Burdock natural remedy for pimples

Burdock is an excellent natural remedy for the treatment and containment of pimples thanks to its antibiotic power. Burdock is a herbaceous plant with large roots and a bushy stem, characterized by purplish or purple flowers arranged in the form of tubules. The roots are mainly used for therapeutic purposes, but the use of leaves, stems, inflorescences and the flowers themselves is not excluded. From the purifying and diuretic power, in terms of cosmetics and skin care burdock exerts its efficacy thanks to some active ingredients. First of all the mucilages that have a soothing power on irritations and redness thanks to their ability to create an invisible protective barrier against external agents. Then arctiopicrin, a kind of natural antibiotic essential for reducing bacterial colonization often responsible for acne. Then the arctic acid, to promote healing of the skin, and inulin with antifungal power.

Acne is a disease affecting the skin that, due to the most varied causes, causes irritation of a hair follicle, with the occlusion of pores, infection of the ducts and the subsequent formation of a boil filled with sebum, pus and other waste elements of the epidermis. The adolescent form should not create particular concerns, although it still requires a dermatological control: the hormonal modification due to the onset of puberty, in fact, increases the production of sebum and the formation of pimples. However, acne can persist, and with particularly severe forms, in adulthood. In this case, the affected subjects must not only be exposed to the embarrassment of annoying blemishes, but also to the risk of perennial spots or scars.

Burdock for acne care is usually available as an infusion, decoction, mother tincture or tablet supplements. The use is both internal to purify the body, and external with topical application. For doses and methods of application, since the problem of pimples varies greatly from individual to individual, it is necessary to rely on the treating physician, the dermatologist and the trusted herbalist.

How does Burdock work in controlling the disease?

Antibiotic action: the antibiotic properties of burdock, specified by the aforementioned arctiopicrin active principle, reduce the presence of bacteria at the epidermal level, bringing not only immediate relief, but reducing the number of pimples and their repetitive appearance over time;

Healing action: especially when the formations are very important, acne can give rise to scars - real furrows on the skin of the face - and spots. Burdock reduces this possibility: Arctic acid stimulates the skin's natural cellular regeneration capacity. Even if the damage had already occurred, the remedy helps to make it less noticeable over time;

Soothing action: acne is often accompanied by redness and irritation, but also by an unbearable itching. The mucilages present in the burdock help the skin to regulate itself, to reduce redness, swelling and pain;

Anti-comedogenic action: the topical application favors the natural purification of the pores, avoiding the accumulation of skin residues, the occlusion and the formation of pimples and blackheads.