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Castor Oil
Posted by Mad For Oil (Planet Earth, Planet) on 04/27/2011
★★★★★
I am 43 years old and I have begun to develop strange brown raised bumps on my hands and arms. I began applying pure castor oil on the most obvious spots. They were much lighter by the next morning. When I repeated the application this evening, I had to struggle to find the spots.
I am now going to do the same to all spots on my chest and legs.
I have read that castor oil (hexane free) is a great cure for many things. I used it in my hair for the first time this evening, and started using it as eyedrops for my dry eye as well. The eye is not clearing up as fast as the skin, but the irritation in my eye has stopped.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Snakeeyes (Albany, Ny) on 10/13/2013
★★★★★
A Yea for ACV. I had two little sunspots appear on my hand. Applying apple cider vinegar (just the regular, cheap, filtered kind) on them just once, they fell off in a couple days!
Compound W
Posted by Christine (Shoreline, Wa, Usa) on 05/01/2013
Is it the old-fashioned little bottle of Compound W, or the newer "freezing-type" of Compound W?
Castor Oil
Posted by Mad For Oil (So Private, Planet) on 04/30/2011
★★★★★
This is an update regarding my post of 27 April. The pigmented and raised spots are continuing to fade. I just put the castor oil on about 3 times a day. The moles on my face are shrinking and my warts look ready to fall off. In addition, the membrane growing on my eye IS slowly shrinking - from the edges to the middle, so it is much narrower than before.
My arms are more evenly pigmented, and what looked like a brown tan is now clearly showing up as a series of sun spots and freckles which are shrinking.
I am amazed at so much progress in just a few deays. I will continue to post.
P.S. My sheets are rather oil stained, but its a small price to pay
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by PayItForward (Travelling) on 08/06/2021 68 posts
YES. Take zinc with food! ... Do NOT take on an empty stomach!!! I've taken it for years but began taking it daily to boost my immune this year with the virus. I've always taken it with food but one morning I didn't. Within apx 30 minutes I was near projectile vomiting. Barely made it to the bathroom in time. My face was bright red, almost purple. Crazy intense vomiting. It scared me how aggressive it was. Like I'd been poisoned. I'll never make that mistake again.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Horseradish
Posted by Penelope (Concord. California) on 02/17/2015
★★★★★
I detailed boats for 14 years and with all of the chemicals I used I caused major havoc on my skin, and I became so depressed as I had aged so badly. Ugly brown spots and horrid wrinkles all over my face . I tried the expensive and the cheap face creams until I ran out of money. and like the commercial I definitely had a wrinkle cream grave drawer. I went through my grandmothers trunks and found her home remedies.
This is what I did:
Fresh lemon juice-ACV- and the horseradish. All equal parts . (it will be a tad milky with some foam, ), I put a very warm wet cloth on my face and neck for a couple of minutes to open up my pores and then apply my mixture and go to bed. This takes a couple of days and the results are wonderful. My skin has improved 75% and I am going to keep on using this, this is working for me and I am very happy with the results I am seeing. The smell is not too bad but your spouse or partner may not agree, but there is always the couch for them to sleep on...
Castor Oil
Posted by Gs (Cainta, Rizal, Philippines) on 01/25/2012
★★★★★
I'm on my first week on castor oil for my age spot on my cheek and I have to tell you guys that it is indeed vanishing. I guess a week or two more I wont be seeing this age spot again.
Thank you so much for the tip!
Castor Oil
Posted by Mad For Oil (Somewhere, Earth) on 05/02/2011
Francsica, I am really sorry to hear that castor oil is not working for you. If it works for me, it should work for anybody (I tend to have resistant symptoms).
I noticed on your post that you rub it in. What I do is leave my spots in contact with the oil for as long as possible. I put a dollop on the spots and do not rub it in. Some people say put some on a band aid and then over the spot. I also use the purest form of castor oil I could find. NO blends and added stuff.
Last night I put the oil in my eyes (as usual) but then put a gentle heat pack over the eyes. It was very relaxing, the sinuses also drained and my ptrydium was DRAMATICALLY smaller today. Its width has really reduced and the thickness is also reduced. For the first time in 25 years I can begin to see the original eye tissue under this horrible membrane. I am going to go to bed like this tonight because I now see why people say castor oil helps them sleep.
moles: first the colour disappears and then they dissolve around the edges.
