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[aussiegirl]

Just a little tip I got told about last week and it worked for me. I had a cyst on my cheek which was not responding to anything - even trying to drain it through incision didn't work. A naturopath told me to cut a garlic clove in half and rub it on the cyst a few times a day. Well after the second time I did it, the cyst came to a head and burst. Sounds gross even writing that, but still - it worked. There is still a little bit of inflammation under the skin, but its a lot flatter and getting better each day.

[mcmaster]

ummmmmmmmm. I need help with my cysts and I would give anything for them to go away fast then accutane would make them go away. I would love to try this but Im afraid it will make mem break out more..can i have so more info on it?

[aussiegirl]

I don't know really too much about how it works - other than it contains allicin in it which is an antibacterial and antifungal and which helps to dry the skin and shrink lesions. It certainly didn't cause me to break out any more, and my cyst is pretty much gone. There is still a small lump but its pretty flat now.

[frenchy696]

I don't know really too much about how it works - other than it contains allicin in it which is an antibacterial and antifungal and which helps to dry the skin and shrink lesions. It certainly didn't cause me to break out any more, and my cyst is pretty much gone. There is still a small lump but its pretty flat now.

Will this work for a nodule as well? For whatever reason like twice a year I get a nodule. The first one I ever got was on the side of my nose(which actually made it easy to conceal with make-up) then I got one on my cheek next to my nose. Now I have one at the bottom of my chin and I just want it to go away. I am sorry guys if I sound shallow, it's just I don't usually break out so it is weird to me that when I do its this huge under the skin zit. The last two I have had I put antibiotic ointment on and it came to head like, a week later and thankfully didnt cause any scaring. Do you think the garlic will work faster and more efficient than that? Thanks guys


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[franie]

Yeah I'd love to know about the nodule thing too. I have mild acne but 4 nodules on my jaw line on one side of my face. they don't hurt at all and they're white which I find wierd. I don't want to take medications or use chemicals so I might give the garlic a go and see if it works.

[acne_battle]

Hot tea bags bring pimples to a head if they arent already. Someone here suggested it to me in fact and it really does work every time

[aussiegirl]

I am trying to type this with a clove of garlic in one hand on my face... I have a nodule coming up under my ear, and I am hoping beyond all hope it works. Actually, it has gone down dramatically in the past five minutes, from being a big lump to being just a little one... so that gives me hope! It really seems to work! Boy that is a cheap way of remedying the little bastards! Sorry, but I am soooooooooo over my skin right now!

Hmmm... just checked my face, and its pretty much gone in five minutes! Seriously!!!!! It might come back up, so I will report back tomorrow and see if its disappeared. It was throbbing a bit with the garlic on it, so maybe it killed the infection?

[aussiegirl]

Just found this on the Diagnose-Me website... might be of interest about why it works.

If garlic had been created in the laboratory instead of by nature, it would probably be a high-priced prescription drug. Garlic has been used medicinally for at least 3,000 years, but until recently its benefits were considered little more than folklore. Medical studies have shown that garlic can lower cholesterol, prevent dangerous blood clots, protect LDL cholesterol and the endothelial lining of the arterial system against oxidation, reduce blood pressure, prevent cancer, and protect against bacterial and fungal infections.
Just what makes garlic so good? Known scientifically as Allium sativum, garlic contains more than 100 biologically useful chemicals, including substances with names such as alliin, alliinase, allicin, S-allylcysteine, diallyl sulfide and allyl methyl trisulfide.

Scientific research has confirmed garlic's role as a natural antibiotic. Garlic extract has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity against many types of bacteria and fungi. Garlic holds a promising position as a broad-spectrum therapeutic agent because many of the microorganisms susceptible to garlic extract are medically significant. [Medical Hypotheses 1983;12 pp.227-37]

One way garlic enhances the immune system is by promoting phagocytosis, the ability of white blood cells to fight infections. Another is by stimulating other immune cells, such as macrophages and T-cells to fight bacterial and viral infections and to scavenge for cancer cells. One report described how garlic enhanced the body's natural killer cell activity against the AIDS virus. [Deutsche Zeitschrift fuer Onkologie, April 1989;21 pp.52-3]

Allicin was once thought to be garlic's principal active ingredient but researchers now know that allicin is rapidly oxidized into more than 100 biologically active compounds. While allicin may still serve as a general marker of garlic's potency, research increasingly points to S-allylcysteine and other compounds as the most therapeutically active ingredients in garlic.

[scrubjay]

I'm totally trying this. I have a couple of DEEP nodules or cysts that refuse to surface.

