Fellow Acne Sufferers, have you tried any natural remedies successfully?

[Anonymous]

After months of clear face following a really low dose of Accutane, I now started to get little pimples- embarrasingly on my lip. My skin is not really oily. But all soap free medical cleansers are harsh. I started looking online for natural solutions.

I noticed when I apply olive oil redness disappears.

But I had a new really painful spot that I kept hiding ( and it was a very bad timing because I met a guy).

I eat very healthy- even no dairy or sugar or gluten or corn.

Have you tried anything natural that worked?

[Anonymous]

Oh goodness I know how you feel, I've been fighting the stuff for most of my adult/teenage life (almost 10 years), I initially thought it would go away, so I didn't do much, but after 5 years of having it I realized that it wasn't going to go away easily (which made me really mad). I took some medicine I forget the name, it was an oral one though, and that helped a bit, I would say 30-40% of my acne disappeared, but it didn't get all of it. So after 4 months of that stuff, I stopped and started trying natural stuff. I got natural face wash, I used honey on my acne, toothpaste, and basically every possible cure that involved rubbing stuff on my face, and that didn't really work at all. One thing I have found to work almost as much as the oral medicine though is a combination of lifestyle changes. So I have found that when I eat less processed foods, exercise more, and take long hot occasional showers, that works wonders for my skin. I have really horrible acne along my jawline, back, and cheeks, and when I exercise (once a day), eat less processed foods (more home cooked stuff usually), and take hot showers the acne on my cheeks goes away almost entirely, and some of the acne on my back disappears as well. With the showers though I have talked to a couple dermatologists and they dont recommend long hot showers everyday, because then your pores will open too much and allow particles from the air in, which will result in acne. Instead what you can do is take a shower like this once or twice a week and that will open your pores and allow some of the dirt and grime built up there to escape and not form pimples. This works for me anyway, although it doesn't work as well as I wished it did. While it makes my back acne, and cheek acne go away I still struggle with a ton of it along my jawline which I can't get to go away, this stuff I suggest works for me to some extent though so hopefully it might work well for you as well. Good Luck!

[Asker]

Thanks for your answer
I hope that helped you

[rebekahj391]

I used to put jojoba oil on my face every night before I went to sleep and it did wonders. My hair stylist recommended it.

Coconut oil is also a great moisturizer. I keep huge tubs of it because I use it on my dogs too haha.

Also, there is a natural clay mask on Amazon that is amazing. I use it once or twice a week and it's uncomfortable because it tightens up your skin but your face will look amazing after you use it. I believe it's called bentonite clay. It's messy but amazing

[Asker]

Thanks dear for sharing tips:)

I started using olive oil (it's not supermarket processed one- I get it straight from an orchard owner). I noticed the redness on the spots or in my lips is dramatically reduced.

My skin is dry except my noise.

I will try jojoba oil too.

[rebekahj391]

The clay mask is amazing too! I hope the jojoba oil works as well for you as it did for me

[Asker]

I'll look for the mask:)

Thank you

[rebekahj391]

I can send a link if you'd like. And thanks for MHO :)

[quinoaflakes]

Honey! It has to be like that really expensive high quality stuff or else it doesn't work. You just smear it all over your face instead of using a cleanser and let it sit for a few mins and then use a warm washcloth and rinse it off! it make's you skin really smooth too, and if you need a moisturizer ( which you usually dont after this ) a little pure coconut oil and omg it helped my acne so much but sadly for me, it came back )):

[Asker]

Thank you

I am too lazy to do that lol

Do you have any food sensitivities? I noticed if I eat eggs I break out. I found out later in a blood test that I am sensitive to many foods- including glutin.