Benzoyl peroxide. Salicylic acid. Crushed Asprin...even toothpaste.
If you suffered from acne, you've most likely tried them all! If none of these worked for you a simple herbal remedy might do the trick! Burdock root.
It's been used for many centuries to help the body from harmful substances and its benefits for acne prone skin made it a popular herbal treatment.
Just the other day, my mother reminded me of this root. She occasionally makes it for a Korean side dish - chopped, seasoned and sauteed. It's tasty! You can find burdock root at your local asian market. My mom was watching a Korean beauty show on how to clear acne prone skin and burdock was the special ingredient! She told me I could either drink it like tea or use it as a toner/wash. I thought this would be great to try since I was starting to break out on my cheek.
What you'll need:
1 cup of burdock root (peeled and chopped)
a medium pot
few cotton pads
First peel the skin - like a potato, chop the root in smaller pieces. Fill a medium size bowl with water and bring it to a boil. When the water comes to a boil, drop in the burdock root and let it boil for about 15 minutes. Turn off the stove and let it sit for about 5 minutes and pour it into a small bowl. Take your cotton pad and soak it in the burdock tea and apply in all over your face. I like to do this about 3 times and I let it soak into my skin! After your skin has dried you can give your face a light rinse, pat dry and carry on with your skincare. I put the rest of the tea in the fridge (I would make a new pot after 3-4 days).
You can even drink it if you like! Though, I would add a bit of honey for taste. ;)
Continue using it as often as you can. I've used it for a week now and I can see and feel the difference!
Let me know how this worked out for you.
Love,
Artifact Girl xo
Hi. Some time ago I suffered from acne and used all kinds of medical and natural products, however do not use the burdock root because it is not very well known in my country, however I did very well the Aloe Vera plant, I am sure this Root should certainly be equally effective, it would be worth using it, after all it is always better to go to the natural.
regards
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All your posts have really interesting natural products and I love it, Thank you!
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