Acne Treatments That Are Applied to the Skin

Like herbs and vitamin B 5, topical alternative treatments usually consist of vitamins and minerals or natural ingredients derived from plants. One such popular alternative treatment is tea tree oil, which is applied directly onto pustules. Tea tree oil is an essential oil derived from the Australian ti tree. It is a natural antiseptic that destroys bacteria and draws out impurities, like pus, from acne lesions.

Seaweed, too, has powerful antibacterial properties. First discovered in 2001 in France as a treatment for acne, topical treatments made from seaweed are quite potent. According to a November 2001 report in YM.com, the online edition of YM magazine, seaweed has such a powerful effect on acne-causing bacteria that it takes only two pounds of seaweed to make a ton of acne spot cream.

Other external herbal remedies use herbs such as agrimony, burdock, cloves, lavender, licorice root, and white willow, to name just a few, because of their anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, and pore-cleansing properties. In fact, white willow contains a natural form of salicylic acid. Often these herbs are combined with minerals Page 45 such as zinc, which aid in the healing of skin tissue, and are applied on the skin systematically in the form of daily cleansers and healing balms and weekly facial masks. A woman whose grandson used such a system describes how it helped him: "My grandson was teased by the horrible acne covering his face. Now there is no sign he ever had acne. Within days of starting your system [one manufacturer's herbal skin care regime] his acne turned to small scabs and then healed without scars. It also worked wonders on his chest and back."
By Yun Ye

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