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