alcohol on acne?

Question

ok... so i want to try this whole alcohol thing for my acne... what kind?? not like beer... but what kind of alcohol should i use for my face and how often to apply... should i wear it when i go to sleep? that kind of stuff... thanx...

Answer 1

Vanessa B

Let me tell you something not many people know,
When you try to wash the oil off your wash using soap or
any store brought product what happends is it sucks up alot of the natural oils
out of your skin, and what happends when that occurs? your
skin goes into over time trying to reblimish the lost oil
and doubles the amount, your pores open up more to get more of the oil out and air in so let me help you

Ah ok well my mother had the same problem as you,
and let me tell you what she did to make it stop,
this is a home treatment of course, the only thing
you may need to buy is a lemon if you dont already have some in the fridge,
what you want to do is get some lemon and squeez that
sucker into a tiny bit of honey, and mix that all together, put that
into the area where you want treated and wait 5-10 mins and than wash off,
the lemon works great as a toner and as we all know toners are
great for tighthing the skin and even better for your pores to look
smaller, the honey helps as an evener, it will even out the uneven
skin tone and also sooths the skin,This teachique not only destorys the pimples you already
have but it also helps prevent them from coming up again,Drinking alot of water
every day also helps alot :) Well I hope this helps <3 good luck
-- Love Vanessa

Answer 2

Alcohol is very drying and damaging - i found this recomendation that seems more sensible:
"Arnica 6c is your remedy - I have used Arnica for your problem successfully. The method to be used is to get this remedy in liquid form.

Get a 500 ml bottle of drinking water and decant 100ml from it. Put in just 1 drop into the water and bang it hard on your palm. You should observe that the water fizzles like when you open a bottle of soda. This is the method used in Homeopathy to potentize the water and this banging has to be done 3 times before you take a dose which is 1 teaspoonful twice daily.

You should observe that your acne disappears in a week and the bonus is that Arnica also promotes the growth of hair and also promotes deep sleep if taken last thing at night.

No coffee, cola drinks and any preserved meats like ham bacon sausages which contain saltpeter."
Good Luck!

Answer 3

Alcohol like rubbing alcohol will kill the bacteria that causes acne. You can apply that in small amounts with a cotton ball, dab it on.

The problem with alcohol however, is that it will also dry out your skin. To combat that you can use a face cream. I use Avon's face cream. I use the "vita moist" and "rich moisture" and alternate between the two. I use one, one day, and the other the next. Their both good, but they work in different ways, one has proteins in it that help rebuild the skin and the other one has vitamins in it that keep the skin from being destroyed.

You can get those face creams off the avon website here: http://shop.avon.com/shop/product.asp?newdept=&s=bizratesearch&c=bizrate&otc=AVON%20BASICS%20Face%20Cream&bnd=&pf_id=7458&level1_id=300&level2_id=303&pdept_id=507
Their cheap, only 1.99 a container.

Answer 4

NOT alcohol. Alcohol over dries your skin therefore making your skin produce more oil b/c of the over drying. Try Clearasil or something with saylic acid 5% or benzoyl peroxide.

Answer 5

removes the oil build up
but it is summer and get out into the sun that will help you a lot