Acne

Acne is most common skin disease faced by adolescence teenager. It starts when a person enter into puberty. Usually it resolves with time but for some it continues till middle age. Teenager spends lots of money to get treated for acne as they are conscious about their looks. Mostly acne happens on face itself.

Main cause of acne is overactive oil gland at the base of hair follicles, which happens because of the hormonal change during the teen years. The other cause for acne can be hereditary.

Whiteheads and blackheads occur due to clogging of the pores because of the large number of cells that stick together around the oil glands or pore.

Pimples or zits (formation on the surface of skin) are the result of impure blood because of bacterial infection. Here are some of the home remedies for treating acne.

Home Remedies

-Make a paste of soft and ripened papaya with water. Apple it on your face, leave it until it dries and then wash your face with clean water and wipe with rough towel. After this apply coconut or sesame oil on your face. Continue this process for a week at least and you will see the difference.

-Apply the garlic juice (which you can get by crushing the garlic) on your face for treating pimples.

-You can also use mixture of lemon juice and rose water on your face for treating acne.

-Apply to acne affected area a paste of orange peel and water to have good results.

-Blend 10gm of besan (flour of chickpea) and 10 grams of haldi(turmeric) in dahi (curds) and make paste. Apply this on your face and let it dry. Wash it with plain water afterwards. Use this method for one week to get the result.

-Another very good treatment for acne is making a paste of lodhra (Symplocos crataegoides), dhania (coriander) and vach (Acorus calamus) and applies it on your face. Wash it with plain water after it dries. Use this procedure for seven days.

-For fast relief from pimples, put the roots of neem Azadirachtha indica) in water and apply this concoction on the pimples

-At least twice a day, wash your face with buttermilk for combating pimples.