
Sometimes grandma’s remedies do work! Here are some of time tested remedies.
• Cook oatmeal and apply on face for fifteen minutes, then wash.
• Apply equal amount of lemon juice and rose water with a cotton ball, leave for half an hour and wash. Repeat for 15-20 days.
• This is what the Bedouins do:
o Eat a medium grated radish with every meal.
o Drink 2 cups of rosemary tea.
o Drink 3 glasses of water with squeezed lemon and honey.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of dried or fresh yeast with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice; apply on face, wait until it gets hard (try not to move), peel or wash with warm water.
• Mix 2-3 tea bags to some basil and cook in boiling water for 10-20 minutes. Then apply on the acne with a cotton ball.
• Clean your face every morning with cotton ball soaked with vinegar; might sting; try on a small part first.
• Drink Carrot/ cucumbers juice or eat carrots or cucumbers.
• Dip a cotton ball in egg whites and apply on clean face, wait a few hours and wash.
• Mix and cook 2-3 tea bags with dried basil for 10-20 minutes. Then apply on face with a cotton ball.
• Squeeze cucumbers and apply the juice on the acne with cotton wool pads.
• For acne scars: Mix 1 tablespoon of sour cream ( 0% fat for oily face), 1 tablespoon of yogurt, 1 tablespoon of grind oatmeal and 3-4 drops of lemon juice. Apply on face, leave for 10 minutes and wash off.
• Blend 1 peeled apple with 1 tablespoon of honey, half a cucumber and 1 tablespoon of yogurt (use a blender). Apply on face, leave for 20 minutes and wash off with warm water.
• Apply some toothpaste on the acne. Do NOT apply on skin because it will make it dry, only on the acne spots.
• Apply Sandal Wood and Neem powder mixed with Rose water before bed and clean it off in the morning
As you can see most of these remedies deal with natural products and involve eating healthy food, so even if they don’t do wonders for the acne, they will leave you with a much healthier body and glowing skin!