How to treat acne, papules and pimples

Although most people will get acne on their faces, many people don’t know that although acne looks similar, there are many different types. There is a type of acne called acne papule type acne. This type of acne is much more serious than ordinary acne, so the treatment method is also more complicated. So how should acne-type pimples be treated?

1. How to treat papular acne

1.1 Diet therapy

Patients should eat more vegetables and fruits, and less spicy, raw, and cold foods. Patients can eat more cooling and heat-removing foods, such as mung beans, black beans, coix seeds, etc. Patients can cook more mung bean and coix seed soup and drink it as tea, 3-5 times a day. It can promote the excretion of excess fat in the body and clear toxins and dampness. Eat more foods rich in vitamins to promote fat metabolism and relieve acne.

1.2 Hormone therapy

This treatment can only be used by patients with more severe facial acne. Patients need to go to a regular hospital and use it under the guidance of a professional doctor.

1.3. Traditional Chinese Medicine

Patients can consume appropriate amounts of traditional Chinese medicines such as raw rehmannia and angelica that clear heat and cool blood, and can also consume appropriate amounts of foods such as peach kernels that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. At the same time, you can also use facial masks made of traditional Chinese medicine for care, which can have certain effects. However, patients must use facial masks made of traditional Chinese medicine under the guidance of a doctor. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine therapy is quite significant, but it takes a long time, and patients need to maintain a certain degree of patience and receive regular treatment.

2. Chinese medicine prescription for the treatment of papular acne

2.1. Lung and stomach clearing method: Applicable to papular acne or pustular acne, acne mixed with each other, red tongue, yellow tongue coating, floating pulse, the representative prescription is Baihu Decoction combined with Loquat Qingfei Drink. Such as: Gypsum, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Lonicera japonica, Red Spoon, Rehmannia glutinosa, Dictamni cortex, etc.

2.2. Detoxification and nodularity-dispersing method: applicable to pustular and nodular acne. The tongue is red, the coating is thin and yellow, and the pulse is thready and rapid. The representative prescription is Acne Ping. Such as: White Flower Tongue Grass, Taraxacum, Plantain, Peach Kernel, Astragalus, etc.

2.3. Chong and Ren meridian regulation method: This method is used for female premenstrual acne. The main "symptoms" are aggravation before menstruation, often accompanied by dysmenorrhea or bruises, pale red tongue, less coating, and thin and wiry pulse. The prescription is Yimu Shengjin Dan combined with Erxian Decoction. Such as: Cyperus rotundus, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica sinensis, Lonicera japonica, Phellodendron chinense, etc.

3. How to care for papule-type acne

3.1. Get enough sleep

The liver can detoxify during sleep, so you need to know that 11pm to 2am is the best time for the liver to detoxify, which can also be called beauty sleep. If you want to have a good appearance, it is very important to ensure good sleep quality.

3.2. Prevent ultraviolet rays

Oily skin and sensitive skin are very sensitive to ultraviolet rays and can easily absorb ultraviolet rays. If you also have pimples and blackheads on your face, these skin problems will be difficult to improve and you will easily get tanned. The pimples and blackheads on your face will reappear immediately after they disappear. Therefore, you must choose a high-quality sunscreen for these two skin types. For sensitive skin, it is recommended to choose a hydrating and anti-allergic sunscreen. Especially when facing the computer, you also need to apply a primer.

3.3. Change bad eating habits

Acne is what we often call pimples. Its occurrence is mainly caused by excessive sebum secretion. Therefore, in daily life, you should eat less food that can increase your own sebum, such as fried food and greasy food. In addition, acne patients should also try to control their intake of irritating foods.