Acne - Home Remedies

Acne - Home Remedies

Acne is a skin disease caused by changes in the pilo-sebaceous units(the unit consists of the hair shaft, the hair follicle, the sebaceous gland which makes sebum, and the erector pili muscle which causes hair to stand up when it contracts) of a person. It usually strikes during adolescence but rarely continues till adulthood.

Commonly referred to as pimples, blemishes, spots and zits, acne lesions generally occur on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms. It may range from being mild and moderate to a severe form. While an increase in sex hormones, during puberty,  is the leading cause for acne, there are other factors as well that add to its occurrence. 

Remedies :- 
1. Mix equal quantities of glycerin, rose water and lime juice and store it in a bottle. Massage with this liquid daily on all the exposed parts of skin to get a glow in a very short time.

2. To get a glow on the skin, mix a little curd with radish juice and massage with this mixture daily.

3. To get a soft and glowing skin, squeeze the juice of a whole lime in a bucketful of warm or cold water and then bathe with it.

4. To cure any kind of old skin diseases apply bitter gourd juice on the skin, let it dry for few minutes and then take a bath.

5. To bring a glow, apply sesame seed oil daily.

6. To get a wrinkle free skin, apply cucumber juice, let it dry and then wash it off. To get a blemishes free skin, dry a few orange peel, make a powder and make a paste by mixing little rose water, apply this on face, let it dry, and then wash it off with cold water.

7. In cases where there are cracks  in legs and hands or even prickly heat, mix 1 portion of lemon juice with 3 parts of sesame oil or coconut oil and apply it to the affected parts.

8. To get a fairer and glowing skin, mix little water and ghee with gram flour and apply during bath, instead of soap.

9. In cases of scars left over after burns, apply coconut oil regularly over the scars.

To cure many skin diseases like irritation, boils and scars mix 20-22  gms  honey with cold water and drink it daily  in empty stomach.

10. To get a beautiful and glowing skin, mix water with which  rice has been washed;  with turmeric powder, apply just before bathing.

11. Apply malai (fresh cream) on the face half an hour before bathing, scrub it off with hands on drying and then wash it off to get a beautiful and glowing skin.

12. To make skin soft, scrub raw potato peel over the skin.

13. To unclog the pores and to get a glowing skin, scrub used lime peel for few minutes on the skin.

14. To get a fair and beautiful skin mix amla (Indian gooseberry) powder with turmeric powder and milk and apply it and wash it after drying. Repeat this process daily for a few months.

15. Boil 1  litre  of water till it reduces to half, and then mix equal quantities of glycerin and lime juice, mix thoroughly and store it in a bottle. Wash your face with this liquid 2-3 times in a day. It keeps your skin cool in the summer and prevents it from drying in winter.