Perhaps if I had known about natural acne cures when I was a teenager, life would have been a little less embarrassing.
Just a little.
These days, I usually only get a pimple when it’s “that time of the month”, and my husband never seems to see it so I don’t care. However, you may have a bigger acne problem than I, or a compelling reason to care (say, you’re trying to impress that guy you’ve had your eye on).
If that be the case, the last thing you want to do is run to the pharmacy and put some cancer-causing chemical on your face in the name of beauty. In my teenage experience, those toxic chemicals didn’t seem to help that much, anyway.
Allow me to offer you some natural alternatives, six natural acne remedies to help you clear up your skin without poisoning your precious body.
1. Wash your face with oil, not soap.
This may sound contradictory, but is actually much more effective than using either just soap or only water. Applying oil to the skin actually attracts the oil in pores. Use a mixture of castor (not more than 30%) and other food-based oils, such as almond. Then steam your face by draping a warm, wet washcloth over head to draw out the oils. Wait until the cloth is cool, gently wipe off the oil, and repeat two more times. More specific instructions are found at this site.
2. Never scrub the skin on your face.
Scrubbing only aggravates the acne.
3. Use mineral makeup.
Be careful who you buy from. One mineral makeup company whose initials are C.C. contains a few hazardous chemicals, and forces you into an autoship program that is almost impossible to get out of without canceling your credit card. All high-end cosmetic companies that have added mineral makeup to their line continue to add chemicals to the supposedly “natural” makeup.
Be Young Essential Oils carries completely free mineral makeup, made from organic and nontoxic ingredients.
If mineral makeup isn’t your bag, then at least stick with water-based, rather than oil-based makeup.
4. Don’t touch your face.
I know that’s hard to do, but try to get out of this habit. It adds more oil to the skin, and can aggravate acne–unless you’re willing to drape a hot washcloth over your face every time you touch yourself. 
5. Eat a whole-foods diet.
And stay away from foods you have a known or suspected allergy to. Both a diet with more than bare minimum processed foods, and eating foods your body reacts to can bring on acne like gangbusters. Also, make sure you’re getting enough zinc, as a zinc deficiency can cause acne.
6. Use a clean pillow case every other night.
Your pillow case picks up a lot of oil from your face while you sleep. Change it often.
Put these natural acne remedies to work, and you should begin to develop that clear complexion you’ve always wanted!
