I have been plagued with pimples ever since I hit puberty (say that three times fast) and let me tell you, at times, it isn't pretty. This year my skin has been brighter and clearer than ever before and I've attributed its beauty to the apple cider vinegar pills I have been taking (they're easier to take down than the pungent vinegar itself). This weekend I went down to Whole Foods and bought myself a bottle of Bragg's Apple Cider Vinegar and figured I'd try a couple of home remedies with the real stuff. So yesterday when a monster of a pimple showed up on my forehead I decided to take the bottle for a run and made myself a little mixture of 1 part apple cider vinegar, 3 parts water and let it sit. Then with a cotton swab I rubbed the mixture across my face, let sit for fifteen minutes and rinsed with cold water. I then took a Q-tip and placed the mixture on the large pimple on my forehead and let stay for the night. Do you want to know what my forehead looked like in the morning? It was PERFECTLY clear. Never in my lifetime of pimple madness have I experienced something like this. If only my thirteen-year-old self had learned of this remedy I might actually be able to look at my junior-high photos.


Bottom line: if you have any sort of acne USE THIS SHIT! 


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Dark circles or puffy bags? Try these at home remedies to fix those eye problems:

1. Cool chamomile, green, or black tea and then place the tea bag over each eye for fifteen minutes. For extra oomph use a caffeinated tea bag.
2. Grate a potato placing shreds into gauze to form compress. Place compress over eyes for fifteen to twenty-five minutes then wash. Try placing potato in fridge first to cool.
3. Pour ice-cold whole milk or cream into a small bowl and soak cotton balls inside, squeeze out slightly and put one over each eye. Replace when they warm up.
4. Rest two half inch thick cucumber slices on ice to chill, then place one slice over each eye for ten to fifteen minutes. Or dip cotton balls in chilled cucumber juice.
5. Let oil or heavy duty cream sit for ten to fifteen minutes to plump up your skin.
6. Apply equal parts tomato and lime juice under your eyes with cotton balls, rinse after about thirty minutes.
7. Plump up skin with fast-absorbing oil like jojoba.
8. Massage the area in a gentle circular motion around eyes, moving from your under eyes up past your nose and then back around.
9. Mix green tea, dissolved honey, and cucumbers and refrigerate. Once cooled place cucumber slices over eyes for up to fifteen minutes. 
10. To help reduce dark circles eat foods rich in vitamin K, like Broccoli, Asparagus, and Brussels Sprouts.
11. Beat two egg whites until stiff then apply to under eye area with a brush, let dry for fifteen minutes and rinse. Try adding witch hazel to further reduce swelling.
12. Crush mint leaves into small pieces and apply to under eye circles for twenty minutes.
13. Place four metal spoons in ice water when when chilled placed one spoon on each eye, following the contour of your eye socket. As the spoons begin to warm, switched with the chilled ones.

Hiding that beautiful smile? Why not try these at home teeth whitening tricks?

1. Mix baking soda and hydrogen peroxide into a paste and brush.
2. Mash 1 ripe strawberry and mix with 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda, apply mixture to teeth with toothbrush and leave for five minutes. Then brush teeth with your regular toothpaste and rinse.
3. Make your own mouthwash with a mixture of 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 water and rinse.
4. Stir up a solution of 75% lemon juice and 25% salt, swish.
5. Apples help to clean your teeth and brighten your smile!
6. Eat veggies like broccoli and lettuce, they protect teeth from acids found in many foods.
7. Rub an orange peel on your teeth, rinse after 10 minutes.