Apple Cider Vinegar For Skin Problems
Apple Cider Vinegar For Skin Problems
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) is a perfect disinfectant and healer for common skin problems. But not all apple cider vinegars are created equal.
The best is the organic, raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar with the “mother,” available at most health stores. I use Bragg Organic Apple Cider Vinegar.
Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV), if splashed on a burn of any kind, stops the intense, continual pain instantly and permanently! It also prevent scarring. It is good to keep a bottle in the kitchen all the time.
For sunburns gently pat undiluted ACV on skin to give relief from sunburn. Leave it on to help prevent blistering and peeling. For all-over sunburns, pour 1 cup of ACV in cool bath water, then enjoy the healing soak. After soaking, gently dry body, than pat ACV directly to needed areas. Wait 5 minutes, than pat on aloe vera gel.
For younger looking skin and oily skin you can use the ACV facial treatment. First wash skin in warm water without soap. Next, apply a wrung-out, hot water-soaked cloth to the face for 3 minutes, then remove. Soak thin cloth in warm ACV water (1 Tbsp. ACV per cup of water) and again apply to face. Cover ACV-soaked cloth with a towel wrung out in hot water. Now lie down for 10 minutes or longer with your feet elevated on couch or against wall. This brings more blood circulation to the face for cell rejuvenation. Remove both cloths and gently rub skin upwards with a coarse towel. This rub removes the hundreds of old dry skin scales that have been detached and loosened by the ACV facial. You can repeat this weekly or as needed. Your skin will look more youthful and will shine like a polished apple. You will be truly amazed with the result from this age-reversing, simple treatment.
For dandruff and itching scalp, pour 3 tablespoons ACV in cup. Part the hair in sections and sponge ACV directly onto scalp. Than wrap head with a towel. Leave on for 30 minutes to 3 hours before shampooing. The ACV helps restore the proper acid/alkaline balance to scalp. For acute cases, do daily or before every shampoo.
Apple cider vinegar (ACV) can be used to effectively relive the pain and discomfort of cold sores and genital sores caused by the herpes virus. Apply ACV directly to the affected areas and the itching and burning discomfort will rapidly dissipate. ACV also helps the sores to heal more quickly.
Shingles and chicken pox, caused by herpes zoster virus, can be relieved with straight ACV applications. Gently apply to the itching and burning areas. A cup of ACV in a warm bath will also help soothe itching.
ACV relieves the itching and discomfort caused by poison ivy, poison oak and other poisonous plants. Mix equal parts of ACV and filtered water and spray on the affected areas to stop the pain, itching and ease the redness and swelling. Keep spray mixture in refrigerator because a cold spray is more soothing.
Healing is faster for minor cuts and abrasions. There is less chance of infection if you swab areas with ACV daily. ACV also helps to stop bleeding by helping the blood to clot. Soak a cotton ball in ACV and press on abrasion until bleeding stops.
Varicose veins can be unsightly and painful, but applications of ACV can help shrink the veins. Wrap an ACV-dampened cloth around needed areas both morning and night. Elevate legs, leaving on for 15 minutes. Than remove wrap, legs still up – start at ankles to gently press over pooled veins to get blood back into circulation. To help speed up the inner cleansing and healing, remember to drink ACV cocktail daily.
Relief from dry, itchy skin and hives will come after applying a paste of ACV and non-GMO cornstarch to affected areas. The ACV paste mixture draws out the itching as it dries.
ACV helps stop pain and itching from mosquito and other insect bites, bee stings and also it neutralizes the jellyfish’s painful venom. Use straight ACV on affected areas or an ACV compress as often as needed.
For diaper rash on infants, swab affected area carefully with a solution of 1 Tbsp. ACV to 1 quart warm filtered water 3 times daily.
Eczema, jock itch and athlete’s foot, can all be treated with a 50/50 solution of ACV and water. For athlete’s foot, soak feet in 50/50 mixture of ACV and lukewarm water 2 times daily.
For corns and callouses, first soak affected areas in warm water with 1/3 cup ACV for 20 to 30 minutes. After soaking, rub areas briskly with a coarse towel, then gently use a pumice stone. Now apply a full-strength ACV-soaked gauze bandage for daytime use. These treatments help soften and dissolve corns and callouses.
For common warts, each night before going to bed soak a cotton ball in apple cider vinegar, apply it to the wart and then hold it in place with a band-aid. Leave it on all night, or if you like 24 hours a day, but change the soaked cotton and band-aid each evening for a week. The wart will swell and may throb as it reacts with the vinegar and then start to turn black within the first two days. After a week or two will be completely gone. It is important to continue the treatment for a few days to a week after the wart has fallen off to help ensure it does not come back.
Source:
Apple Cider Vinegar, Miracle Health System. Brag. USA: Health Science
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