More on home remedies for acne
Posted on April 6, 2008
Filed Under acne, natural cures |
For as long as there have been people, people have tried a host of remedies for acne. For instance, x-rays were used in 1902, but proved to be futile. Later Benzoyl Peroxide, Tetracycline, Minocycline, Clindamycin, Tetracycline and Sodium Sulfacetamide were tried. None of these drugs worked in curing acne completly, which is probably no surprise. In fact, many of them had harmful side effects. Recently, many dermatologists have headed back to nature for safer and mroe effective cures.
Today, there are two main categories of natural acne cures. The first are the commercially available, and the second is the kind you can make yourself. Commerical varieties have data, testing and other information to backup their claims. Home remedies require a bit of faith and prayer to work. Commercially, acne remedies come in neat, convenient packages that are easy to use. Home remedies on the other hand, rely on raw materials that range from smelly egg whites to potentially messy honey.
Typically, a commercially available topical solution, such as a cream or rinse, contains herbs or other natural cleansers. They can carry odd, medicial sounding names like Lonicera, Tangkuei, Angelica, Fritillaria, Trichosanthes, Olibanum, Myrrh, Gleditsia Spine, Aurantum, Paonia, Platycodon, coix and Astragalus. Many also contain ginsing, grape seed, pine bark, or seabuck thorn oil. Whatever it takes to make something that sounds workable.
Still others will contain Vitamin E, Vitamin B5 or B3, and are taken orally, They claim to “clean up blood and digestive system,” and of course, have varying degrees of effectiveness.
Home remedies are as wide-ranging and strange as the causes of acne, and need to be tried out individually to examine their effectiveness. Most homegrown cures have been “discovered” by individuals looking for an instant cure from acne and scars. These include eggs, salt, lemon juice, cornstarch, vinegar, cooked oatmeal and steam. By and large, natural acne cures score over conventional remedies in being safer and less expensive. They do not require a prescription and are easily available. It is always good to consult a dermatologist when selecting a cure for acne. This saves both time and money spent experimenting with various brands before finding a suitable one.
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