The Alternative Health Gazette

Herbal and Alternative Remedies for Acne

Acne is a problem pretty much everyone faces at some time in their lives. It’s most commonly seen on teenagers going through puberty, because of the hormonal changes happening within the body. Acne can be a problem all through your adult years too, for both hormonal reasons or when your body needs to be cleansed.

Most people want to treat acne with topical creams and ointments, but the best acne treatments actually need to be taken internally, so the problems can be resolved from the inside out. Acne is often caused by hormonal imbalances, but it’s also caused due to toxicity in the body as well. By taking some simple steps to start detoxifying your body, you’ll often clear up acne related problems naturally.

There are many single herbs which help with acne for adults and teenagers. Some herbal combinations are designed specifically to help with female or male hormonal imbalances too though. When taking hormonal herbal remedies, you’ll often clear up several problems at once.

For example, there are several herbs which work together wonderfully for correcting hormonal imbalances in women. These herbs work on internal problems, with the end results being reduce menstrual cramps, regulated menstrual flow, and improved skin conditions such as acne.

Ginger for instance, helps to cleanse the kidneys and bowels, removes excess toxins from the body, and stimulates the circulation. Lobelia helps encourage the flow of oxygenized blood, which in turn helps remove obstructions, congestion and toxins.

Other excellent herbs to use for female hormonal problems include Red Raspberry, Black Cohosh, Marshmallow, Kelp.

Kelp is an excellent single herb to take for a variety of problems, because it’s a potent source of many vitamins and minerals. In fact, it’s very much like an all natural multi-vitamin, and this can help restore the balance of vitamins and minerals in your body, which in turn will help clear up the acne and related health problems.

Going on any good cleansing or detoxifying diet will help clear up the acne too, but remember it can sometimes get worse before it gets better, because your body starts pushing toxins out faster once you start a cleanse.

A good herbal fash wash option is Chickweed tea. Dissolve chickweed capsules in warm water, then bathe the face with it and rinse. Chickweed is also wonderful to use as a bath soak for other sores, rashes, boils and burns.

Statements made in this article may not be approved by the FDA, and should not be taken as professional medical advice.

Tags: Herbs, Skin Care