With the move towards organic products and the interest in homeopathy increasing, natural remedies for acne are becoming more popular. Many acne sufferers are turning away from conventional medicine's acne remedies, and instead using natural acne remedies to solve their problems. Today's natural remedies are often based on recipes and remedies that have been passed from family member to family member. Some natural acne remedies have been used for centuries or more, and are part of the accepted wisdom and lore associated with the wise woman or medicine woman.

Modern natural remedies for acne are being manufactured on a large scale by pharmaceutical companies too. These acne products contain natural ingredients in addition to additives and other constituents.

If you want to have a go at using a natural remedy for acne on your own skin, it is worth considering a few things first. Facial skin types vary from person to person. Therefore, even if someone you know has had great success with a natural remedy for pimples, it does not mean that you are definitely going to have the same results. Ask family members, who probably share your skin type, which natural acne remedies worked for them and chances are that they will work for you too.

Some of the best natural acne remedies might react against your skin. Look at the ingredients carefully and cross-reference these with any known allergies. In your quest to stop acne, you don't want to add to the irritation to the skin on your face.

The evidence that natural remedies for acne actually work is almost always anecdotal. There is not much in the way of solid evidence to support the stories about amazing results of acne being cleared up overnight. However, this doesn't mean that natural acne remedies won't work for you. you just might need to go through a bit of trial and error first.

Nettles seem to be a strange choice plant to use to use as a natural remedy against acne, they can sting you after all, causing skin irritation! However, nettles contain anti-inflammatory agents that can help to reduce acne. Usually ingested in the form of nettle tea, nettles can also detoxify the skin. Nettle pills are also widely available.

Aloe Vera is another great natural remedy for acne. It too is a natural anti inflammatory and it is also contains anti bacterial properties which will help to clear acne. Lots of acne products on the market now contain aloe vera extracts.

Lemon juice and rose water mixed together and then applied to the affected skin is another classic effective natural remedy for acne.

The answer to this question is not simple. It all depends on the severity of your acne, your skin type, the natural remedy you choose and how persistent you are in its application. The traditional natural remedies for acne that are still used today must work to a certain degree or the knowledge of the remedy would not have been passed down to us. Whether natural acne remedies are as effective and fast acting as chemical based acne products is debatable.

Now more of the acne products available online conatin extracts from natural sources, so there is a compramise option open to you.