| Skin care doesn't have to be expensive, in fact - | | | | water. Use the scrub a few times a week. |
| homemade acne treatments can be just as | | | | Apple Cider Vinegar |
| effective as popular store brands. As organic and | | | | Apple cider vinegar is great for the skin and an |
| all-natural products are increasing in popularity, | | | | excellent toner substitute. It's known to lighten |
| more people are realizing they can recreate the | | | | the skin, even out your skin tone, reduce |
| same blends for much less in their own homes. | | | | blackheads and make the pores appear smaller |
| To learn more about great acne solutions you can | | | | and more refined. If it's too strong, try diluting it |
| find right in your own kitchen, keep reading. | | | | with one part water to two parts apple cider |
| Drop of Lemon | | | | vinegar. |
| Lemon is an antiseptic, cleanser and astringent. | | | | Surprising Toothpaste |
| That means a drop or two will dry out a pimple | | | | While not as natural as the other homemade acne |
| overnight, leaving little more than a small spot of | | | | treatments listed above, a dab of toothpaste is a |
| red that will diminish as the day wears on. | | | | great way to reduce the size and appearance of |
| To use this treatment, simply squeeze a few | | | | a single pimple. If you're prone to breakouts due |
| drops either directly on your pimple or to a | | | | to stress or before an important event, simply |
| cotton ball and apply. Because lemon juice can | | | | apply a small amount of toothpaste directly to the |
| really dry out your skin, try to use it only on the | | | | pimple. Overnight, it will dry out the pimple. Like |
| affected area and on isolated pimples. | | | | lemon juice, avoid applying it to the entire face or |
| Working with Witch Hazel | | | | anywhere other than the target area. |
| Witch hazel is probably the world's first toner - it's | | | | Mask from Egg White |
| a natural ingredient that is distilled from the witch | | | | To reduce the appearance of pores, try an egg |
| hazel shrub. Some witch hazel products contain | | | | white mask. Simply mix together one egg white, |
| alcohol, but should be avoided as they can dry out | | | | a teaspoon of honey, a couple drops of lemon |
| the skin. Instead, look for a product that is diluted | | | | juice and then smooth it over your face. Let the |
| with water. Witch hazel should be applied like | | | | mask sit for no more than 15 minutes or until you |
| toner. | | | | feel it dry and tighten. Then, peel it off and wash |
| Oatmeal | | | | your face. |
| There's a reason most natural skin care | | | | Finally, probably the best and least expensive of all |
| manufacturers make an oatmeal scrub - it | | | | the homemade acne treatments is drinking water. |
| cleanses the skin, sloughs off dead skin cells and | | | | Try to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day for |
| dramatically reduces blackheads. To make an | | | | great looking skin. Of all skin treatments, the daily |
| oatmeal scrub, simply mix oatmeal and water to | | | | drinking of water is the most effective of all over |
| a paste. Then, scrub gently and rinse off with | | | | the long term. |