Hey everyone,

Hopefully I'm posting this in the right place. I just started oil pulling last week using organic cold-pressed coconut oil. I've been doing it 2-3 times a day for exactly 20 minutes each time. I've been reading a lot about oil pulling over the last several weeks and I finally decided that I wanted to give it a try because of the many health benefits that apparently come with it. I even got my husband to do it too. I am 32 years old and have suffered from facial acne ever since I was in high school. I only get acne on my forehead and chin area and nowhere else. My acne amazingly got so much better when I switched to a sulfate-free shampoo and conditioner about 2 years ago; however, it never completely went away. I also have some scarring as a result of many years of battling acne. Since starting the oil pulling a few days ago, my face is an absolute mess! I've started getting huge, red breakouts on my forehead and temple areas and I've even gotten a few on my cheeks, and I've NEVER had acne on my cheeks before. My face also feels extremely oily since starting the oil pulling, even right after washing it. From what I've been reading on several different sites, I'm assuming that what I'm experiencing right now is a healing crisis from the oil pulling. Has anyone ever experienced this before? About how long should I expect this to last before it starts getting better? Has anyone had their acne totally cured by oil pulling? My face looks like a pepperoni pizza right now! I don't even remember the last time it's was ever this bad. I'm so grateful that I work from home because I do NOT want to go out in public looking like this! I really hope that this is just the temporary result of my body getting rid of the toxins through my skin and that I will have amazing skin once this "detox" process is over. I definitely don't want to stop the oil pulling, especially if it will clear up my acne and make my skin look better than it ever has before. Plus, my teeth are already so much whiter than they were before I started oil pulling. They literally are bright white now. Even my gums look and feel healthier. I just wish my face would cooperate!