Combat Pimples

Pimples is a common disease amongst young people. In the beginning there are sebaceous plugs (known as blackheads and whiteheads) in the sebaceous glands. Usually the infection causes the inflammatory process and the pimples set in. Red boils are formed and the size varies from a small seed to that of a pea. Initially they last for a few weeks then disappear leaving a temporary pigmentation. With recurring infections these boils develop into an abscess leaving behind unsightly scars.

Home Remedies to Cure Pimples

1. The best home remedy for pimples is your own spit. The spit found in your mouth early in the morning and midnight is very poisonous which kills the pimples. Every time you wake up in the night apply your spit on the pimples and before brushing your teeth apply your spit. Leave for 1 hour and then wash your face.
2. Another good remedy is to grind to a paste equal quantities of neem and mint leaves and apply on the face. Leave on for half an hour and then wash off.
3. Another good remedy is take one-fourth teaspoon each of dry nutmeg powder, sandle wood and turmeric powder. Mix with Camphor lotion and apply on the face. Camphor lotion is made by putting Camphor in a bottle, close the bottle and set in a warm place till the Camphor dissolves and turns into a lotion.
4. Tamarind pack also helps in reducing pimples. Apply tamarind paste on the face and leave it on for 15 minutes, then wash off. It is a strong antiseptic which clears skin of grease and bacteria in which the pimples flourish.
5. Vitamin A and E capsules if broken and rubbed on the pimples in the night before going to bed also help greatly.

Avoid eating chocolates in any form. Also avoid eating cheese except cream and cottage cheese, shell and salt water fish, very sweet, oily and starchy food because they upset the skin. Take plenty of fruits and green leafy vegetables rich in vitamin A. Vitamin A aids in curing pimples. Besides, Calcium, Zinc and Vitamin E too helps in combating pimples. Constipation puts a brake on the whole system and aggravates pimples. For this reason first thing in the morning, drink a glass of water to which a juice of line has been added. This helps in clearing the blood stream and therefore helps in clearing the skin of its blemishes and at the same time also helps in cleaning the bowels.