TURMERIC SKIN TREATMENTS TO FIGHT ACNE AND BRIGHTEN SKIN

Acne is such a skin trouble which makes you feel ashamed and inferior to show yourself in the public. It is mostly found in teenagers whose body and mind are involved in hormonal changes or sometimes even in adults. Even though there are no life risks from acne, it is a major constraint which lessens our beauty. People are less worried if they have a dark complexion but no one can bear the red huge pimples on their face.

There are so many grandma tips for acne but turmeric is the most effective one. Turmeric or the curcuma longa with an Indian native is a medicinal Indian spice used in every Indian cooking. It provides best treatment and powerful against all skin problems especially the acne. Turmeric containing anti bacterial and anti septic properties is most beneficial and a key ingredient in the Ayurvedic science helping in treating the skin infections, acne, lightening acne scars and prevents their occurrence. Along with the reduction of acne, it is an ancient Indian beautifying agent which makes skin youthful and glowing. That is why the tradition of beautifying an Indian bride with turmeric remains even to this day.

Here are few turmeric based face packs mixed with other natural ingredients for tackling acne and improving skin complexion.

Turmeric and coconut oil: Mix a spoon full of turmeric with same quantity of coconut oil. Apply this paste to your face, mainly to the pimple prone skin area. It can even be massaged to your back if they are affected by pimples or small boil. This reduces pimples and coconut oil nourishes skin and reduces scars. The coconut oil can be replaced with any of your favourite oils like almond oil, olive oil or may be even the baby oil.

Turmeric and Milk: Turmeric when mixed with milk or may be even the milk cream is a very good mask for treating acne. The diary used here softens and shines skin making your skin look fairer. Milk also acts as a coolant as the turmeric being an antiseptic produces burning senses to acne prone skin.

Turmeric and Aloe gel: Both turmeric and aloe gel are anti inflammatory, anti bacterial and anti oxidant agents which reduces skin inflammation and acne. Along with reducing acne they even prevent their rebirth giving a healthy complexion to skin.

Turmeric , Lemon and Honey: Mix turmeric, lemon and honey in a clean container. The mixture is runny and drips down while applying. This is a powerful acne pack where turmeric and lemon both being antiseptic kills down germs and shrinks the heavy acne. You will find the reduction of the size of pimples immediately. Honey settles down as a cooling agent moisturising skin and clogs the skin pores.

Turmeric and yogurt: Make a thick paste of turmeric along with the dairy yogurt. It cools down skin, reduces acne, acne marks, also skin pigmentation and makes your skin baby soft. The pack is a wonderful anti wrinkle and a bleaching agent.

Few Tips to remember while using turmeric face packs:

• Turmeric being golden-colored is feared for its yellowish stains left behind over your skin after application. There is no perfect solution for removing yellow stains, but you can make a routine of applying turmeric face packs at night-time and keep watering your face for 3 to 4 times till the next morning. This vanishes the turmeric stains at the next morning.
• Do not scrub or use cleansers to remove the stains. Use a natural toner, this wipes all the turmeric properties from your skin instantly.
• Neglect the turmeric stains as the skin benefits are numerous than the worry of yellow stains.
• Yellow finger nails can be removed by dipping your fingers in lemon juice. Or better use a gloves or a brush while applying face mask. Use an old clothing to avoid yellow stains in your cloth.
• Turmeric being an antiseptic burns your infected skin. It is the reaction of turmeric towards the germs and bacteria. Do not scratch while burning, this will increase the infection of acne leaving behind heavy scars.
• If your skin is too sensitive towards burning, then add the other ingredient in more of quantity. Like adding more of coconut oil, yogurt, aloe gel, honey, milk which reduces the heat produced by turmeric.