Sun spots: become gradually lighter.
Freckles.. become slightly lighter day after day
Pterydium: seems to become narrower and then looses depth as well.
My body skin is as soft and supple as baby skin now.
Please keep posting Fransica, perhaps others can help you devise the perfect treatment protocol for you.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Mama To Many (Tn) on 11/08/2017
Dear Sandy,
I have been thinking about what to suggest for your sister, as it started as a boil and possibly spread to the end of the nose?
My first thought was impetigo, which is common on that part of the face. It does sound like some sort of infection, anyway, whether bacterial or fungal.
There are so many things to try and with skin things I tend to just keep trying things until I find what works. But with the more tender skin of age, I would want to stick to remedies that are as gentle as possible. I was pondering castor oil, coconut oil, turmeric, acv....
Then I remembered this skin cream I was using for a while that I just loved - Nutribitoic Skin Ointment. It is kind of pricey ($8 for a half ounce tube) but a little goes a long way. I found it to be very gentle. It contains all sorts of stuff that would help a variety of problems. (It has herbs, castor oil, gse, honey, vitamins, essential oils etc.) Anyway, that is probably what I would try first.
Frankly, it doesn't sound like vitiligo to me, but I haven't seen it, I suppose! Vitiligo is a skin condition in which the skin isn't showing its pigmentation, I have never seen it raised or resembling boils or anything.
Let me know what you think.
~Mama to Many~
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Mama to Many (Tennessee) on 11/22/2014
Dear Veena,
You could try diluting the ACV a good bit and test it on a small area of the skin. I would start with 1 Tablespoon ACV to 1 cup of water. You could increase the amount as you are comfortable.
You could also follow up with some castor oil, which is good for the skin.
~Mama to Many~
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Mama to Many (Tennessee) on 11/28/2014
Dear Veena,
People use ACV in such a variety of ways. Yes, you could use it as a toner after washing your face. Some leave it on and some rinse it off. But I would start out with it diluted. You will have to see how it seems to do for you. I would use it once or twice a day. Then, at least at night, go ahead and rinse it off and gently apply some castor oil to your face. I like to use a cold preased hexane free castor oil. I do this before bed and my face never feels oily when I wake up the next day.
~Mama to Many~
Selenium
Posted by Martin (Brisbane) on 07/14/2022
★★★★★
Yes, Dr. Wallach speaks the truth. I took 100 micrograms daily for two months and watch my age spots disappear before my eyes. If I had taken 200 mcg, it may have been faster.
Lemon Juice
Posted by Joyce (Houston, TX) on 09/01/2008
★★★★★
I have found a very simple way to remove freckles and even out skin tone..Before going to bed at night I would take a lemon and rub the cut lemon over clean skin where the freckles are or uneven skin color is..I try to saturate the skin and let it dry I do this every night it is a slow process but after two months almost all the freckles that covered my chest have faded away..If you use it on your face it helps shrink larger pores too Try this on elbows, knees and heels of feet.. It has made my skin look younger and at age 52 many people take me for wbout 10-15 years younger.
Selenium
Posted by Michael (New Zealand) on 05/31/2022
Hello Dorothy,
I am not sure about the difference between age spots and sun-damage spots!
We get a lot of both of them in these here parts (high-intensity UV rays). I am not one for sun-screens on a personal front.
I fixed some small ones on my arms several months ago by regularly taking a multi-vitamin and mineral (trace minerals?) supplement pill each and every day for a while (and still taking them for other reasons). Twelve vitamins and twelve minerals, including several reckoned as being deficient in our (NZ) soils e.g. Boron, Selenium, Copper etc etc. Rectifying these missing elements is important I reckon. Soil is different in the USA.
The Selenium was listed as "Amino acid chelate" and I think this may have been the essential ingredient in my case. More accurate description than that I cannot say: taken on trust!
However, I have a whopper on my leg which I have had for a long time, finally got frustrated with it and have resorted to using a smear of Salicylic Acid Gel on it for five days ending tomorrow, so we will see how that pans out.
There are some simple instructions to follow including a followup protocol of using some Aloe Vera Gel to round off the treatment/heal the scar.
