How to Get Rid of Acne with Rubbing Alcohol

How to get rid of acne with rubbing alcohol? Alcohol should be avoided to consume indeed. However, for outer treatment like wound and irritation, it is quite recommended. Even acne is one of the skin problems that can be removed using the alcohol liquid. So, how is it?

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Choose the Type of Alcohol

Alcohol has many types mainly based on its levels of concentration. As a face cleaner, the most recommended one is the liquid with the alcohol content of 70%. This level is known to be effective in killing the bacteria without damaging your skin. Be sure to buy the alcohol in a drugstore to guarantee the quality.

Prepare Some Pieces of Cotton

To apply the alcohol on your face, don’t use your hands directly. Using a sheet of cotton specially manufactured for face and skin is much better. More than that, the cotton is indeed soft, smooth, and easily absorbing the liquid.

Clear the Skin

Make sure that your face is in a clean and clear condition. You can clean it using facial cleaner liquid or wash it using facial foam. This way, the possibility of infection can just be reduced so that the alcohol can just work faster. After making sure that the skin is already clean, wipe it gently with a towel so that it is also dry.

Apply the Alcohol on the Skin

Drop the alcohol on the cotton. It should not be too much or too little depending on how large the area with acne. Rub it gently on the area of acne. The alcohol is also effective to remove the acne scars and black spots. Well, if you also have those problems, you can do this treatment for all of them at once. When there is a wound or scratch, it may feel rather painful. It is not a problem since alcohol is effective to fasten the wound healing process.

Let It Dry

After applying, don’t touch the area with your hands and let it dry by itself. You don’t need to wash or rinse your skin after this treatment. Why? Alcohol is easily vaporized so that there will be no any remaining on your skin. The process is commonly for around 30 minutes to an hour.

After the face is really dry, you can apply other skincare or treatment like moisturizer or acne skin treatment. The alcohol is also beneficial to maximize the absorption process of those skincare contents.

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