Sunday, August 3, 2008

Rose Water and Acne

In this article, you will learn how you can get rid of acne and other related skin disorders by using rose water. You will also learn how rose cures acne and how should you use it.

Rose has been of great importance for thousands of years among various cultures and nations. Each culture has its different use. In western countries, ingredients of rose is used in cosmetics and fragrance while in Asia, it has been used as medicine for certain types of ailments such as acne, scars and wrinkles.

How does rose cure acne?
Chemical composition of rose is highly complex as it contains more than 300 chemical ingredients some of them that are effective for the treatment of acne are:

* Phenyl ethanol (An antiseptic and disinfectant)
* Eugenol (Anti-microbial and astringent)

These both compounds are effective against acne and other skin ailments. Do you know why acne flares up? Acne flares up due to various reasons such as bacterial infection, weak immune system, stress and hormonal fluctuations.

When hair follicles and sebaceous glands are infected they become infected narrowing the passage of sebum. Infected sebaceous glands produce excessive sebum and it accumulates within the hair follicles. Here sebum and bacteria makes a mixture called plaque. Thus, rose water is effective against bacterial infections, usage of pure rose water for one week period is sufficient for acne healing.

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