101 Home Remedies For Acne!

Below is a list of 101 home remedies for acne, all of the remedies below I have used, some with great results and others with not so good results. What worked for me may not work for you, the only way you can find out is by testing yourself.

The great thing about home remedies for acne, acne scars, pimples and zits is that they can be as or more effective than over the counter acne treatments and most only cost a fraction of the price, which in the long run could help save $100s or $1000s per year. The risk of side effects are also greatly reduced when using home remedies as most are 100% natural.

Anyway below is the list of over 100 remedies for acne...enjoy!

1 . Lemon Juice (diluted): Add 1 tsp of lemon juice into a bowl, use a cotton ball to soak up the lemon juice, dab the juice onto the pimples washing off after 10 minutes. Always add water to dilute the solution as the acid withing the juice can burn skin.

2. Tomatoes: Cut a fresh tomato into 3 quarters, keep one and store the other 2 for later use. Rub the tomato over the effected areas. You can then leave on, or if the juice leaves a red appearance wash off after 10 minutes.

3. Olive Oil: Add a very small amount of olive oil to the skin as a moisturizer. It is good for helping skin elasticity and speeding up the healing process of acne scars.  

4. Ice Cube: Holding an ice cube over inflamed acne will help to reduce the inflammation and redness.

5. Cucumber Mask: Blend 1 whole cucumber into a mushy paste, apply over the entire facial area leaving on for 30 minutes before washing off.

6. Manuka Honey: Add a generous amount of manuka honey over the facial area. Leave on for a minimum of 30 minutes before washing off. Alternatively you can use as a cleanser, just apply as you would your normal cleanser. Manuka honey is great for speeding up the healing processes of acne scars.

7. Lavender oil: Put 1-2 drops of  lavender oil onto a q-tip cotton swab and dab over pimples. Do this morning and evening for the best results.

8. Egg White Mask: Crack an egg over a bowl to separate the egg white from the yolk, leaving the egg white in the bowl. Very gently beat the egg whites for a few seconds. Apply over the face leaving on for 10-15 minutes, wash off with warm water also using a clean cloth.

9. Aloe Vera Gel: Apply the gel from withing the aloe plant over the effected areas, leaving on for 15 minutes minimum before washing off. The aloe vera gel is very effective at soothing the skin and speeding up the healing process of acne scars.

10. Potato: Slice 1 potato in half, store one half for the next night, with the other half rub all over the face for a few seconds, leave on overnight. This will help to dry out pimples with very fast results. 


11. Pineapple: Place a few cuts of pineapple into a food processor and process until the texture is mushy, apply over the face as a acne mask, wash off after 30-60 minutes.


12. Orange Peel: Leave the peel from on orange in the sun for a few hours to dry, after this moisten with a few drops of water and rub all over the acne. 


13. Oatmeal And Honey: Add 3/4 cup of oatmeal to 1/2 cup of water, boil as you would if making it to eat (just don't eat it), leave to stand for a few minutes. Now add in 1/3 cup of honey to help the oatmeal stick, apply over the facial area, avoiding the eye area, leave on for 10-15 minutes. This will help remove excess oil and dead skin cells.


14. Pillow Case: Change your pillow case every 2-7 days. Oil, dirt and bacteria quickly builds up on pillow cases which can lead to blocked pores and acne breakouts.


15. Fenugreek: Using the leaves of the fenugreek, mix to make a paste, apply at night leaving on until the morning before removing with lukewarm water. Great as a pimple and blackhead remover.


16. Garlic: Rubbing a clove of garlic over the face daily is said to help get clear skin (just make sure your not going out). Taking garlic internally is also a great blood purifier which is important for acne-free skin.  


17. Epsom Salt Bath: Run a warm bath, add in Epsom salts, get in and relax. This helps clear back acne.

18. Hands Off Face: Avoid touching your face unless necessary. The reason for this is because your hands generally have a lot of grease and dirt on them that can clog pores leading to acne breakouts.

19. Shaving: Avoid using a razor as this generally nicks the skin, instead opt for a shaver as it's much more smoother on the skin. 

20. Benzoyl Peroxide: At night use benzoyl peroxide as an acne spot treatment. Leave on overnight before washing off the next morning. The benzoyl peroxide will kill acne bacteria and dry the spot. 


