Fast Home Remedies For Acne

If you have acne you are probably wondering what the best ways of going about beating it are. Chances are you have tried a whole bunch of mainstream products such as Clean and Clear that cost obscene amounts of money and offer little hope to those suffering from the depressing and frustrating skin condition known as acne. No matter what type of acne you have or where on your body it is located, there are ways you can cure it without ever setting foot in the skin products section of your local drugstore or grocery store. Acne sufferers know that vicious cycle all too well. Buy the expensive product, go home, try it out only to be disappointed in a couple weeks. There are indeed fast home remedies for acne available to you.

First let's examine what might be causing you acne, because once you know what causes it, that is half the battle. Most often acne is caused when excess amounts of oils enter the skin pores and they become clogged. It's healthy for you skin to retain a certain amount of oil, but when it becomes too much for your pores to handle, acne appears. Another reason for acne might be a hormonal imbalance within the body, which usually occurs during pregnancy and puberty when hormone levels are most imbalanced and out of whack. Poor hygiene and diet can also effect your skin, despite what some may say. By eating a nutritious diet you are doing a favor for both your skin and body.

Now let's look at some quick home remedies. There is always baking soda which works good mixed with water. This acts just like a scrub that you might purchase in the store, but it is less expensive and probably already in your kitchen. Just mix it with some water and apply it to the effected areas, letting it sit for about 30 seconds or so. You can also apply ice to the effected areas. The ice doesn't so much get rid of the acne itself as it does reduce swelling which can be a major problem for some and a huge relief once it is gone. Research home remedies more and find out which ones work for you.

Despite the great things people say about some of these products, I have found that most fast home remedies for acne simply did not work for me, and neither did any other acne treatments.

But after years of struggling to get rid of my acne, I finally found something that was able to almost completely cure my acne in less than a week.

Recovering From Acne

If you have liver disease or heart disease, it's between you, your doctor, and your god. But skin disease is out there for the world to know about. You live with a constant reminder that there's something not quite right. Kids use body language to express their feelings. They might wear caps or have their collars turned up. Putting their hands on their face or covering their face is also common. I think those are clues that the acne is bothering them.

Appearance is a huge issue. Our culture worships beautiful people. You don't ever pick up a magazine and see someone with acne or rosacea unless it's a medical journal and it is in the context of diagnosis or treatment. We have many good drugs and products that can help kids with acne. And not only do we know more about the drugs, we also know more about the pathophysiology of acne, thanks to giants in the field such as Peter Pochi, John Strauss, Alan Shalita, and Jim Leyden. These are people who devoted their careers to better understanding acne and its treatments. I see kids with bad acne in the malls and in the grocery stores, working as clerks or carryout. I wish I could let them know, somehow, that we've got really good treatment for them, especially if they are obviously trying to cover up their acne. You look at all the body signals. Some of these kids are not depressed, but they still don't like their acne.

I have yet to have a teenager say "Yeah, I have acne and I like it!" I've never had one say that he or she wants to keep it. The best thing about acne is that it is a disease about which we can now say, with confidence, "We can get you better." We can't say that about every disease, but with acne we can almost always get the patient better. In some of these kids, there will be improvement within a month, but they never complain if they get better quicker.

This avoids disappointment. We dermatologists and our patients really are blessed with effective medicines for treating acne. The psychological impact of acne can be devastating, particularly for the young patients who are most susceptible to this extremely visible disease. Dr. Jan Hornets has lectured nationwide on the effects that acne can have on self-confidence and self-esteem. I educate them about basic skin care, explain how their medications work, and try to impress upon them the importance of compliance. I usually tell them, "It doesn't matter what I do. If you don't help, we can't get you better." I have them share responsibility. It is particularly important for teenagers to agree to a shared responsibility. The agreement must be between the patient and the doctor, not the doctor and a parent.