For a long, green tea is known to have wonderful benefits for health and skin, green tea is also great for treating acne. In the following article, Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital shall provide the instruction on how to use green tea to effectively and simply treat acne at home.
Green tea leaves for acne treatment, skincare, aging prevention, healthcare
Green tea leaves are effective for acne treatment for the following benefits:
- Green tea leaves have natural anti-inflammatory catechins that help kill acne bacteria, preventing the formation of inflammatory acne.
- Green tea leaves clean sebum, dirt, bacteria inside pores, open pores, prevent acne formation.
- Drinking green tea regularly can detoxify the liver, cool the liver, and reduce pimples on the skin.
- EGCG in green tea leaves is a strong antioxidant, enhances skin health, heals damage caused by acne, whitens skin, effectively treats acne.
Nowadays, treating acne with green tea leaves is very popular among women, it is mainly used in two types of raw materials: fresh green tea leaves and green tea powder (matcha powder). Therefore, this article will show you how to treat acne with fresh green tea and how to treat acne with green tea powder.
Let’s start with acne treatment with fresh green tea
Acne treatment with fresh green tea
1. Washing face with green tea for acne treatment, aging prevention, dark skin prevention
Washing your face with green tea is a good tip that you can do every day to not only reduce and treat acne but also help beautify your skin and prevent skin aging effectively.
Instruction:
- Preparation: 100g of fresh green tea leaves (about 1 large handful), 1 liter of water, 1 pot to boil, cotton pad.
- Wash green tea leaves and put them in a pot of boiling water for about 4-5 minutes and then let them cool down.
- Remove makeup, cleanse your face with and dry your face off.
- Use a cotton pad dipped in cooled green tea, then wipe your face and let the skin dry off by itself.
- Apply moisturizer as usual.
- Wash your face with green tea regularly 2 times a day, in the morning and night to for the best result.
2. Drink green tea for acne treatment, detoxification, and healthier
Asides from washing your face, you should also cooking green tea to drink every day. Drinking green tea helps to lower body heat, detoxifies, and helps to reduce pimples on the skin. Moreover, it also helps prevent aging and whiten the skin effectively.
(*) Note: Each time you should only drink a sufficient amount of green tea, about 200-300 ml, avoid drinking too much.
Acne treatment with green tea powder
You can follow the below instructions to implement acne treatment with green tea powder at home.
1. Acne treatment with green tea powder and honey
Honey has natural antibacterial properties, has the ability to effectively moisturize the skin, so it is a commonly used ingredient for skincare, especially for acne skin.
- Preparation: 1 table of green tea powder, 2 spoons of pure honey.
- Mix these 2 ingredients well to get a smooth paste.
- Remove makeup, wash your face, and dry your face off.
- Use a brush to dip the mixture and then apply to the face, especially to the areas with acne.
- Relax for 15-20 minutes and then wash thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
2. Acne treatment with green tea powder and chicken egg
Egg whites can draw dirt and sebum out of pores, thereby helping to clean and unclog pores to help prevent the formation of acne.
- Preparation: 1 fresh egg, 1 spoon of green tea powder.
- Put the green tea powder in a small bowl.
- Crack the eggs and strain the egg whites into a bowl.
- Mix green tea powder with egg white.
- Remove makeup, wash your face, and dry it off.
- Use a brush to dip the mixture and then apply to the face, especially the areas with acne.
- Keep the mixture for 15-20 minutes and then wash your face thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
3. Acne treatment with green tea powder and apple cider vinegar
Apple cider vinegar has antibacterial properties that prevent the growth of acne bacteria on the skin. As a result, it can help reduce and treat acne quite effectively.
- Preparation: 1 spoon of green tea powder (matcha powder), 2 spoons of apple cider vinegar.
- Mix green tea powder with apple cider vinegar.
- Remove makeup, wash your face, and dry it off.
- Apply the mixture evenly on the skin surface.
- Leave the mixture on the skin for about 15-20 minutes and then wash thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
4. Acne treatment with green tea powder and fresh lime
Using green tea powder combined with lime can effectively treat acne.
Lime contains bactericidal and citric acid that can exfoliate to help prevent clogging of pores, thereby treating acne relatively effectively and safely for the skin.
- Preparation: 1 spoon of green tea powder, 1 fresh lime.
- Put the green tea powder in a bowl, filter the lime juice and mix the ingredients.
- Remove makeup, wash your face thoroughly, and dry with a clean towel.
- Apply the mixture of green tea powder and lime juice evenly on the skin surface.
- Leave the mixture on the skin for about 15-20 minutes and then wash thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
5. Acne treatment with green tea powder and tea tree oil
Tea tree oil has strong antibacterial properties and the ability to clean deep inside pores, which prevents pores blockage that lead to acne and many other types of acne.
- Put 3-4 drops of tea tree oil in a cup with 1 poon of green tea powder.
- Add a little water to mix the ingredients into a paste.
- Remove makeup, wash your face, and dry your face off.
- Dip a brush in the mixture and then sweep it on the skin.
- Wait 15-20 minutes for the mixture to dry on the skin and then wash thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
6. Acne treatment with green tea powder and aloe vera
Aloe vera gel has strong antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Moreover, aloe vera can provide moisture to the skin and contains many antioxidants, which not only treat acne but also effectively nourish the skin.
- Preparation: 1 spoon of green tea powder, 1 small cup of aloe vera gel, 1 blender.
- Put the aloe vera gel in the blender until the aloe vera becomes smooth, then drain out the aloe vera juice.
- Mix aloe vera juice with green tea powder to get a green color mixture.
- Remove makeup, wash your face, and dry your face off.
- Apply the mixture evenly on the skin surface.
- Lie down and relax for 15-20 minutes and then wash thoroughly with water.
- Apply 2-3 times/week.
Through this article, Gangwhoo Cosmetic Hospital’s just shared with you 6 ways of treating acne using natural, cheap materials at home. With these methods, Gangwhoo hopes you can treat and completely get rid of acne effectively.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact Gagnwhoo Cosmetic Hospital via our Hotline: 0901 666 879 for the most thoughtful advice and guidance.