Acne during pregnancy

It is common to have acne during pregnancy. In my previous post on pregnancy acne, I have talked about about the causes of acne during pregnancy. In this post, I will focus more on acne treatment during agency. Specifically, I will focus more on natural remedies so as to reduce the effect of medicine on the unborn child. Personally, I don’t know whether prescription based remedy for acne during pregnancy is really safe.  Hence, I prefer more naturally y based remedies for acne.

Before going into the different treatments for acne during pregnancy, I want to dispel the common myth that acne is a sign of pregnancy. Acne has many causes from a unhealthy diet, an oily skin base to smoking  hence it is not conclusive to say that acne is a sign of pregnancy. If you want to be sure of whether you are pregnant, please go for a proper clinical check or buy one of those DIY pregnancy test kit. They are much more accurate than using acne as a sign of pregnancy.

Treat acne during pregnancy: commercial natural based remedies
There are now many commercial products in the market and it is difficult for you to know which products are the right ones for you. Regardless of the brand, you should look out for these 2 most common acne-fighting ingredients: alpha-hydroxy acids and beta-hydroxy acids. These acids originated from from plants and are safe acne remedies for pregnancy.  Some of the brands using such acid include:

Juice Beauty Blemish Clearing Serum, which usesapproximately 95% certified organic juices for their skin care
Skyn Iceland Anti-Blemish Gel: Their Anti-Blemish Gel is great for sensitive skin type. It is a great natural acne treatment for people who have sensitive skin.
Boscia Willow Bark treatment: This product is meant to be used as an acne spot treatment product, and not over the entire face.

Treat acne during pregnancy using essential oil
An effective acne during pregnancy is to use an essential, comprise using almond and olive, and massage your face vigorously. These essential oil do not clog or cause breakouts and actually reduce skin’s oil production.When doing the massaging, you will want to use finger tips and front and of fingers depending where on face you massage and do a forward and back massage. A circular motion will not work. Do over and over firmly and they start shrinking right away. For quickest results do each day for 15 to 30 min.(Doesn’t have to be all in one session).They will vanish in as little as 2 to 3 days. This is also perfect safe treatment to rid face of acne marks. Using the oil you rub the marks over and over and the rubbing friction simply rubs them away. To treat pregnancy acne more effectively, do the above exercises for a few minutes several times a day.

Treat acne during pregnancy using peppermint
An usual pregnancy treatment is the use of peppermint, which can be considered to be a medical herb which is menthol-based. To use peppermint to cure acne during pregnancy, you need to first crush the leaves thoroughly and then applying the crushed mixture the your acne affected area. After 10 minutes, you can remove the mixtured and then rinse it off b yusing warm water.

Some people feel that spearmint is better for treating pimples, but I feel that that using a medicinal herb that is menthol-based such as peppermint is much better. What is great about it is that it can be grown in most climates, so you can actually grow it on your own.

The method involved for treating pregnancy acne with mint is to first of all crush the leaves thoroughly. Then just apply the juicy substance and the crushed leaves mixture to the area that contains the pimples. You should try to leave it on these areas for around ten minutes. The final step is to rinse it off by simply using water.

There are many other methods for treating acne during pregnancy. Stay tuned for more pregnancy acne tips.