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Jen from Toronto
July 22, 2010
| Pros | 85% of my body was once covered with eczema. Coconut oil cured it COMPLETELY within 3 months. Eliminates whiteheads (I never had a problem with blackheads but I assume it will have similar effects). Fabulous tanning oil. |
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| Cons | Do not use heavily on your face - it may cause a breakout. A little goes a long way. |
| Bottom line | It is antibacterial, antifungal, and filled with lauric acid. I swear by this oil because it healed me completely from scarring!!! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Anonymous from Chicago
July 20, 2010
| Cons | - worst break out of my entire life |
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| Bottom line | Your skin will either love coconut oil, or it will hate it. My skin hated it, and it was hell. Here's the story: I had originally bought the "Vitamin E" product from my local Trader Joe's for healing hyperpigmentation. I did NOT know that 'coconut oil' was listed as an ingredient. Coconut oil is HIGHLY comedogenic. While it may work for some, it can be absolutely detrimental to others, myself included. My skin had its spotty days, but was never severe. I was actually sailing into a nice clear streak and had become interested in keeping myself clear and healing my hyperpigmentation. I was (unknowingly) using coconut oil for a couple weeks. The break out was immediate. It was a spread of cysts all over my cheeks, chin, and forehead. The cysts were so bad and so painful I could not sleep on either side of my face. They became so pressured and so engorged (and interconnected, I might add) that they began to purge themselves on their own. It was a nightmare that lasted for almost 6 months and I am still dealing with the repercussions now after 9 months. I could not possibly begin to express the amount of regret and the amount of suffering I've endured for such a careless mistake. Bottom line: if you are particularly acne-prone or do not know how your skin will react, PLEASE do not make the mistake I did, and PLEASE be careful as to what you put on your face. If you're looking for a good moisturizing oil that is non-comedogenic, I suggest jojoba as an alternative. It helped me through my nightmare break-out. I know this was a scary review, but if I can save someone from what I had to go through, it's worth it. |
| Recommended | No |
| Acne severity | moderate |
VibrantlyHealthyandBeautiful from New York, NY
May 17, 2010
| Pros | Clears up skin Makes skin soft Smells good All natural Can be used as a moisturizer Edible Multiple uses: internal supplement, facial & body moisturizer, great shaving cream, for cooking and smoothies, hair oil |
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| Cons | Can make you feel greasy if you put just a bit too much on Can be hard to swallow the minimum dose on its own (you should put it in a smoothie) Could make you break out more |
| Bottom line | I had strangely dry & irritated skin around my chin a couple of years ago so I used coconut oil. It made me break out even worse so I stopped putting it on my face. I still used it as a shaving cream and nothing leaves my legs so smooth. Then I read it was good for thyroid health and I began having three tablespoons everyday in my smoothies/nut milks and sometimes using it for cooking. My acne started to clear up and my skin felt smoother. It's only been short of a month but this is the first month I didn't get horrible premenstrual break outs! So I started to put it on my face, just a very little bit every morning. It's only been a week but so far, my skin is staying clear and smooth. And as a last note, you must be very consistent when using it as an internal supplement. I used it inconsistently in the past and never got results like this until I had 3-4 tablespoons every morning. You may want to buy in bulk because you're going to go through a jar fast. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $8.99 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Anonymous from Toronto
May 16, 2010
| Pros | Eliminates acne in it's tracks. Especially the cystic acne. |
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| Cons | None |
| Bottom line | I started using extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil the last few months and it brings all of your acne to a whitehead which is better than nothing. After a few days, the whitehead is gone and the pimple is dried up. It also helps to moisturize your face and help fade marks. I use it when I come home from work and right before bed and leave it on all night. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $15.00 |
| Acne severity | moderate |
Jessica from Pennslyvania
May 14, 2010
| Pros | softer skin, reduced red marks, demolished acne, skin looked a lot evener, clears up new acne spots really fast, & fights off breakouts when I ate junk food. |
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| Cons | feels kind of gross when you put it on, & is solid at room temperature. |
| Bottom line | this definitely improved my skin so much! I have almost eliminated my acne with coconut oil. if you plan on trying it makes sure to buy unrefined extra virgin coconut oil though. it's definitely worth a shot though! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $8.00 |
| Acne severity | light |
Anti - Em
May 13, 2010
| Pros | None |
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| Cons | It broke me out. Expensive |
| Bottom line | I read all they hype about this oil and so I bought the best one -- organic, etc. etc. Epic fail. It made my skin worse. Recently I looked on zero zits list of comedogenic ratings and this got a higher rating. Wish I'd known that before I tried it. I would NEVER do this again. There are better oils for your face, like sunflower oil. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $25.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Ali3 from Jackson, MS
April 18, 2010
| Pros | great body moisturizer great hair treatment |
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| Cons | VERY comedogenic on face |
| Bottom line | I started using coconut oil on my hair and body with great results and researched using it on my face. I saw mixed reviews, but decided to try it out anyway. I really want to get away from the BP. Huge mistake! My skin looked great for the first few days. Then, I began to have several new breakouts, but attributed it to "purging" and stuck with it for another 2 weeks. I had to stop and return to using the Regimen to get rid of all the new acne. I had very mild, barely noticeable acne to begin with. Coconut oil is great for the body, though. Leaves your skin incredibly silky. I also take 3 TBS a day. |
| Recommended | No |
| Price paid | $8.00 |
| Acne severity | very light |
tinker_toi from Indiana
March 29, 2010
| Pros | Got rid of my cystic acne & redness Works as a WONDERFUL tanning oil Cheap, one jar lasts me around 6 months |
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| Cons | Gave me a few blackheads on the sides of my face, where i had no previous problems |
| Bottom line | It's kindof a give&take method. I'll continue to use it all over face/body just because it acts as an amazing tanning oil. I baught mine online since there arent any natural food stores in my area. Extra virgin! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $12.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
Whitney from myrtle beach, sc
March 13, 2010
| Pros | soft CLEAR skin basically overnight |
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| Cons | a little more more work than putting on a lotion but well worth it |
| Bottom line | So, honestly when I tried this last night I was expecting to wake up with a face full of acne...instead all the pimples from yesterday were gone! even the ones that were about to come up. My skin is so soft and even toned. I use oatmeal to wash my face then dried with a towel and applied coconut oil i let it set a few minutes and rinsed the rest of with cool water. I used walmart's extra virgin coconut oil. Maybe the problem skeptics are running into it using coconut oil that isn't virgin or extra virgin. Or maybe they left it on. It looks like most people who have had success with it let it absorb than get the rest off. TRY IT! I will update more after I use it a while. |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | moderately severe |
ALLNATURAL from Monterrey, Mexico
March 10, 2010
| Pros | Clear, clean, moisterized face |
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| Cons | oily face, hair |
| Bottom line | I use the oil cleansing method for my face just using cold pressed, unrefined virgin coconut oil everynight. Afterwards, I generously put on hazelnut oil over my wet face as it is a good toner and moisterizer. When I wake up in the morning, I put on a thin layer of cold pressed unrefined red raspberry seed oil since it has the best anti-inflammation properties and absorps super fast and does not leave a greasy or oily finish. The red raspberry seed oil also a such a pleanst smell to it, def aromatherapy for acne, lol. Bottom line is I have suffered from sever acne for the past 7 years of my life and with cystes, white heads, dry and oily skin, etc. Past few months I have had really good clear skin!! for the first time in those 7 years!!!! Using organic oils has cured my acne!!! |
| Recommended | Yes |
| Price paid | $10.00 |
| Acne severity | severe |
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