Do you have blemishes on your face that don’t seem to go away? Have you tried a number of things and can’t seem to figure out how to stop acne? You are not alone. Acne can come about not just on the face, but on the back, the shoulders, and many other placed, where it can serve as a huge source of embarrassment and leave scars in its wake. Lots of people, especially those who are going through their young adult years, suffer from acne; and many of them, after much frustration, turn to noxious chemical treatments in desperation to get the pimples to stop invading their skin. Though some of these treatments do work, they can irritate the skin a great deal, dry it out to the point that it flakes, and even leave it more vulnerable to the sun than usual.
If you want to avoid these side effects, you might do well to try gentle home-based treatments first before you use prescription-strength acne treatments. You may not be sure about how to stop acne at home, but this article should give you a few suggestions on how to get started treating this condition with drinks that you can make yourself out of natural ingredients.
What is acne?
Acne is a skin disease common during adolescence characterized by areas of blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, greasy skin, and possibly scarring. The cause of acne is a hormonal imbalance that makes the oil glands produce too much oil and as a result clogged oil glands. The bacteria that cause the infection live on our skin naturally.
How to Stop Acne with Drinks:
Green tea or Oolong tea there is an antioxidant in green tea called epigallocatechin-3-gallate or EGCG. ECGC was shown to reduce sebum production, inflammation, and bacterial growth in. Helps speeding up cell regeneration and balancing hormonal levels.Oolong tea has been used for centuries in Chinese culture to cure different ailments, including skin irritations and infections.
Drink a cup or two a day to detoxify.
Lemon juice with warm water: lemon is a detoxifying, diuretic and an antibacterial agent. Also balances skin Ph.
Use the juice of 1 lemon per cup of water.
See more health benefits of lemons
Oat infusion (Avena Sativa):Oat acts as a diuretic and a detoxifying agent. Has anti-inflammatory properties. Helps regulate the hormonal imbalance. Boosts the immune system
Boil 5 oat tablespoons per cup of water for 30 minutes.Drink two cups a day.
Dandelion tea: Dandelion tea can help fight acne by detoxifying the body cleaning blood and to get rid of toxins and impurities.Antibacterial and antioxidant properties. Rich in vitamins A, B, C and d as well as iron, potassium and zinc, all of which promote healthy skin.
Drink a cup or two of infused dandelion a day.
Cucumber Juice: Cucumbers are made of mostly water so can help your skin stay hydrated.Acts as a detoxifying and diuretic agent removing blood impurities and regulating the body’s blood pH . Also reduces inflammation.Rich in vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, manganese , magnesium and calcium. Also helps to balance hormonal levels.
Try a juice with 1-2 peeled cucumbers.Drink a cup or two a day.
Carrots Juice: Carrots are rich in vitamin A essential for healthy skin. Carrots juice is a very good liver cleanser. Carrots help balance your hormones.
Drink 1 cup a day of fresh carrot juice or eat raw 2-3 carrots a day
Aloe Vera: drinking aloe vera juice can help unclog pores, reduce inflammation and prevent infections,can help the appearance of acne scars and stretch marks. Also purifies the blood removing toxins and stimulates cell growth.
Drink 1 cup a day of 2 oz fresh aloe vera juice with fruit juice or water.
Nettle tea (Urtica dioica):Nettle has anti-inflammatory properties, detoxifying agent. Rich in vitamin C, vitamin B complex, vitamin E, amino acids, beta-carotene and zinc that may prevent potential hormone imbalances. Also involved in protein synthesis and in collagen formation.
Drink 3 to 4 cups of nettle tea a day for two weeks.
Burdock root tea: Burdock has anti-inflammatory properties and liver detox agent. Contains inulin that acts like antibiotic.Antibacterial and antifungal properties and hormone balancer and normalizing action on the sebaceous glands.
Drink 3 to 4 cups of nettle tea a day for two weeks. You can also take 1 to 2 g three times daily in capsule form.
