Learn how to treat acne in the comfort of your own home. If you’ve tried all the acne treatment products at the drugstore or if you’re looking for a budget solution, you can experiment with acne treatments at home. In fact, you probably have a lot of natural astringents right in your kitchen that can help rid your skin of acne-causing oil and impurities.

For starters, try oatmeal. Cook a batch and let it cool. Then apply it to your face and leave it on for 15 minutes before washing it off. Similarly, you can apply egg whites with a cotton ball. Whip them until they are frothy, and leave them on for about 20 minutes before rinsing off. Cucumber juice can also remove excess oil and clarify your skin. Put one cucumber in the blender to liquefy it, and then apply it to your skin.

Another cause of acne is bacteria. The citric acid in pure lemon juice not only works as an astringent, but it also has an antiseptic that kills bacteria. Give it a try before you go to bed: Cut a lemon in half, and rub the halves over the affected areas, squeezing to get more juice out as you go. Let it dry, leave it on overnight and wash it off in the morning. Oil of oregano can also work as a natural disinfectant. Dab some on trouble spots to kill bacteria. Or, pick up some tea tree oil at your local health food store; it works in the same way.

Even basic table salt can be an effective acne treatment. You can use a teaspoon of salt with a bit of warm water to create an exfoliating scrub. Rub it over your skin, leave it on for about a minute, then rinse. It’ll also help reduce inflammation. However, if you have open acne wounds, you shouldn’t try a salt scrub. For a more healing solution, you might want to try the juice from an aloe vera plant instead.