Home Remedies for Acne.
Acne is a common and chronic skin disease. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous
glands and hair follicles. The lesions are usually found on the skin of the dace, neck, chest,
and shoulders. Nearly six out of ten young people between the ages of twelve and
twenty-four suffer from some degree of acne. The disease causes a great deal of
embarrassment at an age when people tend to be sensitive about their personal appearance.
Acne is characterized by the presence of comedones or blackheads, pimples, small superficial
sebaceous cysts, and scars. There are over half a dozen forms of acne, the most common
being blackheads. The areas chiefly affected are the forehead, temples, cheeks, chin, chest,
and back. In rare cases, almost the entire body may be covered with blackheads accompanied
by extensive scarring.
All forms of acne have their origin in wrong eating habits, such as irregular hours of eating,
excessive consumption of starch, sugar, fried and fatly foods. Chronic constipation is another
cause of acne. If the bowels do not move properly, the waste matter is not eliminated as
quickly as it should be and die bloodstream becomes surcharged with toxic matter. The extra
efforts of the skin to eliminate excess waste result in acne and other forms of skin diseases.
Other causes of this disorder are a devitalized condition of the skin resulting from unhygienic
living habits, excessive use of tea, coffee, alcohol, or tobacco, and sedentary habits which
lead to indigestion and general debility.