Mine hasn't "Whitened up/dried up or peeled off" yet as promised but we live in hope - optimism is the best policy I suppose. The blighter has clung to the leg like a tropical leech for a long time and probably won't give up in a hurry. It looks like one of those chocolate buttons actually-remember them?
Anyway, I hope you have success.
Cheers from Down Under
Wasabi + Iodine
Posted by Was (Abi) on 08/23/2019
★★★★★
Wasabi and iodine for dark spots: I washed, then placed a dab of cheap store bought wasabi paste on the dark spots, 30 minutes later wiped it off and put a drop of 5% Lugol's over the spots and left it to dry. It stings a little. A day or two later the spots peeled off, pink underneath. Some have returned and are getting retreated. I applied wasabi all over my cleaned face. It stung and made my eyes water so I washed it off pretty quick. A day or two later my freckled face exfoliated and looked much lighter colored. I also applied green tea, crushed tomato and fresh aloe vera gel at times through all this, but the wasabi and iodine had the most dramatic effect.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Horseradish
Posted by Mama to Many (Tennessee) on 02/17/2015
Dear Penelope,
Wonderful! Yay for Grandma! Feel free to pass along more of her wisdom!
I believe it was the late Dr. Robert Mendehlson (a pediatrician) who said, "Two grandmothers are worth more than one doctor."
So happy for your healing!
~Mama to Many~
Apple Cider Vinegar and Onion Juice
Posted by Brandon (Indianapolis, In) on 03/14/2013
2 questions:
1. Do I apply this potion only to the age spots/sun spots? Or do I apply it over all my skin? The spots are darkened skin, not raised. They're like freckles, but not quite so dark. Shouldn't I apply this only on the spots themselves? I don't want to lighten the other skin (I'm a man, and I don't really want fair skin).
2. Wouldn't it be so much easier to, instead of making onion juice out of onions, just buy some onion powder and mix it with water? Both are "liquid onion, " but the mixing the powder with water seems ten times easier than chopping 12 onions, then blending them (or whatever), squeezing them, etc.
Horseradish Sauce, Hydrogen Peroxide
Posted by Anon (Anon) on 04/29/2016
★★★★★
There are dark spots on my arms and face I thought were from the sun, but then I realized I only have them where I apply DEET to keep the mosquitos away when I garden. They look like "liver spots".
I got rid of a large one with a mixture of peroxide and horseradish sauce (horseradish, vinegar, salt, water). I'm thinking that was the combo, but I'm not sure, I have to get more horseradish and try it again. Just the kind of horseradish sauce you make at home. I put the peroxide on it and then while it was still damp rubbed the horseradish into it real good. I only did it once or twice. The brown spot turned a lovely shade of lavender and puffed up a little, and then faded away in just a few days. It was either apple cider vinegar or regular white vinegar. Sorry I can't remember. The store hasn't stocked horseradish root for a while and the jars of it all have mystery ingredients... So I wait...
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Choymae (Ca, USA) on 07/24/2015
I think your weight problem may be drinking only 1 Tablespoon with fruit juice. I had Pneumonia when I was a baby and I'm sure was given Antibiotics. Through the years, every time I had some illness, my mother took me to see more doctors and I got more antibiotics which left me with rashes and pimples all my life. ACV can kill the bad bugs, but drinking it with fruit juice may not be the best since sugar, including fruit sugar feeds them. Try adding more than a tablespoon into good filtered water and see what happens.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Yorkshire Pudding (Helena, Mt) on 03/28/2017
I agree with taking zinc for pimples, but please remember to take it with food, or it may really give your stomach a pain...also zinc oxide directly on pimples is helpful as well. Good luck!
Lemon Juice
Posted by Kay (Fl, US) on 05/31/2014
★☆☆☆☆WARNING!
Caution: Lemon/citrus juice is known to react in the sun (and with hormones), which can cause acid burns (proven by many dermatological studies). Personally this happened to me and several girlfriends, while using lemon juice to lighten our hair while laying in the sun at the beach. At the time, the reaction (darkly stained skin on the sides of the face and around hairline) became much more prominent in the girls who were taking birth control pills. These stains ruined a few modeling careers (tragic scarring on the girl who layed her face on a lemon soaked towel). In winter, when our tans faded, many of us noticed we had "matching stains" where the lemon juice had driped down our face.
