Common adult acne remedies that you can make at home to treat acne naturally with non-toxic ingredients include cleansers, toners, scrubs, masks, spot treatments and moisturizers.
Adult Acne Remedies: Cleansers
Green Tea Cleanser
Ingredients
1 cup green tea
20 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Steep 1 teaspoon of green tea leaves or 1 green tea bag in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Once it cools, add 20 drops of tea tree essential oil and stir to mix.
To use, dip a clean cotton ball in the tea and use it to cleanse your face.
Benefits
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
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Neem Cleanser
Ingredients
1 cup neem tea
20 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Steep 1 teaspoon of green neem leaves or 1 teaspoon of neem powder in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Once it cools, add 20 drops of lemon essential oil and stir to mix.
To use, dip a clean cotton ball in the tea and use it to cleanse your face in the evening.
Benefits
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Shopping
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Adult Acne Home Remedies: Toners
Green Tea Toner
Ingredients
3/4 cup green tea
1/4 cup witch hazel
20 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Steep 1 teaspoon of green tea leaves or 1 green tea bag in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Once it cools, add 1/4 cup of witch hazel and 20 drops of tea tree essential oil and stir to mix.
To use, dip a clean cotton ball in the tea and use it to tone your face after clensing.
Benefits
Witch hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) was showed by this study to have anti-inflammatory properties and it can thus reduce the redness and swelling of acne lesions. Its tannins are also known to have antibacterial properties and it can thus reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
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Neem Toner
Ingredients
3/4 cup neem tea
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
20 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Steep 1 teaspoon of neem leaves or 1 teaspoon of neem leaf powder in a cup of boiling water for 10 minutes. Once it cools, add 1/4 cup of apple cider vinegar and 20 drops of lemon essential oil and stir to mix.
To use, dip a clean cotton ball in the tea and use it to tone your face after cleansing.
Benefits
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) treats acne effectively because it contains acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid and succinic acid which have all been shown by this study and this study to kill the acne-causing bacteria P. acnes. In addition to its antibacterial properties, ACV also has antifungal properties which aid in killing micro-organisms on the skin.
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Shopping
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Click here to buy apple cider vinegar
For more green beauty recipes of adult acne home remedies read Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne Amazon Ebook or Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne PDF Ebook
Adult Acne Remedies: Face Scrubs
Green Tea Face Scrub
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 teaspoons green tea
1 teaspoon neem leaf powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
4 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, massage it onto a cleansed face using gentle circular motions for a few minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Do not use if you have inflammed (red) acne lesions.
Benefits
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) has anti-inflammatory properties which help reduce the redness and swelling of acne lesions. It has also been shown by this study to have antioxidant properties and it thus helps reduce free radical damage to the skin.
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
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Click here to buy cinnamon powder
Neem Face Scrub
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 teaspoons neem tea
1 teaspoon neem leaf powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon powder
4 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, massage it onto a cleansed face using gentle circular motions for a few minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Do not use if you have inflamed (red) acne lesions.
Benefits
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) has anti-inflammatory properties which help reduce the redness and swelling of acne lesions. It has also been shown by this study to have antioxidant properties and it thus helps reduce free radical damage to the skin.
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Shopping
Click here to buy neem leaf powder
Click here to buy lemon essential oil
Click here to buy cinnamon powder
For more green beauty recipes of adult acne home remedies read Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne Amazon Ebook or Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne PDF Ebook
Adult Acne Home Remedies: Face Masks
Green Tea Face Mask
Ingredients
1 teaspoon green tea
2 teaspoons activated charcoal
3 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, apply on a clean face, wait for 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water.
Benefits
Activated charcoal is an absorbent substance which draws out dirt and oil from deep within the skin pores.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
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Neem Mask
Ingredients
1 teaspoon neem tea
2 teaspoons bentonite clay
3 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, apply on a clean face, wait for 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water.
Benefits
Bentonite clay was found by this study to detoxify the body by absorbing negatively charged ions. This absorbent clay also absorbs negatively charged toxins from the skin.
