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Here’s another home remedy tip for acne.

Wash your face with bananas.

Say what? That’s what I also thought. But one reader emailed me this tip after reading the potato home remedy post.

She said it helped her a lot.

Here’s what she advised you to do.

1. Wet a paper towel and rinse your face with it.
2. Get a piece of banana and rub it all over your face.
3. Wait for two minutes.
4. Get another wet paper towel and wash the banana away.

Not too difficult.

Finally eat the rest of the banana as a healthy snack.

After quick search it turns out banana is a fairly common ingredient in home made face masks. Here’s one that I found for oily and acne prone skin.

You need:

• 1 banana
• 1 tbsp honey
• Orange or lemon

Instructions:

1. Mix the banana and honey together.
2. Add a few drops of juice from an orange or a lemon.
3. Apply to face for 15 minutes before rinsing with a cool washcloth or a steaming warm washcloth.

Try them out and let me know how they work for you.

Apparently scrubbing raw potatoes on your skin helps to clear pimples and acne scars.

Cut a slice of a raw potato and rub the moist part on your skin for about 30 seconds. Leave the potato juice on your skin to dry and wash afterwards.

Some people report it dries the skin a bit. Maybe the vitamins, antioxidants and minerals in potato juice make it antibacterial also. Some people also report potatoes help to face acne scars.

Now I’m not saying this will completely wipe out your acne problems, but I searched through different acne and health forums and it seems this helps many people.

You still need to live a healthy life, such as described in Clear for Life. But this can be a great additional treatment because health takes some time to kick in.

But as an alternative to chemical-based treatments this could be an option.

Costs next to nothing and you can find potatoes everywhere.