Considering the warnings I've read from derm/cosmetologists, it's best to reserve the lemon juice treatments for nightime use only.
Onion Soaked in ACV, Castor Oil, MSM, Vitamin C
Posted by Aiza (Wash, D.c.) on 04/13/2014
★★★★★
Finally, I had been trying the onion juice with ACV remedy for age spots and after 3 months I did NOT notice ANY improvement. But, the good news is that HERE is what truly worked for me and in ONE week my sunspots are 95% GONE!
#1- I soaked an entire RED onion in ACV (Braggs), this is in a glass jar, and I dab a cotton ball in it and run it over my cheeks when I know I will have free time.
#2- At night before going to bed, I rub castor oil on the sunspots
#3- I am taking MSM 4,000mg and 2,000 Vitamin C.
These THREE combined have FINALLY shown ERADICATION of my sunspots. I wish you all tons of success and know that you are all beautiful inside and out. :)
Castor Oil
Posted by Courtney (Granite Bay, Ca) on 01/26/2012
★☆☆☆☆
I tried Castor Oil for about a month on my age spots and there was no change at all. I'm glad it worked for you, though!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Teriinttown (Tacoma, Washington) on 02/03/2013
★★★★★
I have been using apple cider vinegar on my face for a few years and I love what it does for my skin, but it is very strong. It is a mild chemical peel that removes dead cells, stimulates circulation, and corrects PH, but you don't want irritation! Saturate a cotton ball and pat the ACV all over your cleansed face, leave it on or rinse after a minute or 2 depending on your tolerance.
Selenium
Posted by Quiet One (Usa) on 12/21/2014
★★★★★
Selenium! Could it be?! I was just taking selenium for an entirely different reason and I noticed that a 1/4 inch irregular large freckle (a liver spot) on my cheek had partially faded out. It crossed my mind this might be a side effect of my new supplements regimen, but I couldn't say what part of it. Hence, I am here reading about what makes age spots / liver spots / freckles fade away.
I went on a hypothyroid (sluggish thyroid with signs of Hashimotos autoimmune problems) support regimen to boost iodine levels, and I took extra selenium together with the iodine to increase absorbtion.
Maybe not the selenium, since I noticed the change in the liver spot right after doing a liver and gallbladder flush which involved drinking 2 liters fresh apple juice daily for six days and then swallowing epsom salts and, an hour later, olive oil and lemon juice.
Did you know that both the liver and the kidneys produce T3, just as the thyroid does?
Why *do* they call them liver spots, anyway?
Interesting stuff.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Veena (Denver, Colorado) on 11/21/2014
I have very sensitive skin on the face, can I use ACV for age spots? Will it not cause itchiness?
Selenium
Posted by Jeanne Green (colorado) on 07/22/2023
Dead Doctors Don't lie is actually a remarkably good book. I borrowed it from library, found many amazing -working- listings, and purchased for my home library. He is not a normal MD. He worked in research, and knows a ton. Wonder why would you single out his excellent book to criticize?
Apple Cider Vinegar and Onion Juice
Posted by Stephen (Brisbane ) on 02/07/2016
★★★★★
I don't know about the horseradish, but the apple cider vinegar and onion works for age spots. Half onion juice and apple cider vinegar. I couldn't be bothered squeezing the onion so I just cut the onion up what I thought was half the ACV and used each night and morning. It was amassed over 8 weeks and it slowly disappeared.
Tanning Bed Skin Damage Remedies
Posted by Toourlady89 (Ca, Usa) on 08/27/2013
For tanning bed burns, I have seen pictures of Emu Oil treatment where people with discoloration on their face whether from burning from tanning salons, or even birth discoloration faded away in time progressed pictures. It will take time, Emu oil in good amounts needs to be rubbed in well to the area. It could be irritating if it goes into the eyes though. It penetrates deep, several layers into the skin. Its also used for burns, sunburn, chafing, insect bites, bee stings, also for skin moisturizer and many more. I carry it in my purse whereever I go for tons of uses. It is a good carrier oil for other skin treatments as it will drive treatment deeper into the skin layers.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sherri (Kuwait) on 10/12/2012
my question is to Haley from Greenville, Nc. you said you put the ACV full strenght all over your face and body after your shower, do you rince off? if not how long do you keep it on and does your body smell like vinegar for the rest of the day? Ive started drinking it and its helped to regulate my system, havent noticed any thing skin wise, am going to try putting on my age spots and see what happens.
