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Basil or Tulsi paste:

Tulsi paste is great way to get rid of pimples when you use it on a regular basis. If you cant get fresh basil, then you can grab a bottle of dried basil leaves from your local mall and steep it in warm water about 2-3 teaspoons such that a paste can be formed and use that on the face for about 10 minutes for 4-5 times a week.

2. Honey and Lemon Juice:

A mixture of honey and lemon juice is one of the simple yet effective homemade beauty tips for pimples treatment. Mix 1 tbsp of honey with 1 tbsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice and apply it on the pimples as well as on the spots left out by pimples. Do not however apply on aggravated pimples because it can cause severe burning sensation. Keep on for 10 minutes and wash off, while you continue this 5-6 times a week, you are bound to find effective results.

3. Dry Roast Cinnamon and Honey: (Dalchini)

You can slightly dry roast cinnamon or dalchini, finely grind them touse it for pimples. Make a paste by mixing cinnamon with honey and apply it at least 5-6 times a week for about 10-15 minutes before washing off.

4. Margosa or Neem leaves:

Neem leaves are perfect for treating pimples. Make a paste of neem leaves and apply on the targeted pimples. If you cannot get fresh neem leaves, try to get some dried bottled neem leaves, steep for 10 minutes in warm water and use as a paste.

5. Sesame Seeds: (Rashi)

Make a paste of sesame seeds, if you are using seeds, soak them overnight and then made into a fine paste or use the readily available powder. Keep them on for 10 minutes and see the difference.

6. Potato:(alu)
You can also apply potato juice/ slice/ grated potato directly on your pimples. Keep the sticky juice of the potato on the face for 10 minutes or more and then wash off. It gives a natural mild bleaching glow to the skin. Note:- You can follow the same procedure with Tomato juice.

7. Mint: pudina
Soak some mint leaves and make a fresh paste because it has the quality to provide a cooling and astringent effect to the skin. Pimples stubbornness will reduce and they will reduce in size as well. Regular use will help one get rid of the pimple marks too.

8. Nutmeg:
Nutmeg or jaiphal is a great spice that can be used to solve pimple problems. Make it into a fine powder, use it with water or milk in the form of a paste.Let it on for 10 minutes maximum before washing it off.

9. Cloves:
You can ground some Cloves in the same way, but the clove oil content in it may give an immense burning sensation when used on aggravated pimples. Use with milk or water in very less amount and test it on a patch before applying on major areas on the face.

10. Raw Papaya:

A great sticky recipe to your pimple problems is the white milk that comes out of the skin of a raw papaya and use it on the whole of face. Though it is sticky, if you use it on a regular basis, it can do wonders. You can do these basic steps also at home to prevent and reduce pimples:

Keep your face clean always of dirt and oil. Make sure not to touch and scratch the pimples. Make sure to use clean towels while wiping your face as dirty and unhygienic towels can aggravate pimples. Ensure that pillow you use has a clean cover that is washed at regular intervals. Use non-comedogenic makeup and skin care products that are free of fragrances. Eat healthy food and avoid all oily and junk. Make sure to cleanse, moisturize, hydrate and scrub on regular intervals.

YOUNGEVER TREATMENT FOR ACNE & PIMPLES :

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Aloevera amla juice 30 ml daily half an hour before breakfast. Neem decoction 50ml taken once daily on an empty stomach help in curing acne and blackheads. Saribadi (Sugandhipala) kashayam 15 to 30ml taken after meals with equal quantity of water, twice a day helps in the cure of acne vulgaris. Triphala churnam taken 5 to 10 gm daily helps in purifying the blood thus helping in the cure of acne. Application of Aloevera gel twice daily removes pimples and black heads. Paste of Yasthimadhu churnam with milk removes pigmentation and makes skin soft. Paste of Nutmeg powder (jajikaya) with milk removes pimples.

Home remedies to cure pimples:

1. Combine 1 tsp. of cinnamon powder (Dalchini) and 1 tsp of lemon juice. Apply it to the affected area.

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Combine cinnamon powder with honey and form it into paste. Right before sleeping, apply the mixture to your face and wash it the next morning. Do this every night for about 2 weeks and you will no longer worry about pimples.

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Applying an orange peel paste on the area of your face with pimples is another effective way. The orange peel should become a paste by grinding it with little water. For additional protection from the formation of blackheads, combine 1 part fresh lime juice with 1 part groundnut oil. Apply the mixture to your face. Blend raw papaya fruit to create a juice. This includes the seed and the skin. Apply it on swelling pimples. Use boiled milk combined with fresh lime juice as facial wash for cracked skin, blackheads, and pimples. Combine 1 part of rose water to 1 part of lime juice and apply it in the pimples. Leave it for about 20-30 minutes. Wash it off with lukewarm water. Apply on the affected area for at least 1 hour the pulp of ripe tomatoes. Wash it off with water. Potatoes grated and applied on affected area can cure pimples. It is also effective on curing boils, whiteheads, blackheads, and other skin blemishes.

