM EST
Patty
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Octagon Lye Soap
Instructions: I have suffered with adult cystic
acne since my mid tweinties. I am now 46. I have tried EVERYTHING. I have
been to dermatologists. I have been put on Retin-A cream, Alpha hydroxy acid,
Proactive, etc ,etc. I am here to tell you, nothing worked for any length
of time.I was at my family doctor aabout 6 months ago., and I was in tears.
she knew all the dermatologists I had been to and my suffering, and my self-esteem
problems because of the cystic breakouts. She told me she would
tell me what an old woman told her when she was about 15.....And also that
sahe gets in trouble with her supervisors for telling her patients this. She
has used OCTAGON LYE SOAP to wash her face with since she was a teen-ager.
She has absolutely the most beautiful skin I have ever seen. It took about
3 weeks to notice a difference. I have not had a cystic- acne breakout SINCE!!!(Knock
on wood) I could scream it to the world at the top of my lungs. ANYONE who
has ever had cystic acne knows what I am talking about. It's not these cutesy
little pimples that go away in a few days. It's like a huge boil. and extremely
painful. And does excruciating things to your self esteem. I still have some
scars that are very noticable, and I may see a dermatologist to try and get
rid of them. But I will wash my face with lye soap till the day I die!! HA!Because
we are in the south, we can still buy Octagon soap at the grocery store (in
the laundry section) But you can order it on-line also. It ranges from .69
to .99 cents a bar. Now how's that for a cheap remedy? Also I researched it
on the internet and sure enough Old Folks used to have teenagers wash their
face with homemade lye soap. Now I know why. If there is one person out there
who listens to me and trys this, they will see how it works. Good Luck-Patty
Date: Friday, December 30, 2005
Time: 7:07 AM EST
stephanieCountry of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: 1/2cup of clean mud 1 tablespoon of dried out basil
and
2teaspoons of lemon juice.
Instructions: Apply gently to face and skin leav on for 10 min. then wash
off with luke warm water your acne should clear up in 2-3 days.
Date: Sunday, December
4, 2005
Time: 2:34 PM EST
Email address: Chloe
email address: cloeigh@yahoo.com
Country of Remedy: United States
Ingredients: Witch Hazel
Instructions: 1. Everynight before you go to bed, take a cotten ball or pad,
put a little witch hazel on it then rub it on your face.2. Every mourning
repeat that.I did this for about a month, and day by day my acne got clearer
and clearer. TRUST ME!!
Date: Wednesday,
November 23, 2005
Time: 12:14 PM EST
mike
email address: michael.caracappa@verizon.net
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Wash-honey,salt,oregeno leaves, toothpaste, and viniger
Cream- toothpaste/honey
Instructions: At night before you go to bed the first thing you want to do
is wash your hands. Then wet your face wit fairly warm water for
about 1 minute. Take 1/2 tablespoon of honey, 2 sprinkles of salt and oregeno
leaves, capful of viniger, and 1/2 finger of toothpaste. Put all
this into a bowl and mix together for about 1 minute. Next wash your face
with this for about 2 minutes really geltle though because you dont
want to irriate the skin. Leave it on to dry for about thirty minutes. Next
rinse it off wit fairly warm water again and pat dry. wait about 10 minites
then you want to put the toohtpaste on the affected areas of acne and let
that dry. this should take about 5-7 days to clear up your face and it worked
for me soo I hope it works for you.
Date: Sunday, October 2, 2005
Time: 8:20 PM EST
Daniel b.
Country of Remedy: United States
Ingredients: Baby Wipes.
Instructions:
1. Remove two baby wipes.
2. Scrub your face (gently)with each side of the two baby wipes at
night.This will remove all of the acne cause oils and bacterias from your
face/body.
Date: Saturday,
September 17, 2005
Time: 8:07 PM EST
Ingredients: Clove honey
Instructions: Before you go to bed at nite, apply the honey to your affected
are. When you wake up, you will see a drastic change nin the affected spot
or area. Dont bother to wash off in the morning,the pimple will absorb EVERYTHING.Hope
you like!
Date: Tuesday, September
13, 2005
Time: 6:52 PM EST
A.B.
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Diet restrictions
Instructions: I am 30 years old and have been dealing with acne since I was
15. I have tried EVERYTHING, including acutane, antibiotics, Retin
A, you name it. My skin was extremely oily and nothing would make it go away.
I recently went on a detox diet to try to cure my nasal allergies, and discovered
I had a sensitivity to wheat and dairy. Cutting these foods out of my diet
not only cured the allergies and alleviated my low blood sugar, but lo and
behold, my skin finally stopped producing massive amounts of oil and the acne
cleared up. All this time, if one
doctor had suggested nutrition instead of writing a prescription, I would
have been spared years of struggling. It is difficult to cut wheat
out of your diet, because it is in everything. But they do sell wheat-free
substitutes of just about anything at the health food stores. Just try it
for two weeks. You have nothing to lose! I hope this can spare you years of
agony.
Date: Tuesday, September
20, 2005
Time: 10:19 PM EST
Ant Clayton
email address: le fourmi@yahoo.com.au
Country of Remedy: Australia
Ingredients: Crystal deodorant.
Instructions: I used to have sever cystic acne on my back and shoulders. I
still get serious acne on my neck around my hairline that nothing helps. I
found that SOMETIMES my acne would be better if every time I took a shower
I rubbed my shoulders with my mineral salt crystal deodorant and let that
dry naturally. It leaves a layer of anti bacterial salts on the skin. This
is really only practical during Summer time. It seems to stop them being so
red and also seemed to calm them over time. Apart from that it is diet and
hormones.
Date: Wednesday,
September 7, 2005
Time: 7:10 AM EST
Kara
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: clay mask
salt
cleanser
basil
vitamin E
Instructions: use a clay mask containing kaolin or bentonite clay, let dry,
rinse.add table salt to your cleanser and use this after you have rinsed off
the clay mask.apply tonic (made from dried basil steeped in hot water for
20 mins.strained and cooled).apply pure vitamin E oil all over your face.
It is greasy but will fade acne scars and marks within days. Will also soften
wrinkles.If it is too greasy for you just take a dry face cloth and gently
rub it all over your face to absorb the excess oil, it will not cause pimples.
Vitamin E oil it a TRUE miracle.
Date: Wednesday,
August 31, 2005
Time: 8:05 AM EST
Lynne
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: 1 Tablespoon of Besan flour (Channa ka Aata)
1 tsp of lemon juice or 1 tsp of yoghurt
Instructions: Mix the ingrediants till a smooth paste is formed. Apply on
neck and face and wait till it dries completely. Wash of with tepid water
and don't use soap. This not only dries the oily secretions on your face but
gives your face a glow and takes off all the dead cells and dryness.
I happened across the site
looking for an ingrown toenail remedy and decided to submit my acne remedy.
All you do is after washing your face with a mild soap (twice daily, in the
morning when you wake up and before yougo to bed.) just use a 100% white cotton
ball to apply Witches Hazel to your face as if it were toner. You can find
it by the rubbing alcohol in any store. It smells REALLY bad, but it's the
only thing I've found that works, and I've tried for 5 years. To solve the
smell problem I just apply a lightly scented lotion to my face right aftercleansing.
It cleared my entire face up within a few days and it's stayed clear.
Good luck.
Date: Tuesday, August
16, 2005
Time: 11:07 PM EST
Asha Garcia
email address: Azelisg@gmail.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: I have a strong conviction that sugary and greasy foods are the
main cause of all cases of acne. Try to stay away from sugary foods such as
cookies, ice cream, crackers, oranges, pineapples, and greasy foods such as
fries, potato chips and the list could go on forever. I am not referring to
carbohydrates, but only to sugar. Plain oatmeal has plenty of carbohydrates,
but it has very little if no sugar at all. But I am almost certain that if
you do not eat sugary or greasy foods your acne will clear away completely
and I mean completely.
Date: Saturday,
July 23, 2005
Time: 1:34 PM EST
Email address: Megan
Country of Remedy: England
Ingredients: 1. milk
2. grinded up nutmeg
Instructions: hi my names megan fortunately i have never had a acne problem
thanks to my remedy that i use.
