Acne can be treated with young sponge gourd leaves. After harvesting, wash the leaves thoroughly and let them dry, then crush them to extract the juice. After cleansing your face and toning with rose water, apply the sponge gourd juice to the affected areas.
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Young sponge gourd leaves (Photo: dactrung) |
Traditional healer Nguyen Cong Duc from Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy introduces some simple yet effective acne treatments:
Old Vinegar and Chicken Egg
Ingredients: 200 ml of aged vinegar (approximately 3 years), 1 chicken egg. Soak the chicken egg in vinegar for 3 days and 3 nights until it feels soft when squeezed.
Remove the soaked egg from the vinegar and store it in a sealed container for later use. Apply the egg white to the acne-affected areas. Prior to this, cleanse your face with rose water (rose soaked in food-grade alcohol) or white atractylodes vinegar (vinegar infused with atractylodes). Pat dry and wash your face with warm water.
Egg White and Almonds
Ingredients: 1 egg white, 20 g of almonds.
Roast the almonds until the skin comes off, peel them, and crush them finely, then mix well with the egg white. In the evening before bed, clean your face with rose water and apply the mixture to your face, leaving it on until the next morning when you wash it off with warm water and pat dry with rose water.
Aloe Vera Leaves
Every day, use 200 g of fresh aloe vera leaves, wash them thoroughly, cut off the spines on both sides, and use a stainless steel knife to make many small square incisions on the leaf, then cut them apart. Add 50 g of granulated sugar, 2 tablespoons of honey, and crushed ice to eat.
Alternatively, mix 500 ml of aloe vera juice with 200 ml of honey and store it in the refrigerator for later use. Consume 3 tablespoons 3 times a day before meals.
Another option is to use the sediment from rinsed rice, discarding the top water (the amount depends on daily use), and scoop the gel inside the aloe vera leaves (equal to the amount of rice water). Mix both components well. In the evening before going to bed, cleanse your face, then apply the mixture evenly and leave it on overnight, washing it off with warm water in the morning.
