3 Home Remedies for Body Acne
What is body acne?
Body acne is simply the acne that appears on your body. I’ve had to deal with my fair share of it, and I have to say that it is yuck!
Body acne often hurts worse than regular acne. That is because the skin on your body has bigger pores than the skin on your face, making your body acne bigger, deeper, and harder to get rid of.
In this article I will show you 3 home remedies for acne and tell you if they work.
Home remedy #1
The first home remedy that many people try is toothpaste (the old fashioned white kind, not the gels). I’m not really sure why people use toothpaste to dry up acne, but they do.
If you apply toothpaste directly to the acne nodule, it won’t hurt, but in my experience it doesn’t help either. It just doesn’t have enough active ingredients to do much good. So as a home remedy for acne on your body, I would probably avoid this one.
Home remedy #2
The next home remedy has a funny name, witch hazel. Witch hazel is actually a natural astringent, and you can find it at any drug store for just a few dollars.
To apply witch hazel, just use a cotton ball and apply it directly to the pimple. Witch hazel is very soothing, and will reduce the redness of the acne. I recommend this home remedy for mild acne.
Home remedy #3
Over the counter products that contain Salicylic Acid. For mild to moderate acne (and sometimes even severe cases) a solution with Salicylic Acid is often the body acne treatments you can do at home.
Salicylic Acid is an amazing acne fighting ingrediant, especially when combined with Citric Acid. When you put these two ingredients together they pack a powerful 1-2 punch, and clear up acne fast.
I know that this solution is a little more expensive than the other two, but it works, and it works really well. You can expect to pay about $20 dollars a month for this home remedy, and isn’t that worth it for clear beautiful skin?