Though my best friend who is 17 had really bad acne since she was 9 it was
horrible, she tryed probably everything out there spending so much money nothing
worked it made her acne worse with irritation. She even went to a dermatologist
and nothing they did kept the acne away it just came on back worse than thefirst.
But now she has been doing my remedy for less than a week and her face is
completley clearits even helping some of the scarring as well. So here's how
I helped my best friend, pour 3table spoons ofmilk into a bowl get the grinded
up nutmeg, over a sink take the milk and cover your entire face/effected areaswith
it. Next take the grinded up nutmeg in your hand and apply to your entire
face over the acne/pimples. The nutmegwill stick to your face do to the milk.
After you have applyed it leave it on your face for at least a hour, workswell
if you do it a hour or two before bed. Just before you go to bed with clean
hands over a sink lightly brush theloose nutmeg off your face DON'T wash it
off just brush loose pieces, go to bed and in the morning wash your face.It
works like magic you will see light results the next morning. It only takes
2-3 days for major results a weekfor a clear face. Please try this I know
it will work, don't think you have tryed everything till you have tryed this.
If you have always thought that your acne will never go away and that your
stuck with it, think again andtry this simple remedy. Best whishes to all
of you
Date: Thursday,
July 14, 2005
Time: 6:24 PM EST
Elena
yemail address: loony@abv.bg
Country of Remedy: USA
Name of Remedy: Acne
Ingredients: baking soda, aloe vera gel, tea tree oil
Instructions: I developed acne after I came to the US (I used to have problem
skin as a teen back home, but it had never been too serious). The acne has
persisted over more than two years, and no
over-the-counter medication has helped so far /a Bezoil Peroxid regimen worked
for several months, before my skin became too irritated and intolerant of
the peroxide. This being said, I reverted to home-remedies. So this is my
natural home remedy skin care:
Morning and evening, steam face over hot water for 3-5 minutes, with a towell
over the head to trap the steam.
With face still hot and wet from the steaming, take a small amount of baking
soda, moisten with a little water to form a paste, and apply over the face.
Do not rub roughly, just apply gently. Let stay for 1 to 3 minutes, depending
on how your face feels with the soda on. Rinse with luke-warm or cold water.
Pat dry and let face airdry for 5-10 minutes. Apply a mixture of aloe vera
gel (can be purchased in
supermarkets,check sun - lotion section)and 2-3 drops of tea tree oil. As
you see, I do not use any cleanser apart from the baking soda. The steaming
opens your pores, the soda exfoliates, the tea tree oil reduces inflamation,
the aloe vera gel moisurizes and calmsirritated skin, as well as helps the
healing process.
Note, it seems that some people are intolerant to tea tree oil. Test a small
part of your skin, before applying over the face, to make sure that your skin
will not become overly irritated. Try for at least 2 weeks to see an improvement.
Note: I also do not eat sugar, milk, or white bread.
Note: egg white facial mask with a spoonful of lemon juice is also nice.
Date: Friday, July
22, 2005
Time: 7:47 PM EST
Email address: Bobbie
Email address: geekrockloser@hotmail.com
Ingredients: Head and shoulders shampoo
Instructions: My husband has suffered from acne for many years of his life.
Some people just have acne on their face, some like my husband, has it terribly
all over their entire body. It's embarrassing, and painful physically and
emotionally. My husband tried literally everything. I was determined to get
rid of his acne one way or another. So one day I was shopping at the grocery
store, and picked up a bottle of head and shoulders. I discovered that by
washing your skin with head and shoulders it clears up acne with-in a matter
of days! His acne on his entire body went away in 3 days. It works! My husband
is the happiest he's been in years about his skin, and who would know that
just a bottle of head and shoulders could do the trick!For instructions, I
recommend you apply head and shoulders to the skin where acne is present and
lather really well. If you have extremely bad acne on different parts of your
body, I recomment you bathe twice a day and lather very well and keep your
skin as dry as possible. This remedy has done wonders for my husband, and
I know it can do wonders for you!
Date: Wednesday,
July 13, 2005
Time: 11:48 PM EST
Justine
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: Aveda active composition oil or tea tree oil
Herbal Clay Masque
Instructions: I use aveda active oil (which is basically a tea tree oil) and
then apply a herbal clay masque on top that on the affected area and I leave
it on for about 10 minutes and then wash it off with hot or cold water, then
apply moisturizer!Do this morning and evening for a couple of days and you
will see an improvement
Date: Wednesday,
July 13, 2005
Time: 8:02 PM EST
Brett
Country of Remedy: ???
Ingredients: Ice
Toothpaste
Instructions: This is the easiest remedy for Acne. When you wake up, rup the
spots containing acne with an ice cube for about 10 seconds. Then before you
go to bed, do it again. DO NOT DRY IT, let it dry itself. Once its dry, put
toothpaste on it. Not a lot. Just so your skin looks really oily. Go to bed.
When you wake up, take a facecloth, wet it with COLD water and wipe off the
toothpaste. Ive been doing this for 2 days and my skin feels smooth and the
pimples have disappeared.
Date: Wednesday,
June 29, 2005
Time: 12:59 AM EST
WERT
Ingredients: USA
Instructions: ok the cause of acne is toxins plugging up your kidneys and
bowles and livers. Your body can't eliminate these toxins by itslef
so it eliminates them through your secondary eliminatory organ...your skin.
Dirt covers your pores and the toxins come up in the form of oil
andget trapped under your skin.
!. So drink half your body weight in ounces of water a day (preferably with
lemon juice and a pinch of ceyenne pepper)
2. Cut out ALL processed foods (dairy, processed meats, processed cereal and
other processed wheats, even processed veggies)Well at least cut back on them
3. Take a multivitamin TWICE daily if you can handle it (preferably Vita-Clear)
4. EAt only cucumbers and carrots and sprouts and maybe potatoes for a few
days if you can handle it.
5. Cut out all glucose and eat glucose-rich fruits sparingly. DO NOT DRINK
POP!!!!!
6. Try taking these: Milk Thistle, vitamin A and C, Grape Seed Extract, Evening
Primrose Oil, Cromium Picomilate? 200, and anything you can find that says
"detoxify" on the side
7. Use good hygine
8. do this a lot when ur watching tv or somethin: Breathe in for 5 seconds,
hold for 20 seconds, release for 10 seconds, or something on the same ratio.
JUST DO IT YOU ARE BREATHING OUT YOUR TOXINS IN THIS EXCERSISE
9. wash with a good face wash or do the egg white thing (look down)
10. eat lots of fiber you should take about 25-30 grams a day, but make sure
you poo every 12-24 hours. MAKE sure its not less than 12 and not more than
24
11. try not to fight with people and create stress stress is horrible for
your skin
12. try not to excersise to much during this detoxification periodif you really
stop your bad eating habits and do these steps, you might feel some discomfort
in your back on day 1 or 2, but that's just your kidneys getting rid of toxinsbut
you will be acne-free and you'll feel GREAT in 3 or 4 days!!! its great!!!!
Date: Thursday,
June 23, 2005
Time: 9:15 AM EST
E.B.
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Porter's Liniment Salve
Instructions: I had acne really bad all over my face. Nothing worked to clear
it up. One day I had a scrape that I put the liniment salve
on. Just out of curiosity I put a little bit on a few of my pimples. The next
morning they were completly gone! I was shocked. I put the
salve on the rest of my face the next night and most of them cleared up! It
was wonderful! I recommend everyone with terrible acne to try this.
Date: Sunday, June
12, 2005
Time: 12:46 PM EST
kali
Country of Remedy: usa
Ingredients: toothpaste and ice
Instructions: before bed put toothpaste on you acne (not gel toothpaste)and in the moring wash it off with a warm wet washcloth tne ice acne down for about 10 to 20 mins and acne should be noticly better!
