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Anti Aging Skin Care » Acne Skin Care » Herbal Acne Remedy
Herbal Acne Remedy
- Amaranth
To make a tea from amaranth seeds, take 3 cups of water to a rolling boil, add 2 teaspoons of seeds, cover and simmer the solution for 5 minutes, then keep it to cool and add 1 teaspoon of its leaves and steep for 30 minutes. Use it daily as face wash.
- Oregon grape
Following are some products of Oregon grape, take one of the following these three times daily: tincture (6-12 ml or 1.5-3 teaspoon), fluid extract (1-2 ml or 0.25-0.5 teaspoon), solid powder of 8-12% alkaloid content (250-500 mg.) or you can make tea from its dried root (2-4 grams). Oregon grape has antibiotic properties and helps in stimulating the immune system.
- Calendula
Calendula can be available in market in the form of lotions, tinctures, and creams. You can also make a tea of calendula. Use it to wash your face.
- Basil
Take basil-based oil and apply it on affected areas. You can also get the actual herb and make an infusion. To make an infusion, take 2 to 4 teaspoons of dried basil leaves in a cup of boiling water, steep for 10 to 20 minutes, keep it to cool, Then apply to the affected area.
- Tea tree oil
Depending on the severity, use 5-15% solutions twice daily. It acts as effective as 5% benzoyl peroxide and is less drying. But it takes a little longer time to work. It is derived from the leaves of the native Australian Melaleuca alternifolia tree. It contains antiseptic compounds and acts as a very effective skin disinfectant.
- Burdock
Burdock is effective in treating acne. Make a tea with 1 quart of water to a boil, reduce to simmer, and 4 teaspoons of cut, dried root, cover it and let simmer upto 7 minutes, then remove from heat and let steep for 2 more hours. Use it as face wash. Burdock, effective in treating all forms of chronic skin problems.
- Tea
Besides aloe, burdock, and calendula, there are several other herbs from which you can made a tea and can be taken internally or used as a facewash. The other herbs are chickweed, dandelion, white oak bark, red clover, yellow dock, cayenne, echinacea, ginseng, redmond clay, sarsaparilla, and valarian.
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