Acne • Homeopathy for pimples

Acne with pimples, pustules and blackheads on the face and neck, often also on the back and décolleté is one of the most common skin diseases. Over 80 percent of Germans have struggled with it before, most during puberty. Because of the hormonal changes during this time, there is often excessive sebum production and severe hornification of the hair follicles. This leads to the characteristic blackheads with inflamed pimples and pustules on the skin.

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15 skin problems and their antidotes from nature

Acne often also occurs in adulthood

In most adolescents, acne disappears when the body has got used to the changed hormone situation. In persistent cases, however, acne can persist into mid-adulthood. The forms of acne can be very different and range from a few blackheads and pimples, which can usually be treated well with commercially available products, to severe courses with many highly inflamed pustules and nodules, which leave scars after healing. Here, the specialist treatment should be given by a dermatologist if possible.

In addition, acne can also occur with other hormonal changes, such as during the period, during pregnancy or during the menopause. The same applies to emotional stresses such as grief, stress or fear, which can also lead to pimples and pustules on the skin.

Homeopathy for acne: holistic therapy

Accompanying conventional therapy, homeopathy for acne can serve very well, since it supports the body holistically and thus not only treats the symptoms on the skin, but also has a positive effect on the causal physical and mental processes of the skin problems.

Typical potencies and their dosage

Low potencies from D3 to D12 are usually used for self-treatment. However, choosing the right homeopathic medicine is not always easy. If there is any uncertainty, a naturopath, doctor or pharmacist trained in homeopathy should be asked for advice if possible, who can individually determine medication, potency and dosage based on a detailed medical history. In severe cases, such as massive acne, self-treatment should initially be avoided.

Homeopathic medicines to treat acne

The following homeopathic medicines have proven themselves as single or complex remedies for the supportive treatment of acne:

• Juglans regia: The extract from the real walnut helps particularly well against adolescent acne in girls, which is characterized by numerous small pus pimples on the face, chest and back area. Typically, the skin worsens during the period.

• Mahonia aquifolium: Puberty acne in young men with many blackheads and constantly developing papules and pustules on the face, chest and back speaks for the treatment with Mahonia.

• Sulfur iodatum: For impure skin with many blackheads and large, difficult to heal pus pimples, the administration of sulfur iodide can provide relief.

• Pulsatilla: If blackheads and pimples occur with hormonal fluctuations together with mood fluctuations and the change between physical and mental complaints as well as changing performance, as is often the case during menopause, treatment with blemished skin can also improve the treatment of blemished skin.

• Sepia: The classic woman's remedy is considered suitable if pimples and blackheads occur primarily in the mouth and chin area. The cause of this can be hormonal fluctuations, liver diseases. The skin is typically pigment-rich and cracked.

Homeopathy for acne scars

• Silicea: With acne pustules that develop slowly and leave visible scars on the skin after healing, long-term use of Silicea can help to improve the complexion.

• Potassium bromatum: Potassium bromide can help with particularly severe forms of acne with dark-colored inflammations on the face, chest and back that reach deep into the skin, form capsules and tend to scar when they heal.

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