21. Lettuce Leaves: Saturate a few leaves of lettuce in water for a couple of hours. Use the water to apply over the face as an acne face wash.


22. Mint Juice And Turmeric: Mix 1 tsp of mint juice with a pinch of turmeric powder and consume. 


23. Wheat Grass Juice: Drinking a few glasses of wheat grass juice per day will help detox the body, helping to keep the skin clear from acne breakouts.


24. Consume fresh cod liver oil daily. Cod liver oil contains healthy fats which help inflammation and lubricate the body.


25. Coconut Oil: Eat 2 tablespoons of coconut oil/butter per day. Coconut oil has many benefits that will help acne. Rubbing a small amount of coconut oil onto a pimple will help to speed up the healing process also, leaving on overnight.


26. Apple Cider Vinegar: Dilute apple cider vinegar with water, green tea or a liquid of your choice. Start off consuming it once daily before moving up to three times daily for the best results. You can also apply apple cider vinegar directly onto active acne to help dry the spot.


27. Baking Soda: Mix baking soda with water to make a great natural exfoliating scrub for acne. 


28. Tea Tree Oil: Using a q-tip cotton swab apply a small amount of diluted tea tree oil onto inflamed acne, leave on for a few hours to help unclog pores and speed healing process of acne scars. Tea tree oil is said to be as effective as benzoyl peroxide.

29. Herbal Teas: Drinking herbal teas is great for anyone who suffers from acne due to there many beneficial elements. The best herbal teas for acne are nettle tea, chamomile tea, peppermint tea and green tea.


30. Strawberry leaves: Rubbing strawberry leaves onto acne can help due to there alkalizing ability.


31. Aspirin: Wash the facial area leaving it slightly wet. Apply 1 or 2 aspirin tablets into a small bowl of water to dissolve and form a sandy mixture. Lightly rub over the pimples and leave on for 20 minutes or longer. This is one of the best home remedies to help reduce redness and inflammation caused by acne.


32. Cumin Seeds: Make a paste out of cumin seeds and apply over the face for 60 minutes for an effective acne mask.


33. Papaya: Mash up a papaya and apply over the face as an acne mask, remove after 15-30 minutes with a clean cloth. Papaya helps to heal acne and prevent breakouts.


34. Onion: Cut up an onion and rub over the face. Onions have powerful astringent and disinfectant elements that help to clear acne.


35. Yogurt: Rub yogurt over the face for a great mask to calm and soothe irritated skin.


36. Water: Consume 6-8 glasses of water per day. Water helps to flush toxins from the system which is a major cause of acne. 


37. Green Smoothies: Blending a few handfuls of greens with your favourite fruit is a great tasty acne treatment. Green smoothies help by making the vitamins and minerals easily absorbable for the body, creating healthy skin.


38. Vitamins: There are many beneficial vitamins that you can take to help clear acne, the most popular ones include vitamin C and vitamin E. 


39. Green Clay: Add 1 tablespoon of green clay to water and mix to create a thick paste. Apply over the face leaving on for 5-10 minutes. Green clay helps to remove dirt,oil and impurities that are deep within the pores.  


40. Laughter: Laughing is a great stress buster, and since stress is a big reason people get acne it's important to reduce. For a laugh a day go to YouTube and type in "funny videos", you are bound to find something that makes you giggle.

41. Dry Skin Brushing: Before washing, every 3-7 days use a skin brush all over the body, except the facial area, to remove dead skin cells and keep the pores clear.


42. Jojoba Oil: Put a small dab of jojoba oil onto your finger and lightly rub onto acne, then using a clean cloth blot up the area. This will remove the jojoba oil as well as excess sebum that was absorbed. 


43. MSM Powder: Take 1/2 teaspoon of msm powder twice daily. Msm is a organic sulfur compound that is naturally found in food, but due to all of the processing done in foods these days is often destroyed. Taken internally it has many benefits to help acne.


44. Sunlight: Getting enough sunlight on the skin will help acne. Make sure that the skin is well protected first or you will risk sun burn or worse.


45. Rubbing Alcohol: Apply 1 drop of diluted rubbing alcohol onto a q-tip cotton swab and dab onto pimples. This is a great astringent and helps to dry out pimples fast. 

46. Pull Back Hair: If you find that your acne is most problematic wear the hair touches the face it could be the oil from the hair blocking the pores. To avoid this pull your hair back off your face.


