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[Rockafella]

The bottle only says it helps prevent blackheads, but is it effective for acne in general?

Edited by Rockafella, 23 December 2011 - 01:27 PM.

[thisisnothollywood]

Id stay away from it, tooo greasey and oiley....broke my skin out bad, but thats just my own experience using it.

[Rockafella]

Interesting. Tea tree oil is more likely to dry your skin out, if anything.

[AKL]

Yes, it should be effective as an acne treatment. Here's some studies for you:

A comparative study of tea-tree oil versus benzoyl peroxide in the treatment of acne: http://www.ncbi.nlm..../pubmed/2145499
The efficacy of 5% topical tea tree oil gel in mild to moderate acne vulgaris: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study: http://www.ncbi.nlm....pubmed/17314442

Small studies, unfortunately, but promising nonetheless.

[lightersUP]

Tea Tree Oil does help with my acne. I do OCM and use a mixture of Olive Oil and Tea Tree Oil. After years of BP, my skin is feeling so much better.

[Rockafella]

Thanks a lot for your feedback, guys.

[Kaylei]

thisisnothollywood, on 23 December 2011 - 01:29 PM, said:

Id stay away from it, tooo greasey and oiley....broke my skin out bad, but thats just my own experience using it.

Oily ? It dries matte lol . And dries you out later on

Rockafella, on 23 December 2011 - 01:26 PM, said:

The bottle only says it helps prevent blackheads, but is it effective for acne in general?

Yeah it works for reducing acne and some say it helps with their redness . Just be careful with it since if you use too much it will start burning

[Fluorescent]

Personally, it actually never really helped me with my blackheads. Only a bit. But I have used it on my acne, and maybe it depends on the brand you get, but I would say it's effective for both acne and blackheads.

[thisisnothollywood]

Exactly, everyone is different Kaylei.....
for some it works and others it doesnt!

[pokemonster]

helps a bit to reduce acne but shit it does to blackheads, nuthin happens..