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5 Effective Acne Clearing Tips That No One Told You !

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Here are my top 5 tips to clear acne and get healthy and clear skin fast. These tips I have learnt over the past few years that have helped me transform my skin from this to this :                                                 So let's begin ! Skip washing with cleansers in the morning.        Ever realized the glow on your face in the morning, when you wake up ?  Doesn’t that feel pretty ? Then why wash it off with harsh cleansers…the thought of not washing your face in the morning when you have to get READY and leave for work or college or hangout etc, seems quite weird. I know. I too thought that how the heck, without washing my face would I feel fresh to leave ? So, let me break it down for you.  I am not asking you to not wash your face. I am saying, just not to wash it with a cleanser. Washing with plai...

Still fighting acne ? Here's why you are not winning ...

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Here are 5 things you need to keep in mind to win over acne :- You w ash your face twice a day : Washing your face more than once wipes away the natural oils of the skin, that protects the skin from bad bacteria. You should always limit washing your face to maximum ONCE a day. Yes, right. MAX once a day. Yes, Yes. ONCE. And not with a face wash, i mean not with a chemical face wash. Wash your face with BEST FACEWASH  for acne.   You are using fancy anti-acne face wash : Do you feel that, fancy anti-acne face wash specially designed for treating acne are always drying ? Yes ? Then why do you still use them ? Are they doing any good ? No. Always use mild cleansers which are nourishing and hydrating instead of the drying ones. The concept of anti-acne facewash is simple. Dry out the pimples. But you don’t apply facewash only on pimples. You apply on your whole face. And that dries out the face. Now dry skin on our face produces more oil in order to bala...

Should you use moisturizer on acne ?

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Have you ever felt the need of a moisturizer but are scared to use because of acne prone skin ? Do you find it difficult to find the best moisturizer for acne prone skin ? Does your skin feel dry after washing your face and you end up skipping the moisturizer ?  But you don’t realize that this leads to even more acne. Are you wondering how ? When you are struggling to control your acne prone skin, you tend to believe that cleansing and washing your face with harsh chemical products aka FACE WASHES will solve all your problems, but just think does changing face washes help your skin ? NO, because you are “stripping off” the moisture from your skin which in turn will produce more oil in order to balance itself. When I was struggling with acne, I too used to believe the myth "Curing acne required 'drying up' the skin."  But after 4 long years I learnt the importance and technique of moisturizing and this cleared up my acne so quickly. So here are some points th...

DIY Moisturiser | Acne prone skin

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Rosewater on acne and acne scars works as a wonderful toner. Also you can make two in one acne plus moisturizer with rosewater to apply on acne.   To make Rosewater moisturizer for acne, you will require two main ingredients :  Rose water  Honey  In this we won’t be using store bought rose water. We will make Rosewater at home. If you have bought rosewater of any brand, you would have certainly known the colour of rosewater to be light pink to transparent. But original, completely preservative free and natural rosewater is deep pink to reddish in colour. I was not aware of this until I made my own rosewater at home. So to make Rosewater you will need one cup of rose petals and half litre of purified water. METHOD : Just boil the water in a pan and when it boils completely, turn off the gas. Wash the rose petals to get rid of any dust. Now put them into the boiled water.  Cover the container with a lid and let it cool. Afte...

Which Cold Cream to use for acne ?

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Have you ever come across Ponds Cold Cream for acne ? If not, then let me tell you that when you are following the new face wash/no chemicals method, your new face wash is " Cold cream ". Yes you heard it right. COLD CREAM for acne. Which is definitely not OIL FREE. And if you have acne, then how can you put something that is not oil free on your skin . You obviously won't. Yeah. These were exactly my thoughts when i first came across the idea of using cold cream to wash my face. I was literally in refutation. But when I did my research, then it all made sense to me. So I thought of giving it a shot thinking my skin couldn't get possibly any worse, right? What if this actually works... So now the question arises which cold cream to use? And will it cleanse your skin like a face wash ? No, it won't. Rather, It will cleanse even better ! Let me tell you how. So when I first started using this routine, I used Nivea cold cream because it was...

The Magical Potion : APPLE CIDER VINEGAR FOR CYSTIC ACNE

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If you have landed on this blog,  I assume you are looking for something to benefit your skin in a quick and effective way. If your search has come a long way, you probably have heard about Apple Cider Vinegar for cystic acne some day or the other. Be it in a youtube video or a blog post. When I first heard about ACV, I didn't buy it because the silly me was trying every kind of face wash at that time. So after a long time when I actually gave ACV a shot, it proved to be a magical potion for my skin. Lets know how ? Firstly what is Apple Cider Vinegar ? ACV is nothing but fermented apple juice and fermented foods are great for your health. And a healthy you means healthy skin. ACV has malic acid that helps in defending against virus, bacteria and fungus. It has Ash that balances pH. It has Alpha Hydroxy Acid  (AHA) that removes dead skin cells.  It also helps in preventing wrinkles and lines. BASICALLY IT BALANCES OUR SKIN ! So in my case when I s...

Skincare routine for Acne Prone Skin

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My skincare routine for acne is universal. Every skin type and skin tone will benefit from this. But the ones who will benefit the most are the dehydrated acne prone skin types. And by dehydrated skin I mean the following :   - Dull                                                                      - Stretchy   -  Dry after washing                                               - Oily T-zone   - Flaky                                                                   - Lifeless  ...

Best face wash for sensitive acne prone skin | No face wash method

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Do you have trouble finding the best face wash for sensitive acne prone skin ? Have you ever noticed that face wash specially made for acne never seem to work ? Does your skin feel dry and stretchy after washing your face ? Do you feel the need to apply a moisturizer but you are scared to break out even more ? Is your skin becoming dull day by day ? Does your skin lack nourishment ? If yes, then stop putting chemicals on your face. I have transformed my skin from dry and dull to healthy and nourished. How ? Let’s see...  No face wash method aka best face wash for acne: Okay ! So don’t be disgusted,  I am not telling you to not wash your face at all. I am just telling you to not wash your face with face wash. But then what will you wash your face with ? Not long back when I was struggling with acne, my mom advised me to get away with all the face washes (Because I had LITERALLY tried all face washes to combat acne but my skin denied to improve.)  But I didn’t follo...

My Acne Story ! How I Cleared My Acne.... An excerpt to my journey !

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Years of struggle ? Frustrated with persistent acne ? Tried every product on the drugstore ? Tried all  face washes ? If the answer is yes, your acne story is similar to my acne story.  Before commencing with my first post and my acne story aka struggle, let me give you a brief description about my skin tone and skin type. Fair, sensitive, extremely acne prone, sometimes dry, sometimes oily. Basically a mess ! But finally I have succeeded to tame that mess into clear and healthy skin. So I had clear skin until high school. Never really  gave a thought towards skincare.  I simply used to wash my face with dove soap. My skin was unadulterated to chemicals. Then I turned 17 and fascinated by the fancy ads and claims of various face washes, switched to one of the most popular neem face wash. And out of the blue , a pimple popped up. After a few months, my face started to break out. But after an year, my face was a mess. In order to cure it, I t ried al...