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Shopping
Click here to buy neem leaf powder
Click here to buy lemon essential oil
Click here to buy bentonite clay
For more green beauty recipes of adult acne home remedies read Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne Amazon Ebook or Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne PDF Ebook
Adult Acne Remedies: Spot Treatments
The following green tea spot treatment and neem tea spot treatment are great overnight acne remedies that you can use to reduce the size of pimples which are not inflamed.
Green Tea Acne Spot Treatment
Ingredients
1 teaspoon green tea
2 teaspoons neem powder
3 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, apply it on the acne lesion using a Q tip. Leave on overnight. Wash off in the morning with lukewarm water.
Benefits
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
Shopping
Click here to buy tea tree essential oil
Click here to buy neem leaf powder
Neem Spot Treatment
Ingredients
1 teaspoon neem leaf powder
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon bentonite clay
3 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredients until they form a smooth paste.
To use, apply it on the acne lesion using a Q tip. Leave on overnight. Rinse off in the morning with lukewarm water.
Benefits
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Bentonite clay was found by this study to detoxify the body by absorbing negatively charged ions. This absorbent clay also absorbs negatively charged toxins from the skin.
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) treats acne effectively because it contains acetic acid, citric acid, lactic acid and succinic acid which have all been shown by this study and this study to kill the acne-causing bacteria P. acnes. In addition to its antibacterial properties, ACV also has antifungal properties which aid in killing micro-organisms on the skin.
Shopping
Click here to buy neem leaf powder
Click here to buy lemon essential oil
Click here to buy apple cider vinegar
Click here to buy bentonite clay
For more green beauty recipes of adult acne home remedies read Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne Amazon Ebook or Natural Adult Acne Treatment for Bad Skin Habits Acne PDF Ebook
Adult Acne Home Remedies: Moisturizers
The following green tea moisturizer and neem tea moisturizer are fast acting remedies since the aloe vera gel aids the absorption of the healing essential oils.
Green Tea Moisturizer
Ingredients
1/4 cup green tea
3/4 cup aloe vera gel
20 drops tea tree essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredient thoroughly.
To use, massage the mixture using fingertips onto a cleansed face.
Benefits
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) is awesome for treating acne because a study found that applying it on the skin reduces inflammation since it has anti-inflammatory properties and it thus reduces the redness and swelling of acne lesions. The study also found that applying aloe vera to the skin aides wound healing which is thought to be due to the fact that it stimulates cell regeneration.
Green tea (Camellia sinensis ) is great for treating acne because a study found that epigallocatechin 3 gallate (EGCG) which is one of the main antioxidant polyphenols of green tea, has anti-inflammatory properties (reduces inflammation), antiseborrheic properties (reduces sebum production) and antimicrobial properties since it reduced the growth of the acne causing bacteria P. acnes and improved acne.
Tea tree essential oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been proven by this study to have antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties. This study found that the components of tea tree oil were active against the acne bacteria P. acnes. This study which compared 5% benzoyl peroxide lotion with 5% tea tree oil gel found that it was effective for treating.
Shopping
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Click here to buy aloe vera gel
Neem Moisturizer
Ingredients
1/4 cup neem tea
3/4 cup aloe vera gel
20 drops lemon essential oil
Instructions
Mix all the ingredient thoroughly.
To use, massage the mixture using fingertips onto a cleansed face.
Benefits
Neem leaves have been shown by this study to have antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antihyperglycemic properties which are all useful for treating acne.
Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis) is awesome for treating acne because a study found that applying it on the skin reduces inflammation since it has anti-inflammatory properties and it thus reduces the redness and swelling of acne lesions. The study also found that applying aloe vera to the skin aides wound healing which is thought to be due to the fact that it stimulates cell regeneration.
Lemon essential oil (Citrus limon) has antimicrobial properties and can reduce the bacteria on the skin.
Shopping
Click here to buy aloe vera gel
Click here to buy neem leaf powder
Click here to buy lemon essential oil
