Acne- Causes, Treatment and Diet for Acne

Almost every body faces acne problem during their teen age. It is caused by a bacterium which builds up in pores of your skin, and spreads to different areas of the skin. White and black heads are both considered acne. But with some care we can get rid of this problem.

Causes of Acne

• Heredity
• Improper Food
• Stress
• Dust
• Hormones
• Cosmetic

Home Treatment For Acne

• Apply orange peel well pulverized with water to the acne-affected areas in your body.
• Apply a honey mask to your face once or twice a week.

• Wash your face twice a day with a sulfur based soap designed for acne.
• Apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder.
• Grind nutmeg (jaiphal) with unboiled milk and apply on acne for 1-2 hours. Pimples should disappear without leaving a mark.
• Apply a mixture of 1 teaspoon lemon juice and 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder.
• Rub fresh garlic on and around pimples. Pimples will disappear without a mark with regular applications.
• Mix 1 tablespoon groundnut oil with 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice to prevent formation of blackheads and acne.
• Drinking of wheatgrass juice may remove acne.
• Make a paste of salt in vinegar. Rub it on the pimples. Wash it off after 20-30 minutes with lukewarm water.

Diet For Acne

• Drink at least 8 glass of water a day. Water not only maintaining the skin’s elasticity but also clears skin and eliminates waste from the body.

• Take Aloe Vera juice in the morning as well as night for a good time.
• Vitamin A strengthens the protective tissue of the skin and actually prevents acne, so eat food rich in vitamin A like carrot, papaya, mango etc.
• Eat foods rich in zinc - Zinc is an antibacterial agent and a necessary element in the oil-producing glands of the skin. A diet low in zinc can actually cause acne breakouts.
• Carbohydrate foods with low glycemic index or a low GI diet can improve acne by 50 percent.
• Drink 3 glasses of water with squeezed lemon and honey.