10. A powdered pomgranate skin & roasted paste mixed with lime juice can treat pimples effectively. This mixture could also treat whiteheads, blackheads, and boils. 11. Ground radish seeds formed into paste and mixed with water remove blackheads. 12. Mix lime juice with ground drumstick pods and leaves. Apply it on the pimples. 13. Mint juice when applied on every evening can treat pimples as well. It also effective in treating scabies, insect stings, skin infections, and eczema. 14. Combine ground sesame seeds paste with water. Apply it on the affected area. It is also effective in treating skin rashes and allergies. 15. To prevent pimples, apply on the face mixture of fresh fenugreek leaves and water. Wash it on the next day with warm water. 16. Mix an equal amount of groundnut oil and fresh lime juice. Apply it on the affected area. Wash it off after about 10-15 minutes. It also prevents blackheads.

Acne & Pimples

Acne is a skin condition in which there is excess production of oil from the sebaceous glands leading to the blockage of hair follicles. It is the most common problem of adolescents, therefore, it is known

asYauvanpidika in Ayurveda; Yauvan means adolescence and pidika means pustules or papules. Home Remedies:
Prepare a paste by mixing equal quantities of saffron, turmeric, margosa ( neem), red sandalwood, basil(tulsi), and fullers earth (multani miti )with buttermilk or milk. Apply twice a day. Prepare a powdered mixture of coriander seeds(Dhania), fennel, basil, turmeric, and Indian gooseberry(amla; amalaki) in equal parts. Take teaspoon of this powder 15 minutes before lunch and dinner.

Have 1 teaspoon of powdered Indian gooseberry fruit (amla; amalaki) in morning and evening with water.

Diet and Lifestyle: Avoid spicy, oily, bitter, and sour foods. Eat fresh, unprocessed food. Increase the use of herbs that have cooling effects on the body like fennel, coriander seeds, Indian gooseberry (amla; amalaki), and aloe vera. Increase intake of water to about 8-10 glasses per day, and take coconut water. Wash your face frequently with mild herbal soaps. Cleanse your face with lemon peels.

Acne
What Is Acne? Acne is a common skin disorder affecting many teenagers. It is the disorder of pilo sebaceous apparatus (sebaceous hair follicle). Each hair follicle contains a tiny hair and a sebaceous gland. The sebaceous gland is made up of multiple lobes and it produces sebum. Sebum is an oily substance. Sebum travels up to the hair follicle and then comes out to the skin. These sebaceous follicles are blocked and inflamed in acne. Acne develops on those areas of the skin where sebaceous glands are many in number. Mainly you get acne on the face, but it also appears on neck, scalp, chest, back, upper arms and shoulders. Lesions of acne are called 'black heads' (open comendones), 'white heads' (closed comendones), papules and nodules (which are inflamed red and are filled with pustules) What causes acne?

Increased sebum secretion: Increased sebum secretion is one of the major factors causing acne. Severity of acne increases with the increase of sebum secretion. Androgen hormone, which usually secretes more during teenage, stimulates sebaceous glands and increases sebum secretion, which consequently causes acne. Sebum secretion rate may remain high even after the healing of acne. Sebum of the patients with acne contains excess of free fatty acids. This excess sebum accumulates in hair follicles. Later it gets blocked and gives rise to inflammation due to bacterial infection. If the sebum glands are unduly sensitive, then even with the normal level of hormones the sebum secretion may increase. In young women acne usually flares up during their menstrual cycle, which naturally coincides with the hormonal changes. Keratin is a protein, which is the main constituent of skin cells. Worn out Keratin is a cleavage by keratinsation, which is facilitated by enzyme keratinase. Due to abnormal and increased keratinisation the flow of sebum at the outlet of the pilo-sebaceous follicle gets blocked. Bacteria: A normal skin bacteria (proprionobacterium acne) colonises in pilo-sebaceous duct. It breaks down tryglyceride in sebum to free fatty acids and triggers off the inflammatory process.

What is the concept of ayurved about acne? According to Ayurved, acne are the papules resembling the sprout on the bark of 'Shalmali ' tree, appears on

the face in adolescents. Increased 'kapha and vata dosha' and 'rakta and meda dhatu ' are involved in causing this disease. According to ayurved most important contributory factors in this condition is diet. Improper dietary habits may lead to acne or yavanapidika. Whats are the factors ?

