Aspirin has been around for a long time and its health benefits are wide and varied. Aspirin, or acetylsalicylic acid is a salicylate drug, often used as an analgesic to relieve minor aches and pains, as an antipyretic to reduce fever, and as an anti-inflammatory medication. Aspirin's greatest benefit is reducing cardiovascular events including heart attacks and strokes. According to the American Heart Assoc. virtually all women are at risk of heart disease and doctors should more strongly consider prescribing a daily aspirin for their female patients. There is growing evidence to suggest regular aspirin use may reduce cancer and dementia as well. Investigators from the Women's Health Study have reported important new findings demonstrating that aspirin reduces the risk of a first stroke in women. When given to someone immediately after a heart attack, aspirin decreases death by 25%.
Aspirin is remarkable for your skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties, capability of sloughing off dead skin cells thus preventing the clogging of pores makes it a terrific product in the treatment of acne and other skin inflammations.
Aspirin face-mask for oily, acne-prone skin
* Crush about 5 – 10 aspirin tablets to a powder.
* Mix to a paste with a little water, less than 1 teaspoon
* Apply this all over your cleansed face.
* Leave for twenty minutes to work its way into the skin and then rinse off with lukewarm water.
* Then apply a moisturizer.
* Try this weekly, after a face scrub.
This mask shows wonderful results on those people with open pores, acne and an extremely oily skin. It works well for other skin types also but they should restrict its usage to once or twice a month.
Aspirin mask for lightening scars and blemishes left by acne
As suggested in the above recipe, powder 4-5 aspirin tablets and mix it in yoghurt or pure Aloe Gel and apply it to your face. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Follow it up with a moisturizer to restores skin’s moisture. This mask helps to get rid of blackheads/whiteheads and smoothens the skin also.
Facial Toner with aspirin
Ingredients:
Distilled water – ½ cup
Vinegar – ½ cup
8-10 aspirins
Method:
Dissolve a few aspirins in water and add vinegar to it. Apply it to your face. This not only tones your face but is a good antiseptic lotion as well. Rinse your face with lukewarm water. Do not pat dry with a towel. Store excess in the refrigerator.
52 comments:
Incredible!.Aspirin..i hvn't heard abt it.It can b comparable with curcumin extract capsules which are used widely to heal many diseases.
Well I must admit I haven't heard of this one. Many thanks for submitting to our Beauty Carnival.
Smashing up one with some water and applied directly on a zit also helps clear it up within a day.
I'd be VERY careful about doing this. Aspirin can have some nasty side effects in mask form, too. See: http://hubpages.com/hub/asamask
Bicarbonate of soda, take a small pinch and mix it into a paste with hot water, wash your face with it and leave it on for ten minutes only.
do this every other day for a week or two
The best and cheapest thing you can do is to apply toothpaste directly on each zit before you go to bed. Put enough to cover it all.
At weekends or when you know you're not going to go out or have visitors, treat yourself to some toothpaste on the zits in the morning too.
They'll soon dry out.
I do the plain old aspirin mask, just a few aspirin in water. I love it…leaves my skin s smooth and helps acne!
I personally love the aspirin mask mixed with either just aloe vera gel (Fruit of the Earth) or some witch hazel/astringent toner. I would leave it on for 30 minutes tops and after rinsing (and scrubbing), I’d apply a calming mask or a sheet mask, followed by a light coating of jojoba oil after 20 minutes. It works wonders for my skin!
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nice tips! you can also use white egg as a mask.
few suggestions of how to put aspirin to good use. The first one is a recipe for an aspirin face mask to treat oily, acne-prone skin. You'll need between 5 and 10 aspirin tablets, which you'll have to crush to a powder and then mix with a very small amount of water to get a smooth paste. For added benefits, mix the aspirin powder with a pure Aloe Vera gel instead of water. Apply the mixture all over your face, but not before cleaning it thoroughly with your usual face gel or - even better - doing a face scrub. Leave the mask on for about 20 minutes and rinse it off with warm water, then apply a moisturizer.
