At one point in everyone’s life they are faced with a case of acne, including teenagers and adults. Acne is usually seen on teenagers that are going the puberty stage. Acne flair-ups can happen for a variety of reasons such as nutritional, hormonal, or just because there is a build up of toxins in your body that need to be cleansed out. The best acne treatments are not prescription ointments and topical creams, but are the ones that can be taken internally.

For both teenagers and adults there are many single herbs which are great acne remedies. There are even herbs that can be combined to help with the hormonal imbalances in both men and women that can cause acne problems. Here are some of these herbs that can help with your acne.

• Ginger – this herb will help remove the excess toxins from your body and will also help to stimulate your circulatory system.

• Lobelia – this herb will help move the blood that has been oxygenated which will also help remove toxins that can cause acne.

• Red Raspberry – this is the herb that can be used for a variety of female problems such as hormonal imbalances. This herb is often used as the base in herbal combination for women.

• Kelp – this is a single herb that can be taken for many different reasons. The reason for this is that it a great source of many minerals and vitamins and is basically a natural multivitamin. By taking this herb you can balance the minerals and vitamins that are already in your body. When the minerals and vitamins are in balance it will help to clear up your acne.

Two other herbs that can be used are Marshmallow and Black Cohosh. Doing a detoxifying or cleansing diet will also help clear up your acne. You do need to remember that your acne will get worse before it gets better. The reason that it does this is because your body is getting rid of the toxins in your body that was causing your acne flair-ups.

In addition to taking herbs you can also use Chickweed Tea to make an herbal face wash. To make this herbal face wash you need to dissolve a few chickweed capsules in warm water. Once they are dissolved bath your face with the herbal wash, rinse with cold water, and pat your face dry. You can also use chickweed as a bath soak.

Remember that it will take time to get rid of acne and it will not happen overnight.