Have you noticed that all babies have the most perfect skin? It's soft, velvety smooth and absolutely without blemish. But something seems to happen to most babies' skins when they grow up. It may be hormones, an unhealthy diet, the stresses of modern living, pollution�The result is that perfect skin is the exception rather than the norm. Most people either have skin that feels like sandpaper or looks like the surface of the moon. The question is what can you do about it?
PIMPLES
A simple soap and water routine can have the effect of drying the pimples. Camphor solution too has a drying as well as a soothing effect on pimples. Keep a bottle handy so that you can pat the solution onto the problem areas at regular intervals. If a head has already formed, put a hot towel on the pimple repeatedly till it comes out. Then pat on some camphor.
Onions are also useful in dealing with pimples. Cut a few onions and cook them in lard until they become transparent. When they have cooled, tie the mixture in a muslin cloth and apply it to your pimples in the form of a poultice.
BLACKHEADS
Once again soap and water combined with a steam routine seems to be the best approach. Add dried lime flowers to a pint of boiling water and steam your face in this solution for 10 minutes. As a result, your pores will open up. Press the skin around the blackheads with cotton wool or tissue. Then close the pores with an astringent solution. A steam face bath with epsom salts added to it is also effective. If the blackheads are still clinging on stubbornly, pat some almond oil on them and gently press with hot towels after trying both the earlier mentioned steaming processes.
You can also try a solution made of 6 ounces of distilled water and 27 grains of soda bicarbonate. Rub this solution over the blackheads.
Milk has also been used in the treatment of blackheads. The way to do this is to wash your face with warm water and then sponge it for fifteen minutes with tepid milk every day. A little warmed honey applied on the face for fifteen minutes can also help to clear blackheads.
You can also make your own homemade exfoliating scrub. Dissolve four ounces of powdered almonds, two ounces of glycerine soap and one ounce of Multani mitti in a little water. Then rub this solution onto the blackhead-affected areas on your face.
You have tried everything to clean your skin but it is still breaking out... What to do?
It could be that you are doing too much. You are stressing out your face by constant cleaning and the result is simply more blemishes.
So then? Select a gentle cleanser and use it only two times a day. Not sure what to buy? Look at the label. Often it will state that it is especially gentle or ask a cosmetologist for a recommendation.
If you need a touch up during the day, choose an acne pad. They won't dry out your skin but will remove the shine.
LARGE PORES
The basic rule of thumb to remember in the case of large pores is that astringents help to tighten and close them.
Buttermilk has astringent qualities. Apply it on your face and leave it on for 15 minutes before washing it off with cool water. Similarly, egg whites also serve to tighten the skin. Beaten egg whites should be applied on the face with cotton wool and left on for 15 minutes.
Tomato juice contains Vitamin C and potassium and works wonders on large pores. It can be used alone or mixed with curd or Multani mitti to make an excellent pore-closing paste. Lettuce juice is another alternative.
Pastes made of cornmeal or oatmeal have also been found to work well in closing pores. The paste should be made with hot water and applied for about half an hour. Then wash it off with cool water.
Powdered alum mixed with hot water or with rose-water and egg white is also good for tightening and closing large pores.
You can also make a good skin tonic using equal parts of vinegar and water.
As in the case of pimples, camphor works well towards tightening and closing open pores. A few drops of camphor spirit mixed with rose water or cool water makes a nice pore-tightening solution.
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