All,

Having suffered with horrible cystic bacne for over 23 years... Today (after a couple of months of using vinegar) it's all gone. This has only ever happened to me before when I have been on holiday (sunbathing). I always felt that the sun dried up my skin, pores (made the skin kind-of tighter) not allowing any room for bacteria to grow - and that was why the sun made my back better. Unfortunately holidays dont last forever - and within 3 weeks the deep red bacne always came back and I suffered with it, and put up with it - lets face it you all know how soul destroying it can be.

Having tried pretty much everything, I read this post about vinegar and gave it a go (mainly because the idea of slinging a load of acid on my disgusting back sounded strangely appropriate).

I've used white wine vinegar with acidity of 6% (the others we only 5% so i figured i'd opt for the hard stuff). I pour it into a spray bottle, spray loads of it on my back, rub it in like Houdini. And I do this whenever I feel like it (usually before bed). Let it dry and the skin feels tighter (a bit like sunbathing). A couple of months later its all gone.

I'm left with scars of 23 years suffering (but who isn't scarred in some way). I'm left very angry with doctors who prescribed stupid pills and creams. But mostly I'm just happy Ive got a cure.

Clearly the bacteria on my back needed drying out. Vinegar does this so well.

PS... Went swimming for the first time in ages last week.

What helped my body acne is Dans Cleanser then Acnefree Scar fade and Erase. Also if you can Tan, DO IT!! Tanning helps so much. you will be clear in two weeks.

This helped so much! Going to the grocery store this weekend to buy some

did you use the regular tree oil or the body wash tree oil do they both do the same thing?

and i have extremely sensitive skin would i do anything to my skin like dry it up?

All,

Having suffered with horrible cystic bacne for over 23 years... Today (after a couple of months of using vinegar) it's all gone. This has only ever happened to me before when I have been on holiday (sunbathing). I always felt that the sun dried up my skin, pores (made the skin kind-of tighter) not allowing any room for bacteria to grow - and that was why the sun made my back better. Unfortunately holidays dont last forever - and within 3 weeks the deep red bacne always came back and I suffered with it, and put up with it - lets face it you all know how soul destroying it can be.

Having tried pretty much everything, I read this post about vinegar and gave it a go (mainly because the idea of slinging a load of acid on my disgusting back sounded strangely appropriate).

I've used white wine vinegar with acidity of 6% (the others we only 5% so i figured i'd opt for the hard stuff). I pour it into a spray bottle, spray loads of it on my back, rub it in like Houdini. And I do this whenever I feel like it (usually before bed). Let it dry and the skin feels tighter (a bit like sunbathing). A couple of months later its all gone.

I'm left with scars of 23 years suffering (but who isn't scarred in some way). I'm left very angry with doctors who prescribed stupid pills and creams. But mostly I'm just happy Ive got a cure.

Clearly the bacteria on my back needed drying out. Vinegar does this so well.

PS... Went swimming for the first time in ages last week.

Hey Milkovani,

Good to hear that the vinegar's been working great for you. I have a question though....I've been using undiluted organic brown rice vinegar on my face for about a week now and it seems my face is a bit worse. Does it get worse before getting better until you're completely clear? The reason why I'm asking you is because you've been using it for a couple of months now. Thanks 🙂

Usually there might be an initial breakout/purging with any product use in the first few weeks.

Usually there might be an initial breakout/purging with any product use in the first few weeks.

Thanks for the info :). Will keep on using it to see what happens.

Usually there might be an initial breakout/purging with any product use in the first few weeks.

Thanks for the info :). Will keep on using it to see what happens.

 

No problem and good luck! 🙂

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just read all 16 pages good times

anyways after reading so many replies, I'm not sure what i should do. Since it works differently for everyone, i'm stump. I only have heinz ACV, don't know where to find braggs.

majority dilute the vinager with water but i'm thinking of not because heinz is not as strong as braggs. hmmm

just read all 16 pages :whistle: good times

anyways after reading so many replies, I'm not sure what i should do. Since it works differently for everyone, i'm stump. I only have heinz ACV, don't know where to find braggs.

majority dilute the vinager with water but i'm thinking of not because heinz is not as strong as braggs. hmmm

It really depends on everyone how they react towards ACV.

My body acne had worked for multiple brands of ACV, so why not give it a try.

Usually my body can handle it being undiluted though.

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It shouldn't matter what vinegar you use, only the dilution of it... Its all acetic acid, C2H4O2, its like strawberry flavored water Vs. peach flavored water Vs. plain water... Its all H2O... Its just that some have a different smell and taste... Same thing though, same acid is in all food vinegars.

The dilution should only determine how effective it is towards acne.

Thanks for sharing your results with this! that is awesome, I recommend using apple cider vinegar too which is very similar to vinegar.

So did you just soak your back with vinegar then wash it off a little later? Curious how you went about this!

Thanks again for sharing!

Thanks for sharing your results with this! that is awesome, I recommend using apple cider vinegar too which is very similar to vinegar.

So did you just soak your back with vinegar then wash it off a little later? Curious how you went about this!

Thanks again for sharing!

I Put the Apple cider vinegar on and tee tree oil twice a day. Once in the morning after i shower and then after i shower at night. I just put it on and dont wash it off. The tee tree oil seems to work the best, it dries out the skin extremely though so you might want to dilute it a bit with water. I did this for approx. 2 weeks and completely got rid of serious bacne. i would reccomend this to anyone who is dealing with serious bacne! it worked wonders for me!!!

