From a Nurse: Using Coconut Oil as an Effective Acne Treatment
Sometimes one has to resort to alternative, natural, effective treatment methods to get the best cure or solution to their acne, zits and pimple
problems.
And often it's a better choice, due to less exposure to drugs and chemical-laden acne products.
It should always be the first type of treatment to consider when you want to take the best care of your skin.
One of the best things I've found to heal acne is extra virgin coconut oil. It works better than acne creams, which are usually chemical-laden products,
or acne medicines, whether for babies, teens or adults.
Make sure you're working on eliminating the cause of your acne, which we won't go into here.
Extra virgin coconut oil has helped many to help heal their acne. Ultimately, of course, the immune system and body do the healing if you were to do
nothing, but coconut oil can speed up the process.
The coconut oil actually penetrates the skin and helps the body get rid of the impurities, and therefore acne, while the toxins are expelled from the
skin. The skin should show improvement in a few weeks with continued application.
One teenager had used prescription medicines for three to four years for his acne and they didn't work. He tried coconut oil and it cleared up with just
a few applications.
Some teens and adults find their acne actually worsens for a few days, which is actually the body getting rid of its impurities. Then it completely clears
up. By continuing to apply the coconut oil, it helps prevent acne recurrences.
If you also have eczema it'll treat eczema too. And it's better than most eczema products on the market today. Often people find they have both
eczema and acne.
You want to make sure you get the extra virgin type of coconut oil that is not refined, bleached or deodorized.
You can order it online. And whole food-type markets are now carrying more coconut oil, in pint and quart jars and especially the extra virgin coconut
oil. Get the or