| I believe that one of the factors that contributed | | | | dip a cotton ball into the egg and apply on clean |
| to my having no lasting effects from acne was | | | | face, wait a few hours and wash. The majority of |
| because I had very oily skin. When I say oily, I | | | | teens testing this method found a definite |
| mean "oily", at the time I saw it as punishment | | | | difference, fewer blackheads, whiteheads, |
| for not scrubbing my face enough or eating the | | | | redness, size of pores and left the skin smooth |
| wrong food like too many fried fries, my | | | | and soft. That would have been enough of a |
| self-esteem was around zero and anybody even | | | | reason for me to try. |
| with a few pimples ranked above me. | | | | Tea bag presses - take used tea bag that hasn't |
| Some suggested things I could do to help the | | | | had the water squeezed out, place on the pimples |
| problem, some were pretty lame, like I shouldn't | | | | dab it on the pimples; this will help bring pimples to |
| look in the mirror and they didn't know that the | | | | a head quicker. Rinse off your face. A tea rinse |
| mirror had a mind of its own, its pull was | | | | on oily hair also helps with the oiliness and gives |
| enormous. It was difficult not to be drawn to the | | | | the hair a shine. |
| thing that would let me evaluate the | | | | Banana Mask - Before going to bed scrape the |
| advancement of a given pimple; was it at the | | | | inside peel of a ripe banana and apply to the |
| squeezable stage or did I have to live another | | | | affected area, cover with surgical gauze and tape |
| day waiting. One glance could make a huge | | | | in place. The sugar and enzymes will fight infection |
| difference in how I felt for the rest of the day, I | | | | and draw out impurities. |
| was sure everybody was looking at that pimple | | | | Big Rewards Come Later - There has been a big |
| waiting to see if it would pop. My defense was to | | | | reward resulting from having a very oily skin and |
| let my hair hang down and to lower my head to | | | | hair. When my friends, that hadn't dealt with |
| hide it as much as possible. I had the compounded | | | | oiliness, are spending a lot of money on finding the |
| problem of oily skin and very oily hair, which is not | | | | right products to prevent wrinkles or dry skin, I |
| uncommon with acne. My oily hair was acerbating | | | | just wash my face with dove. I don't give |
| the problem and letting it hang down onto my | | | | wrinkles a thought. Up until my 40's I still had |
| face didn't help, if anything it made it worse. | | | | some residual oiliness, but nothing that gave me |
| I know you came to the site because you were | | | | any problems. I am in my late 60's now- Oh, my |
| looking for answers and here are a few home | | | | God I can't be that I'm that old, I know that |
| remedies for acne that I feel may really be of | | | | sounds ancient to you. Seems amazing that the |
| benefit, they all have been tried and had good | | | | feelings associated with teens have stayed so |
| results. These all are an alternative treatment for | | | | fresh in my mind, but I don't think anybody who |
| acne, that may help and save money on the | | | | has had acne, regardless of age, will ever. It |
| commercial products. | | | | doesn't mean it has ruined our lives; I have a few |
| Home Remedies for Acne | | | | not readily noticeable wrinkles at the corners of |
| Lavender compresses work well to relieve the | | | | my eyes but not other signs of aging that are |
| inflammation that goes with acne. To make, start | | | | expected at my age, without cosmetic surgery. |
| by soaking two tablespoons of dried lavender in a | | | | At long last the problem that was so devastating |
| jug of hot water. Soak strips of bandage in the | | | | in my youth has had a huge payoff. It makes me |
| hot mixture and apply to the face. | | | | want to strut, when people can't believe my true |
| Vegetable juices - Juicing of vegetables is the | | | | age. I'm not saying I had to wait till this stage of |
| best way of getting all the nutrients from the | | | | my life to start looking good, once past the |
| vegetables, the juices are more easily absorbed | | | | teens, my face lost some of the oiliness and I bid |
| by the body helps you absorb all the nutrients | | | | goodbye to the pimples and blackheads; I knew |
| from the vegetables and will give a wider | | | | that I was looking pretty dam good and my self |
| selection of vegetables that you might not | | | | esteem was returning. |
| consume on their own. Cucumber and carrots are | | | | Thankfully if treatments like the home remedies |
| especially good for the treatment of acne. | | | | above don't work enough, there are |
| Cucumber juice - Squeeze out the juice and apply | | | | over-the-counter products that can help and if |
| to the pimples using a cotton ball. | | | | necessary a trip to the dermatologist may be |
| Egg white mask - Beat an egg white until frothy, | | | | needed. |