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Hi Guys,

I have realised that taking showers everyday increases the bacne and I have realised this happens because when you shower you neck and shoulders get quite a lot of hot water pounding off them and this opens the pores but then because we rarely put ex foliating shower gel on our shoulders therefore the pores open and then when we sweat the pores fill up with the oils and sweat therefore causing the infection.

I have started taking 2 baths a week with dead sea salts and this has cleared up the bacne enormously but i still use apple cider vinegar and other such things.

My sister also rubs salt and lemon juice on my back before i go for a shower.(Leave it for 2 minutes) but it does sting slightly but it does the job.

One More Thing DON'T push down on the pimples on your back and don't pop them with bare fingers because if there are other open pores when you pop the pimple it spreads the infection so always place a hot towel over the pimples to tenderise the pimple and make it less sore to pop and cover your fingers in tissue and then pop and clean immediately.

USE Tea-Tree Oil everyday.

*********HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL FOR SOME OF YOU*************************

Ok so I've been using the organic brown rice vinegar on my face for about a month now. My face is much oilier than before and my pimples are less though my face is not 100% clear. I actually have tiny bumps on my forehead which did not exist previously. Did anyone have the same experience?

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Omg, It's been about 2 years that I've had bacne and acne and I'm only 15 :/ . I hate it, my self esteem has shoot down heeaps! Tonight I'm going to try Vinegar, I will post how it been going in a week or so, wish me luck (;

Hey guys

Its been a year or so since I posted (and amazingly 6 years since my original post), as I've mentioned before the Vinegar and Tea-Tree oil pretty much cured my bacne, these days I probably only use it once every couple of months. Its pretty humbling to think that I've helped so many people.

As I said before, give it a try, it only cost a couple of dollars and you've got nothing to lose other than your spots. The reason I come on here every now and again is that I'm still angry at the Dermatologists and other doctors that prescribed dangerous pills and expensive topicals to fix a problem you can solve at your supermarket for under $10.

I've noticed a lot of people complicating the idea - to summarise what I do. I put a couple of drops of Tea-Tree oil on my hands and rub it over my back using it as a type of exfoliator and then once I've rubbed that in I pour some vinegar on my hands and rub it into my back and again rub it until its dry (my skin is very oily so those more sensitive skin might want to take it a bit easy with this and think about diluting it). I usually take a shower straight after I've rubbed the vinegar in so I don't smell like a salad

Hope you guys have continued success with this technique.

All the best with your fight with acne.

M.

Would you use this within Dan's regimen, or would using it with BP be too harsh on skin?

I never used BP on my back, I was always worried about it ruining my clothes and its pretty expensive stuff too.

Hey guys!

I just stopped by to say that this vinegar thing completely worked for me. What I use is a certain type of vinegar I have in my country (Eastern Europe), so I'm not sure if it's possible to find it in America or elsewhere. It's called alcoholic vinegar and it's very strong. The packaging says it's a 9% solution. All of my bacne just stops "growing" after I apply it. I use a cotton pad and don't wash it off afterwards. It's only been a week, however, I've really cleared and I expect it to all go away. And only once a day is enough!

I've been having acne everywhere since puberty began. From the age of 21 I was on birth control and had the most beautiful skin, but after 4 years I just wasn't comfortable with taking hormones every day, so after a couple of months after stopping with the pill everything came back, the excess hair, the oiliness, the pimples... And then I found out about the vinegar here and it turned out to be a magical solution. It feels good to know I don't have to go on the pill again.

Hey guys

I dont pop into this forum much anymore - since I cleared up my acne I really haven't had the need - but I thought I'd pass on my experience to hopefully help some of you guys out there still struggling with acne.

Quick history on my acne before I pass on my personal bacne cure - I had pretty serious acne for 17 years (I'm 31) and had it on my face and back - the acne on my back was cystic and quite nasty whilst my face was generally less cystic.

My face has cleared up with the regimen (I use a lot less BP now than prescribed but it seems to keep my acne at bay, amazing considering I had used BP since day one but not knowing the appropriate way to apply it meant years of nasty facial acne).

My back resisted all attempts to rid it of acne - I tried accutane (was too harsh and I ended up sunburnt all the time back in Australia where I grew up so I gave up) and I tried a number of expensive topicals that did virtually nothing, I'd kind of given up hope an resigned myself to a life of bacne when I read about using vinegar on your face to get rid of hyperpigmentation so I thought I'd give it a go to get rid of the red marks on my back that had formed as a result of the cysts and would stay for weeks if not months before being joined by new fresh red marks.

So off to the supermarket I went and the only vinegar I could find was Japanese rice wine vinegar so I bought it home and tried it (I found it worked best by using it with a bit of Tea-Tree oil), well the results were amazing, within two weeks my back was clear of spots and the marks had faded significantly within three weeks. I have to say I was stunned. The truly strange thing is that its been almost a year since I first started using it (at the time nightly) my back is completely clear and now I no longer need to use it as regularly, I probably apply it once a week if that and my back stays acne free. I still have the original 375ml bottle from last year which shows how little I need to use these days.

If you've made it this far through this long post I'd like to say please give it a try (the smell can take a bit of getting used to but believe me its worth it) and thanks for listening and I wish you all the best in your fight with acne.

Good luck, hope it works for you like it worked for me.

M.

This is really great, congratulations to you Mikka! My niece have the same problem and I'll let her know about this vinegar cure. :angel: