What to do if acne itches on your face

I don’t know if you have noticed this problem: sometimes the acne on our face itches and sometimes doesn’t. Acne is a very annoying disease. This is because having acne on the face not only undermines one's self-confidence, but also brings a great burden to one's life, work, and friendships. Having acne is uncomfortable enough, but acne also itches, which makes people want to scratch it even more. We know that scratching acne will leave scars, but it is very uncomfortable if we don’t scratch it. So what should we do if acne on our face is itchy?

What should I do if acne on my face is very itchy? There are four main types of acne:

(1) Heat accumulation in the lung meridian:

The main symptoms are initial onset of acne, redness, swelling, pain, itching on the face, dry mouth, yellow urine, dry stool, red tongue with yellow coating, and floating pulse.

The treatment is mainly based on clearing the lungs and cooling the blood. The commonly used prescription is Loba Qingfei Drink, the main ingredients of which are: Loba leaves, mulberry bark, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Scutellaria baicalensis, honeysuckle, red spoon, raw rehmannia, raw gypsum, raw licorice, etc.

(2) Spleen and stomach damp-heat syndrome:

The main symptoms are continuous acne, which can be squeezed out into yellow-white rice-like lipid plugs, or pus, oily and shiny face, bad breath and bitter taste in the mouth, good and bad appetite, sticky and uncomfortable stools, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, and a stringy and rapid pulse. The treatment is mainly to clear dampness and heat. The commonly used prescription is Qinlian Pingwei San, and the main drugs are: Coptis chinensis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Magnolia officinalis, Hedyotis diffusa, Artemisia capillaris, Liuyi San, raw liquorice, etc.

(3) Blood stasis and phlegm coagulation syndrome:

The main symptoms are long-term acne, hard texture that is difficult to disappear, pain when touched, or facial unevenness like orange peel. Women may have symptoms such as scanty menstruation, dysmenorrhea, aggravated acne during menstruation, dark tongue with thin coating, and sluggish pulse. This type is more common in patients with long-term chronic acne.

The treatment is mainly focused on promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm, softening and dispersing nodules. The commonly used prescription is Dahuang Zhechong San, and the main ingredients are: rhubarb, stinging insects, leeches, snake tongue grass, peach kernel, safflower, motherwort, tangerine peel, Atractylodes macrocephala, raw licorice, etc.

(4) Chong and Ren disorders:

The main symptoms are irregular menstruation, abdominal distension and pain, or increased and severe rash during menstruation, red tongue and stringy pulse. Those with yin deficiency are often accompanied by low back pain, fever in the five parts of the body, dry mouth, etc. People with yang deficiency often have cold limbs, fear of cold, pale complexion, pale lips, cold pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation that is relieved by heat, dark tongue, white tongue coating with tooth marks, and deep pulse.

The treatment is mainly focused on harmonizing Chong and Ren meridians. The commonly used medicine for patients with Yin deficiency is Zhibai Dihuang Wan, and for patients with Yang deficiency, Guilu Bushen Wan is used. Meal: Rehmannia root, Ophiopogon japonicus and pork bone soup, Angelica sinensis, ginger and mutton soup.

The above article gives suggestions on what to do if acne itches on the face. Acne is a chronic disease that requires targeted treatment. We know that there are many types of acne and there are many causes of acne. Therefore, when treating acne, in addition to maintaining an optimistic mood and clean skin, you need to not use medication blindly and treat it under the advice of a doctor.