Home Remedies for Acne

A very good home remedy to prevent Acne and to clean the face that can easily be made at home is a mixture of oatmeal and plain yogurt. All you need to do is take 1 plain yogurt without any fruit of flavor, add 1 tablespoon of oatmeal, mix well, and apply on your face. Leave on your face for a few minutes and once you feel it's hardened you should start rubbing your face gently in circle movements, leaving your skin cleaner and softer.

Drink a lot of water! You probably read or have been told that water is important to your skin and health, you can't imagine how true that is. Make sure you drink enough water every day to keep your skin more healthy and acne free.

Eat lots of cucumbers - add them to your daily diet. You can add cucumbers to salads, or eat them fresh. Cucumbers can actually help you prevent acne.

Drink lukewarm water with a slice of fresh lemon 2-3 times a day to keep your skin clean, soft and to prevent acne.

A good remedy to treat those zits can be made with lemon, the only problem this remedy sting so if you rather have something smoother you should choose one of the other remedies suggested. All you need to do is, grab 1 fresh lemon, cut it in half and squeeze it until you get lemon juice. Take a cotton wool, soak in the juice and apply on the acne. Now this is the part that is going to sting. You need to leave it on your face for a few minutes and wash your face with lukewarm water. If your face sting too much just wash them with lukewarm water and it will go away.

Another remedy that sting but make the zits go away is a remedy with garlic. Just take 1 garlic clove, cut it and apply on the zits, this will help the acne go away faster. Don't forget to wash your face carefully once done, the garlic might sting and also doesn’t smell so good.