For the Fresh Spotless Skin

Wrinkles, skin blemishes, blackheads, acne, spots and sunburn are all very common skin problems. Skin blemishes come into the blackheads, open pores, spots and acne categories and mostly combined with the excessively oily skin. Causes can be numerous and among them are over active glands due to puberty, a poor diet containing too many chocolates and fried foods, emotional disturbances and lack of sleep.
Open pores, blackheads, spots and pimples are all found easily on oily skins, especially when cleansing is not thorough. Blackheads are caused by overactive sebaceous glands which produce an excess of sebum. This oil comes up through the pores and if there is already grease or dirt blocking the exit of pores, a bump forms under the skin.

Acne is normally caused by a imbalance in the hormones. Nervousness, anxiety and tension are the other causes. When a skin is prone to blackheads and spots, it should be cleansed two or three times a day. Cleanse skin thorougbly whenever fresh make up is needed and also at night. Then tone the skin and help to close pores by patting on a skin tonic or mild astringent.

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Camphor, sulphur, onion, garlic, curds, yeasts, Fuller’s earth herbs and vegetables juices are all useful in treating a blemished pimply skin. Here are a few recipe (masks), which are very beneficial to such types of skin.
Camphor

Camphor BP has a healing, soothing and tightening effect on the skin. Mix together ½ teaspoon oatmeal, ½ teaspoon camphor BP crystals (or three drops of camphor spirit) and 1-teaspoon orange flower water. Apply and leave or for 15 to 20 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.
Two drops of camphor spirit when added to a mixture of one-tablespoon juice and one-teaspoon honey make a strong astringent skin tonic. This tonic should be left on the skin for about 15 minutes.

To improve your skin and cure spots apply the following homemade skin tonic. Put 1-tablespoon glycerine, ½ tablespoon borax powder, 1 cup distilled water and 3 drops camphor spirit in a large bottle and shake well.

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