Put down the toothpaste and try one of these solutions.
When you have an acne breakout, it can stop you in your tracks. It’s happened to all of us; acne is by far the most common skin condition that affects around 85% of people at some point in their lives. The good news is that, because it’s so common, there are hundreds of treatment options – from the spot treatment for the casual bump to more intense prescription regimens for chronic breakouts.
While effective, many of these more traditional treatments can have irritating side effects, like irritation (as well as dryness and sensitivity). There’s also the issue of getting them in the first place. If you reach for your trusty pimple cream and the tube is empty, you just can’t get to the store to pick up a new zit zapping product, or that clarifying mask you ordered online hasn’t shown up yet, you don’t have to resign yourself to a pimply existence. There are still some things you can do—that’s where home remedies come in.
Home remedies for pimples and acne treatment rely on many of the same ingredients that more traditional products do, they just come in other forms, like from food or plants. The most important thing to keep in mind when putting something on your face that you would usually put in your mouth, though, is that while these things may have been used anecdotally for many years (sometimes even centuries), many dermatologists are still on the fence about them. “There needs to be some evidence behind it that it’s proven effective,” says dermatologist Nikhil Dhingra, MD of Spring Street Dermatology. And even the remedies that have been studied, the process may be slower than other more targeted treatments. “They’re not going to be a miracle compared to [other] medications, but if you need something here and there” they can be fine, he says. Read more
Also read: 5 Easy DIY Face Masks To Uplift Your Skin’s Collagen And Make It Look Younger