[aussiegirl]

Well the lump has stayed down - its not "gone" but its definitely smaller. Have a huge party to go to tonight, so won't be putting any more garlic on, cause it stinks, but will try again tomorrow and see if it helps to get rid of it. I definitely think that garlic should only be used for infected areas - I wouldn't try putting it on as a face-mask or something - it burns a bit when it first goes on.

[aussiegirl]

The nodule just burst! I could see it was coming to a head, so I put a bit of pressure on it and it burst. Yay!!!! Just sprayed it with anti-bacterial and hopefully it doesn't re-form. Nice to be able to go to the party without a big lump!

[RatherBeSkating]

You should try eating 3 RAW cloves of garlic a day, NOT on an empty stomach because it burns. Its a potent anti-bacterial, anti fungal and anti viral, and comes out in the sweat, taking it straight to the source. Garlic has been found to kill even the most evolved strains of MRSA when taken internally, so it could be worth a try to everyone.

Ive been eating 3 raw cloves a day for about 4 days, and can already see some nice results! Gonna stick with this as bacteria can't become resistant to garlic!

[princess_nannan]

You should try eating 3 RAW cloves of garlic a day, NOT on an empty stomach because it burns. Its a potent anti-bacterial, anti fungal and anti viral, and comes out in the sweat, taking it straight to the source. Garlic has been found to kill even the most evolved strains of MRSA when taken internally, so it could be worth a try to everyone.

Ive been eating 3 raw cloves a day for about 4 days, and can already see some nice results! Gonna stick with this as bacteria can't become resistant to garlic!

Just so everyone knows, this also means the smell will come out in your sweat. This might help your acne but you will also reek of garlic. That's a LOT of garlic, and raw, so it'll definitely be reflected in your smell. Just pointing this out so people can decide what's more favorable to them, acne or constantly having nasty garlic BO.

[AcneSuksAss]

i was trying the garlic and i put it on a red cyst

and it burn like hell. about 20 times worse than alcohol

is that ok or should i stop if it burns that bad?

[Enlightened]

You should try eating 3 RAW cloves of garlic a day, NOT on an empty stomach because it burns. Its a potent anti-bacterial, anti fungal and anti viral, and comes out in the sweat, taking it straight to the source. Garlic has been found to kill even the most evolved strains of MRSA when taken internally, so it could be worth a try to everyone.

Ive been eating 3 raw cloves a day for about 4 days, and can already see some nice results! Gonna stick with this as bacteria can't become resistant to garlic!

I've read that the Allicin in garlic (the antibacterial stuff) does not get into the blood stream, it is destroyed by the stomach acid so I dont know how it could help with acne!

Also guys this stuff is really strong and BURNS skin it will burn you and leave you with horrible marks. I recomend you dillute it before dabbing it on your skin. You should certainly NOT put a piece of raw garlic on your skin it will BURN you. And it also burns your insides so do NOT eat raw garlic, if you do drink loads of milk.

[aussiegirl]

You should try eating 3 RAW cloves of garlic a day, NOT on an empty stomach because it burns. Its a potent anti-bacterial, anti fungal and anti viral, and comes out in the sweat, taking it straight to the source. Garlic has been found to kill even the most evolved strains of MRSA when taken internally, so it could be worth a try to everyone.

Ive been eating 3 raw cloves a day for about 4 days, and can already see some nice results! Gonna stick with this as bacteria can't become resistant to garlic!

I've read that the Allicin in garlic (the antibacterial stuff) does not get into the blood stream, it is destroyed by the stomach acid so I dont know how it could help with acne!

Also guys this stuff is really strong and BURNS skin it will burn you and leave you with horrible marks. I recomend you dillute it before dabbing it on your skin. You should certainly NOT put a piece of raw garlic on your skin it will BURN you. And it also burns your insides so do NOT eat raw garlic, if you do drink loads of milk.

It seems everyone responds to the topical garlic differently - I can feel it when I put it on, but it certainly doesn't burn my skin, and in the last few times I have used it, it has been very effective in bringing the cyst to the surface and allowing it to drain. I put in a few cloves of garlic in my green smoothies each day, which prevents the smell of the garlic being too overpowering.

[november_rain]

In my country, we usually use garlic to treat boils, it does usually dried the boils or make them come to a head, maybe it's the same principles with treating acne?

[Eboni]

If the garlic works as an antibacterial and an antifungal why not use creams? I've recently been putting antibacterial gel and antifungal cream (the stuff you buy for atheletes foot and ring worm) on my face everynight and one of the cysts was gone in a few days and the other is still shrinking.

[Luv4DietCoke]

Wouldn't your face terribly smell like garlic?

[Wynne]

I love garlic but unfortunately too much of a good thing makes me smell of garlic. It exudes from my pores.

Nothing covers up the smell; though I could try rubbing lemon juice on myself...or orange peels, crunched up to release the citrus odor.