10 Natural and Effective Ways to Acne Free Skin - Part 1

This is part 1 of a 2 part series of articles for Natural Acne solutions. Acne solutions can be found everywhere, but do they really work? Are you one of the many who suffers from acne and looking for solutions that really work? There is definitely good news. Regardless of whether you are a teenager or adult struggling with acne, you don't have to anymore.  

I am about to show you the first 5 of the 10 natural and very easy and effective ways to ditch your acne problem. You will find the other 5 in my next article that will be posted by the time you finish reading this article.

1.       I know this is hard but, don't pick at, squeeze or even touch your pimples. This will cause an increase in sebum (a fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.) production and cause membrane rupture below the surface of your skin.  

This will then cause infections and sebum, which is oily, to spread beneath your skin. This causes more infection and eventually more pimples.  You also risk greater chances of leaving scars.

2.       Clean skin is less prone to the affects of bacteria. It is important to wash your face twice a day. Be sure to use a mild soup that won't dry your skin.  Even better to use sulfur-based soap to help fight against acne. For oily skin, you might want to use a soap containing benzoyl peroxide.

Be gentle on your skin. Using abrasive sponges, brushes, or any other abrasive scrubbers on your face is not good. You will irritate your skin and spread the infections. Also, over-washing your face will actually stimulate your sebaceous glands to produce more sebum, thus making your skin more oily which will attract dirt and increase your acne.

3.      Food allergies can cause serious acne conditions. Most doctors will tell you there is no connection; however, there has been studies done recently that say otherwise. 

In general you should avoid oily and spicy foods. Also, recent studies indicate that milk contains hormones that can cause acne and should be avoided. Next certain seafood high in iodine should also be avoided, and finally you should avoid foods with sugar, deep-fried food, meats, nuts, butters, etc.

I do not recommend becoming a vegetarian. Unless you have extreme acne, I would just cut back on these foods. These are the foods that are known to cause the allergic reactions that cause acne. Foods that are good are green vegetables; vegetable juices and foods with zinc.  These can help relieve the acne conditions.

4.       One thing that many people tend to forget to do is drink plenty of water every day.  It has been recommended that we drink eight glasses of water a day. This can help keep acne away.  This is because water carries waste material from the body and therefore, helps heal and prevent acne break-outs.

5.       If you absolutely must wear makeup, make sure it is water based. Water based makeup tends to not clog as much and you don't have to use oils to clean it from your face. It is actually better if you don't wear makeup at all.  Many makeup products can clog your pores and cause more blackheads and pimples. Be sure to wash your face before you go to sleep and also clean your makeup brushes regularly.