Herbal Remedies Can Help Clear Acne
Finding herbs for acne is easy nowadays. Herbal remedies for acne can be an effective treatment for moderate to mild acne break outs. Many common home remedies for acne contain herbs such as neem, chamomile or burdock root. Herbs for acne cure not only the bacteria that can cause acne but also the production of excess oil as well.
Herbal Remedies for Acne
Burdock Root – Root harvested from the Burdock plant (Arctium lappa) Burdock root is a blood cleanser and anti-inflammatory agent that is very good at detoxification. Many combine burdock with yellow dock and/or dandelion. Burdock root seed has been known to be very effective in treating all sorts of skin conditions, including, eczema, psoriasis, boils, gout, and of course, acne.
Fresh burdock root or the tincture of dried root is taken internally as a treatment for staph infections, impetigo or obstinate ulceration of the skin or mucous membranes.
It is thought to clear your body of impurities when drank as tea. Burdock root tea is made by simply boiling burdock root in water.
Neem – Neem is cultivated from the Neem Tree ( Azadirachta Indica) commonly referred to as Margosa. Neem oil is produced by pressing the Neem fruit seed to extract the oil from the kernels.
How does Neem help with acne? Neem is highly anti-bacterial and contain anti-inflammatory properties as well. Combining these two things together makes a very effective treatment for mild to moderate acne flare ups.
You can now find all kinds of products made from Neem for treating acne from Neem soap to creams infused with Neem.
A face mask of softened neem leaves is a great acne treatment. Neem powder can be used a subs***ute if you don’t have neem leaves readily available.
Chamomile – (Chamomilla recu***a) Chamomile is widely believed to have sedative effects and most think of chamomile tea as a natural sleep aid. You can also use that tea as an astringent to gently clean your acne affected skin. It also has anti-inflammatory properties to help treat your irritated skin. So after you make that cup of soothing tea give your face a gentle once over with the tea bag.
Tee Tree Oil – A natural antiseptic, Tea Tree Oil is alwo an antifungal and antiviral. Make sure you never ingest tea tree oil as it is toxic and should only be used as topically.
Five percent tea tree oil application has been shown to be as effective as the same amount of benzoyl peroxide.
There are many other very effective herbs for treating acne. If you investigate the options you’ll be sure to find something to help your skin.
Many commercial acne products contain these herbs in some form. Plants and herbs have been used for medicine for thousands of years before the invention of pharmecutical companies or the FDA.
Natural herbs for acne can be a very effective cure.