Use Household Pantry and Bathroom Items to Remove Acne

Ever got a pimple the day before a special occasion? Well here are a few ways to get rid of your zits using household items

Steps

 * 1) Take 1/2 cup of sand and mix with 1/2 cup half and half creamer. Wash your face twice a day this way for two weeks.  This ancient Sumatran remedy truly is effective because the sand exfoliates and the half and half's enzymes penetrate the pores and dissolve pus and scum.
 * 2) Switch to bar soap. Notice how anti-acne products never seem to...get rid of acne?  Body washes and other such junk are not only more expensive, but they make you break out in more zits!  Simple bar soap and a wash cloth will clean out your pores and keep your face from breaking out.
 * 3) Though soap dries out your skin a bit more, so do those stupid anti-acne products -- this just works better. It is simple but it really really does work.
 * 4) Wash your hands before doing anything with your face, and make sure they are thoroughly cleaned.
 * Now, wash face and leave your face product on for 30 seconds. After, wash off and make sure it is all off.
 * 1) One thing you can do is put white toothpaste on the blemish and leave on overnight. Make sure you have at least 6-8 hours to leave on.
 * 2) Another way is to mix cornstarch and water together. Mix until forms a creamy but thick paste.  Put on blemish and leave on over night.
 * 3) Also try mixing baking soda and water to form a paste and leave it on overnight, this should help dry up blemishes.
 * 4) Alternately: Take a shot glass filled with very hot, very salty water, held so that the rim of the glass forms a seal on the skin creating constant contact with the hot water. Heat dilates pores, opening them to the maximum, which will usually open the sore to let it drain (naturally, instead of popping it, which can cause more harm than good).  The salt in the water helps to dry the skin and also kill bacteria so that they cannot reinfect when the sore opens.  Apply anti-acne medication afterward, if desired.
 * 5) To permanently get rid of zits and have clear skin, use Benzyl Peroxide and steam your face with hot water in a bowl and use a towel over your face draping around the bowl, keep your face steaming for 10 minutes, and after pat (don't rub) water off of face and apply benzyl peroxide. Rub in for three minutes or so and let dry.  Apply rubbing alcohol onto live zits and wince at pain.  Apply moisturized on top of all of this and go through your day.  After 3 days, results guaranteed.
 * 6) Another household remedy is to get a couple [5-7] thinly/not coated aspirin and put it in a little dish with a FEW drops of water, you want to make a paste. After it softens, break up the aspirin and add a cheap moisturizer like a cetaphil knockoff or something of that sort. Leave it on overnight as a spot treatment or use it as a mask for up to a few hours.
 * 7) Use pink grapefruit as an anti-acne product.

Tips

 * Never pop, squeeze, or do anything to a zit. It may make it disappear, but you risk the chance of scarring, and maybe even sprouting more zits.
 * If possible, leave on for more than 8 hours.
 * It might require a few treatments.
 * A lot of masks with clay in it help to dry out the zits. If you have sensitive skin, these work really well.  If you have dry skin, try non-oil-based moisturizers.

Warnings

 * Avoid getting treatments too close to eyes.
 * Toothpaste will dry up the pimple, but it will also dry up the skin around it. Do not over treat the area.  Use a Q-tip to apply treatments to specific areas without treating the whole face.
 * Remember to wash your hands before and after applying product to your face
 * Some treatments may sting and cause redness.
 * A little pain at the site is familiar to those fighting  acne. If you are experiencing excessive pain or sudden swelling to the surrounding area you may be having a mild reaction. Wipe the remedy off with a trusted soap and rinse well with water. Most reactions should calm considerably after removing the substance.
 * Keep your hands off your face! Zits form from bacteria growing behind clogged pores. Putting foreign substances on your face could cause pore blockage or irritation (which paves the way for bacterial growth). Wash your face, exfoliate and hydrate.

Things You'll Need

 * Face wash, non-oily.
 * Cornstarch
 * Water
 * White toothpaste
 * Light moisturizer also non-oily
 * Zits
 * Pink grapefruit
 * Noncoated aspirin
 * Rubbing alcohol
 * Benzyl peroxide
 * Bar soap
 * Sand
 * Half and half

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 * How to Avoid Acne
 * How to Get Rid of Acne
 * How to Treat Mild Acne
 * How to Wash Your Face
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