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•Combine ground ginger with milk and apply to affected area. •Make a paste of honey and cinnamon and apply to affected area at night. In morning, wash this paste with warm water. Continue for one-two weeks. •Mix lemon juice with cinnamon and apply to acne •Mix ground orange peel with water to form a paste and apply to affected spots. Wash with warm water after twenty to thirty minutes. •Rub fresh garlic on acne at frequent intervals to acne. •Use juice of raw papaya to relieve swelling acne. •Make a paste of salt and vinegar and wash off after twenty to thirty minutes. •Rub fresh mint juice over acne. •Make a paste of turmeric and vinegar and apply to acne. Rinse with lukewarm water after twenty to thirty minutes. •Drink wheat grass juice to prevent and cure acne. •Apply a poultice of ground sesame seeds and water on acne to reduce inflammation.

Complementary Treatment

•Acupuncture: Stagnant of Chi in channels of face is said to be cause of acne. Acupuncture performed on these points of face may help relieve acne. •Homeopathy: For patients with pustules and blind boils, especially on face, neck, and back, may be helped by Kali brom. Selenium is often used for acne sufferers with oily skin, blackheads, and pustules.

Conventional Treatment- These treatmens we do not recommend.

Medication: Conventional acne medications may be topical- applied directly to skin- or they may be systemic- taken internally. Medications include benzoyl peroxide, retinoic acid, steroids, antibiotics, oral contraceptives, and isotretinoin (Accutane.)

Therapeutic Injections: In severe cases of acne where cysts form and scars have developed, doctors have had some success with injecting steroids directly into cyst to resolve cysts and diminish appearance of scars.

Surgery: In moderate to severe cases of acne, doctors may use surgery to open up blemishes and remove blackheads and whiteheads. Unlike medication treatments, effects of acne surgery are usually more immediate.

For more information on acne remedies go to http://www.acne-answers.org.