Date: Thursday,
June 2, 2005
Time: 8:54 AM EST
Lisa
Country of Remedy: Atlanta, GA USA
Ingredients: Honey
Aloe Vera
Instructions: Mix a dime size of honey
with a dime size of aloe. Apply to any large cyst before bed. It stays moist
so you can't use during the day. The honey acts like an antibiotic and the
aloe allows it to penetrate under the skin where your cyst is. In the
morning it will become greatly reduced and should clear completely the next
night.
Date: Friday, June
3, 2005
Time: 8:02 PM EST
danielle
dani rox 11@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy: down under - australia
Ingredients: *lucas paw paw ointmet really cheap,( works for anything else like rashes cuts burns and especially).........pimples or mild acne & black or white heads !!!*mild soap- dove is a pretty good example
Instructions: * Hi im in my early teens and have discovered this remedy to be really helpful !!!
*i definatelyreccomend you do this nearly almost every night or so.
* 1st of all go and buy paw paw ointment from you local chemist
it is not specifically for pimplese.t.c but for cuts rashes burns that sort
of stuff, so most of u already have it in ur households .
* then every day when u wake up and when you go 2 bed at night .wash your
face with COLD water, and a mild soap ,then of course rinse it off, no matter
how cold room temperature is,( dosent worry me i live in sydney AUS ) .remember
2 wash with cold water.
* When u go 2 bed rub a thin layer of the paw paw ointment all over the face but more on the infected areas.
* when u wake up the paw paw should still be on quite a bit, so wash your face with the mild soap, to get it all off .
*repeat this truly helpful method and you should see the results everyday when you wake up !!! 2 good 2 be true.
PLEASE IF U TRY MY EASY & HELPFUL REMEDY PLEASE, IM DYING 2 KNOW OW IT GOES , SO PLEASE E-MAIL MEAT : dani rox 11@hotmail.com
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2005
Time: 12:05 AM EST
Kaitlin
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: A few secrets of the trade.
Instructions: Stay away from anything with corn in it. The only oil that should pass into your stomach should be extra virgin oil. Stay away from peanut butter. Stay away from high sugar. Breakouts occur when your blood sugar rises at a very quick rate. All inflammatory foods (sugars, "white" foods, breads, even bananas) raise your blood sugar quickly causing you to break out. Eating anti-inflammatory foods (salmon, lots of rich vegetables, water! water! water! (flushes out the zits)) will combat the bad foods. Find a cleanser with salycilic acid. Use baby diaper rash cream with zinc (the highest level you can find) and apply it to zits. It'll dry them out.And remember, you should invest in a good moisturizer.Glycerin soap (I use Pears) works really good too. Or, if you want to really scrimp, I just took the adivce of the guy who said to use a dandruff shampoo and my skin not only feels clean but SOFT. Wow. I love it. And it makes sense. When I was scrimping on money I just used Head and Shoulders. When I started using other shampoo, I started breaking out.Also chocolate is actually good for you! (85% or more cacao in the chocolate bar -- the real bitter, true chocolate-- has antioxidants. You can not only satisfy your craving but not feel guilty or freaked out that you might get a pimple.)
P.S.: Weight training causes testosterone which equals pimples. Try not to overwork yourself with excercise because this is also inflammatory to your body. Always shower after you sweat.
Visit a facialist who can give you some advice on your skin (make sure she/he is really good through references and such) and not only can they guide you in the right direction andtreat your current acne problems, But they can connect you with specialists they believe may help your condition. Remember, they're professionals and they've seen it all.Also, I did the whole pill thing and the cream from the dermatologist. Then stopped. I'm sorry, but I'm clearing my pimples up without drugs from now on. Having a few bumps may really hurt your self esteem, but popping pills just isn't my cup of tea.
Let your body heal itself (the zinc really helps), stay out of the sun (the rays actually CLOG pores, which is why your acne may get worse/inflamed), and drink water and be gentle.
Just remember, acne is normal and hormonal and don't feel like you're trying to fight it. I've just realized that I've been fighting for so many years and am now prepared to stop. Acne really hurts inside and out, but sometimes you just have to go with the flow. Just because you had acne in your teens does not mean you will have it as you grow older. Also, not having acne in your teens doesn't gaurauntee you'll be acne free at 65. It's all hormones and STRESS.
Calm yourself and remember that you're perfect. And if people get a little riled up by a rash here or a pimple there, they're too sensitive! Let it all hang out! However, if you want to get dolled up. A good non-comedegenic and hypo-allergenic concealer will make it better for a short while. But don't you dare cake it on. Forget about it -- you're fabulous. Pimples be damned!
Date: Wednesday,
June 1, 2005
Time: 9:48 AM EST
Jen
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: polysporin
oil free moisturizer
Instructions: Having gone through my teens trying over the counter and home remedy for my uncomplicated acne, I finally found something that worked for me. I had always thought that I had oily skin,but I really had very dry skin that was over producing oil to make up for my dehydrated skin.I began using Clean & Clear moisturizer and my skin cleared up, whenever I do get a brake out I immediately treat it with polysporin, and it clears up within 3 days!
Date: Thursday,
May 5, 2005
Time: 9:33 PM EST
James
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Honey
Cinnamon
Instructions: Mix one teaspoon of cinnamon
into 3 tablespoons of honey.Use as a facial scrub, works great as an exfoliant,
and you can leave on overnight or wash it off after half an hour, either works
fine. Ive had horrible acne for 4 years and have tried the prescription drugs
as well as proactive and after discovering this remedy I was pleasantly surprised
at the results. My acne is now gone, yes seriously gone, after starting this
2 weeks ago, and I would recommend it to anyone. It also leaves your skin
feeling very soft from the honey... Very good alternative to expensive drugs
and burning chemicals...
Date:
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Time: 7:01 PM EST
Amy
Country of Remedy: USA
Name of Remedy: Acne
Ingredients: Clean Pillowcases
Clean and Clear Persa Gel
Aveeno Clear Complexion Cleanser
Instructions: I know this won't work for everyone but I thought I
would share what has helped me. I'm 24 and have had acne since I was 14. Recently
I stopped eating cereal for a couple weeks (for other reasons) and I noticed
my face cleared up almost entirely. I reserached and found that dairy products
are linked to cases of acne. I cut out all my
dairy, however I was still getting acne on my chin. Then I decided to change
the pillowcase on my pillow, since it hadn't been changed in who knows how
long. I sleep face down so I thought sometimes the oil from my hair might
clog the pores on my face. Those have pretty much cleared up as well. If I
do get a pimple, I use clean and clear persa gel (or any 10% benzoyl peroxide)
on my pimples ONLY. It can dry out the rest of your face and make things worse,
I think that is where a lot of people go wrong. It is very strong, so apply
1x a day first. And take a close look at what some of the spots on your face
are and see if t!
hey aren't new acne, but old scars, then invest in some OTC scar treatment
(assuming you can't afford laser therapy). One more item that has helped immensely
is a product that has been around for a long time! It's a Mint Julep Mask
about 2.99$ at Target, look for it on the bottom shelf, or tucked away somwhere
because the expensive items they put at eye level. This is a green clay mask,
you put it on and it dries up, you can feel your face get tight. Sometimes
I dab it on only where I need it and then use it as a night treatment at bedtime.
It's a really good investment for only $2.99. Hope I could help anyone!
Date:
Friday, February 11, 2005
Time: 12:22 PM EST
Anna
email address: Countrymama 92@yahoo.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Name of Remedy: acne
Ingredients: egg white
Visine
Instructions: I dab a little egg white on the pimple and leave it on over
night...sometimes I apply it all over my face. You'll notice results the next
morning...pimples/zits are reduced or gone, and your skin feels great!And
for times when you just need a quick cover up, I use a little Visine to take
the red out...just one or two drops on the pimple, and in a few minutes it's
less red and it makes concealing it with make up easier!
Date:
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
Time: 10:25 PM EST
Country of Remedy: colombia
Ingredients: toothpaste
Instructions: what you do is you apply tooth paste onto your pimple before
going to bed and that way it dries out your zit completely.