47. Mud Mask: Applying mud masks on the face weekly is good for mopping up excess oil and removing blackheads.


48. Neem Oil And Bentonite Clay Mask: Add 1 tablespoon of bentonite clay to water and stir until a thick cream is created, then add 2-3 drops of neem oil into the mix before applying over the entire facial area. Leave on for 5-10 minutes before washing off with warm water.

 49. Strawberry And Apricot Scrub: Mash together 8 strawberries with 4 apricots. Apply to the skin for 10 minutes. Use small circular motions very gently, letting the strawberry seeds exfoliate the skin. Rinse off with cold water and pat dry.


50. Super Foods: Eating super foods daily will help to improve over-all health, including the skin and acne. The most popular super foods for acne include goji berries, cacao and maca.


51 Cacao Butter: Massaging cacao butter directly onto the skin is great for speeding up the healing process of acne scars.

52. Urine Therapy: Soak a small cotton ball with urine, lightly pat over the face for 15-20 seconds. You can then either leave on or wash off. If washing off repeat the process 2-3 times daily for the best results. This will help to reduce redness and improve acne within 2 weeks on average. This may sound disgusting but it is being used my acne suffers all over the world with great results.


53. Rose Water: Add rosewater into an empty spray bottle and use as a toner. Rose water is anti-septic and anti-inflammatory.


54. Sauna: Using a sauna on a regular basis will help to remove toxins from the body. 


55. Facial Steaming: Boil water until there is a lot of steam, add the water into a bowl very carefully, place your face a comfortable distance away so the steam warms but does not burn the skin. Leave the steam warm the face for 5-10 minutes. This will help unclog pores.

56. Avocado mask: Mash up 1 whole avocado and apply over the skin, leave on for 60 minutes. This helps to add moisture and sooth irritated skin.

57. Cinnamon Powder: Mixing Cinnamon powder with water makes a great acne exfoliating scrub.

58. Carrot Scrub: Peel a carrot and rub over the skin, or blend and apply as a mask. 


59. Petroleum Jelly Moisturizer: Take a very small amount of petroleum jelly and massage over the entire face. This is a very cheap and effective moisturizer, especially if you suffer from dry skin. 


60. Meditation: Practicing meditation is great to help reduce stress, which is a big contributor in the cause of acne. 

61. Avoid Red Meat: Red meat has been shown to increase the risk of health problems. 


62.Cornstarch And Vinegar: Mix cornstarch with vinegar, plaster over the entire facial area, leave on for 10-15 minutes. This is great to help remove blackheads.


63. Zinc: Taking zinc supplements daily has shown to improve acne in many acne sufferers.


64. Groundnut Oil And Lime Juice: Mix 1 tablespoon of groundnut oil with 1 tablespoon of lime juice and apply to acne. 


65. Witch Hazel: Apply a few drops of witch hazel onto a cotton ball, wipe over the facial area. Witch hazel is a great astringent and has anti-inflammatory properties.

66. Salt Water Wash: Wash your face with salt water. This will help to keep the pores clean and clear.

67. Dried Basil Leaves: Add 2-3 cups of dried basil leaves to 1 cup of water, boil for 10-15 minutes, leave to cool. Apply to the effected areas, do this on a regular basis for god results.


68. Brown Sugar Scrub: Add 2-3 tsp of brown sugar to water and use as an acne scrub. You can also use white sugar for this.

69. Lemon Water: Squeezing a fresh lemon into water and drinking each morning is a very effective home remedy for acne. It helps by flushing the system of toxins and cleaning up the colon.


70. Hydrogen Peroxide: Pour a small amount of peroxide onto a cotton ball and apply over the effected areas. This will disinfect and help prevent pus forming.


71. Raspberry, Yogurt And Oatmeal Mask: Mix 3-4 mashed raspberries with 1 tablespoon of yogurt and oatmeal. Apply and leave on the face for 15-20 minutes. This as been said to help clear spots.


72. Boiled Milk And Lime Juice: Stir lime juice with boiled milk and use as an effective acne wash.


73. Apple And Honey: Grate 1 apple, add the grated apply to 1/3 cup of honey and apply over the face, leave on for 10-15 minutes before washing off with warm water.