Selenium
Posted by RB (Somewhere in Europe) on 07/18/2022 92 posts
★☆☆☆☆
Yes, it is true that doctors these days get almost no training in nutrition. And it is true that the earth is deficient in many minerals, including Selenium. However - regardless what anyone says - age spots, liver spots, and or moles are not considered to be symptoms of Selenium deficiency.
Yes, it's also true that people with "Dr." in their names write all kinds of books; especially books on nutrition. Example: the book titled "Dead Doctors Don't Lie" by Dr. Wallace. However what those authors say in their books are nothing but opinions. It is you, the reader, who needs to separate the wheat from the chaff. One of the most challenging tasks of reading books involves sorting through a seemingly endless stream of opinions on pretty much everything.
Sorry, there are no 125 mg (milligram) Selenium tablets that I know of. It's far more likely that each of those tablets contain 125 mcg (microgram) Selenium.
Further, in the last 3 months I've been taking 300 mcg a day of Selenium. But, as to my age spots (a.k.a. sun spots, and moles), this protocol has done nothing for me. Therefore, if you're taking 300 mcg Selenium per day for 3 months for your age spots, liver spots, or moles, you're wasting your money. Ditto for a dose of 200 mcg per day for 3 months.
I hope this will help somebody!
Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime Rind
Posted by Mia (Copenhagen) on 06/26/2021
★★★★★
Apple Cider Vinegar for a persistent spot & Lime Skin for liver spots on the hands:
Apple Cider Vinegar------My dermatologist's diagnosis of a persistent spot on the bottom left side of my face was" age spot"! One application of Apple Cider Vinegar got rid of it COMPLETELY!
Lime Skin-------As a right handed person, I have rubbed lime skin (rind) every single morning on my left hand after squeezing it in my herbal tea, and there are zero liver/age/brown spots, whereas, I do have some tiny light brown spots on my right hand!
These days, I use lime skin on both hands equally!
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Yinpark (South Korea, Seoul) on 10/08/2015
Is ACV okay to use with sensitive skin? My face gets irritated easily.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Mmsg (Somewhere, Europe) on 10/09/2015
Yinpark, dilute it a lot.
Apple Cider Vinegar, Horseradish
Posted by PayItForward (Travelling) on 08/06/2021 68 posts
Yes, I keep a small jar in the fridge to help prevent bacterial growth. Then I apply it with little round disposable cleansing pads. I avoid re-dipping the pad to keep the mixture as pure as possible. They're very inexpensive and can be bought in most dollar stores.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Veena (Denver, Colorado) on 11/27/2014
Thanks for the reply Mama to Many!
Am I going to apply it to my skin like a toner and leave it on overnight or rinse it with water after several minutes? Can I wash my face with facial wash before applying ACV or not? How many times do I have to do this? Please explain also the use of castor oil.
Thank you for taking time in answering my questions.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by karen (indiana) on 08/10/2022
adelle davis cited a cure for this skin problem I believe it was b6 but is in one of her two most popular books
Apple Cider Vinegar
Posted by Sandy (Naperville) on 11/09/2017
Dear Mama to Many,
Tons of thanks once again for your reply and positive thought that 'it does not look like vitiligo'. Your answer gave her a ray of hope. Will definitely try your suggestion and keep you posted. Also pray for her that it cures 100% and that slighlty white patch becomes back to normal skin colour.
She also started wheatgrass juice first thing in the morning.
Castor Oil
Posted by Jeanne G, (colorado) on 07/22/2023
★★★★★
Francisca, I use ONE drop of castor oil in my eye. And small amount of castor oil can also be used to help keep eyelashes and eyebrows healthy. So no need to put the oil into the eye, but perhaps place one drop on tip of washed finger and use that gently barely touching eyelashes, and use the rest of moisture of the castor oil on your eyebrows.I often have enough left to tap my lips.