I've found that aspirin mask if used once a week, my skin tends to stay happy and clear.
Cool I’m going to try this, I have acne problems on my chin
I love this stuff. I can have sensitive skin sometimes, and this doesn’t aggravate it at all. Doesn’t leave my skin tight or itchy.
This is really an excellent post i like....Thank you
I drink a lot of water and give my self facials to save money. Great advice!
you need to minimize the oil to help prevent future outbreaks. You can use a gentle astringent to help clean away the oil on the surface or masques that contain ingredients such as sulfur to help draw excessive oil from the skin. It’s best to use a light skin moisturizer and all make-up worn should be oil-free. Never pick at or squeeze acne because this causes more problems and it can cause scarring.
My skin tone is not pale but not dark and I have a tan from the summer right now. I take a shower every day and wash my face regularly and use Noxema but I still can’t stop the weird discolerations and acne even when I use concealer and these acne products. Any suggestions?
I will try it, see what happens.
I must try it to see its effects.
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Juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) can also be applied on swelling pimples.
This was really a helpful post and also very interesting. I have a friend who has acne scars problems so i give her the link and she also find the post very interesting. Thanks
I found high doses of vitamin B5 to be fantastic in stopping the production of excess sebum.
The best over the counter treatment for pimples is benzoyl peroxide. You want to get that and rub it on your face morning and night. It works good at making pimples go away and helping prevent them from coming back.
Keeping your skin care routine as simple and as gentle as possible is also a must to maintain skin pH and oil balance. Oily skin is often a sign of incorrect diet, genetic, and over applying harsh chemicals – causing the skin to produce more oil to protect itself. Herbal ingredients have the best chance of naturally supporting skin health, without upsetting skin balance
The main culprit is your skin so all factors leading to more oil in your skin will aggravate the situation. First avoid oily food. Secondly avoid all external aggravating factors likeperfumes, nailpaint etc.
Dont prick or touch your skin.
Aproper oily skin care regime
Don't scrub your face. Wash gently, using your fingertips instead of a washcloth.
If you wear sunscreen on your face, make sure it's labeled "nonacnegenic" or "noncomedogenic."
Wash your face after you've been exercising and sweating a lot.
Don't touch, squeeze, or pop pimples. The oil and dirt from your hands will just make things worse. Try some of the acne lotions and creams from your drugstore to see if they help. The ones that contain benzyl peroxide (kills bacteria) are usually the best
Garlic might be used not on the blemish itself but eating garlic on a regular basis will clean your blood and keep acne-causing germs away.
i will spend anything on products that will get rid of acne!
With up to 60 percent of topically applied ingredients absorbed by the skin, acne sufferers should be wary of active ingredients in conventional acne treatments, including benzoyl peroxide and triclosan; both of which can dry the skin and cause more harm than help.
Face wash made with tea tree extracts are supposed to treat acne in a jiffy. The idea is not to rob your skin off from moisturizers but to ensure that excess moisture is washed off. Often, dirt accumulates on greasy oily skin leading to acne.
I have never heard about this, hopefully it works because I hate acne
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use tea tree oil
Have a chemical peel performed. This is a good treatment for very light acne scarring. Different types of acid are applied to the top layer of the skin. The acid is then removed about 15 minutes later. Again this will remove the top damaged layers of the epidermis. Redness and swelling is common after the procedure. Depending on the amount of acid applied, recovery time can take from a day to a couple of weeks
Dermabrasions are another method to deal with how to get rid of old acne scars. This process rubs off the surface layer of skin using a rotating brush head similar to sandpaper. This is also most beneficial for helping with minor scarring as only the top layer of the skin is removed.
i have alot of milia on my upper cheek *around my eyes* i have read on many sites that the aspirin mask will help but then i have also read that it has many side effects. can someone please tell me of some side effects and how i can treat my milia. ive heard going to a dermatologist will help but is there something i can do at home. i relli want to try the aspirin mask.. aany help..? please reply x
first of all don't stress yourself be calm ..
stress also cause the production of hormones, such as cortisol, which can aggravate acne. Stress brings upon different hormone levels. With hormone changes the body prompts the skins oil glands to enlarge, secreting more oil. Which causes white heads, black heads and pimples.
