Acne home remedies - what really helps

In the relevant forums, counselors and communities people ask questions on acne home remedies or home remedies for pimples and impure skin. Before we can answer the question of what home remedies there are, whether they are recommended, as they contribute and what you can afford it, you have to deal only once with the concept and the definition of "home remedies".
What are home remedies?
Wikipedia defines home remedies as follows: "home remedies are simple domestic means and actions for self-administration, the private, often family-handed." In a broader sense, home remedies actually all remedies that somehow a non-professional use solution, or even in the non - represent the medical field. But what means it now holds, for example including acne?

What is there home remedies for acne?
As a "tradition" certainly include such means as tea tree oil, aloe vera, red light, acids (in particular, citric acid), yeast, healing earth, apple cider vinegar, urine, toothpaste, cleansing masks (also self-created from Quark and honey, for example), silica gel or tea (Burdock root, birch, Blutreinigungstee and various other recipes). Even sunlight often considered to be home remedy for acne. Moreover, even food supplements, various vitamins (especially vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid) and zinc taken. Last but not least are herbs and homeopathic approaches to be mentioned.

Acne home remedies & alternative
Citric acid for acne
Immediately advise against experiments with citric acid, which can lead to enormous skin irritations. In this case, one should rather try fruit acid peels at the dermatologist or beautician.

Toothpaste for pimples
Some toothpaste contains zinc that helps dry up pimples and in wound healing, but also fluorine another ingredient that provides for skin irritation (redness, in particular) is inflammation.  

Tea Tree and Manuka Oil
Very effective and good tea tree oil or even better Manuka oil. These oils are non-comedogenic and are effective against inflammation. They are simply applied to affected skin. Manuka smells a little strict, but it should be somewhat milder and is currently a best-kept secrets as acne home remedy!

Masks
Healing earth also considered to be quite pleasant and can be applied 1-3 times a week as a mask to the skin to rid the skin of fat and tallow. Dead cells are removed the same time. Special masks ( "Recipes admixed" and there are instructions on the net, for example, with honey, cottage cheese, pineapple, carrots) should be tried, because not everyone tolerates it all.

Sunbathing in pimples
The effect of the sun and UV rays on the skin is controversial addition to the usual sun fire and risk of allergy. Although sunlight is antibacterial, but there is also the possibility of thickening of the top layer of skin. Therefore, in moderation and with appropriate suitable for acne skin sunscreen is quite ok.

Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera provides the skin with plenty of moisture to smooth the skin and protect against irritation and normalize irritated skin. In such moisturizers you should pay particular attention to the other components, these should be non-comedogenic.

Food Supplements
Ingested food supplements such as vitamins (eg, B5, also called pantothenic acid), brewer's yeast or zinc (eg, Unizink 50), can be tested. About zinc in acne, there is a separate blog post: zinc tablets for acne. With the dose of the remedies you should be careful, however, overdose, and a long-term use can cause damage.

Red Light
Also controversial is red light. Of course, you can try some, whether it be (helps anti-inflammatory), must be seen. Danger here is again in redness as the skin is better supplied with blood.

Steam
A steam bath opens the pores and has anti-inflammatory. An opening of the pores but also takes care of the outside emergency tallow, which may for keratinization, if he is not draining properly. Such steam is used primarily by a beautician just before a cleansing.

Conclusion
One should not believe everything, and take what one was told from traditions. Some home remedy for blemished skin while containing "promising" ingredients, but ensure other components of skin irritation, redness, and new infections. Especially since one may expect from the house means not too much. It should rather be used concomitantly to a treatment by a medical professional with proven drugs.