Date:
Wednesday, January 5, 2005
Time: 7:55 AM EST
Rhonda
Country of Remedy: usa
Ingredients: no wheat products (bread, pasta, crackers, beer, cookies,
many cereals, soy sauce(mostly wheat), biscuits, noodles, etc.andno caffeine
Instructions: I recently discovered I have a wheat allergy / intolerance and
eliminating it from my diet made a huge difference. But, I also needed to
eliminate caffeine. I can have a little wheat each day and drink maybe half
a coke but I try not to. The wheat was causing all my constipation (there
is supposed to be some link between constipation and acne). I was eating plenty
of fruit and vegetables, no junk food, drinking nothing but water and lots
of it but nothing ever helped.Since I eliminated the wheat my constipation
is gone. It only took a couple of days. I had always had trouble with acne
and constipation but in the last ten years they became so much worse. When
I read about the wheat connection it said that whole wheat was even worse
for you if you have these problems and that's when it clicked...I went on
a whole foods kick and replaced all my bread/wheat products with whole wheat.
I had other problems that cleared up as well, like waking up in the morning
feeling severely dehydrated. I would feel dehydrated all day and went to the
bathroom a lot at night even if I didn't drink for hours before I went to
bed. The no wheat diet is tough and as I mentioned before I had to get rid
of caffeine as well but it is soo worth it. If you want to try the no wheat
diet you will need to find alternatives to all that wheat, like nuts, meat,
corn tortilla chips, peanut butter, fruits and vegetables. All things considered
it was harder to give up coffee than it was wheat. Hope this helps someone.
Date:
Friday, December 31, 2004
Time: 2:49 PM EST
Brittany
email address: lovely coca cola@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: Vicks Vapro Rub
Instructions: Before you go to bed just rub a bit of vicks vapro
rub on your spots and they will have improved by the morning... well it works
for me! i also use it as a lip balm...it works well!
Date:
Friday, December 31, 2004
Time: 12:35 PM EST
Tia
Country of Remedy: United States
Ingredients: Wheat Germ
Acidophilus
Instructions: Acne sucks and the best way to treat it is from the inside out.
If you take some Wheat Germ, which you can find at the store then your acne
will clear up and your skin with feel nice and soft. You just take a spoonful
and wash it down with something because it isn't the best tasting stuff. Another
good thing to use is Acidophilus (not sure if I'm spelling it right) It is
a digestive that also cures sour stomachs!!! Acne is sometimes caused from
low amounts of stomach acid, I know it sounds weird but it's true. If you
just take one tablet 2-3 times a day then it can help. I've tried both and
they do help.
Date:
Sunday, November 28, 2004
Time: 5:25 PM EST
Dylan LeDuc
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Water, suger, ammonia
Instructions: Take 1 tsp. of suger
Mix with 1 tsp. of water to make facial scrub.wet face scrub face, rinse.Then
take ammonia and aply on acne (not whole face) with Qtip.After ammonia dries
you may put on lotion to sooth face
Date:
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Time: 9:06 PM EST
Country of Remedy: canada
soak cottonball in cider vinegar and add salt to cottonball. Apply
to infected area and hold there for as long as you can. This
will instantly reduce the swelling. Works great for large cystic acne as well.
Date:
Friday, October 22, 2004
Time: 11:33 PM EST
Dolly Damsels
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Multi-Vitmains (make sure it has zinc)
Instructions: Besides taking proper care of your body, excerise, drink water,
wash your face, etc... Just take one multi-vitmain a day, make sure it has
zinc. Reason: If you have a zinc defency, a common side affect is acne. So
taking this zinc, will help restore your bodies source, and your acne should
improve. If this doesn't work, it means your body doesn't have a zinc defecincy.
You should see signs of improvement immediatly. But wait two to three weeks,
for full results. I really hope this helps you all!
I know this
might sound a bit funny but lately I have been under a lot of stress. I have
never had acne and always had a clear complexion. I began breaking out after
I finished my last class in college and began to look for work, on my face
and neck, I even saw one on my ear. This week at the grocery store my daughter
and nieces wanted some carrots, so I cut some up for them and began eating.
I ate the entire bag except for 2 the girls ate. my acne began clearing up,
I craved them and bought another bag, maybe I needed beta carrotine? So, I
looked it up and found that carrots are a great antioxident. Maybe something
in my body needed flushed out? I don't know, but my face is almost completely
clear and it only took a couple of days.
Stephanie
Ohio
Date:
Thursday, October 14, 2004
Time: 6:21 PM EST
Jessica
Ingredients: baking soda and limon
Instructions: get a small bowl and add baking soda and limonmix well put it
on ur face and let it dry wash offwith warm water
Date:
Saturday, September 25, 2004
Time: 11:21 PM EST
Dave
testing 123@lawyer.com
Country of Remedy: Australia
Ingredients: Lemons, Filtered Water, Vegetables for Juicing,
Butter/Coconut Products.
Instructions: This remedy is to assist detoxification and digestion, but is
good for your health to do it everyday.I wake up and I have about 3/4 of a
litre (3 cups) of luke warm filtered water with the juice of half a lemon
added, this will stimulate digestion. A little while later I then drink a
glass of vegetable juice. I juice the following,carrot,beetroot,celery, lemon,
parsley, ginger and a small amount of apple. It is important to get the balance
right, the juice shouldn't be toosweet, the root vegetables carrot and beetroot
are high in sugar and without the fibre, they will cause a spike in insulin
levels, which leads to inflammation, which leads to acne. Shortly after that
I get a granny smith apple, dice it and dust it with cinnamon, then mix it
with flaked/shaved coconut and oats, all these are good for the skin.After
each meal I wait until it's digested, which is usually around 2 hours, I drink
about 1 and a half litres (6 cups) of water, with some lemon.Also make sure
you get enough saturated fat in your diet, coconut cream/extract/milk his
high in saturated fat, especially the cream or extract. I liberally eat butter
with just about anything or on its own, butter has the benefit of animal made
nutrients, vitamin A example, which only animals can make. The saturated fat
is integral because vitamins A,D,E and K are fat soluble and are absorbed
best with saturated fats.I could go into more detail and other methods but
this is getting too long, email me for more information. Hope this helps.
Date:
Monday, September 13, 2004
Time: 8:04 PM EST
Brittany
Country of Remedy: united states
Ingredients: warm water
sea salt
noxema
Instructions: boil a half cup water add 2 teaspoons of sea salt let cup sit
till warm and steam is no longer appearing take cotton ball
saturate in salt water and rub all over face do this process 2times RINSE
face immeditly with warm water and them pat dry add generous amout of noxema
and alot for it to dry up about 5 mins then rnse with warm water and pat dry
once again.
Date:
Sunday, September 5, 2004
Time: 6:37 AM EST
Amee
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons honey + 1 tablespoon cinammon
Instructions: OK, try this out. Every night, make this paste and put it on
the affected area. Apply it in circles. Leave it on when u sleep n in the
morning wash it off. In 2 weeks, your acne should be completely gone. I tried
it and it really works. It removes oil and makes ur face smooth and best of
all - acne free!!! GOOD LUCK!!!
Date:
Sunday, August 29, 2004
Time: 3:25 AM EST
lilac
Country of Remedy: england
Ingredients: bottle
water
Pure tea tree oil
Instructions: Pour into bottle some water. Then add 3 to 4 drops of pure tea
tree oil. Shake before every use. With this water saturate a cotton ball or
pad then apply by dabbing on to infected area.
Date:
Sunday, August 22, 2004
Time: 2:30 AM EST
Tina
email address: marty1582@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Phisoderm Facial Wash
Panoxyl Aqua Gel
1 Egg White
Aveeno Daily Baby Lotion(this is fragrance free)
Instructions: Clean your face with the facial wash twice a day. Cleaning your
face twice is very important mainly in the morning and before you go to bed.
In the morning clean your face with the facial wash. Dry face, then put on
lotion that's it.Before you go to bed clean your face with the facial wash.
Dry face and put egg white on your face. The egg white is a mask and this
tightens your skin(pores), I do this twice a week. Wash the egg off with cool
water and dry. Then put the gel on the pimp with a Q-tip this will dry out
and heal the pimp quicker. Only put this gel on the pimp not your whole face
it realy dries you out. Leave on overnight and in the morning wash off.