74. Green Tea Bag: Boil a green tea bag for 10 minutes, take out and leave to cool. Rub the green tea bag over the face for 10-15 seconds. The vitamins and minerals in the green tea will help clear acne.


75. Banana And Egg: Mash a banana, then whisk 1 egg. Mix the two together until you get a paste like texture. Apply over the facial area leaving on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse of with warm water.


76.Watermelon Pulp: Blend watermelon pulp including the seeds. Leave on the face for 10-15 minutes before washing off.


77. Salt And Vinegar: Mix the two together to form a potent mixture, apply over the facial area leaving on for 20 minutes before washing off.


78. Clean Towel On Pillow: Placing a clean towel on your pillow each night will help to avoid oil clogging your pores.


79. Honey And Mustard: Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with 1/4 tablespoon of mustard and rub over the areas affected with acne, leave on for 15-20 minutes, wash off with lukewarm water.


80. Band-Aid: Applying honey, aloe vera gel or other ingredients onto a band aid and placing over a pimple will not only help heal the pimple quicker but also cover the effected area.


81. Squeezing Pimples: You will want to avoid squeezing pimples at all cost. The reason for this is because it can make existing acne worse and cause acne scarring.


82. Diaper Rash Cream: Applying diaper rash cream over acne will help to speed up the healing process. 


83. Calamine Lotion:  Rub calamine lotion over areas that are effected with acne, leave on for 30 minutes before washing off. This helps to dry out pimples and can help give relief from itching. 


84. Eyedrops: Put 3-4 eyedrops onto tissue paper and hold on it on a blemish for 1 minute. The liquid in the eyedrop will make the capillaries construct, resulting in reduced redness.


85. Hydrocortisone Cream: Apply a thin layer of hydrocortisone cream once daily over areas affected with acne. This will help reduce irritation and redness caused by acne.


86. Milk: Put a cotton ball in milk and rub over the face. Milk contains lactic acid which helps regenerate skin cells and reduce redness.


87. Oil-Free Suncream: Applying an oil-free suncream will help prevent the sun damaging the skin, which can lead to acne breakouts.


88. Tomato And Cucumber Mask: Blend 1 whole cucumber with 2 medium sized tomatoes, apply over the face, wash off after 30 minutes.

89. Fruit And Vegetables: There are 100s if not more masks you can make by combining fruits and vegetables to help acne. Try blending your favourite fruits and vegetables, apply and see whether they help your acne.


90. Burdock Root: Drinking burdock root tea daily, or taking a burdock root supplement daily will help to purify the blood, which intern will help to clear acne.

91: Salyclic Acid: Applying salycilic acid over effected ares of the skin will help remove dead skin cells and clear pores.


92: Sweat: Sweating is a good sign if you suffer from acne as it shows that your body is releasing toxins, just make sure to wash the effected areas later to avoid acne breakouts.


93. Saw Palmetto: Taking a saw palmetto capsule daily is said to be very beneficial for hormonal acne.


94. Dairy Products: Milk, buttermilk and yogurt all contain an acid called lactic acid, this acid helps to remove oil, dead skin cells and dirt that all contribute to acne.


95. Chaste Tree Berry Extract: Take chase tree berry extract daily to help with breakouts relating to hormonal changes from PMS.


96. Colloidal Silver: You can use colloidal sliver internally and externally to help kill acne causing bacteria. It is also a natural antibiotic and will help the immune system.


97. Caster Oil: Rub caster oil into the hands, massage over the face, place a warm towel over the face to open the pores, leave on for 1-minutes before washing off the remaining oil with a clean towel.

98. Diet: Having a healthy diet is very important for over-all health and to keep acne away long term. What foods to consume and avoid will be different for everyone, the best way to find out is to test for yourself. A great book is eating for beauty by David Wolfe which talks a lot about diet and acne.

99. Banana Peel: If you enjoy bananas, instead of throwing the banana peel away instead rub over your acne, this will help prevent breakouts, leave on only washing off at night for the best results.


100. Yoga: Using yoga is great for acne as it helps to reduce stress, helps regulate the hormones and also provides many more beneficial things that can help acne. You can buy a yoga DVD and practise in the comfort of your own home.


101. Consistency: The most important thing of all when it comes to home remedies, no matter which ones you use is consistency. All remedies take time before you see visible improvements.  

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