The 4 most effective plants for acne-free skin

the happy pimples that, with unequal incidence, cover the skin of the face and neck of many adolescents and young adults, can be a serious self esteem problem for them when they feel that it harms their image and, ultimately, their social relationships.

But the acne It does not go beyond being, in most cases, a minor ailment that occurs when the pilosebaceous follicles that are under the skin are plugged by a excess fat.

Massages with natural oils will help you control acne

He acne It can be triggered —both in adolescence and during pregnancy— by a hormonal factor, although the use of certain cosmetics and medications, sunscreens and makeup can also help to initiate or aggravate it.

To try to alleviate it, it is recommended use of ointments and creams who act as keratolytics (dissolve excess keratin in the skin) in order to undo the plug that blocks the pore.

The most effective plants

In all cases, the phytotherapy preparations (creams, herbal teas, facial baths, compresses, masks…) can improve the condition of the skin but require a certain perseverance in their application.

The floors that plants are usually used are rich in phytosterols, potassium salts and inulin (a polysaccharide sugar) with a purifying, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effect.

1. Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

It is purifying and accelerates the elimination of toxins. The root is used and, to a lesser extent, the leaves and flowers.

Take it in a mixed decoction, two glasses a day, in compresses and in facial baths.

2. Calendula flowers (calendula officinalis)

They are protective and skin regenerative. Floral chapters and calendula oil are used.

Apply it in lotion in a gentle massage, or ointments and creams already prepared in herbalists.

3. Meadow clover (trifolium pratense)

Have a estrogenic effect that favors hormonal balance.

It is taken as an infusion, two glasses a day, but also externally, in compresses or facial baths.

4. Argan (argania spinosa)

Is regenerator, moisturizing, purifying, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. Oil is used from its seeds.

Apply it in lotion for massage or to prepare a mask.

This article has been prepared with the advice of Josep Maria Teixé, herbalist at El Manantial de Salud.