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Natural Skin healing (from acne) and treatments for future pimples
i read online, that even though acne medicatons work, the perfumes and stuff in them arent good for your skin. i'm trying to heal my skin, because when i was a freshman i suffered from acne, and i still have some of the dark marks from them. and i want something COMPLETLEY natural, but i still want it to be guaranteed to work for my skin, and to clear and prevent acne. right now i use st. ives apricot scrub, and the queen helene mint julep masque. what can i use to wash my face, tone it, and moisturize it, but tha'ts really naturally and actually healthy? i'd like to reduce the redness in my face, make it have a glow, and also prevent/reduce acne. :)
btw, i have sensitive skin!
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How about Aloe vera, Cocoa butter, Tea tree oil, is great for pimples.
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Wonderful question.
I'm into the natural health and healing myself and might be able to make a few suggestions here.
You should wash your face twice a day. Once of the morning and once of the evening before bed.
It's always important to keep the face moisturized.
You should only use scrub and exfoliates (like the St. Ives you are using) once a week at the most. Preferably, you should only use it once every 2 weeks.
The mask is great to use, but not every day. It can actually cause your pores to enlarge and your skin to reduce it's natural oil secretions. Try to limit yourself to a mask once or twice a week only.
Tea tree oil is great for healing scars and reducing inflammation of the skin. This means it can help the heal scars from pimples and prevent new pimples from forming. It took me awhile to find something appropriate for the face, that wouldn't dry it out too much, but I did have some success with something called Desert Essence Thoroughly Clean Face. You can find a small bottle here:
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or, if you end up really liking it, the larger size here:
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Once you finish washing the face then it's the best time to go on and apply a moisturizer. At night it's not absolutely necessary unless you have dry skin or the weather is fairly dry out. For a moisturizer I tried all sorts of things. I couldn't find something that worked until I ran into a problem with my nipples chaffing. I bought some stuff called Lansinoh, which is medical grade lanolin. It's natural, not perfumed, and WONDERFUL.
So, if possible, pick up some of that. It says it's for breastfeeding mothers but it isn't going to hurt you to apply it to your face. Put a dab of it onto your finger and then warm it up with another finger, kind or rolling it around. Then just rub it on your face and voila! Seriously nice, radiant skin after a good wash.
Another good thing to use is a humidifier. Fill it up at night and close the door to the room you sleep in. Start the humidifier in that room and let it go all night long as you sleep. Your skin will actually absorb some of that moisture and help keep away things like puffy eyes, odd redness of the skin, and flakes. It's brilliant.
I have a natural beauty book here at home and there is a whole section devoted to "toners" and how they are absolutely, completely, 100% unnecessary to maintaining healthy, beautiful skin. Honestly, the less anything you use--the better. Your skin has to restore it's natural oils. If you use a whole lot of beauty products then it can cause the skin to freak out and do something it shouldn't be doing.
Using a little of this-and-that from nature is great but, still, you can go overboard. Like people who obsessively wash their hands. It's good but there's a limit where it becomes harmful to the skin.
So, try out the tea tree face washes. Moisturize with lanolin at least once in the morning. Use a humidifier in your closed bedroom at night. You'll really be surprised at the change. (especially if you cut down on makeup, too! ;)) I've pretty much "cured" my sensitive skin and acne with the above methods.
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