So whenever I do start my anti-acne regimen, I always refer to the day I do the facial cleansing. Starting at this step, it takes about 1 week for me to clear up.

In a nutshell, what I do is steam my face for approximately 10 minutes, then I gently wash face with baking soda and finally I apply a half ACV/half water solution on my face as a toner, then I go to sleep. This gets rid of pimples so fast you’ll be wondering why you haven’t done this before.

Steaming for Acne, the Process

1. Boil water in a tea kettle or pot, whichever. When the water is boiling, put it in a plastic container that’s as big as your head and shallow… think a Tupperware container that’s long and shallow.
2. Quickly put salt in the water, put a tower covering your head and the plastic container (so steam doesn’t get out) and then let the steam rise to your face for 10 minutes. The salt is to lower the boiling point and cause more steam… so you can use table salt, it doesn’t make a difference. WARNING, DO NOT TOUCH THE BOILING WATER WITH YOUR FACE! I shouldn’t even have to say that… but I felt I should. Don’t get too close to the water so it hurts. EXTRA tips: sit down when you do this, use straws to breathe if the steam is too much to breath in, play a bit of music in the background (after about 3 tracks you’re done usually since most songs are like 3-4 minutes long.
   baking soda
3. Run to bathroom, splash a bit of water on your face (not freezing, but something to refresh your face a bit) JUST A BIT, DONT OVERDO THIS. One or two splashes!
4. Put baking powder in a bowl and put a bit of water (I use bottled water because tap water has toxins and I don’t want those on my face) JUST put a bit of water, the trick is to have the powder wet so you can put it on your face. Usually I actually prepare this BEFORE steaming. Then very GENTLY rub/massage your face with the baking powder. This should be done right after your splash when your skin is still warm and pores are open. This cleans off all the ‘bad’ stuff that’s been released by steaming. However, it’s basic and that’s not great for the skin.
5. Rinse off the baking powder!
6. Mix half ACV & half bottled water (I also prepare this before steaming)and apply it all over your face. This is a very good toner for me, I let this dry and then go to sleep! I find it has a tiny odor so I only put this on at night, but my skin loves this.

That’s it!

How long does it take to get rid of acne?

The next day you can EXPECT to have 1-2 smaller pimples come out, whatever, it’s stuff that was going to come out anyways, you just made it come out faster.The amazing thing is that the day AFTER that it gets much better, and the day AFTER that your skin looks amazing. All because of the home made facial acne treatment. I still remember learning about how to get rid of acne, trying everything that seemed like it could work. Out of all the treatments I’ve tried, this is by far the best thing!