Lemons and Acne

[BPH]

Hey guys, this is a post I have on acne.org regarding a treatment:

I've used acne pads, but they don't seem to help much, so now I'm trying the lemon slices trick...

Tell me if I'm doing this right...

I rinsed my face with warm water. I took a slice of lemon that I just bought from the grocery, put a teaspoon of brown sugar on this slice, then smeared it on my face. I used an additional slice because I wasn't feel the stinging sensation of the juice as expected. Right now I'm about to rinse it off, but can somebody tell me if I'm doing it right?

For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vkCR2ZWAe4

 

[bigneil]

The skin is the body's largest excretory organ. The problem isn't the skin itself, but your diet. Something bad you are ingesting/absorbing from the environment is coming out.

Here are some tips:

1) Distilled or Spring water (if you don't have a distiller, refill the 5 gallon jugs with Reverse Osmosis water at the supermarket for 30 cents a gallon).
2) Apply fresh lemon juice to your face (that is the ONLY cleaner you need - no soap - no sugar - no acne pads - just spring water and lemon juice).
3) Detox herb kit to cleanse the Liver (the Zand Cleansing kit is perfect).
4) Fresh lemonade (sweetened with Organic Stevia extract).
5) Green powdered drinks - Organic Spirulina is ideal, or Chlorella. These are also internal and external deodorizers and contain every required nutrient.
6) Aerobic exercise - you must be sweating to clear out the toxins.
7) Fresh Grapefruit Juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach (does not require stomach acid to digest so the enzymes survive into the gut).
8) Periodic Fasting - go 36 hours with only the above once a week.
9) One hour of sunlight every day - with NO sunscreen (it's toxic).
10) No perfumes or unnatural deodorant - only use essential oils or natural deodorant. Scented products are poisonous!
11) Dry skin brushing - get a loofah and rub it on your skin in circles - it buffs off the dead cells and your body regenerates new skin.

I guarantee this will clear up your skin in just a few weeks, and you'll have a radiant glow.

 

[BPH]

Thanks a ton dude, unfortunately the only things available to me out of that list are lemons, water, exercise, and sunlight.

And when I say lemons I mean lemons, I don't have the juice. I can MAKE the juice if that is better advised than wiping my face with the slices?

Also, I just put this lemon on again, this time I think I did it right because I feel the sting. Should I put it on again in the morning? Or wait until the morning?

I won't be able to read your reply until I wake up tomorrow and finish my shower.

 

[bigneil]

Absolutely - the lemon juice for your skin and lemonade should ONLY be from freshly squeezed (preferably organic) lemons.

Lemon juice is also the ideal aftershave and deodorant.

 

[Chickfight]

how bad is your acne?

 

[BPH]

@neil I put the actual juice on this morning, not much stinging. I hate how it serves to highlight and bring out my whiteheads more than usual

But nonetheless I put it on, let's hope I'm doing this right because I need to get rid of this junk

@Chickfight It's getting worse, not terrible but it's much worse than my normally clear skin

 

[HolyG]

Do this:


1) Wash face w/ hot water beforehand to open up pores of skin. Alternatively, steam your face with a hot washcloth.

2) Microwave the lemon for 4-5 secs. Enough to get the lemon juice within it piping hot

3) Squeeze drops of lemon juice onto finger

4) Apply to face via finger

It will STING, but it will work.

 

[irocknike23]

question....why in the vid does she put sugar on her face...?

 

[rocket87]

gogo gadget proactiv?

 

[GhostWriter]

I've tried everything from...

-Healthy dieting
-Lemon slices
-Organic apple cider vinegar (this really did work, but only for a few weeks)
-A variety of acne products
-Oral acne medication prescribed by my dermatologist
-etc...

I didn't have terrible acne, just enough to where it was noticeable and made me feel a bit self conscious.

What did work was accutane. I'm on it right now and it's extremely effective.

Yes you've heard of all the bad side effects, but if you really want to cut the BS and get the results you want (and then some ), go to your dermatologist.

