Acne rash in adolescents: treatment with folk remedies at home
Adolescents most often suffer from acne during puberty. This is caused by excessive release of androgen - a hormone that controls the work of the sebaceous glands. In this period, the pores are clogged with dust, sebum and dead particles of the epidermis, which create a favorable environment for the reproduction of bacteria that cause the appearance of acne. Usually acne suffers from a face and back.
The following photos show the affected areas of the skin with varying severity of the disease.
At the first manifestations of rashes, you can try to fight them at home. For this, there are many different recipes for masks, compresses, infusions made from natural products and herbs.
Recipes for acne in adolescents:
- take 30 grams of cornmeal, add whipped protein, mix and apply on face for 20 minutes;
- pour a tablespoon of sage with a glass of boiling water for half an hour, strain and dissolve a teaspoon of honey in the liquid, moisten the sponge and rub the affected skin( do so in the morning and in the evening);
- pour boiling water of elecampane, burdock root and St. John's wort( ratio of grasses 3: 3: 4), leave for a while in the heat and take a tablespoon twice a day;
- a tablespoon of dry raspberries( leaves or flowers) pour a glass of boiling water, cool and use for lotions or as a means for washing;
- brew chamomile with calendula, pour into ice molds and freeze, dice them to wipe affected areas several times a day;
- pour a spoonful of ground burdock root with 500 ml of hot water, boil it for 10 minutes, strain and then drink a few spoonfuls of broth 3-4 times a day;
- take 2 tablespoons of nettle leaves, add 400 ml of boiling water, allow to stand for 2 hours, drink a tablespoon before each meal;
- freshly cut aloe juice mixed with vodka( 4: 1 ratio) and treated with this infusion of inflamed acne( best suited for porous and oily skin);
- clean one side of the aloe leaf and wipe their face( suitable for any skin type);
- in a glass of water add 2 teaspoons of tincture of calendula flowers and the same amount of liquid honey, stir and treat the acne a couple of times a day;
- stretch 100 grams of birch dried buds, add 500 ml of vodka, put in the dark for 7 days, strain and treat the affected fate in the morning and evening.
Treatment with folk remedies helps without harm to a person to cleanse the skin of acne, has an effect not only on external inflammations, but also on the source of the disease, cleansing the body and removing harmful substances from it.
If acne does not disappear after all these methods have been applied and the scale of the catastrophe acquires a scale, you should consult a doctor. The first thing that will be done to treat acne in adolescents is a complete examination in the hospital, which will reveal the causes of acne.
And the disease can cause: unhealthy food, improper skin care, nervous breakdown, stress, infectious diseases. After the source is detected, acne will be prescribed ointments( tretinoin, adapalene, benzoyl peroxide), if they are not enough, antibiotics( erythromycin, tetracycline sulfamethoxazole) with many side effects will be added to them.
For fast and complete eradication of the rashes, one should eat foods containing a lot of zinc and fiber( shrimps, crabs, soy beans), sour-milk products, vegetables, fruits. This will help restore the missing vitamins. It is also recommended to choose the means for cleansing the body, which will affect the secretion of sebum and thereby make the skin less greasy.