Skin Treatments for Acne

Acne is a fairly common skin disease which is formed when you skin produces too much oil (sebum) or if too much bacteria builds up on your skin. Acne may form due to irregular shedding of dead skin cells.

Red, disfigured lumps appear on the skin of the affected person. In majority of the cases, acne has been seen to form on a patient’s face to start with. If you have been affected by acne, you have two options. Either you can go to a dermatologist right away and bear an expense in terms of medicine and dermatologist’s fee or you can try a homemade cure to fight acne.

Even though most people do not trust in homemade remedies, but as far as acne goes, a few simple homemade remedies can do the trick.

Things Required:

– Instant oatmeal
– Hot water
– Measuring cup
– Yogurt
– Lemon
– Kitchen utensils such as a bowl, a knife and a spoon

Instructions

  • 1

    The first cure for acne is to use an oatmeal mask. It is fairly easy to make one because all you need is packet of instant oatmeal and some hot water. Take a bowl and pour the contents of the packet of instant oatmeal in it. Then add an appropriate amount of hot water to the bowl.

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  • 2

    Stir the mixture of water and oatmeal and leave the bowl covered with a plate or lid for at least 5 minutes.

  • 3

    After the right duration of time, uncover the bowl and mix stir the mixture again. Allow it to cool in open air for at least 10 minutes.

    You will be applying the oatmeal mixture to the acne affected areas of your skin in the next step so make sure it has cooled enough. Scoop up a spoon full of the mixture and try to get a feel of the mixture’s temperature by pouring a little amount of the mixture on your palm.

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  • 4

    Apply a uniform layer of the cooled oatmeal mixture on all body areas affected by acne. Leave it on for 15 minutes to 30 minutes. Now you can rinse your face with cold water but try not to wipe dry it.

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  • 5

    You can also make a night cream to get rid of acne without having to go and see a dermatologist. The cream too is very easy to make. Add the juice from a half lemon to a cup full of plain yogurt.

  • 6

    Mix the lemon juice and yogurt together. Mix thoroughly until the ingredients are properly blended into each other.

  • 7

    Every night before you go to bed, apply the mixture on the acne affected areas of you body.

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