Adhyashana: Eating food when previous meal is not digested. Virudhashana: Eating incompatible food such as fruit salad, fish with milk etc. Vishamashana: Eating when you are not hungry or fasting when you are hungry. Eating food in larger or lesser quantity, than required, is also termed as vishamashana. Regular consumption of hot (ushna), pungent (katu), penetrating (teekta), salty food such as pickles, papads, spicy food, fried and oily food, junk food, preserved food, fast food etc., weakens the digestive power (jatharagni) and also vitiates dosha, rakta and medadhatu. This also leads to constipation and irregular bowel habits. 'Kama' (excessive thinking about sex) may increase the secretion of hormones from adrenaline, and this increased hormone vitiate and aggravates meda dhatu (increased sebum secretion) and give rise to acne. Other psychological factors such as grief, anger or psychic trauma (especially in girls) may lead to imbalance in dosha and flare up condition of 'mukha dushika'.

What are the symptoms of acne?

Usually acne lesions are limited to the face, shoulders upper chest and back. Your skin often remains greasy. Open commendones (black heads) and close comendones (white heads) are commonly present. Inflammatory papules nodules and cyst may be present. In severe cases, scarring may follow. Acne conglobate is a severe variant of acne and is with many abscesses and cysts. They are often connected with intercommunicating sinuses. Excoriated acne is seen in early teenage girls and manifest as discrete denuded areas caused by pricking. Infantile Acne - This is a rare type. Stimulation of infant's adrenal gland through the placenta in some instances may give rise to infantile acne. Some drugs such as corticosteroides, oral contraceptives, androgen steroids, anticonvulsant may induce acne.

What should I do when I get acne? Acne is common at puberty. If infected by pressing and pricking and allowing dirt to infiltrate the vulnerable areas, it causes major problems. Following precautions, could help to get rid of the problem:

Don't press or prick acne unnecessarily. Hygiene of the whole body, especially of the face, is essential to remove dirt and grime from the face, wash your face frequently with warm water. Remove oil (surface oil) from the face by washing it with mild soap. To clean your face you can use a small slightly abrasive face sponge. In severe conditions when pain and inflammation

persists steaming will be beneficial. Avoid oily cosmetics. Non-oily, non-greasy and waterbased cosmetics can be used. But it is always better if you avoid the use of cosmetics. Avoid mental tensions, worries fear and avoid excessive thinking about sex; mental relaxation with meditation and yoga will help you to release your tension. Be relaxed, the problem gets resolved. Fresh water, fresh air, and sunlight will help to improve the skin condition. Fresh water, fresh air, and sunlight will help to improve the skin condition. Regular exercise and long walk will keep you fresh, fit and fine. Diet plays a dynamic role in keeping you healthy. Bad dietary habits are likely to produce disease. So you should be keen on taking nutritive and healthy diets.

What diet should I take? According to ayurved improper diet is a major factor in pathogenesis of any diseases. So pathya (dietary measures) are mentioned in all the diseases to reduce the severity of the disease and also to prevent the same. Given below are certain rules, regarding the diets which are mentioned in Ayurved, will guide you - how to eat? when to eat?, and what to eat? Get yourself acquainted with them. Though, preserving the food in refrigerator and then cooking it has become a need of our fast life style, it decreases food nutrition value. Avoid this way of life, as far as possible. Consume fresh food.

You should eat warm i.e., snigdha (unctuous) food in proper quantity. You should eat only when earlier food is digested. Dont take virudhaanna (food that is incompatible to each other such as fruit salad, milk with fish etc.) Dont eat too fast or to slow, chew your food many times. You should eat in pleasant place. Avoid hot (ushna), spicy, oily, fried and pungent food. Always try to avoid junk food, fast food and outside food (because it contains lots of spices, oil, and chemicals such as sodium bicarbonate etc.) Cut out fats and take leafy vegetables in plenty with proper washing and cleaning, it will form bulk of the stool you pass and will give you relief from constipation. Take sufficient amount of water, liquid juice etc., which will reduce dryness of intestine and will drain out wastes from your blood through urine. Fruit juice such as grapes, lemon etc., is recommended.

What is the treatment of acne?

In severe cases of acne (fulminant acne) you should always consult a doctor. Correction of diet and regular exercise is necessary to regain regular bowel habits. Mild laxatives can be given to prevent constipation. Make the paste of lodhra, dhanyaka and vacha with water and then apply it on your face. Apply the paste of kalimaricha and gorochana on your face. Or, Make the paste of ashwagandha, chandana, manjishta and yashtimadhu with water and then apply it on your face. Or, The paste of masurdal (lentil) with curd and a few drops of neem oil, if applied on the face will

bestow you a good complexion and will cure acne. Or, Make the paste of haridra and chandana and apply it on your face. Leave all the above-mentioned local applications on the face for about twenty minutes (till it dries) and then wash your face with luke-warm water.

We offer some classical Indian supportive remedies for this disease which are supposed to be taken strictly under medical supervision. Kindly Ask a Doctor