- While usually thought of as an ingredient in facial masks, oatmeal can also be utilized as a form of body scrub. Mixing it with water is all you need to do before applying it to the skin. It's a simple way to exfoliate and moisturize your skin with an ingredient everyone has around the house. Oatmeal works on body acne because it pulls excess oil and dead skin cells out of the pores as the mask dries. Your skin is left smooth and clearer in a short period of time.
- Citrus is known to work well in healing the skin. Applying freshly squeezed lemon juice to the skin helps to reduce redness and can reduce the look of scars as well. A natural disinfectant, lemons kill bacteria causing acne and other blemishes.
- To rid the skin of excess oil and dead skin cells, use a mild cleanser. The most effective cleansers contain salacylic acid, an ingredient that dries up blemishes without drying the skin. For faster results, use a product that contains benzoyl peroxide. Follow up with a moisturizer, as peroxide can be drying to the skin.
- Use baking soda as a scrub on your back and shoulders. Mixing the substance with water and gently rubbing it onto the skin helps to buff away dead skin cells that clog pores. This paste-like mixture can be used as a facial mask or as an exfoliator. Just don't rub too hard, as you may irritate existing blemishes.
- Honey and cinnamon are both nourishing to the skin. Mixing both together and then applying them to the body helps to prevent the skin from drying out, which can then lead to an overproduction of oil and more breakouts. Honey has anti-fungal properties and cinnamon is an anti-irritant, making them a potent combination for troublesome skin.