This very important: 1. At night clean you face using a white wash cloth-
scrub very gentally( your hands alone will not get the dirt off you skin).
2. Use Aveeno Daily Baby Lotion- not the one for adults. The baby lotion is
very sensitive because babies can't tolerate a lot of chemicals so this is
perfect for adults' face and body, and you don't need a lot.
3. Keep chemical off your skin, the less the better and never over dry your
skin you'll make more problems.
4. Drink a lot of water, about 1 gallon a day. This will clean your system
out and clear your skin.
Let me know how this worked for you at my email. Goog luck.
Date: Wednesday, August 18,
2004
Time: 12:00 PM EST
Email address: Danielle
Subject: Home RemedyCountry of Remedy: United States
Name of Remedy: Acne
Ingredients: salt
hot water
tooth paste
cold water
Instructions: first you take a bowl of hot water, (you can put however much
water you`d like) and mix it with a good amount of salt, again the amount
and measurements don`t matter, you can mix these together with a spoon or
just move it around a littlewith your finger, once the salt is disolved wash
your face with it as if it werelike regular water, don`t wash it of or dry
it. now while your face is still wettake a good amount of salt into your hands
and rub it on your face until your wholeface is covered with salt. leave it
on for 5-10 minutes and rinse it off with cold water. and right after this
is off your face, apply any kind of toothpaste to the acne spots, and leave
that on either over night [if your doing it at night] or hoursat a time, rinse
off toothpaste the next morning or 2-3 after applying it. you`ll get better
results leaving the toothpaste on over night. do this everyday or a few timesa
week, and you`ll definatly see an improvment in just days. i`m 13 and i have
HORRIBLEacne. i was prescibed five different medications, for my acne and
it either didn`t workor made it worse, i tried the salt and toothpaste and
my face cleared up in nearly days.i really hope this works for you!
Date:
Saturday, August 21, 2004
Time: 10:33 AM EST
kris
Ingredients: lemon
salt
soap
toothpaste
Instructions: In a small container add 1 tea spoon of salt, squeeze some lemon drops and add liquid soap. Mix it up so that the salt starts to dissolve in your little potion, when most of the salt is dissolved add the toothpaste and mix until it get a creamy texture. Keep adding toothpaste until your potion turns into a runny paste and leave for a while until it thickens into a non runny paste. Now that your magic potion is finished apply on the INDIVIDUAL spots and let it dry. This stuff if real bad for your skin it dries it up real bad so try to use it only on dating nights. Leave the paste on for as long as you think, the longer you leave it the more it will dry up your little spot. Little tip after u do this use a conditioner.
Date:
Friday, August 13, 2004
Time: 12:19 AM EST
Phoneix
email address: zuliau@aol.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Name of Remedy: Acne
Ingredients: Clean Cloth
Warm Water
Bath Soap
Instructions: Trust me, this works. My mother broke out from smelling flowers
she was elergic to. I told her about this, she tried in 2 days it was gone.
Put the bar of soap in the warm water. Let the soap soak sit for 5minutes.
Then, add wash cloth to warm water and soap.Then put the soap, water, and
wash cloth in microwave for 30 seconds. Then take the heated cloth to your
face for 15minutes every 2nights. I promise in 2-5 days your acne will be
gone.
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2004
Time: 10:47 PM EST
brandon
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Regular Table Salt (Iodized or not), water
Instructions:
In a bowl mix about 2 1/2 parts salt with 1/2 part water, or until it hasbecome
a thick gritty paste. Use on clean slightly wet
face. Then apply to face in a circular motion. Leave on for 5-10 minutes then
thoroughly rinse off and pat dry. This works great as an exfoliator, and really
leaves your skin feeling very soft not dry! Try it, it help clear up some
of my acne in about 3 days!(Note: there may be some stinging involved when
it is applied. That is normal.)
Date:
Tuesday, July 27, 2004
Time: 9:19 AM EST
michelle chasse
email address: momo89@bellsouth.net
Country of Remedy: usa
Ingredients: long sleeved shirt
clean sheets and pillow cases
asprin tablets
crest toothpast/ regular
water
wash cloth
Instructions:
ok first of all... what you need the long sleeved shirt for is that when you
sleep put it on... see when i sleep i lay my head on my arm and that was causing
my oils from my arm to rub on my face... ans the clean sheets you should always
have... especialy pillow casesif you dont was your pillow cases regulary than
all the oils will build up on the sheet and when you lay your head down the
oils will clog your pores and then a pimple will form over night.. that is
why
when you wake up you have a whole bunch of white heads!now for the face scrub...
you will need about 2 tablespoons of crest tooth past.. perferably the regular..
no extra whiting our fancy stuffand you will need about 10 asprin...(no coating.)
and take about a half cup of water and let the asprin dissolve in the water.
after the asprin is disolved thenyou will want to carefuly drain the water
so all you ahve left is little micro-beads of asprin.. it will feel like sand..
then you wasn to mix
the tooth-past and asprintogether and then wash your face with the scrub...
dont use your hands... use a wash cloth. after washing your face put some
aloe-vera gel on your face... has to be 100% aloe vera lotingno additives...
so do this in the morning and befor you go to bed..... good luck and e-mail
me your results... it really helped with me! :)
Date:
Tuesday, July 6, 2004
Time: 3:00 AM EST
Ann
Country of Remedy: Japan
Ingredients: - burdock root
- fresh seeds of broom cypress (in japan it's called tonburi)
- no milk or yeast or sugar
- weleda iris products
Instructions: Eat lots of budock root (japanese gobou) They sell it dried
in capsules also. It cleans your pores. I don't know if you can get the seeds
of broom cypress anywhere else than Japan, but it makes your skin look good
in 3 days.It's also called difuzi as a chinese herb, but I don't know if it's
the same.Milk and Yeast are definatly bad for acne. Stop eating ALL milk and
yeast containig products and you will see result in a few days.Sugar is hard
to stop eating, but it works when you want to get rid of acne.Acne is really
about your diet!A very good daycream and lotion is WELEDA (all organic).
Date:
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Time: 8:42 PM EST
Email address: Megan
email address: Bubbles2648@aol.com
Country of Remedy: Italy
Ingredients: warm water
regular salt
Instructions: This is really easy and clears up your face really fast! My
cousin had really bad acne and he tryed
evrything he even went to a dermatologist, but nothing worked that the dermatologist
gave him. He tryed
every kind of acne medication out there but it all seemed to irritate his
face and make it worse. Till I helped him out. All u have to do is every morning
and night pour a little salt into the palm of your hands and rub it together
in your hands adding some warm water to it massage into your face adding warm
water with your hands after about 1min of doing that rinse face and pat lightly
to dry with a clean towel. It works between a week or two. But u got to try
it, it my cause dryness but it defiantly
clears it up. Well I hope it helps it helped my cousin and he had it bad.
So Goodluck and best whishes!
Date:
Thursday, May 27, 2004
Time: 5:09 PM EST
Jenna
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: pepto bismol
Instructions: okay...take the pepto bismol and smear it onto your face....everywhere,
or just on the pimples and let it dry. then wash it off.PRESTO...it makes
your pimple go down!!
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2004
Time: 7:51 PM EST
Nicole
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: toothpaste ( crest is the best )
Instructions: This is simple. Just apply toothpaste dry directly on to the
problem area then let it stay on for at least 25 minutes.For the pimple...the
top will dissapear but remeber to wash your face and hands after the pimple
pops.When toothpaste is applied burning might happen but this is normal.The
blackhead solution will take 2 weeks for 100% of the blackheads to dissapear.
Date:
Tuesday, May 4, 2004
Time: 10:48 PM EST
Email address: tina murry
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Lemon Juice
Hydrogen Peroxide
Aspirin
Aloe Vera
Echinacea & Goldenseal dried herbs or tea
Instructions: Mix in a bowl or container the Lemon Juice, Hydrogen Peroxide,
a few Aspirin and the Echinacea w/ Goldenseal you can also use
the tea and pour the herbs in the bowl. Mix it toghether and use this solution
as a astrinigent apply w/ cotton balls or tissue and leave it on
your face to dry.Once it dries put Aloe Vera on your skin. Do this after every
time you wash your face it really works.
