How to Heal Acne Holistically

Step 1: Red Clay Mask

Mix red clay with a small amount of water and apply to face before washing. Leave to dry for about 15 minutes. Rinse and go to step 2.

Step 2: Johnson's Baby Wash Head to Toe

Apply adequate amount to clean the remaining mud from your face. This particular body wash has a neutral pH (like water), so you can stop the cycle of altering the skin's pH too much. Pat dry. Moisturize (I recommend Aubrey Organics Natural Herbal Toner and Moisturizer or Blue Green Algae Toner and Moisturizer.)

Step 3: Calamine Lotion

Using a cotton ball, dab lotion onto problem areas. A light coating can also be placed on entire face if desired. Do this step at bedtime only. This will help dry up the pimples over time and acts like a light mask to absorb excess oils to keep skin clear. Do this step nightly.

Step 4: Exfoliate

Some exfoliation is necessary. I recommend plain St. Ives Apricot Scrub or MyChelle Incredible Pumpkin Peel. Use the apricot scrub in the morning about 2-3 times per week, or the Pumpkin Peel once per week. When using the scrub, be very gentle, especially around the acne.

Give these steps some time to work, and avoid picking your face. A skin cycle is approximately one month, though you'll get relief starting immediately.

Bonus Step: Dry Body Brushing

This step is to be done in the morning before your shower/bath. Take a dry body brush (such as Yerba Prima) and brush from hands to middle of body, and then feet to buttocks. This will move the lymph system.

Step 1:

Include the following in your diet:

Fatty acids - Omega-3 (fish, flaxseeds/flaxseed oil, chia seeds, hempseeds/hempseed oil, walnuts/walnut oil, and foods fortified with omega-3). This will help establish the correct Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acid balance in the body

Probiotics (Yogurt, supplements). This helps the immune system, where much of it is located in the gut. Keeps bad bacteria and yeast in check.

Digestive Enzymes (fruits and vegetables, supplements). This helps breakdown your food efficiently, avoiding toxicity in the system. Another tip is to chew your food more carefully and slowly. It really does help!

Fluids (stay hydrated with water and diluted juices. I even prefer a 1-2 ounce juice mixed with 6-8 ounces of water as being more effective than plain water because you supply it with extra minerals from the juice, such as potassium. It is much more refreshing than pure juice, which is too strong and sweet.)

Zinc (adding zinc to your diet in the form of supplements or from food sources such as beans, nuts, and seeds, helps hormonal balance and reducing oil production in the skin, which is usually responsible for the breakouts--an overload of oil).

Step 2:

Support proper glucose metabolism by building muscle (lifting weights not required).
This involves doing isometric exercises. An effective program for this is T-Tapp. See the book below, Fit and Fabulous by Teresa Tapp. This is an easy, extremely effective program for achieving muscle development without weights, losing weight, eating without depriving yourself of the foods you enjoy, and achieving hormonal balance.

Step 3:

Spend time doing things that make you feel good about yourself. It's good to help and service others, but also to be good to yourself. If you're stressed, you need to make lifestyle changes. Stress releases extra hormones in the body that can throw off the whole system.