| People turn to natural acne skin care for one simple | | | | antiseptic for cosmetic surgery. |
| reason: Acne care can be very expensive. Doctor | | | | 5. Don't wash your skin too harshly or too often. |
| visits, lab tests, and prescriptions, not to mention | | | | Be gentle with your skin. Don't rub soap on your face |
| clarifiers, moisturizers, ointments, masques, serums, | | | | with a washcloth. Make a foamy lather of soap or |
| and mud can cost up to $10,000 a year. | | | | cleanser and apply to your face with clean fingertips. |
| Many people start medical treatment for acne only to | | | | Then rinse off with warm water. |
| find out months later that their insurance companies | | | | It's also important not to rub your face dry with a |
| have denied their claims for a "cosmetic procedure." | | | | towel. Pat your face dry to keep from rubbing soap |
| The good news is that there are easy methods of | | | | film into the pores you just cleansed. |
| natural acne skin care that really work. Here are | | | | 6. Use sunscreen, but make sure the label has the |
| seven tips you need to know about for treating acne | | | | word "noncomedogenic." |
| naturally. | | | | It's a little known fact that excessive exposure to |
| 1. Use your vaporizer or humidifier unless it's raining | | | | sun can cause a series of skin reactions that lead to |
| outside. | | | | the formation of blackheads. You need to protect |
| Keeping the air inside your home moist will help keep | | | | your skin from too many ultraviolet rays, but you |
| your skin moist and flexible. Supple skin lets oil flow | | | | need to be sure to use products that don't cause |
| naturally out of pores rather than trapping inside to | | | | the formation of whiteheads and blackheads. |
| cause acne. | | | | Look for the word "noncomedogenic," meaning it |
| 2. Instead of benzoyl peroxide, use tea tree oil | | | | does not form comedos, or acne without |
| creams. | | | | inflammation. |
| Both benzoyl peroxide and tea tree oil kill the bacteria | | | | 7. If the wrong treatments have left you with acne |
| that cause acne. Tea tree oil is a little less expensive, | | | | scars, try natural acne scar skin care. |
| and it offers some benefits you won't get from | | | | The services of your dermatologist or aesthetician |
| benzoyl peroxide. | | | | often can get rid of acne scars right away, but you |
| Tea tree oil doesn't just kill bacteria, it also takes the | | | | can make acne scars less noticeable on your own. |
| red out of pimples. Tea tree oil relieves itch and | | | | Applying a milk mask or a mild exfoliant to your skin |
| inflammation and it prevents future breakouts. | | | | about once a week will remove dead skin cells. This |
| 3. Consider MOM. | | | | makes your skin more flexible and even, smoothing |
| Milk of magnesia is an easy and inexpensive way to | | | | out scar lines. |
| hide pimples. Put a dab of milk of magnesia on a | | | | More About Natural Acne Skin Care |
| pimple to hide it for up to twelve hours, or until your | | | | We're all individuals and the causes of acne can be |
| wash or sweat the milk of magnesia off. | | | | unique to each of us. Even though these seven tips |
| Milk of magnesia will also relieve pain and inflammation. | | | | are tried and true and work every time for most |
| 4. If you get big, red pimples with yellow centers, | | | | people, they might not be the perfect natural acne |
| treat them with honey. | | | | skin care solution for you. |
| The propolis in honey contains potent antioxidants | | | | Give these acne cures a try and if none work for |
| that help the skin fight the staph bacteria that cause | | | | you there are others you can use. Finding the perfect |
| ugly pimples with yellow heads. Over 100 scientific | | | | natural acne skin care solution involves a little trial and |
| studies confirm the value of honey in treating certain | | | | error. |
| bacterial infections, and it is even used as an | | | | |