When you see one acne lesion getting resolved, you notice another one cropping up. Although, acne can hit people of any age, teenagers are the most common victims. You may have come across several kinds of traditional home remedies for acne. There are many home remedies that prove to help in treating acne. One of them is a remedy using orange peel, which offers a very effective remedy. All that has to be done is to pound orange peel with water on a piece stone. This pounded mixture has to be applied to acne affected areas.

2. Vitamin E is yours skins best friend. Vitamin E has healing properties that is essential for your skin. You have the option of taking vitamin supplements or making sure you use a non greasy facial lotion. I personally take a multi-vitamin that happens to include 100% daily value of the vitamin, and use a special lotion.

3. Garlic is a herb that has proven to be effective in curing the toughest acne problems with not only its external application, but even when taken internally. You just have to eat three seeds of raw garlic once a day for a month. This helps in purifying and cleansing blood to keep acne away.

4. The menthol content of peppermint makes it a good herbal remedy for acne. This is due to the reason because menthol is known to be a natural analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent. Now how would you use it to deal with your acne breakout? Get a handful of these herbs and crush them using a mortar and pestle. Simply rub the extracted juice on the acne-affected area and wait for 5 - 10 minutes. Thereafter, rinse with cold water. This method may be used repeatedly for reducing the pain and inflammation of acne lesions.

5. The mineral zinc helps to transport nutrients to the skin, promotes healthy hormone levels and advances healing. Seafood -especially oysters and prawns- poultry, yogurt, milk and whole grains contain ampke amounts of zinc.

6. You can also use a teaspoon of coriander juice that is mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder as a home remedy for acne. Apply this mixture on the acne every night after washing your face, and before retiring. You can also use mint juice instead of coriander juice in this home remedy.