Date:
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
Time: 8:55 PM EST
Email address: maryjane
Subject: Home RemedyCountry of Remedy: usa
Name of Remedy: acne, pimples
Ingredients: Cream of Tarter
Instructions: I'm 44 years old and usually had pertty good skin most
of my life. For some reason the past year my face has really be breaking out.
I headed to the store and bought facial scrubs, tried the toothpaste, Nutragena,
but nothing worked I constantly had new pimple eruptions daily. My face was
getting scars and I didn't like the way I looked. I figured it must be some
kind of imbalance in my body since this was a new problem for me. My sister
told me that a Naturalpathic doctor said to take 1 teaspoon of cream of tarter
with juice daily and it would clear up the pimples. What you do is mix about
1 teaspoon cream of
tarter( the stuff you use for cooking it is a white powder you can find at
any grocery store) mix it with juice and drink it. It acts as an antioxidant.
It cleans out you system of toxin and as a result this helps to clear the
pimples. I figured I tried all the other stuff that you put on your face what
would it hurt to try this, and it definately!was cheaper than all the other
stuff I was buying. I noticed an improvement within 3 days. after about 1
week the pimples were gone and no new ones were erupting. I then quit taking
the cream of tarter and back the pimples came. So again I started on it and
again the pimples are
now cleared up. I now just take cream of tarter in juice daily. I figure if
it is helping get rid of the pimples it is getting rid of
harmful toxins in my body that I don't need. Try it! It fights the breakouts
from the inside and it is completely safe.
Date: Friday, April 16, 2004
Time: 2:53 PM EST
acne boy
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: -showering 2-3 times a day in running hot water ( not too hot
so you burn yourself but fairly hot)
- salt
Instructions: Take a hot shower 3 times a day and let the RUNNING WATER RUN
ON YOUR FACE all over your face for about 3-5 MINUTES
until face tightens up. You will see that it naturally gets rid of the oil
and will clear up your acne in about a week.For the guys, if you shave, please
use an electric shaver and shave before you shower. Regular razor blades will
irritate skin with acne and cause more unwanted oil. Also wash your hair just
once a day with a non conditioning shampoo ( this will stop the oils from
your head from reaching the rest of you face).Do not use soap or anything
else on your face while doing this and never WASH or TOUCH your face with
your hands. This just adds more unwanted oils from your hands. Just wash hair
and rinse face thats it! If u find that u r still getting oil build up ( such
as when u wake up in thee morning) in certain areas such as the nose or forehead,
sprinkle a little bit of SALT on these areas while they r still wet and leave
on and let dry for about 1/2
an hour and then rinse it off with runnuing hot water in the shower as I said
before.just try this method it works for me
Date:
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Time: 12:06 PM EST
matt
Country of Remedy: USA
Instructions: I had acne my whole life, and then on a train trip the bar didn't
serve mountain dew, the drink that
consumed my life. I was on the train for 14 days and when my trip was over,
Voila no acne.proof that you shouldfind out what you are allergic to.
Date:
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Time: 2:28 PM EST
Patricia B
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Nothing more than a good cleanser......
Instructions: I used to have acne really really bad, until I relized face
scrubs and all the stuff you would think would get rid of it. The
best thing for acne is a good
1.Non- Comedogenic
2.Frangrance Free
3.Sensitive skinsoap, you can get it in a name grand or a generic brand they
all work
the same "Cetaphil cleanser or the generic form. People with acne have
very sensitive skin and they don't realize that all they think is they have
oily skin, which if you use a scrub it makes it worse. Hope this helps you
all some, I know it did for me. Good Luck :)
Date:
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Time: 2:26 PM EST
anna
Country of Remedy: usa
Ingredients: unsweetened yogurt
Instructions: if you have acne eat un sweetened yougurt that does not have
artificial sweetener either.and if you like put pure honey on your face for
an hour.its good stuff.
Date:
Saturday, February 28, 2004
Time: 3:40 PM EST
anna
Country of Remedy: U.S.A.
Ingredients: 1.A good diet
2.The entrie found on this page using cetaphil,vitamins,peroxide
3.Excersise
4.Lots of water
5.Collodial silver
Instructions: I used to have acne severely on my forehead and other places
of my face. Then i came across this web-site and decided what the
heck id try this entrie found here (the cetaphil etc.entrie),i followed this
entrie except i used a washcloth every time a washed my face(to
exfoliate)and let me tell you my face was pretty darn clear within a month
or maybe a month and a half.(oh yes,when you use the face rag make
sure its a frehly cleaned one every time).I used a womans multiple vitamin
w/no iodine because iodine is quite bad for acne.i drank my 8 glasses
of water a day,not to mention i took 1/2 tsp.of collodial silver to use as
a nautural, safe ,anti-biotic.this REALLY helped. But,you must
change your diet,eat lots of fruit and veggies,have absoloutely NO SUGAR whatsoever,have
non refried foods,greasy foods,and try your hardest not to have any artificail
sweetener, a little bit is O.K. but after a while it gets to be as bad as
sugar. I always have 100% pure honey aro!
und incase i want something sweet,if it werent for honey i would have gone
mad.You may eat bread but dont go over board white flour is bad for
your face. wheat flour is the most preferable. as for excersise do some running,
sit ups,tennis,etc.(anything cardio is nice),but make sure you
rinse your afce off when youre done so youre pores dont get clogged.i know
im forgeting something so if you have any questions or whatever
.this really works PLEASE TRY IT!!!!!!!!!
Date:
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Time: 1:47 PM EST
Email address: Shawn
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Flax Seed
Instructions: take about 5 tablespoons per day of "cold milled"
flax seed...great for the skin...also good for lowering cholestrol
Date:
Monday, March 15, 2004
Time: 9:07 PM EST
Rhonda
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: find out what you are allergic to
Instructions: For me it is peanuts. They give me horrible acne, especially
cystic.I kept a food/beverage diary for a few weeks which also had a scale
(1-10) for me to rate my complexion.I have tried several of the things listed
in this project and I have to
say the best advice is eating potatoes, applying sliced potato to skin, cutting
out sodas and other sugar/corn syrup based drinks, and drinking plenty of
water.Allergies can be very complicated and you can be allergic to more than
one thing. Also,if you are allergic to something like corn, peanuts, or soy
it can be hidden inso many foods in so many forms, like oils, syrups, etc.Don't
give up. And don't listen to those doctors who tell you it's not whatyou eat.
Date:
Wednesday, February 11, 2004
Time: 12:27 PM EST
bonnie
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Denorex shampoo - Extra Strength
Instructions: Denorex would definetly not endorse this and I found
it out by accident.Denorex contains 3% Salicylic Acid and worked very much
like a chemical peel would. I simply washed my face with it and noticed the
effect right away. Caution: The immediate results will be tight,red and dry,flaking
skin(as with a peel) Please moisturize with a gentle moisturizer such as cetaphil.
It would also be helpful not to have any immediate plans lined up,as your
face will be very red!Once the redness and dryness go away you will notice
that your skin is smoother, clearer with a noticable improvement in skin tone
and texture.As an alternative you could mix a little of the shampoo with your
usual cleanser to avoid the harsherside effects. Please believe me, this is
just like having a chemical peel and seemsto have the same side effects. It
has the highest percentage of salicylic acid than anything else OTC that I
know of so use at your own risk.
Date:
Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Time: 3:37 AM EST
ag823420@yahoo.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: baking soda
facial cleanser
Instructions: add baking soda to your daily cleanser and it will be a gentle
but effective exfoliator!
Date:
Wednesday, January 14, 2004
Time: 6:22 PM EST
Jake
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: potato
Instructions: Cut the potato in half. (no need to wash it) Rub the insides
of it all over your face and keep it on overnight. The potato dries your skin
out and you'll see immediate results. You can save the potato for the next
night by wrapping it up with cling wrap and a rubber band. It's really easy
and it really works, i swear!
