Homemade Acne Treatments & Remedies

When you can just as easily make your own homemade acne treatments, why use expensive and inadequate commercial products?

These quick homemade acne remedies are made with natural and inexpensive ingredients, and with regular use will keep you spot free and promote a more natural tone and balance to the skin.

A Quick Homemade Acne Remedy

To give your store bought or homemade acne cure a special healing boost, add vitamins to the mix.

Simply grind one Vitamin A capsule to a very fine powder and add, or pierce a Vitamin E or A capsule and add the oil to any of these treatments.

Your skin will absorb the vitamins and heal much better.

For convenience, make enough of the herbal infusions mentioned in the recipes to last you through the week.

My 3 Homemade Acne Treatment Steps:

1) Everyday Oatmeal Scrub Cleanser

Step 1 is to cleanse your skin twice a day using a homemade cleanser that is recommended for oily skin. Cleansers and scrubs containing oatmeal or cornmeal are extremely affective as they easily absorb excess oils from the skin.

Oatmeal is an excellent cleanser; it's also a very gentle cleanser making it perfect for everyday use in a homemade acne cure.

The olive oil in this scrub softens black heads; this makes them much easier to be removed along with any other oily bacteria that may be trapped within the pores. Lemon is a mild astringent which will help the pores to close, and the parsley is very good for fading any scaring or redness that may be left after an outbreak of spots.

What you will need

2 tablespoons fine oatmeal
4 tablespoons butter milk or plain yogurt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 teaspoon olive oil

Method

Combine all the ingredients together and gently rub the paste evenly over the face for about 5 minutes.

Rinse off with warm water then splash your face with cold water or a cold herbal infusion and leave to dry naturally.

More Homemade Cleansers

Homemade facial cleansers can easily remove any dirt, old makeup and sweat that may have accumulated on the skin throughout the course of an average day.

For more cleanser and scrub recipes check out home remedies for clear clean.

2) Herbal Astringent Rinse

In step 2 rinse your face with an astringent and leave it to dry naturally, a cool herbal infusion that's suitable for oily skin will make a very good astringent.

Make a simple herbal infusion for an astringent rinse by using either 1 Tablespoon of fresh chopped herb and 1 teaspoon of dried herb. OR1 Herbal tea bag.

Method

Place your choice of ingredients into a heatproof jug or bowl.

Then pour 8 fl oz of boiling water on to it, cover and leave to cool.

Once cool strain into a clean container and refrigerate ready for use.

Use within one week.

Best Herbs To Use In Your Rinse

Sage - Mint - Yarrow - Chamomile - Comfrey - Elderflower - Fennel - Lavender - Nettle - Parsley - Rosemary

For an astringent rinse that will treat enlarged pores, add 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar to the finished infusion before storing it in the refrigerator.

More Homemade Toners

A good homemade toner will tighten your skin as it closes the pores, and it will remove any leftover traces of your cleanser.

For more astringent recipes and information check out how to make a homemade toner and how to make herbal infusions.

3) A Homemade Acne Cream Recipe

Step 3 involves treating your skin once or twice a week (depending which you choose) to one of our homemade acne treatments. All are very easy and inexpensive to make, yet can make a vast improvement to your skin when used regularly, even if it's just a simple steaming

To begin with here's a great homemade acne cream for night time, it's realy good for spots and blemishes!

The yogurt contains lactic acid which is great for combating bacteria, and the tea tree oil is second to none when it comes to clearing up spots and blemishers.

What you will need

3 tablespoons plain yogurt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
3 drops Tea Tree essential oil
1 teaspoon Fullers Earth

Method

Place all the ingredients into a bowl or container and mix into a light cream

Spread the mixture over the face before going to bed then rise off in the morning.

You may want to put a towel over your pillow on the nights you intend to use this.

Homemade Moisturizerss

This is a high-intensity moisturizer recipe with a wonderful rich and creamy texture, that's suitable for dry and mature skin, check it out how to make homemade moisturizers

Homemade Acne Mask

Here we have a basic homemade acne treatment mask, it has a pleasant fresh smell and is suitable for any skin types.

Comfrey has been used for centuries, and is well known for soothing and healing wounds, sores and burns.

It's also a very moisturizing plant, so you won't be left with dry or dull skin that often comes hand in hand when treating acne.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Dried Comfrey
8 fl oz boiling water
2 tablespoons Fullers Earth
1 egg white

Method

Place the comfrey into a heatproof bowl and pour on the boiling water, cover and then leave to cool.

Once cool, strain the infusion into a clean container or bowl ready for use.

Take 2 tablespoons of the strained infusion and mix it in with the fuller's earth.

Next add the egg white, a little at a time until you reach a consistency your happy with. If you do happen to make it a little too runny don't worry, it will just be a bit messier to work with.

Spread the mixture over the face, leave for 20 minutes then rinse off with warm water.

Next, splash your face with the remaining comfrey infusion and allow it to dry naturally

Quick Honey And Apple Mask

Use this method once a week, give your skin a simple homemade acne treatment.

Use a ground apple (remove seeds and core but leave the peel on) mixed with 1-3 teaspoons of honey.

Let itdry for 15-20 minutes and rinse with cool water.

Witch Hazel & Herb Vinegar Facial

Twice a week, dip a cotton ball in witch hazel, herb vinegar (see instructions below) or rubbing alcohol. Rub all over your face (or anywhere you might break out) and rinse immediately.

Don't overuse this homemade remedy for acne, because it will dry your skin and you might start peeling - which is another problem entirely!

Herb Vinegar Instructions

Use 1 pint of apple cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.

Place vinegar in a bottle that seals tightly.

Add 1 cup of organic, fresh herb leaves or flower petals, or 1/2 cup organic dried herbs or flower petals. Try Lavender, Violet, Rose, Geranium, Lilac, or Marjoram.

Place on a sunny windowsill.

Shake vigorously twice a day for two or three weeks.

Strain and rebottle. Store in a dark place.

More Recipes For Clear Skin

Homemade Cleanser and Moisturizer - Shared by Lilith

Here I have a really good two-in-one homemade cleanser and moisturizer to add to your homemade acne treatments. This recipe also helps me to soften some of my dry skin around my face, leaving it lovely and soft!