My Cure for Acne – Vinegar and Sudocrem

As bizarre and unlikely a combination these two items are, they have proved to have rid me of 95% of my acne, from which I have suffered for over 6 years, from the age of 10. I discovered their success at preventing acne after trying hundreds of products, many of which helped somewhat but none of which completely cured me. After 5 years of acne I began looking at alternative solutions to something that was depressing me more and more.

Vinegar

I discovered that normal distilled vinegar (very cheap available anywhere) applied to my face twice a day with a cotton pad, rid me of 70% of my acne. The acidic vinegar kills any bacteria as they do not like acidic conditions. I found I could apply the vinegar directly, although the smell is quite bad at first, you quickly become used to it. For some pure vinegar may be too strong for their skin and I would recommend trialling various dilutions such as half water, half vinegar.

Sudocrem

After clearing 70% of my acne I was determined to rid the rest, and stumbled upon Sudocrem. This white crem is mostly known for its use as a nappy rash crem, however it cleared my acne wonderfully to the 95% clear I am happy with today. I simply apply a small bit to each pimple at night before sleeping and leave it on overnight.

To find these two products I tried countless over the counter remedies as well as honey, anti-biotics, lemon juice and supplements and hope this information could be useful to others looking to clear their acne, as I know how awful it can be.