How to Make Soap to Treat Acne

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Acne is a skin problem that brings with it much embarrassment but that can be treated and cleared up to a large degree. The medicines that are prescribed by dermatologists are expensive. Many homemade remedies can be prepared much cheaper and are just as effective. This is a soap for acne that you can make yourself.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Select the herbs and essential oils that you desire to use in your soap. There are a number of these that help to heal acne. Select an astringent, such as tea tree oil, rosemary oil and sandalwood oil. Or select one or two oils with antibacterial and antiseptic properties, such as patchouli, lavender, eucalyptus, bergamot and clove.
Step2
Grate a bar of Ivory soap into shavings and place them in a small pan over low heat on the stove. Stir as the soap melts. When the soap has melted, add your essential oil and even some of the herb leaves if desired and stir until the mixture is mixed evenly. The total amount of oil that you should add is 20 to 30 drops combined.
Step3
Turn off the stove and remove the pan. Pour the soap mixture into a dish to cool
Step4
When the bar is cooled, slip it out of the dish and you have a bar of antibacterial soap for use on your acne.

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on 5/24/2008 Hi,
I used to have really bad acne . It was pretty embarassing to go to college with my acne patched face and I was desperate to get rid of it somehow. I took plenty of efforts to keep my face clean all the time and also ate nutritious food and drank lots of water. Unfortunately none of it helped. I then recently read an article about a lady who got rid of her acne using a particular product. I tried it and it worked really well. Within 4 weeks my acne was gone completely. Really good stuff. You can read more about the lady’s article at the link below.

http://acnevanish.wordpress.com/

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