All Natural Homemade Acne Treatment

Ok, I first have to get on my soapbox for acne before I give my topical treatment for it. There are several factors involved in why people get acne. Topical treatments alone are NOT the solution. Topical acne treatments should be accompanied with internal treatments like what we eat, drink, and how we balance our hormones.

Click here to read 10 very common reasons we have acne breakouts in the first place. The first thing I would say to cut out is any refined sugars. Yes, this means soda!!  The link I gave has a lot of great information on how sugar and dairy can cause acne.

Now off the soapbox and onto what I use for my teenager's acne and mine on occasion. It only takes two simple ingredients and of course one is an essential oil. I use Tea Tree (aka Melaleuca) oil mixed with Master's Mircale II Neutralizer Gel. You might ask after reading so many posts, why I use the gel for so many skin care products.Well, many of these oils can just be put on the skin directly, many cannot as they would burn the skin. However, with my acne treatment and cold sore medicine, I like to use the gel so that the oil stays put on the skin for a longer period of time. Also, the Neutralizer Gel has many amazing benefits for the skin as well. It helps to regulate the proper pH balance of the skin that causes so many skin conditions including acne, age spots, wrinkles, and more.

I also have my girls use a mask or spot treatment using Bentonite Clay

Below is a recipe for both:

Treatment

3-4 ounces Neutralizer Gel

15-20 drops of Tea Tree Oil

Mask

2 parts water to 1 part clay (don't worry about making too much as you can store it in an air tight container and it will last several weeks)

1 tsp. of RAW honey

10 drops of Tea Tree oil

You can either put it over the entire face and use it as a mask (let dry 15 min.), or spot treat the acne and even sleep in it. 

I plan to have another post on this mask, but the reason I wanted to be sure to add it to the acne treatment post is because both the clay and the honey add a very important element to eliminating acne. When Bentonite clay is added to liquid it develops a mild electrical charge that helps it to draw out toxins, heavy metals and other impurities away from the skin. You can read more of the benefits of this clay on acne here. 

Honey is well known for it's strong antibacterial and anit-inflammatory properties, and it has been used as a treatment for wounds and other skin conditions for decades. However, it is important that you use a raw honey. Many brands of honey go through a process that includes heating the honey to such a high temperature that it will kill of the properties that carry these important properties.

Like I said before, changing the diet is the most important factor to eliminating acne. I realize there are severe cases in which special treatments may be needed. Consult with your physician in these cases.