How to Reduce Acne Breakouts and Get Clear Skin

What the heck is acne anyway? Acne is skin disorder caused by plugged pores. The glands in the dermis layer of the skin produce an oily substance call sebum, which is used to naturally moisturize and lubricate skin. Particularly during puberty hormones produce rapidly and can cause an overproduction of sebum. As a result, this sebum clogs the skin pores leading to white and black head. Blackhead form when sebum combines with skin pigment and plugs the pores; White-heads are slightly elevated from the skin, and unlike blackheads, are not very visible because their opening to the skin’s surface is narrower or sometimes closed. When these two types of acne are untreated the result can be and infection. Your acne will get inflamed and worsen.

To help reduce and protect against infection and inflamed skin here are a few home treatments and lifestyle changes to try.

Food

First of all acne plagues the best of us and some simple tricks can help relieve the acne all together. For instance a good friend of min had acne bad for years and her doctor suggested she remove beef and pork from her diet as well as other fried foods. I swear with in a week she had a whole new face. Of course she went a bit extreme and eliminated all meat from her diet, except fish. Just by reducing her fried intake and eliminating beef pork and even chicken her acne was cured. Still to this day she rarely eats meat and her face has never looked better.

Water

It is said that by drinking your 8 cups of water a day it can also help reduce acne. The water keeps your skin moisturized and nourished. So drink plenty of water, and avoid sugary and drinks with colouring, clear liquids are always best.

Washing

Using proper washing techniques can also helps relieve irritated and inflamed acne. Never, never, never use soaps to wash your face; wipe off makeup with baby oil, enzyme oil, olive oil or any other gentle makeup remover, wash you face with warm water and rinse with cold. The warm water open pores releasing the dirt and grim and the cold closes them back up again.  Another way to open your pores to clean them is to exercise, work up a sweat and then after take a shower washing with warm water and rinsing with cool or cold water.

Recipes Remedies

Tea tree oil is a great antibacterial natural product. Apply to acne to help you immune system kill the bacteria and help reduce the inflamed areas. Using tea tree oil combined with Vitamin E supplements is an excellent healing agent. This can also help reduce any scaring or damage tissue. Gently dab cotton swab with oil apply to acne before bed rinse in the morning, take vitamin E supplements as directed.

Apple cider is another great natural product that helps to kill bacteria and helps to balance out the hp levels in your skin. It can also help absorb excessive oils from your skin the leading cause of acne. Dilute the apple cider in water by one part vinegar to 4 parts water. Apply solution directly to skin with clean cotton cloth; leave on for about ten minutes. Then rinse, repeat 3 times a day, for severe cases use over night.

Starch in potatoes is another great way to help acne, the starch can draw out the infection and helps the healing speed up and prevents the acne from getting worse. Use a zester to shred the potato, pack over acne and leave it all night…yes it goes black and makes a mess but it’s cheap and can help…Just clean skin in morning.

Or…use egg whites and avocado. Paste avocado on a clean and dry face leave for 2-3 minutes then rinse, beat the egg white and paste it on your face to act as a mask for 20-30- minutes, make sure to lie back…Was the mask with luke warm water and go to bed,   to let pores breath open through the night, then wash and rinse with cool water in the morning. Do this a couple of times a week to help with irritation.

One more solution…apply some honey to your face leave for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water, or try lemon juice for skin that has no open wounds.

Remember to always ask a professional before trying new treatments, and if you are using the home made recipes please do a 24 hour skin test…you may not be allergic but your skin may react different to different foods.

Reduce acne…6 Step Quick Guide:

1. Drink plenty of clear liquids
2. Avoid greasy fried foods
3. Reduce beef and pork intake
4. Exercise regularly
5. Wash skin properly
6. Try some home remedies