There are many best acne treatments, including, best medical treatment for acne, best natural acne treatment, but what do you do when you have an emergency type of acne breakout?

Acne breakouts always seem to come at the worst time. Always, when there is a meeting at work, a date with a new guy, a wedding, or any other special event seems to invite a breakout, it’s definitely a catch 22.

The best news is that you do not have to call in sick and hibernate at home waiting for it to clear, you can take action and fix it right away! There is a quick and inexpensive fix that you can do at home.

Prep Steps:

1. Start by cleaning the skin with a foaming cleanser, the best way to clean the face is to always cleanse twice. Using the tips of your fingers massage cleanser over the face for several minutes and then rinse and repeat.

2. Next comes exfoliation, and the exfoliant should be an enzyme based or one that has a very fine granular texture and gently massage over the face in a circular motion.

Take special care over delicate areas such as under the eyes and over all areas that maybe be inflamed. The aim here is to gently remove dead skin cells. This will assist in opening up the pores. Rinse with warm water when done.

The above steps have prepared the skin for a refining mask. The following recipe will create the refining mask and is works great to quickly clear those breakouts. All the ingredients can be found in any good health store.

Acne Mask Recipe:
2 parts Fullers Earth (powder)
1 part Kaolin (powder)
1/4 teaspoon of sulphur (powder)
Witchhazel
Orange Flower Water
Bergamot essential oil
Lavender essential oil
Clove essential oil

In a small mixing bowl combine your Fullers Earth, Kaolin and Sulpher. Add witch hazel and orange flower water in equal parts to make a paste. You want the consistency to be smooth and thin but not too runny.

Add 4 drops of lavender, 4 drops of bergamot and four drops of clove oil and mix well. Smooth onto the face particularly any acne-affected areas. Leave the mask on for 10 minutes. Do not leave on for longer than this- even if the mask has not dried, as the effect is quite rapid.

After 10 minutes remove the mask. This will take warm water and maybe a soft cloth. Be wary of ‘ghosting’- the mask may leave a residue, make sure that you have removed all traces.

Combine witch hazel and orange flower water in equal parts in a pump atomizer. Add 5-6 drops of lavender oil. Spray over the face. You can use this as a toner daily and it will actually help to prevent future acne breakouts. The witch hazel is a natural astringent which helps to keep oil under control, while the lavender provides antibacterial properties.

Lastly apply a light moisturizer. An oil free lotion will provide the moisture that your skin needs without adding excess oils.

This mask has provides amazing results and has a high success rate in clearing acne breakouts fast. The mask has antibacterial properties and will reduce redness, it works quickly to draw out impurities and clear up all excess oils.