Blemishes bother every man or woman from time to time but the problem is persistent especially during the adolescence and particularly if the skin is greasy. Causes can be numerous and varied like overactive glands due to poor diet, emotional disturbance and lack of sleep.
Open pores, blackheads, spots and pimples are found in excess on oily skins, especially when cleansing is not thorough. Check your diet if you suffer from a poor skin, cut down on carbohydrates and avoid chocolates, nuts and rich fried foods altogether.
Increase your intake of fresh fruits, salads, green vegetables and plenty of fresh water. Make sure that you have sufficient fresh air, light exercises; enough sleep and try to take life calmly. Through cleansing is vital to a blemished skin because most of the troubles start with blocked pores. If the condition is mild washing twice daily with plenty of lather from a medicated soap may be sufficient.
Where the condition is severe, it is better to use a special detergent cleansing solution, obtainable from a chemist. This solution should be applied once a day with medicated soap, followed by a thorough rinse with clear luke warm water and drying by rubbing vigorously with a clean towel. Avoid dandruff and don` t wear hair over face while blemishes persist, otherwise this may aggravate the spots.
With age and neglect, enlarged pores sometimes become a problem and make the face unattractive. With inadequate cleaning the skin does not remain even and smooth. It is usually an oily skin which tends to develop this trouble. The muscles around the pores become slack and fail to contract with difference in temperature. And with time the circulation becomes sluggish too, thus further aggravating the condition. The pores remain open most of the time, giving the appearance of enlarged pores on the skin.
People having this problem are suggested to wash their face frequently and use a face-pack twice a week till some improvement is noticed, and then once a week to keep the pores clean. Use the following masks to keep your facial skin pores tight and clean.
1- Mix two teaspoon of honey with one teaspoonful of lemon juice and one teaspoonful rose-water and apply all over the face. Leave it on for five minutes, and then wash off.
2- From a soft paste by mixing cucumber juice with Fuller` s earth (multani mitti) or (china clay) or gram flour. This is a very gentle astringent pack which tightens the pores.