Alternative Treatments to Reduce Your Oily Skin

People with oily skin complain of shiny faces, blemishes and bumps, I know I’m one of them. There are two ways to reduce oily skin, internally and externally but over the counter medications only work temporarily and some seem to make the skin worse. Some have caused my skin to burn and bring out the blemishes even more. However, according to some alternative doctors one way to reduce oily skin is to increase fatty acids in your diet. Fatty acids are found in nuts and fish and you can use these alternative treatments to reduce your oily skin. The first alternative treatment is to use some flaxseed oil to encourage healthy skin. Take one to three teaspoons a day of the oil to help reduce your oily skin.

Next, reduce your intake of red meat and dairy products, which are loaded with saturated fats that clog the pores and lead to more oily skin and blemishes. Eating more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish, and nuts will do the trick. If it is difficult for you to reduce the fatty foods in your diets, like in my case, you can take the supplement lecithin, which is good to break up the fats in your body, just follow the directions on the label. Another alternative treatment to reduce your oily skin is aromatherapy. Aromatherapy is a natural internal cleanser. Add a drop of essential oil of neroli to lavender floral water in a tube and spray the mixture on your skin several times a day. Lavender tones and cleanses the skin and neroli penetrates the skin to help regulate the production of oil. This alternative home treatment works wonders reducing oily skin.