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Acne is a skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin, especially on the face, due to inflamed or infected sebaceous glands and prevalent chiefly among adolescents. Faces with acne may not look good to see, some kind of negative feeling shall emerge on looking at the young girls or boys face.

Let us try to overcome the problem of acne by taking certain prevention methods and homemade treatment for acne, however the youth are advised to make sure the compatibility before using the under mentioned tips and solutions.

• Use mild cleanser to wash face in the morning and evening, do not use very hot water to take bath because that may strip your skin of moisture and may cause aggravation in the acne.
• Don’t touch your acne affected area with dirty hands, which may add dirt and bacteria to trigger acne.
• While shaving, be careful to avoid inflammation and use oil-free and grease-less products.
• Chronic constipation will also cause damage to the skin a lot.
• Try to avoid tea, coffee, alcohol and caffeinated beverages.

And the best methods to treat acne are:

1. Use niacin and Vitamin A supplementary food or if your doctor permits you can go for 100 mg niacin (three times a day), vitamin A (quantity as prescribed by your doctor) and 400 mg of Vitamin E (once a day).
2. Zinc is a natural mineral that is found naturally in red meat, oysters, poultry, beans, nuts, whole grains and fortified cereals.
3. You can use tea tree oil, tooth paste and fenugreek leaves paste on the acne spots.
4. Orange peels, lemon juice and Aloe Vera soaps for softening the skin individually.
5. You can apply fresh mint juice, cucumber paste and egg yolk mask (separately) with cotton on acne spots for fifteen minutes to remove extra oil and stopping the acne.

And the last but effective remedy is use coriander juice with turmeric before going bed to make skin shine and healthy. If coriander juice is not available you can use mint juice with turmeric.

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