| Sometimes one has to resort to alternative, natural, | | | | other skin conditions and skin disorders too, besides |
| effective treatment methods to get the best cure | | | | making the skin soft and smooth. I use it for |
| or solution to their acne, zits and pimple problems. | | | | everything including as a make-up remover and under |
| And often it's a better choice, due to less exposure | | | | my foundation. |
| to drugs and chemical-laden acne products. | | | | My skin is always soft, silky, smooth, and free of |
| It should always be the first type of treatment to | | | | rashes, bumps, blemishes, blisters, etc. It stops itching |
| consider when you want to take the best care of | | | | and flaking too. |
| your skin. | | | | Coconut oil is very inexpensive, therefore, a good, |
| One of the best things I've found to heal acne is | | | | cheap home remedy. Keep it around to treat any |
| extra virgin coconut oil. It works better than acne | | | | other skin problem. It's actually healthy to eat too. |
| creams, which are usually chemical-laden products, or | | | | It's a plant saturated fat, not an animal saturated fat. |
| acne medicines, whether for babies, teens or adults. | | | | I add two big tablespoons to my smoothies, to help |
| Make sure you're working on eliminating the cause of | | | | my skin from the inside out, and have been doing so |
| your acne, which we won't go into here. | | | | for many years. |
| Extra virgin coconut oil has helped many to help heal | | | | Although we refer to it as coconut oil, it isn't actually |
| their acne. Ultimately, of course, the immune system | | | | oily until the temperature climbs above 77 degrees. It |
| and body do the healing if you were to do nothing, | | | | can be applied when it is oily or non-oily. |
| but coconut oil can speed up the process. | | | | For an acne treatment, first apply the extra virgin |
| The coconut oil actually penetrates the skin and helps | | | | coconut oil to a small test area. Try it on this test |
| the body get rid of the impurities, and therefore | | | | area for a few days. |
| acne, while the toxins are expelled from the skin. The | | | | Apply a thin layer of coconut oil and massage it deep |
| skin should show improvement in a few weeks with | | | | into the skin. You can heat it if you like but you don't |
| continued application. | | | | have to. Do this every morning. Depending on how |
| One teenager had used prescription medicines for | | | | severe the acne is, apply it three or four times a day |
| three to four years for his acne and they didn't work. | | | | or more and especially at bedtime. |
| He tried coconut oil and it cleared up with just a few | | | | Remember the complexion may get worse at first as |
| applications. | | | | the body gets rid of the impurities from the skin. |
| Some teens and adults find their acne actually | | | | It's important to keep the area moist with coconut |
| worsens for a few days, which is actually the body | | | | oil. You may have to soak a bandage with the oil and |
| getting rid of its impurities. Then it completely clears | | | | apply it loosely to your skin. |
| up. By continuing to apply the coconut oil, it helps | | | | Also you can expose the area to direct sunlight for |
| prevent acne recurrences. | | | | 20 minutes or so each day. You'll get your daily dose |
| If you also have eczema it'll treat eczema too. And | | | | of vitamin D that way too. |
| it's better than most eczema products on the market | | | | Many have used coconut oil as a treatment to cure |
| today. Often people find they have both eczema and | | | | or heal their acne, including teens, adults and babies |
| acne. | | | | too. |
| You want to make sure you get the extra virgin | | | | It just takes motivation, a willingness to try it, and |
| type of coconut oil that is not refined, bleached or | | | | diligent application of coconut oil several times daily |
| deodorized. | | | | and at bedtime. |
| You can order it online. And whole food-type | | | | And you should be able to get rid of your acne, zits |
| markets are now carrying more coconut oil, in pint | | | | and pimples and their symptoms, providing you've |
| and quart jars and especially the extra virgin coconut | | | | removed the cause, so it doesn't reoccur. Continue |
| oil. Get the organic kind if you can. | | | | using coconut oil and the benefits of good, clear skin, |
| Coconut oil has many benefits; it heals or cures many | | | | free of acne should be your reward. |