Herbal Acne Treatments: Advantages and Shortcomings

Herbal acne treatments only provide a temporary relief and that too they need to be accompanied by other acne treatments

The herbal acne treatments that you keep hearing about so much do they really work? Let me tell you the truth that I have found out after seven long years of research; a truth that no dermatologist, herbal practitioner or naturopath will ever tell you.

Let us first get introduced to herbs

For years herbs have been used for various purposes other than the treatments of acnes as well. Herbs have been used to promote birth, love, energy, spirituality, etc. Herbs are known for their healing qualities and also because they are devoid of any side effects.

Herbs are filled with important nutrients that we are not able to get from the food that we eat. Herbs work wonders with our body in order to temporarily balance it and to help in the healing process. Herbs help treat not only symptoms of a diseases but they help in dealing with the root cause itself.

In my seven years of research I have tried and tested various herbs with varying degrees of potency and different people suffering from different types of acnes and of varying degrees of severity. And my conclusions that I have drawn are: herbal acne treatments when chosen correctly and taken correctly do actually work. However there is one drawback: herbal acne treatment work only for a short time and only when they are combined with other protocols that take care of various other factors that lead to acne.

How do herbal acne treatments work?

All herbs do not work or behave in similar fashion. In fact herbs work and function differently with different individuals. Herbs are filled with nutrients and these help the body to regulate and nourish and heal itself. And herbs unlike the conventional acne treatments do not only address the symptoms but address the root cause of the problem itself. And for this very reason they work in a slow and gradual process.

Herbs work better when used in a combination form with each herb helping in tackling one particular disease inducing factor. And when these herbs are accompanied with the right food items like fresh fruits and vegetables they can work wonders.

Like any other herbal treatment, herbal acne treatments also lead to a temporary healing crisis where the acne condition worsens before getting better. The intensive stimulation of the body triggered by herbs leads to the expulsion of lots of toxins in the blood stream which aggravates the acne condition for the time being. But this is in fact effective as it helps in restoring the body to the homeostasis phase and pushes the body to heal itself faster.

When taken in the form of a blend or a tincture herbal treatments prove really effective in purifying the blood and in restoring the hormonal balance, boosting up the live functions and in expelling excess hormones and in clearing up the toxic build ups from the body. Herbs also help in fighting fungal infections like the Candida that affect the elimination organs of the body and worsen acnes.

The only problem being herbal acne treatments only work for a short time.

Why do herbal acne treatments only give a temporary respite?

Herbs do help the body in healing and rejuvenating itself by breaking up toxins and helping in the cleansing process but herbs can never completely and permanently cure your acnes.

The two reasons why this is so:

1. To completely and permanently cure acnes, along with cleansing processes, optimization of the lifestyle, restoring the hormonal balance, you also need to strengthen the elimination organs of the body. Though herbs do help in the process they can never replace them.

For example: if like most acne sufferers you too suffer from toxic build ups in your system, cleansing herbs however effective they might be can never replicate a thorough blood and liver cleansing process. Just like a mechanical issue in your car can’t be solved by only changing the fuel or oil.

2. There are some herbs like the Echinacea that helps in reducing inflammation and the aloe vera that has splendid astringent qualities and antibacterial properties that can be in fact continued to be taken for a long time. But most herbs should not be taken regularly. Most herbs like the dandelion work in cycles, i.e. they boost up a certain organ for some time and encourage it too work in high gear and then after some time the herbs stop working, that’s their nature.

There is another reason why herbs work only for a short while. The healing crisis that they create in the body pushes the body to work harder in order to cleanse itself and eventually the body neutralized the potency level of the herbs.

Acne herbal treatments work better when working in tandem with other protocols

There are various herbs that help in reducing symptoms. Some herbs can be used as effecting cleansing elements. Some boost up the functioning of various organs. Some help fight fungal infections, some help build up the hormonal balance, some strengthen the liver and help in purifying the blood. And all these together help in positively taking care of acne condition.

However, herbs end up exhausting the liver by intensely stimulating the liver to expel the build up of toxins and the excess hormones from the body. And when this happens the positive effect caused by herbs over your acnes slowly gets reduced.

It is better in fact to strengthen the liver beforehand so that even the temporary effect of the herbs reduces the liver still continues to expel the toxins from the body like before.

Also since this hormonal imbalance and the toxic build up in the body is caused by carious internal and external factors and as these cleansing process are very complex the herbs require the help of various protocols other than the strengthening the liver in order to successfully cure the acnes.

Conclusion: An herbal acne treatment can prove really effective when it is used together with other cleansing and hormone balancing protocols, while keeping in mind that herbs work in cycles (to be taken for 2-3 weeks and then cooling off for the next 2-3 weeks).