FYI I take a very holistic approach to health. I rarely go to a doctor or take medicine.

However as far as acne is concerned, if you want to save yourself a lot of time, money and stress... I'd recommend accutane.

 

[BPH]

So far what I'm doing is taking squeezed lemon juice on a cotton swab and moving it over my face.

It doesn't sting that bad, but I just hope I get some results soon.

 

[BPH]

Apologies for double post but how often should I use the lemon juice? I used it this morning, after I got back from a workout, and I plan to use it before I go to bed tonight.

 

[bigneil]

Ghostwriter did you try a Liver Detox? The liver is the key organ for good skin. Problem is, Accutane hurts the liver. Good luck though.

 

[irocknike23]

question still remains..why put sugar on your face?

 

[GhostWriter]

Ghostwriter did you try a Liver Detox? The liver is the key organ for good skin. Problem is, Accutane hurts the liver. Good luck though.

No, I did not try a liver detox. Thanks, my skin is looking awesome as of late.

To the OP, you're probably not going to listen, but just putting fresh lemon juice on your face is not going to do jack sh!t.

If anything, try the organic apple cider vinegar if you want to go the topical route.

question still remains..why put sugar on your face?

Sugar has anti-bacterial properties (just like honey).

 

[BPH]

No, I did not try a liver detox. Thanks, my skin is looking awesome as of late.

To the OP, you're probably not going to listen, but just putting fresh lemon juice on your face is not going to do jack sh!t.

If anything, try the organic apple cider vinegar if you want to go the topical route.

I don't think I've ever heard of apple cider vinegar helping with acne. You'll have to explain to me exactly what that is...

Currently I'm simply applying lemon juice to my face twice a day, letting it rest for 15 mins, then rinsing it off.

Should I put the sugar back on this? Somebody on here told me not to use sugar I believe.

And am I doing this right? Because Ghost is saying that the lemon juice won't do jack.

 

[HolyG]

lemon juice worked for me. i already told u what i did, look at my post again. once a day is fine.

 

[BPH]

I'm doing what HolyG stated, with the only exception being that I apply the juice with a cotton ball instead of my finger.

Twice a day, 3 times if I have a workout after I shower.

 

[bigneil]

Apple Cider Vinegar is also really good. About the same as Lemon but it smells bad. Good for the scalp too if you have dandruff. Kills fleas on your pet (mix with water and put in a mister to apply).

It's also good for adding to a detox bath (with sea salt to absorb the chlorine).

I wouldn't advise microwaving the lemon because microwaving kills enzymes.

Lemon juice has a small amount of sugar but it's ok.

The fact that it makes whiteheads prominent is because it's working.

 

[kentgraham10]

Acne started affecting me basically the day I entered college. I ignored the problem for about two years and it got worse and worse. Without giving you my life story, a few things I started doing about a year ago really helped things out to the point where I don't have any new or active acne anymore.

1) Exercise - Someone else mentioned this and it can't be overstated. Even thought I can't prove that this has actually helped my acne it doesn't matter because after a year of working out I'm in better shape than I ever thought possible.

2) Fresh pillowcase/towel on your pillow every night - Seriously just do it. Even after a few days pillowcase can just get really dirty and your face is spending 1/3 of its day on it. I find its easiest to just put a fresh towel but w/e works for you.

3) Acne.org Regiment + aha - The site says give it three months and you will be cured. It took me around that time and yes, the site didn't lie. As long as I keep everything in check, this really works. Follow the instructions to a T (don't skip days, go full-out on dosage). I started with just the regiment, but added aha about a month or two in and it really helped.

4) Diet - Basically don't eat like ****. I just avoid pizza and fast food. Like exercise, I can't actually confirm whether it helps or not, but it doesn't hurt that's for sure.

5) Masturbation - This I can confirm. Before I started the Regiment, I gave up masturbation and my active acne WENT AWAY. Once I started up again, so did the acne. With the regiment you can let this slide a little bit but I choose not to.