If your skin is abnormally flushed around your cheeks or nose, you may have rosacea. Herbalists also may recommend echinacea, calendula, tea tree oil, and goldenseal. Drinking a tea made with a combination of nettles and cleavers tincture may be effective for acne. If stress is a contributory problem for your acne, try relaxing with a cup of tea made from lavender or chamomile. Chinese herbs cnidium seed and honeysuckle flower are prescribed by Chinese herbalists.
Some alternate practitioners use diet as a basis for their treatment of acne.
Eat foods high in beta carotene, such as carrots, pumpkin, cantaloupe and other yellow-orange fruits and vegetables. Chromium supplements - Chromium helps boosts the body's ability to break down glucose. Vitamin A - reduces sebum and keratin production. 6X three times daily until you notice an improvement. If you sweat profusely, and have rough, hard skin, and you frequently suffer from constipation, take 6X Sulfur 3 times daily.