4 Acne Cures In Your Medicine Cabinet
Some of the best ways to treat and cure acne are found right in your medicine cabinet. These are old remedies that have been used for a long time and still work. They are now re-packaged under different names and sold for a lot more money than 79 cents a bottle. Here are some of the best acne treatments.
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel is sold in drugstores everywhere for about 79 cents a bottle. It is the most effective astringent that there is. If you have oily skin, this will work well as an astringent to clear up blemishes and blackheads that are caused by too much oil and clogged pores.
Apply witch hazel as an astringent to close your pores after you have washed your face. It will tingle a bit but it will effectively dry out any excess oil on your face. Witch Hazel is a strong astringent to use and works best for those with oily skin as it tends to make the skin much drier. If you have dry skin, you should avoid Witch Hazel as it will tend to make your skin drier.
Deodorant Soap
Washing your face at least twice a day is crucial to treating acne. There are plenty of facial scrubs on the market that will work to help you have clear skin. Good deodorant soap is always advised against by those in the cosmetics line who say that it will dry out your skin. Few things work as well as good deodorant soap.
Washing your face with strong soap will work to make sure that it stays dry. It will remove the oil from your skin and keep your skin a bit more taut. Deodorant soap makes you feel clean all over and smells nice. You will feel fresh and so will your face when you wash with deodorant soap.
Rubbing Alcohol
This can sometimes be confused with Witch Hazel and costs…yes, once again, 79 cents a bottle. Rubbing alcohol is one of those things that everyone used to have around the house but no longer has. Like iodine. It is the primary ingredient in Witch Hazel but is a lot stronger. It will work in a pinch to dry up some oily skin and is best used on areas of the body such as the back and chest as an astringent, rather than the face. Rubbing alcohol is the main ingredient in many items, including most colognes and aftershaves. It works very quickly to close the pores, which is what you want to do when you are ready to face the day.
Peroxide
Benzyl Peroxide is about 79 cents a bottle and is usually sold right next to the Witch Hazel. Peroxide is a miracle potion. It is used for just about anything and is the primary component of “oxy wash” which has made it's “inventor” a fortune. Peroxide can be used in the laundry, as a disinfectant when cleaning and even as part of oral hygiene. It is also the primary ingredient in most acne remedies. You will not get any better that 100 percent benzyl peroxide. Most acne remedies only have from 5 to 10 percent.
Peroxide is strong so you want to put it only were the pimple exists. It will start working right away to dry up the pimple. You will notice a difference in the morning. The only drawback with using peroxide is that it is very strong. It can end up drying your face out so much that it looks as it has been burnt.
This solution can also sting. It will get to the root of the acne and kill the bacteria in one fell swoop. Use a little bit applied with a cotton swab on the pimples and watch them disappear. This is the primary ingredient of the “miracle” cures that you are seeing on television. This is the primary ingredient in Oxyclean and other products that have been sold throughout the ages to make someone who knows a bit about peroxide and a whole lot about marketing a lot of money.
