3 Simple And Effective Natural Acne Cures

March 4, 2009 by Frank Froggatt · Leave a Comment 

by Frank Froggatt

If you struggle with frightful acne blemishes, you're in luck. Acne herbal remedies are both affordable and effectual, and are getting more commonly accessible. You can use natural products to care for acne, reduce the appearance of scars, and illuminate your skin.

Acne is often induced by genetics or other natural factors, which signifies that it is best addressed using natural remedies such as nuts, fruits, and herbs that you can find in your local health food store or supermarket. Beneath are three simple acne herbal cures and natural treatments that you can put to work now!

The First Remedy

Believe it or not the first remedy I have for you involves the utilization of peanut oil and lime juice. All you have to do is mix equal components together and put the mixture on your individual blemishes. Go ahead and leave this mixture on your face for about 15 minutes while you are making ready for bed, or readying yourself for a soak in the tub. After the time is complete wash it off with warm water. This concoction will work to prevent blackheads and pimples, yet if you possess allergic reactions to these substances, please forbear from using them as they can cause reactions obviously.

The Second Remedy

Another easy acne herbal remedy is rose water. Lime juice combined with rose water will help to contract your pores and cleanse your skin. Over time, application of this solution will lead to clear, conditioned skin. Rose water is obtainable at many health or natural food shops, and is rather affordable. Store the solution in a bottle in your refrigerator for a fresh face wash - it will preserve for numerous weeks.

The Third Remedy

Rose water can also be integrated with sandalwood or tea tree essential oils. Apply the solution to your blemishes every night, leave on for ten minutes, then rinse off with cool water. The essential oils help fight bacteria on your skin, while the rose water operates to cleanse and purge your skin. The result - clean, clear, mar free skin. This mixture can also be put in the fridge for a refreshing face wash.

These cures are very speedy to set up and endure for a long time with appropriate storage. They are real effective at improving the quality of your skin with regular use. You really should hold back investing in all that costly stuff that doesn't do any good, when a jaunt to your local health food store can give your genuinely great results for nominal expense and effort. The best part, besides being so inexpensive, is the fact that they are wholly natural and are 100% healthy for putting on to your skin

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Witch Hazel As A 200 Year Old Anti Aging Cream

February 12, 2009 by Assistant Editor · Leave a Comment 

by Julie Samtsonn

For years, Indian tribes used Witch Hazel as a medicine. It is allowed by the Federal Drug Administration as a topical treatment. There are numerous other herbal remedies allowed as dietary supplements, but witch hazel is one of the few that are allowed in topical treatments. It has been used for things like hemorrhoids, insect bites and stings, skin ulcers, tumors, boils, rashes and even things like chiggers or poison ivy.

Witch Hazel, is native to America and Europe and its medicinal qualities have made it highly valued over the years. Some early treatments involved it's branches and flowers being steamed and the results mixed with alcohol then used for astringents and topical medication. Nowadays, its uses vary greatly from mouthwashes (using distilled witch hazel) to anti-aging creams and anti wrinkle creams (using witch hazel oil). Some witch hazel formulas have been used by home remedy skin care products, which claim to work as a skin anti-aging process.

Witch Hazel is useful in anti-aging treatments, because it has been found to have capillary constricting properties that reduce inflammation, as well as topical antioxidant properties. It is a safe, and inexpensive home remedy on average witch hazel oil can be found on sale for under a couple dollars in the pharmacy area of most stores. It's use as an ingredient in many anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams. It is usually in a more concentrated form and, because of this, promotes cell turnover as well as new cell moisturizing because the oil concentrate keep skin cells plump and hydrated.

The Oneida Indians showed Theron Pond from Utica, NY, the medicinal uses of witch hazel circa 1840. Witch Hazel is native to New York and Connecticut and these regions still supply much of the witch hazel today. After many years studying with Oneida Indian medicine men, Theron Pond was astounded by the healing powers and decided to sell the extract using the name of Golden Treasure. The company moved location several times and after the death of Theron Pond, established in Connecticut using the name "Pond's extract".

Witch Hazel production is still alive around Connecticut and the region is one of the leading manufacturers of witch hazel extract. The bulk of harvesting is done in Northwestern Connecticut. Here, property owners harvest from the shrubs every few years, they re-branch and sell directly to distributors. From here, it is then sold for pharmaceutical uses.

Witch Hazel has been confirmed as an antioxidant, radiation protective and anti-inflammatory. It is an approved astringent and external analgesic, and has internal medicinal uses as well. It is only natural that it is an ingredient in anti aging creams and anti wrinkle creams, as a proven treatment.

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The Basics of How Argireline Works in Anti Aging Creams

November 14, 2008 by Assistant Editor · Leave a Comment 

Wrinkles that occur in facial skin have a lot of causes. They are just a part of aging in most cases. Skin that loses fat, elastin and collagen can also be a result of over exposure to the sun or repetitive facial gestures. Also, the skin will lose its ability to seal in moisture and the result of this is dry, shriveled looking skin because of dead skin cells. Underlying facial muscles can be forced to lay in a position they have been trained to over time and cause smile lines, frown lines, eyebrow lines and forehead lines. Crow's feet lines may also start to appear.

The aim of anti aging creams is to prevent lines and crinkle from appearing. The aim of anti wrinkle creams is to retrain skin to seal in moisture and the skin muscles to relax all of the positions they have formed over many years. There are strategies to 'rebuild skin structure' or 'remodel skin cells' that many people know about. To do this, it usually means the use of peptides. Peptides heal wounds very much like the way a burn victim will have their skin remodeled to encourage the skin to grow again.

In the case of facial and skin muscle regrowth or retraining, peptides have been used, as a sort of muscle relaxer, as peptides tend work on a deeper level than some topical cream treatments. Argireline is a trade name for Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, which as the name implies is a peptide, a synthetic anti aging chemical derived from natural proteins, making a chain of amino acids, which can be used to stimulate muscle relaxation and reflex reactions, that can be the underlying cause of a wrinkle appearing in a certain position over time.

Argireline has been found to be very successful in reducing the muscle reactions over a period of time, with a small improvement over a 4 week period, and twice as good again over week usage. As with any anti-aging cream or anti-wrinkle creams treatment, when you stop using it the wrinkles will come back again.

Argireline treats the underlying muscles against normal treatment of the surface skin cells. This makes it a lot like a topical form of what Botox does. The cessation of the facial muscle contractions is a short-term solution, even with Botox. Makers of Argireline use less than a 10% ingredient content as a higher level could have side effects, like relaxing the facial muscles too much and creating sagging. While Argireline has not been on the market for long time, long-term effects have not been measured. It is an effective ingredient in topical anti-aging creams and anti-wrinkle creams and is sold in many formulation.

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