The Skin Care Fact Center

New research has found a link between the food we eat and the health problems we experience. Essentially, acne is caused by an internal condition and there are additional external conditions that interfere with the healing process.  Natural acne remedies will also need to deal with the external triggers of acne.  It is vital, that for your holistic treatment to work effectively, the external treatment must work in with your cleansing and change of lifestyle program.

You really need to improve external skin hygiene if you’re to make any inroads at all in clearing up your acne.  There’s no point making the effort with creams or with detoxes and flushes, if all this is to be negated by infection caused by poor external skin care.

Do you know that for skin that is healthy, clear and smooth, it’s vital to achieve a balanced skin pH?   Let me explain.   You know, how the pH of the water in your backyard pool has to be perfectly neutral so that it remains clear and chlorine is then most effective.  Our bodies are mostly water and it needs to be pH balanced for optimum efficiency.

Part of your daily routine is to eat the foods to achieve skin pH balance. This will include legumes and leafy green vegetables and avoid acidic foods. 

 It is a good idea to cleanse your face gently using only a natural, antiseptic soap for example, a natural tea tree soap. These natural acne remedies will help reduce the swelling, redness and soothes the skin andthe dryness that is common with over the counter cleansers.

These are simple steps you can incorporate in your daily cleansing routine.  First of all, gently steam your face to open the pores.  Gently pour boiling water into a wide shallow bowl, put your face over the steam and cover your head and bowl with a tea towel, to direct the steam to your face. Be sure you use only a 100% natural soap, and gently apply this soap to your face using a gentle circular motion. Gently, rinse with water and pat dry with a clean cotton towel.

Please do not use an astringent. Please also, do not overwash your face.  Overwashing can dry out the skin further which only worsens irritations and the cycle of breakouts starts all over again.

Drink lots of pure distilled water and flush your system.

Another natural acne remedy is to moisturise your face using a good quality organic moisturizer.  As usual, with any product, it is best to test a little of the product before using it. Just place  a little dab on your chin to check your skin’s reaction to it.

If you want far more detailed and comprehensive information that covers every aspect of natural acne remedies, then you should check out “Acne No More”.  This guide is authored by a certified nutritionist and best selling author. I’ve read them and consider this to be the ultimate guide for natural acne remedies.