Sue (Hamilton, New Zealand) on 07/04/2014
I've had acne and black heads since I was a young teenager. My T-zone has been oily. I've tried lots of cleansers through the years. The best I've found is the "Oil Cleansing Method". Oil dissolves oil! My skin is now more balanced and I have a healthy glow that people often comment on. My pores are finer and I only get acne when I'm sick with a cold.
I put a little oil in the palm of my hand and apply it to my face and neck. Sometimes I wipe it off (amazing what dirt comes off with it! ) and sometimes I apply the oil just before I get into the shower and then rinse it off. When I need exfoliating I put a pinch of fine raw sugar in the palm of my hand and then add a little oil to it. I rinse the sugar off with warm water.
The secret is experimenting and finding the oil with the consistency that works for you. Coconut oil was too heavy and clogged my pores. I still had acne with olive oil. Sunflower oil worked well because it was light enough. Now I use apricot kernel oil which is also great against wrinkles.
Sam (Phoenix, AZ) on 07/23/2006
Niaouli Organic Essential Oi,l Tea Tree Essential Oil, Cajeput Essential Oil, Neem Oil Unrefined (Cold Pressed) Natural shea butter. I've used all of these oils. My favorite is Tea Tree, Cajeput, and Neem. They cure Folliculitus, acne cysts, after shaving or waxing genitalia areas, clogged pores that contain blackheads/whiteheads. The above oils are dry like gasoline. They apply oily-like but dry on contact. If the oil is irritant, use less. Actually, less is more because these oils can be refined or not. Whatever the degree of your skin tolerance use less of these oils. They are very powerful when ordered as organic/refined/unrefinced state. For the vaginal cysts, I mix with 100% shea butter. shea butter also have an acid that causes the skin to filter. So you may be able to use only shea butter. Last but least, use only a drop of these oils when applying to any cysts. If you are like me, when body waxing or shaving mix with shea butter to reduce inflammation. If oils are applied at night, make sure to wash them off in the morning, not doing so might cause skin irritation.
Lisa (Upper Marlboro, Maryland) on 10/03/2007
Thank You so much. My 4 year old daughter (AA) developed folliculitus and all of the doctors treatments were worthless. She started loosing hair on the top of her head and pustules were all over. She also complained of her scalp hurting. I did a google search and found this site. Even after the first ACV & H202 tx I noticed improvement. I followed up with Tea Tree and Lav. oils nightly and once a week for two weeks I repeated the ACV & H202. She has no more pustules, they have all dried out. Plus she has no more pain. Her scalp looks 95% better. I am just waiting for a small patch of crust to fall off and a small patch of hair to grow back. I will continue the TT and Lav for a couple more weeks to make sure the infection completely gone. Thank god I found this site and that she has thick hair to hide the small patch.
