Blemishes are a common health problem appearing as dark spots or skin discoloration. They are usually caused by the breakouts of acne. Hormonal imbalance, poor diet, genetics, aging or sun exposure are all contributing factors to this problem.
Blemishes are mainly caused by clogged pores. They can appear on various parts of the body, but widely found on the neck, back, shoulder and face.
Before using medicine, you can consider taking some home remedies. These treatments are natural and leave no consequences on your skin health.
- Lemon Juice
Lemon juice can serve as one of the most excellent home remedies for blemishes because it can fade away dark spots as well as hyperpigmentation as a result of its bleaching effect.
In addition, the juice contains high citric acid properties that can help exfoliate your skin, thereby, getting rid of excessive oil and destroying acne leading to bacteria. Also, it aids in minimizing the large pores appearance and making your skin smooth.
How to apply:
- Rub the juice gently over your affected skin areas and wait for 20 minutes
- Wash your skin off with clean water
- Perform the treatment on a daily basis or until your condition gets improved.
Alternatively,
- Mix a half teaspoon of each organic honey and lemon juice
- Apply the mixture over your skin areas
- Leave it on for 20 minutes
- Wash your skin off with clean water after that
- Perform this process several times per week in one month or when you notice significant improvement
- Tomato Juice
Thanks to its richness of Vitamin C as well as antioxidants, the juice from the tomatoes is known as one of the most effective treatments for blemishes. It helps make your skin glowing and reduce large pore, hence destroying acne. Also, the juice can help remove suntan owing to its lycopene content.
How to apply:
- Have your skin massaged with tomato pulp
- Keep it on for 15 minutes before washing it off with cold water
- Re-apply this treatment on a daily basis for a few weeks until your blemishes are completely gone away
- Potato
The reason why the potato is mentioned as among top people ‘choice for treating blemishes comes from its powerful ability to reduce effectively pigmentation. Also, it helps remove dark circles under your eyes.
How to apply:
- Prepare one potato and have it peeled and grated to extract the juice
- Dip a cotton ball into the juice, and rub it over your affected skin
- Keep it for 20 minutes
- Wash it off with clean water
- Perform the treatment daily in one month or until you are contented with the result.
- Apple Cider Vinegar
Thanks to its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, apple cider vinegar is one of the best home remedies for blemishes as well as acne removal.
How to apply:
- Add apple cider vinegar to water in 1:3 ratio (In case the mixture is strong, you can add more water)
- Soak a cotton ball in this mixture and apply it over the skin
- Wait for 15 minutes before rinsing it off with clean water
- Re-apply the treatment thrice per day until your blemishes are gone away.
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