Before we proceed with our home remedies for acne, we need to discuss the different types of pimples (zits) in existence. The reason being is that certain home acne remedies will be more successful for specific types of pimples. If you already know all of this, feel free to skip ahead.

Black Heads: These bad boys come from the skin’s own pigment reacting with the air. In some cases, they aren’t extremely visible to others, but this type of zit tends to hang around for a long time.

White Heads: These occur when sebum (oil) is trapped in the pore. In many situations, whiteheads aren’t the worst type of zit to have; they can be fun to pop and they are often small enough that they aren’t visible to others.

Papules: We refer to these as the red pimples that don’t have any white in them. They are usually larger than white heads and trying pop them won’t do you any good.

Pustules: These are a lot like Papules (in that they are bigger than white heads) the difference being that these do have white in them and can be popped (hurray!).

There are more severe types of pimples then listed above, but we don’t recommend home acne remedies for the severest type of acne (in those situations it is best to contact a dermatologist).

Home Acne Remedy – Oatmeal

Many people claim that you can use oatmeal to help cure your acne. This is ironic as some experts claim that eating grains can cause acne.

Applying the oatmeal – You prepare the oatmeal as you would when you are going to eat it. After it is prepared, make sure to let it cool until it gets to a lukewarm state. Apply the oatmeal to your face. At this point you just wait for the oatmeal to start drying out. Once the outer layer of oatmeal has crusted a little (this usually takes about 15 minutes), you wash it off with warm water. Repeat this night and day.

We personally aren’t going to try this one out. Although it may work, who wants to spend all that time cooking oatmeal, applying it, waiting for it to dry, and then washing it off? If you’ve tried this or are planning on trying it, then please let the Home Remedies for Acne Guide know if it was successful or not by posting a comment below.