Date:
Monday, January 5, 2004
Time: 10:52 AM EST
Email address: Lynne
email address: Angelic396@aol.com
Country of Remedy: U.S.A.
Ingredients: Fresh basil Leaves
Instructions: 1 small handful of fresh basil leaves, you can buy a fresh bunch
at most grocery stores. Let the leaves simmer in 2 cups of water for about
15 minutes, take the mixture and put it into the refrigerator to chill, apply
the mixture to you face with a cotton ball, you can apply to the troubled
area, or the whole face 2x a day for 1 wk, My
husband has had acne all his life that left him with deep scares, he went
to so many dermatologists, but never felt satisfied with the advice they gave
him, at one point he was so desperate to get rid of his scares that he was
going to consider dermabraision,(I think that's how you spell it) which is
a procedure that removes the first 3-4 layers of the skin, and costs around
$1,500.00, thank god I found this remedy first, it saved us a whole lot of
time and money! yes my husband still has some scaring, but not half as bad,
and his breakouts are few. Oh and one more thing! the post I read that said
stay away from sugar, THAT PERSO!N IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT !!! please send me
your response if you try this, I hope it works just as good for you as it
did my husband
Date:
Sunday, December 28, 2003
Time: 9:32 AM EST
Kami Lee
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Uncoated Aspirin
Apple Cider Vinegar
Water
Vitamin E
Instructions: Gets rid of acne and scars for good (and practically for free)
I have been suffering with adult acne for a few years and the aspirin mask
and toner solved it in a couple of weeks … something the more expensive
store products were unable to do. Use the aspirin method consistently and
you'll see your skin improve and the old acne scars will fade away in time.Create
an aspirin mask: dissolve a few aspirin with a few drops of apple cider vinegar
and water, and then apply the paste as a facial mask. After 10 minutes, rinse
with cold water to close your pores and apply vitamin E (I simply burst open
the vitamin E pills). You can do this 1x - 3x a week. Works great! Caution:
Make sure you apply a good moisturizing lotion to your face - the aspirin
mixture can be a bit drying. Mix your own toner in a 9 ounce bottle ($1 in
any drug store): use 1/2 water, 1/2 apple cider vinegar and about 6-8 aspirins.
The vinegar causes the old skin cells to flake off, just like the BHA products.
The aspirin is basically salicylic acid, which is used in many OTC and prescription
acne treatments. The aspirin won't dissolve completely - simply shake the
mixture before applying with a cotton ball. Afterwards apply pure vitamin
E to your face and follow-up with a moisturizing lotion with at least SPF
15. Use this method twice a day. Remember to drink plenty of water (amount
half you body weight in ounces - if your 100lbs drink 50 oz of water) and
to take vitamins. VitaminsA,B,C,D and E are specifically good for great skin.
Date:
Monday, December 22, 2003
Time: 1:12 PM EST
Cherry
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Water
Aveeno Foaming Facial Cleanser
1/2 apple cider vinegar 1/2 water mixed with aspirin
10% benzoyl peroxide
Instructions: I recommend doing the water therapy on a 3 day weekend. You're
going to be in the bathroom alot.The first 3 days I drank 40 oz. of water
as soon as I got up. You have to drink all the water in one sitting. The next
4 days you can lower the amount to 20 oz. Just make sure you drink atleast
6 glasses of water a day. 2x a day-Upon waking and after dinner I do this
routine. Wash face with Aveeno (any cleanser wouldprobably work) Rinse. Use
the mix of 1/2 vinegar, 1/2 water and 4-5 crushed aspirin as a toner.I shake
the mixture at night but not in the morning. I let my face remain damp and
apply a thinlayer of benzoyl peroxide. Your skin may be flaky and a little
dry but it'll be clear. I don't worry about the dryness at night but during
the day I use a moisturizer. I also take a multivitamin.
Date:
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Time: 11:41 PM EST
Danilo Reyes
email address: danilo reyes@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy: Vietnam
Ingredients: Stop eating sugar
Instructions: People try to remedy the symptoms with facial cleanser, and
they could help, but the root problem will persist.This is something I leaned
second hand, from my friend Hung Vu from Vietnam.When he was 16 he had a really
serious acne problem. He went to several doctors and no luck. Finally he went
to an old town doctor, who used to work during the Vietnam War.The appointment
went similar to the other doctors, but went he was leaving the place, the
doctor told him:"By the way, stop eating sugar".The doctor had an
enormous experience during the war, because during war, food supply was limited
and soldiers ate a great quantity of sugar cane (sugar is made from the sugar
cane plant) and ALL of them suffered serious acne problems.My friend, immediately
stopped eatingsugar, and guess what? Acne was gone in a couple of months.I
was raised in Puerto Rico, and folklore there said that eating Chocolate created
acne, turns out chocolate has a great amount of sugar.This is one of the things
that time will eventually forget, I hope this helps some people out there.
Danilo
USA
Date:
Wednesday, December 3, 2003
Time: 3:04 PM EST
Sarah
sarahpelhank@yahoo.com
Country of Remedy: Georgia, U.S.A.
Ingredients: Cotton balls
Instructions: No matter what kind of toner (I suggest Neutrogina Pore Refining
Toner - it shrinks your pores) or lotion you use on your face, it is best
to use all natural cotton balls rather than your fingers or tissue, etc. Synthetic
cotton balls don't catch as much dirt, and your fingers naturally have oil
in them. All - cotton cotton balls have more texture. This means that they
lightly exfoliate your skin. Also, they use less product, making your favorite
product last longer!
Date:
Thursday, November 27, 2003
Time: 7:53 PM EST
Mandy Lou
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Hot water and salt
Instructions: This works for those painful red zits that seem like they'll
never come to a head. This works I promise. Dissolve two
teaspoons of salt in 1/2 cup of hot water. Saturate a cotton ball in the hot
water. Hold the compress on your pimple 'til it becomes cold, repeat with
a new cotton ball. Do this for a about 15 minutes. You will notice the pimple
has come to a head within no time. Squeeze the pimple and cleanse the area
well.
Date:
Sunday, November 30, 2003
Time: 10:14 AM EST
Hector
TEXAS
Ingredients: OATMEAL AND HONEY is all you need!
Instructions: wash face its mild soap, next mix honey and oatmeal, rub
on your face. leave for 15 minutes. rinse with COLD water. cold water
reduces any swelling of pimples.you will see best results in days! i
want to know about your results, so please email me,
hek tur@hotmail.com
Date:
Saturday, November 15, 2003
Time: 9:16 PM EST
Brit
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: Dandelion Tea
Instructions: Hi! I have acne and i drink dandelion tea. The tea can be found
at any health store and I think supermarkets. This tea helps your
liver. Your liver is the organ that sorts out the good things in food and
the bad. Sometimes your liver gets overloaded, which makes bad
nutrients from your food get into your bloodstream. This causes acne or pimples.This
tea helps your liver stay healthy and not get overloaded. DRINK IT!! it really
does work. Chinese medicine believes that if your liver is healthy then the
rest of your body is healthy.You could always try to not eat too many greasy
foods and drink LOTS of water!! Hope this HELPS!!
Date:
Sunday, November 9, 2003
Time: 3:10 AM EST
erik
email address: esprerunner@webtv.net
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: "EDGE" Shave Gel
Instructions: This may not get rid of bad acne right away, but i've found
it's a great way to maintain a clean face. "EDGE" active care gel
(the one marked"Clean") has so far been the only facial cleanser
(actually it's a mens shave gel) that keeps me from breaking out. I've tried
every other faial cleanser out there, but they all dry out my face and seem
to make things wose. Try it for a couple of weeks. It couldn't hurt. Here's
how I use it:
1. Rinse face with very warm water to loosen dirt and oil and open up the
pores. Hint: Before washing, steaming your face over some hot water with a
towl drapped over your head works great for the first 2-3 days. Afterwards
you shouldn't need to steam your face anymore.
2. Lather up your face real well. Don't use a wash cloth, just your fingers.
Wash cloths just make it wose. Massage into face about 30-40 seconds.
3. Leave your face lathered for about 5 min.
4. Rinse with warm (not hot) water. Repeat as much as you want.
It works for me.
