Home Remedy - Oatmeal acne treatment

The best Homely treatment for acne is by using an Oatmeal (which is popularly known as white oats) face mask. It helps you in cleaning and smoothing your skin. It is very easy to make its face masks at home and they can be used in concurrence with other acne therapies.

The three main reasons for acne is

• Excess of oil in the skin
• Act of harmful bacteria which is present on screen
• Excess of dead skin cell

Treatment mechanism

Oatmeal helps to brush-off all of these reasons of acne by extracting excess oils, removing bacteria and shed dead skin cells. The skin pores get astringed due to the bitting qualities of the Oatmeal, and the skin become smoother and glowing. The irritation and discomfort get reduce by using this mask.

Preparation of face mask

Take ¾ cup of oatmeal and grind it grinder or food processor and add 1 cup water and boil it. Cook the above mixture for 1-2 minutes, after that allow it to cool. Grinding of oats is not important so that you can miss this step, but grinding oat increases the efficiency of the face mask.

How to apply on your face

Firstly wash your face with plain water only and softy dab it lightly. Use hair band or wrap your hair with towel to keep it clean. Now apply cool oatmeal mixture over your face gently, don’t apply on your eyes and leave it on your face for 10 to 20 minutes. Than wash your face with lukewarm water and softly dab it dry. Remember that you will see the improvement in the skin after a few weeks of time.

Other ingredients can be added to increase the effectiveness of this mask, like tea tree oil. It has antiseptic properties in it, so it can be added with the mask and even can be applied directly on the mask. Honey can also be added in the mask as it has very soothing properties.

You should stop applying it immediately if it irritates you. As we know acne treatment can take weeks time, so it is better to consult with the doctor to go ahead any medical treatment.