Has your face become red and inflamed due to an acne breakout? A mild to moderate breakout often leaves small red, pink or purplish marks or discoloration on the face, which fade with time. However, moderate to severe acne can badly affect the deeper layers of skin. It causes collagen and elastin to break down and leaves you with heavy scarring.
This condition is known as red acne and leaves your skin looking red and inflamed. It mostly occurs during adolescence and continues into adulthood for some people. You will have to resort to medications or medical procedures for these heavy scars. You may also try these herbal remedies to reduce the red acne scars on your face.
8 Effective Herbal Remedies For Red Acne Scars
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a wonder plant. It has great anti-inflammatory properties and helps soothe the inflamed skin on your face. If you have an aloe plant at home, you can directly use the gel that is found inside the leaves.
Aloe Vera gel is also available in health stores and can be applied daily on your red acne affected face. It also helps prevent permanent scarring of the face, so it should be used on a daily basis.
Neem
Neem tree is known for its many medicinal uses. It has strong antibiotic properties that keep the infection away. Neem oil can be applied directly on the red acne on your face. Apply a few drops only as it is strong. Alternatively, you can take some neem powder and mix it with water to make a paste.
Apply this face mask regularly and leave it on your face overnight. Wash your face in the morning and see the difference. It leaves the skin clean and glowing, and helps fight the harmful microbes that are lurking on your face, giving you that bad red acne.
Green Tea
Green tea is a natural astringent and and has lots of antioxidants. It is highly beneficial to the skin and helps keep the skin looking healthy and younger. Have unsweetened green tea daily, as many cups as you wish, to keep your skin healthy and nourished.
This will prevent outbreak of new red acne. Cooled green tea bags can be applied on the red acne affected skin to get a soothing feeling. This will help clear away the acne and heal the skin, if done on regular basis.
Tea Tree Oil
Tea tree oil has strong anti-bacterial properties that help keep the nasty microbes away who are responsible for that infection in the skin pores of your face. Apply only a little bit on the acne affected areas, taking care not to apply it on normal skin that has not been affected as it is rather strong. A caution: never take tea tree oil internally.
Cilantro/Coriander
Cilantro is a herb that has special properties of being able to remove heavy metals and toxins from the blood. Since red acne is a skin condition that is enhanced by impurity in the blood, having this herb cleans the system and gives you a clearer skin. You can have this herb internally or apply it externally to get the best results and get a red acne free face. Add the herb to food as a garnish on dishes.
To apply on skin as cilantro facial, first take a small bottle of almond oil and add 25 drops of coriander essential oil to this. Let this mixture stand for a day. Apply some of this to your face everyday. This gives wonderful results and helps you fight that red acne effectively.
Comfrey
Comfrey is a useful herb that contains a compound called allantoin. This compound helps repair damaged tissue and is an an anti-inflammatory agent. It is also an astringent which means it hand an astringent, meaning it helps reduce the oiliness on your face, thus preventing red acne breakouts. A caution: comfrey should never be taken internally. Apply it on the affected skin daily to prevent a fresh breakout.
Calendula
Calendula, also known popularly as marigold, has been used extensively to treat skin conditions. It has anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, which help treat red acne effectively. Using calendula reduces redness on the red acne affected face.
Apply a paste of its leaves on your face, leave it on for a while and wash it off later. This gives you a clean and clear skin, soothes the inflammation due to the red acne and prevents future outbreaks.
Garlic
Garlic is most easily available in all homes. It has antibiotic and antiseptic properties which help fight microbes that are working on your face, causing the red acne outburst. Crush a garlic clove and rub it on the acne. It does burn a bit but is very effective in clearing away the red acne.
You can leave on some garlic paste on your face for around 20 minutes for best results. Garlic pills are also available in health stores and can be taken internally. Have a garlic pill everyday in order to keep the bad bacteria away.
Everyone of us goes through this painful condition in the adolescent years, it’s more in some and less in others. These herbal remedies will help you treat the red acne effectively and help you keep away any fresh outbreaks.
Caution: Please use Remedies after Proper Research and Guidance. You accept that you are following any advice at your own risk and will properly research or consult healthcare professional.
