From a Nurse: Using Coconut Oil as an Effective Acne Treatment

Sometimes one has to resort to alternative, natural,other skin conditions and skin disorders too, besides
effective treatment methods to get the best curemaking 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 exposuremy 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 torashes, bumps, blemishes, blisters, etc. It stops itching
consider when you want to take the best care ofand flaking too.
your skin.Coconut oil is very inexpensive, therefore, a good,
One of the best things I've found to heal acne ischeap home remedy. Keep it around to treat any
extra virgin coconut oil. It works better than acneother skin problem. It's actually healthy to eat too.
creams, which are usually chemical-laden products, orIt'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 ofmy 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 healAlthough we refer to it as coconut oil, it isn't actually
their acne. Ultimately, of course, the immune systemoily 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 helpscoconut oil to a small test area. Try it on this test
the body get rid of the impurities, and thereforearea for a few days.
acne, while the toxins are expelled from the skin. TheApply a thin layer of coconut oil and massage it deep
skin should show improvement in a few weeks withinto 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 forsevere 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 fewRemember 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 actuallyIt's important to keep the area moist with coconut
worsens for a few days, which is actually the bodyoil. You may have to soak a bandage with the oil and
getting rid of its impurities. Then it completely clearsapply it loosely to your skin.
up. By continuing to apply the coconut oil, it helpsAlso 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. Andof vitamin D that way too.
it's better than most eczema products on the marketMany have used coconut oil as a treatment to cure
today. Often people find they have both eczema andor heal their acne, including teens, adults and babies
acne.too.
You want to make sure you get the extra virginIt just takes motivation, a willingness to try it, and
type of coconut oil that is not refined, bleached ordiligent application of coconut oil several times daily
deodorized.and at bedtime.
You can order it online. And whole food-typeAnd you should be able to get rid of your acne, zits
markets are now carrying more coconut oil, in pintand pimples and their symptoms, providing you've
and quart jars and especially the extra virgin coconutremoved 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 manyfree of acne should be your reward.