Date:
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
Time: 11:40 PM EST
Pearl
Country of Remedy: Japan
Ingredients: Plain white toothpaste
Instructions: All you need to do is dab a little toothpaste onto the affected
area.Leave on for a while,preferably overnight.Wash off with a mild cleansing
soap.
Date:
Sunday, October 5, 2003
Time: 6:54 PM EST
Email address: Jillian
email address: Cagirly0019@aol.com
Country of Remedy: US
Ingredients: oatmeal
vinegar
raspberries
1 whole egg
salt
Instructions: take a small bowl, pour some oatmeal into it, pour about a
tablespoon of salt (depends on bowl size n how much oatmeal into it, pour
about a tablespoon of salt (depends on bowl size n how much
oatmeal) squish up some raspberries and mix the salt, oatmeal, and raspberries
then add a little bit of vinegar.approximately 2tablestoons.It should make
a paste...add in the one egg and mix up with a spoon until it makes a red,
pastey mix. Wash face
with an exfoliating scrub, i.e. apricot scrub or use a loofah to exfoilate..
steam your clean face.. then apply the mixture thickly onto face.
then apply the mixture thickly onto face. It may be a little hard to get on
but i just packed in onto my face. Immediately you can feel it
tingling and drying up. Leave on for about 30 mins or until the mixture is
SOMEWHAT dry or starts to crumble off. Rinse off with cold water.
Date:
Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Time: 11:55 PM EST
Patty
email address: babypat111@aol.com
Country of Remedy: Florida
Ingredients: If you've got a blender, oatmeal and water...then you're
on your way to having great looking skin!!
Instructions: It doesn't hurt to try this!
Take about 3 tablespoons of oatmeal, add cold water to it, and put it in the
blender until the oatmeal becomes rather thick, but not either blotty nor
too watery otherwise it will drip down your face. Apply with fingertips in
an upwards motion. Relax for about 15 to 20 minutes. Face will become stiff
being that oatmeal turns into a facial mask. Rinse off with luke warm water
and washcloth to soften up the oatmeal. Afterwards, rinse face off with cold
water. Make sure you're not allergic to oatmeal! Try it, nothing worked for
me until I did this, it was an old grandmother recipe that my mother told
me about. Your face will feel smooth and it will definately clear up. Try
it, it's cheap and you've got nothing to loose!! Good Luck...if it works on
you...please e-mail me with a sucess story, if it works on you, you will never
forget me :)...
Ingredients:
Towel
two eggs
lemon juice
As
someone with acne all my life I learned a few lessons that work like a charm.
Wash you face as normal then fill a sink with the hottest possible water and
hold your face over it for five minutes with a towel covering your head to
trap as much steam as possibe. This open the pores. Wash your face again .
Then mix two egg whites and two dops of lemon juiceand beat
until the subsyance is frothey. apply this to your face..it works just like
a mask. It will dry in a few minutes, but won't leave your face horribly unmoveable.
Rinse this off with cold water. Do this twice aweek and you
should see results immediatley.
Date:
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Time: 7:51 PM EST
Email address: Anonymous
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: vitamins & minerals, Cetaphil face wash, and Hydrogen
Peroxide.
Instructions: The best thing you can do to help clear-up your skin is to start
taking vitamins and minerals. You should get a bottle of multi-vitamin &
minerals and begin taking them right away. Look for one that is high in vitamin
A, B vitamins, and vitamin E. Minerals to look for are magnesium, selenium,
and zinc. If you can’t find a multi-vitamin that has all of these, youcan
buy some of them separately. DO NOT take more than directed, some vitamins/minerals
can have serious side effects if taken in high doses. You will also need a
good facial cleanser that is gentle to your skin. Scrubs, masks, and other
such products will only make it worse. Cetaphil is one of the best facial
cleansers you can get (recommended by mostDermatologists). You can find it
at Drug Stores or Wal-Mart. You should wash your face twice a day, when you
get up in the morning and before you go to bed. If you have a habit of picking
at your face (as most people do when they have acne), !
you should use Hydrogen Peroxide on the “open” places. Use a cotton
ball to dab the peroxide on the infected places. You should do this at night
(after you wash your face) before you go to bed because the peroxide may make
the places turn a white color. After you’ve slept through the night,
the white discoloration will be gone and any infection left inside should
be completely dried up. You should see some noticeable results within a couple
of days, and extremely noticeable results
within a couple of weeks. This has worked for me, and I have tried everything
else imaginable. I’ve seen a dermatologist who gave me every kind of
medication on the market (except accutane, which I refused to take) and none
of them helped. I am confident that this will help others as well. And, besides
a clear complexion, the vitamins & minerals will make you feel a lot better
in general.
Date:
Sunday, September 21, 2003
Time: 8:15 PM EST
mariha
email address: lpcmuneca@aol
Country of Remedy: usa
Ingredients:
water butter cheese onions honey lemon juice
Instructions: put in the leavAND THENSO IT CLLENGS IIN ALLL NIGHT LOONG ULL
LOVEITe it on during night and wash in the morniing it worked for me
Date:
Friday, September 12, 2003
Time: 5:26 PM EST
Ahmed
email address: a gugi@hotmail.com
Country of Remedy: Canada
Ingredients: Honey
Lemon
Salt
Instructions: Toothpaste does not work so think before you try it, it mostly
leaves zits after a long night.
Honey, lemon and salt mixed give you a complete acne cleanserand pore remover
leave for 30 minutes and watch your acne shrink and sinkon the first day see
the results try it and tell me if it helps. In
first week you get a strong action, people with very sensitive skin might
get more but after your skin gets use to this product and is able to remove
pimples.This is good for all type of skin.
Date:
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
Time: 4:00 PM EST
Brittany
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: warm water
honey
cold water
Instructions: wet your face with warm or hot water to open your pores then
spread honey onto your face let it dry a little.
and dab your CLEAN fingers onto your face to pull the dirty stuff out. then
rince your face with cold water.
Date:
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Time: 3:56 PM EST
Noemi
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients:
1 Cucumber
Instructions:
1. Peel the
cucumber.
2. Cut into slices (not too thin not too thick).
3. Grab one slice and rub all over your face or infected area.
4. Use like 3 slices on your face, let dry, and then wash off with cold
water.
5. The remaining slices you can put them in your blender and save it in
a bottle.
6. Before you go to sleep you put some of this on your face and in the
morning you wash it off with water your skin will feel great!
Date:
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Time: 4:03 PM EST
Noemi
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: a piece of Aloe Vera
Instructions: You can do this while your at home or before you go to bed.
You get your piece of Aloe Vera and cut it open in half so that you can get
the gel that's inside. You put that gel in the afected areas and if you want
you can leave the leaves on you face for a better result. In the morning wash
your face and you will see great results that the pimples have dried and calmed
down if you do this often your skin will have even greater results in no time.
Date: Saturday, August 30, 2003
Time: 12:33 AM EST
Tammy
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: All you need is hemeroid cream
Instructions: Just apply to the affected area. It shrinks the tissue back
down. Also Great for puffy eyes.
Date:
Tuesday, September 2, 2003
Time: 2:32 AM EST
MindyMadbird555@aol.com
Country of Remedy: USA
Ingredients: Neosporin
Instructions: Just rub neosporin over the infected areas right before bed
or right before putting on any make-up. It usually clears it up in a day or
two and prevents any scaring (at least that's how it works for
me lol :)
Date: Friday, September 5, 2003
Time: 7:57 AM EST
Email address: shellie
Country of Remedy: usa,nyc
Ingredients: milk of magnesia
Instructions: coat intire face with milk of magnesia overnight and in 1 -2
days you willhave noticed the irration of pimples and blemishes to have lightened,
painfull ingrown zits dissapper and the skin overall looks so much healthier.plus
itfeels great on the skn and its relaxing. you can apply it as many times
as you feel you need to. it worked for me.... try it
Date:
Sunday, August 17, 2003
Time: 9:51 AM EST
Submitted by: Great site!
Marni
Country of Remedy: Australia
Ingredients: