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"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love" - Albus DumbledoreHi, I'm Laura. I'm a senior in college & I'm slowly deciding what I want to do with my life. I love Harry Potter, coffee, writing, and sleeping (amongst other things). I'll never claim to know everything, but I'm confident in my ability to help people with their problems. Feel free to send me an inbox question; I'll get back to you!
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The subject is fairly self explanatory.
I don't go out very much and I don't have a lot of money. (that makes me sound like a hobo. I'm not a hobo. just saying.)
But are there any home remedies that can be used to.. what's the word? help? To solve acne problems? Something like that.
But yeah, if anyone knows of anything like that, that can help that'd be great! :)
I actually answer these kinds of questions a lot. I've used most brands of acne cleansers through the years & can tell you about a lot of prescriptions too. (At one point, my dermatologist basically adopted a "let's throw stuff at it and see what sticks" method. My skin was horrendous...)
ANYWAY, I got pretty desperate and had sensitive skin, and started looking into home remedies. I consider these to be "almost free" because while it still costs money if you don't already have the materials in the house, it's cheap and you can use the things for other purposes.
Aspirin and honey as a mask. Get the cheap, crappy aspirin tablets. They're uncoated, not great for people with sensitive stomachs, and dissolve in your mouth in like two seconds. Get four of those and put them in a small dish/bowl. Put a few drops of water on them and they should dissolve pretty quickly. Mix in a small dab of honey, and apply to your face like a mask. It's messy - and if it's hot, the honey can melt and this could get in your eye, so be careful & be ready with a facecloth to catch any drips. And, don't eat it, obviously haha. Once it dries (or starts to get itchy), rise it off completely. You may want to use a gentle face wash or toner after, to remove the stickiness.
Why this works: Honey is a natural antiseptic, and aspirin and one of the acids in acne medications (I think salicylic) are both derived from the same thing. You can read more about this here:
- http://www.ehow.com/how_2304451_make-aspirin-honey-mask.html
And obviously don't use this if you're allergic to either ingredient.
Lemon juice also works. I'm not sure why, but it does. A friend of mine on this site (Cux) originally told me about this, but he hasn't been answering questions lately. So, I offer his idea as a potential solution. Use it as you would a spot treatment. Apply it with a cotton ball or Qtip a couple times a day. Bottled lemon juice works fine for this. Same as before, if you're allergic to lemons don't do this!
Also, have you considered giving your skin a break? Sometimes during the winter I won't do anything besides wash & moisturize, and I use a bar soap or soap-free cleanser. Sometimes, teens (and adults, but generally people new to breaking out) go overboard on one "tiny" breakout, and they irritate their skin and create more problems. Go easy for a couple weeks and see if anything improves.
Hope this helps you a bit; send me an inbox question if you want to know anything else :)
-LM
[19/f]
(Rating: 5) Wow thank you! This is the most useful advice on this topic I've ever gotten! Thanks :)
And if you say it worked for you, then it'll probably work for me. My skin isn't THAT terrible anyways.