How to Make Your Own Acne Treatment

With acne affecting so many people, everyone has a method that works best for them, and sometimes that involves making your own treatment. If you're looking for something that'll work for you, try these recipes that have worked for others. Just keep in mind that these home remedies are not medically validated and may or may not work for you!

Steps

1. Use cold water. Fill an empty 1 gallon jug with water and put it in the freezer for 2 hours. Pour the water into a bowl, then dip your face in the water for 25 seconds (5 dips for 5 seconds each). Repeat a few times every day.
   
2. Make a soap mixture. Put a bar of soap in a small container. Boil a cup of water and pour it over the soap in the container. Close the container and keep it shut for at least 2-3 hours or until the soap dissolves. Wash your face normally and make sure it's dry and not oily. Get the mix that is in your container and spread it around your face; be generous while applying. Let it dry. Then wash your face out very gently using a face sponge. Do this 1 to 2 times a day, but no more than two because then your skin might over-dry and peel.
   
3. Create a face mask using a solution of one finely crushed aspirin tablet per tablespoon of cold cream. Spread over your face, wait 3-5 minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
   
4. Mix 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, 2 teaspoons of lime juice, 1/2 cup of apple sauce, and 1/4 cup of ranch dressing. You should have created a thick creamy substance. Baking soda and water will also work.
   
   1. Rub on your face, neck, and back in full motion circles that will allow the cream to get into your pores.
      
   2. Let this sit on your face for around 10 minutes.
      
   3. Wash off with a washcloth drenched in ice cold water.
      
   4. Repeat 1-2 times a day, until your zits are gone!
      
   
   
5. Make a strong acne solution by diluting 50% apple cider vinegar with 50% clean pure water. Once acne has improved, keep it at bay with a milder solution of 20% apple cider vinegar and 80% water. Do not use cheap vinegar. Apple cider vinegar is about $3-4 for a large bottle at any supermarket (more at health food stores). It will last months.
   
6. Put on mint toothpaste to help dry up pimples. Wear it overnight and wash it off the next morning. This is a classic home treatment.
   
7. Use hair conditioner. Not many people would expect this, but it works very well to clean out and NOT irritate the skin. Rub it on any area affected by acne. If the area with conditioner on it gets itchy, or for any reason you are compelled to touch the area, refrain. Do not touch it. Leave the conditioner on the affected area for approximately a half an hour. Then, when the chosen time is up, wipe it off gently.
   
8. Try chili peppers. This sounds counterintuitive, but chili peppers help reduce the swelling of a pimple due to its high concentrations of vitamin C and antioxidants.
   
   1. Wash your face thoroughly.
      
   2. Crush a chilly pepper into a bowl or similar container.
      
   3. Add a small amount of hot water.
      
   4. Apply the liquid to your pimple(s). You may apply it with a q-tip, but do this at least twice a day. Avoid getting the liquid in your eyes or near sores and lacerations as it will most likely cause irritation.
      
   
   
9. Try swimming! The chlorine in the water dries up acne. Be carefull, though. Too much pool water can damage your hair and dry up your skin too much. Once a week is usually enough.
   
10. Get a bunch of lemon juice and pour some into a bowl. Submerge your face in the juice for as long as you can, then dry off with a soft towel. The stinging feeling means it's working.
    

Tips

• Never scratch at a pimple scab or at a pimple; It WILL leave a mark.
  
• Use suntan lotion
  

Warnings

• Make sure you don't scratch or pop your pimples! You'll just end up with scars that won't make you look your very best!
  
• *Also, If you keep touching and prodding the skin this can make the area sore or even flakey and dry, So if anything, Try and touch it as little as possible!
  

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