What all can skincare home remedies can or cannot do for our skin? Pic Credit: Pexels
People used to rely on allopathic medicine before the corona pandemic for prompt treatment. But today, everyone is aware of the idea of immunity and how to build one using natural medicines. All we require is professional guidance since ignorance is hazardous.
Simple ingredients like honey, berries, herbs, and natural oils can be used for treatments using home remedies. They have no negative effects and can treat common illnesses, but they must be used with caution.
What Are Home Remedies?
Technically speaking, home remedies are described as the making of a medicine from natural ingredients without the direction or prescription of a doctor. In simple words, it means using ingredients that are regularly and naturally found on our kitchen counter to treat common disorders.
Dr Aanchal Panth, a dermatologist, talked about this topic in one of her Instagram posts where she listed out certain things that are possible with home remedies and others which are not possible with their application. ‘We all love home remedies. But they do not correct any issue. Home remedies will not reduce dark spots or improve skin quality…’ she writes.
So what exactly can home remedies do?
According to the dermatologist, using home remedies such as fruit packs can help keep your skin moisturized while remedies such as the application of ice or cold cucumbers can help with de-puffing of the skin. Applying aloe vera or ice can soothe inflammation while ingredients such as besan, crushed orange peel, walnut or coffee scrub can act as natural exfoliators that can deep cleanse your skin from dust, dirt, and other impurities.
What home remedies cannot do:
Dr Aanchal states that home remedies aren’t all that effective when it comes to treating skin allergies, reducing dark spots, treating acne, whiteheads or blackheads, increasing the production of collagen, offering protection from the sun and treating melasma or any skin growth.
Should home remedies be used?
There are several benefits of using home remedies such as reviving your lost glow, reducing tan lines and pigmentation, and moisturising and nourishing your skin and hair. However, one shouldn’t place blind faith in home remedies alone and visit a dermatologist in case of a major skin-related issue.
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