Saturday, May 2, 2009

Home Remedy for Acne | Acne Solution

Acne is a group of skin rashes that have different causes. It is an inflammatory skin disease that affects the skin's oil glands. Acne is the most common skin disease. Nearly 17 million people in the United States have it. Most pimple are found on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders.
Acne is not a serious health threat but, it can cause scars.
There are many types of pimple such as: Whiteheads (stay under the surface of the skin), Blackheads (rise to the skin's surface and look black), Papules (small pink bumps), Pustules (red with pus on top), Nodules (large, painful, deep in the skin), Cysts (deep, painful, can cause acne scars).


Causes of Acne Skin:
1. Drink a WATER before, during and after each meal. Remove those toxins from the inside.

2. DO NOT drink any carbonated drink or coke. This is the one of the biggest causes of Acne Skin.

3. DO NOT eat alot of Trans Fatty Acid foods Pizza, Fast Food etc.

4. Try not to touch your Acne face a lot. When you touch your Acne face you can sometimes spread dirt to your face.

5. Use a clean towel to wash your face and pad it dry don't rub. (I never use a rag, I clean my hands/nails with anti bacteria soap).


Home Remedy for Acne:
1. Did you know that your toothpaste can help to reduce the swelling of your pimple? Apply some before you sleep and you will see the immediate effect the next morning.

2. Mix lemon juice with rose water. One lemon with same proportion of rose water will do. Apply it on your Acne face and rinse it only after 30 mins. Constantly doing so will not only get rid of
acne and pimple, but it also has the effect of lightening the skin blemishes.

3. Use fresh mint juice to apply on your Acne face.

4. Strawberry leaves can also help to reduce the pimple swelling.

5. Orange peel can also be used. Basically, you need to mash it or blend it, mix with some water to form a paste before applying on your problem area.

6. Mix turmeric powder with some mint juice before applying on the acne. Wash it off with clean, lukewarm water after about 30 mins.

7. Even cooking condiments such as vinegar and salt have their uses as home remedy for acne. Mix the two together, before rubbing the mix over the pimple. Leave it there for some 10 to 20 mins before removing with lukewarm water.

8. Make a paste with cucumber before using it as a facial mask. Leave the mask on for 30 mins daily. Doing this will prevent acne from breaking out.

9. If you can tolerate the smell of garlic on your Acne face, then go ahead to apply some fresh garlic on the pimple. They will disappear after repeated applications.

10. Even the milk that you drink is useful as a home remedy for acne. Blend nutmeg with milk and you have a powerful paste to zap those pimple away.

Home Remedy for Toenail Fungus



An infection of nail fungus occurs when fungi infect one or more of your nails. A nail fungal infection may begin as a white or yellow spot under the tip of your fingernail or toenail. As the nail fungus spreads deeper into your nail, it may cause your nail to discolor, thicken and develop crumbling edges an unsightly and potentially painful problem.

How to avoid Toe Fungus:
Toenail and athlete's foot fungi like to grow in warm, moist areas, which include public areas such as spas, swimming pools, locker rooms, or showers. For short periods of time the it can live in warm puddles on tile floors, awaiting someone to step in and pick up the spores. If you can wear sandals, water shoes, or swimming booties they would help in keeping your feet from touching the floor directly. Some public swimming pool areas have small wade-through pools which help to keep the toenail and athlete's foot fungi in check. After your session at the pool or other public area, wash your feet thoroughly and dry them well.


Home Remedies to Treat Toenail Fungus:

The moment you notice any symptoms of toenail fungus you can follow certain home remedies that will prove very effective in eliminating the spread of the fungus before it spreads. Toenail fungus is contagious, so the sooner you eliminate the fungus, the better.
Following are some home remedies that use commonly available ingredients to stop the growth of the fungus and eventually eliminate it.

Vinegar:
Fill a basin with warm water and vinegar in equal proportion (any vinegar will do, but apple cider vinegar has proven more effective). Soak your toenails in this solution for about 20 minutes. Wipe your toes and toenails thoroughly with a dry towel and then with super absorbent paper. This should be done twice daily till symptoms disappear.

Tea Tree Oil:
The uses of tea tree oil are many. Tea tree oil is a natural and powerful fungicide and antiseptic. Rub the affected toenails with a cotton ball dipped in tea tree oil. Do this twice daily, morning and just before going to bed (three times if possible) for maximum effect, until the fungus is gone.

Listerine:
Almost all homes will have this mouthwash. Soak the affected toenails in Listerine for about 20 minutes twice daily. The antiseptic will help eradicate the fungus.

Rubbing Alcohol:
Rubbing alcohol is easily available at any pharmacy. Soak the affected toenails in rubbing alcohol for about 20 minutes twice daily (morning and just before going to bed). Dry thoroughly using super absorbent paper towels.

Vicks Voporub:
The efficacy of using Vicks for treatment of toenail fungus is not very clear. Many have found that using Vicks on the affected toenails has helped, and many have found no benefit. Vicks is known to stop the growth of the fungus, not eliminate it. You will have to use Vicks until the infected toenail grows out and a new one replaces it. Generally, it is advisable to try the other
options instead of this one.

Eye Allergy Home Remedies


Cause of Allergy:
Eye allergy is occurred manly due to sudden dust exposure or for consumption of some trigger elements which causes allergy for the person whose eye has been affected. The eye may turn into red color and the affected patient may feel extreme itchy conditions in eye. If the trigger of the allergy is dust, it may affect the white portion of eye namely

sclera, which requires to be prevented by any effort.

A doctor’s consultation about the controlling of allergy is preferred, if by chance the doctor is not available for that moment, the home remedies can be tried for better relief.

Allergies Home Remedies

Water wash is the best preventive to reduce itchiness and irritation of eyes affected by allergy. Rinse off your eyes by cold water as maximum time you can do but never pat dry harshly. Use soft tissue paper to wipe off water from the
eyes.

Rose water is good preventive of eye allergy. Pour 2-3 drops of rose water in the allergy affected eyes and keep shut the eyelids at lest for 5-10 minutes to allow the rose water to be inside the eye and to work on its infection.

Due to infection, eyes become red and it feels hot inside. Splashing affected eye frequently with plain cold water helps in reducing the pain and discomfort of allergy.

Eye allergy may cause extreme pain and may cause bleeding from the allergy affected eye.

Once the eye allergy occurs in any of the eyes it develops a general tendency to recur on and on within a short interval. Consumption of Indian gooseberry juice with natural honey develops internal resistance for allergy problem and it works after 2 weeks sincere continuation of the medicine.

Add 3 teaspoon salt in 1 glass of water and boil the water for 20 minutes. Let the water be cool, when it will be cold enough, pat the salt water with clean cotton in the corner of the affected eye, it will clear the sticky discharge as well as the dust particles inside the eye and will surely provide relief from discomfort and itching caused by eye allergy.

You can also Use drops for Eye Allergies.