Hope the past week has been great for you, mine hasn't been that great. My phone search is not looking good and I'm learning (the hard way) to survive without BBM. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, this week must not end without me getting a new phone.
Today, I'll tell you about some natural ways to get rid of acne. Naturally, my acne didn't bother me, not one bit. It was easy for me to cover it up with some foundation and go on with my day. The story, however has changed for me. Some two months ago, I had a hair cut and a side shave, I dunno why I did it but one thing I knew was I wasn't going to keep on fixing and braiding my hair as long as I was in ghana; and since I'm there 8 months out of 12, I decided to cut my hair. The main reason why I didn't want to do the big chop was because of my forehead or should I say 5head? But now, I've learnt to accept it the way it is and ignore people that decide to stare at it. The problem now is my acne. I don't want people to be drawn to all the pimples on my face especially my forehead so I decided to look for ways to treat my acne before I chop off the rest of my hair.
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NATURAL WAYS TO GET RID OF ACNE
- Steam your face: boil some water and pour it into a bucket. Place your face over the bucket and cover your head with a towel so the steam doesn't escape. Do this for 3minutes (I don't do it for more than that). This would open your pores and make it easy to clean them. Some people suggest you use a facial cleanser but I don't use any of those anymore. What I just do is, after steaming my face, I wash my face twice with a good acne soap or one of those soaps that kill bacteria.
- The next step is for you to to apply some tomatoes to the face. I haven't tried this but I know someone who has, not only did it clear her pimples and spots, it also made her skin lighter. She told me she mixed hers with cucumbers though. What she did was mash her cucumber and tomatoes together and apply it to her face and wash it off after 15minutes.
- Another good natural way to clear your pimples is to use garlic. I won't suggest you eat them because of the smell. What you can do is mash some up, say four cloves and soak in water for 10 minutes. Then use a cotton wool to apply it to your face then wash off after 15mins. The water you mix with it should be about two table spoons.
- Applying four layers of egg white is also great. What you do is, separate the yolk from the the egg white and apply to your face. Apply again after the first application is dried up and repeat two other times.
- Exfoliate atleast once every week with sugar and water, salt and water or baking soda and water.
- Always use a different towel for your face and make sure you wash it every other day.
- benzoyl peroxide: make sure you use acne cream that contains atleast 5% of this. moisturise your face and wash your face every night. You don't want your makeup blocking your pores.
- To cover up your pores and reduce oil on your face, it is advisable to rub ice cubes on your face. Not only does it cover your pores it also reduces redness and pain.
My goal towards acne free face and super clear skin is on and nothing is going to stop me. I like the changes I'm seeing and I hope to see more. By the way, when I'm home, my face is completely acne free; and before starting this regime, my left cheek was totally acne and spot-free :D but once I'm back in school they just come rushing back :(. It's probably due to all the stress. I'm happy to say though, that my left cheek is still acne and spot free and I'm looking forward to that on my right cheek and the rest of my fac2!!! I hope this was helpful. Have a great Weekend!
XOXO
Diijah♡
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