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Acne Home Remedies: 8 Simple Ways to Clear Up Acne

Last updated on June 28, 2018 By Jing J. Leave a Comment

Acne is pretty common among teenagers. But it can also flare up for adult women in the midst of hormone changes triggered by menstruation, birth control pills, pregnancy, even early menopause.

Yesterday I had a phone consultation with a sister in our Harmony Program. One of her main concerns was acne. I completely understand how unpleasant and embarrassing this can be to a woman who is in her 20s, 30s, 40s, or even 50s.

8 Simple Acne Home Remedies

So in this post, I want to share several home remedies recommended by Dr. Mao Shing Ni, founder of Tao of Wellness and Yosan University, to help clear up and prevent acne from occurring.

1. Cucumber and Aloe

Put one fresh cucumber in a blender, mix with 2 tbsp aloe gel, and apply externally; leave on for twenty minutes, then wash off.

2. Yogurt

Apply 2 tbsp plain, low fat, organic yogurt; leave on for twenty minutes, then wash off.

3. Dandelion, Carrot and Beet Green Tea

Drink 3 cups of dandelion, carrot and beet green tea on a daily basis. Make tea by boiling one bunch each of fresh dandelion, carrot, and beet leaves in 7 cups of water for 20 minutes. Strain and drink the liquid.

4. Honey

Drink 12 oz lukewarm water with 1 tbsp honey every morning on an empty stomach. This promotes bowel movement and helps remove toxins from the body.

5. Raspberry

Boil 1/3 cup fresh or frozen raspberries in 2 cups water. Simmer until reduced to 1/2 cup. Squeeze out the juice and discard raspberries.

Keep the concentrate in a glass jar in the refrigerator and use a cotton ball to soak up the juice. Wash the affected area with this solution twice a day.

6. Pearl Barley Powder

For oozing, infected acne conditions, mix 1/2 cup of pearl barley powder with just enough aloe gel or egg whites to make a paste.

Cover the area with this pearl barley mask overnight, and wash off with water upon waking.

7. Tea Tree Oil

Tea tree oil applied to acne lesions may help eliminate bacteria and reduce inflammation.

Tea tree oil contains a compound called terpinen-4-ol that is responsible for tea tree oil’s antimicrobial activity.

A 5% tea tree oil solution can be made by mixing 1 part tea tree oil to 19 parts water. Use this as a skin cleanser. Oregano oil, which is antimicrobial, can also be used in this manner.

8. Food Remedies for Acne

Eat plenty of squash, cucumbers, watermelon, winter melon, celery, carrots, cabbage, beet tops, dandelions, aloe vera, mulberry leaf, carrot tops, lettuce, potatoes, cherries, papaya, pears, persimmon, raspberries, buckwheat, alfalfa sprouts, millet, brown rice, mung beans, lentils, and split peas.

These foods help detoxify the body. When you clean your body from the inside, you also clear your acne from the outside.

For more information, check out Dr. Mao’s book Secrets of Self-Healing: Harness Nature’s Power to Heal Common Ailments, Boost Your Vitality, and Achieve Optimum Wellness.

If you decide to try any of the remedies mentioned above, please keep us posted on how it goes and if it helps.

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