Natural home made skin care recipes is best for you. You can make it easily with available products in your kitchen and in home.
Try a face mask made of plain organic yogurt once a week. The beneficial bacteria will fight the bad bacteria and it also has lactic acid in it which is a mild exfoliant, so it will help clear pores. Leave it on at least 10 minutes and remove with a steamy but not too hot washcloth. You can eat the rest of the yogurt to get the benefit of that bacteria internally as well. A lot of skin problems are actually caused by digestion problems, so it's great to eat as well as use as a mask.
One thing I never realized either is that washing your face twice and rinsing very well helps a LOT. Afterward make sure to use a light moisturizer to replenish the skin so it doesn't produce excess oil to re-moisten it.
Wash your pillowcase often: It collects oils from your skin, so wash it every other day.
I love this one because it also makes you skin feel smooth.
When I had acne breakouts I would wash my face with diluted baking soda, vinegar or lemon juice, then follow with an egg white mask or cooled-down oatmeal mask. It worked for me and I feel better knowing that I am using ingredients that are safe enough to eat
Keep your hands off your face, and never pop any pimples that have already formed. This will only add excess dirt and cause your face to become oily, which only leads to more breakouts.
you know my suggestion would be leave the skin let it breathe, but while you are doing that change your diet and drink plenty of water while you at it, also i fount that going to the gym and go into the sauna or heat room opens the pores so when you come out just flash the face with some cold water, and if you are using a product give it time to work lets say 3 months, have you try Proactive, by the way that is what clear me and my son's face up, along with my suggestion, try it give it a chance to work and good luck, oh by the way avoid greasy foods
I had tremendous acne problems and I've tried pretty much everything out there. The best thing to do for your skin is to exfoliate it. When you exfoliate your skin your scrub away excess dead skin cells many of the dead skin cells are the dark spots left behind by acne scars. You don't need to spend allot of money to achieve good exfoliation either. Just google natural homemade skin exfoliants you can scrub your face with sea salt, sugar, or baking soda all of these products are safe to use on your skin. You will notice the difference almost immediately. Exercising and taking hot steam baths or sauna baths are god to open up pores and exfoliate the skin as well. Also, Aloe Vera leafs are excellent at helping to heal scars and skin aliments. winter your skin does not exfoliate as much and therefore pores become more clogged and less healthy
The Most effective and best treatment for acne in allpathy is- At night apply ointment adapelene on affected area at night only. And apply gel clindamycin on affected area at day time. Both of these medicines are safe without any side effect. I have treated thousands of cases of acne till date. Drink lots of water. Avoid using oily cream on face
I loved this article! i will need to share it with my 2 teens! lol!
Doing Aerobic exercise daily will help sweat the acne away.
Try a Detoxification.
Drink 6 - 8 glasses of filtered water daily.
Eat more raw vegetables.
Eat yogurt with live cultures.
Unfortunately scarring actually takes 3 months to heal I talked to a chemist about it because I have scarring I wanted to get rid of fast, she said to me there is no fast cure all you can really do is cover the scars up with make-up until the scars go. I got a scar serum with vitamin E and you have to use it three times a day I have been using it now for a month and little by little my scar is fading away.
The advantage we have on ancient cultures is that of science. Scientists have been able to help prove or disprove the use of certain elements and to identify some of the properties that are natural components.
Ive also tried this and it works for me
its amazing all my acne's are gone.. it really works for me
@Anonymous comment #50 & Roxanne Joy Melu, Glad to know that it worked for you.
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