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March 23, 2009
Cons:
none.
If you get coconut oil please get ORGANIC, VIRGIN COCONUT OIL. It is about $13.00 for a jar that will last you forever! That's well worth the price and the lower quality kind will clog your pores instead of helping. I don't use it as a face lotion though, what I do is put a dab on blemishes. It sounds weird but it dries them up and they heal faster. I also use it once a week kind of like OCM. I massage it onto a clean face for a few minutes then take it off with a hot washcloth. It loosens blackheads etc.. and I follow that with a clay mask. It works great! Coconut oil is also a great conditioning treatment for hair and a good body moisturizer. Can't go wrong.
February 27, 2009
Pros:
great mousturizer, helped bring acne to a head and seems to be helping prevent new blemishes
Cons:
somewhat greasy, have to wipe it off after awhile
Using this has made a difference. My face is not red and irritated looking anymore. When I do get pimples, they go away faster b/c the oil helps it come to a head. Coconut oil has antibacteiral properties, you do need to go the extra mile and purche the extra virgin organic kind.
January 27, 2009
Pros:
Very soothing, helps moisturize, skin looks and feels smooth. Actually smells nice too.
Cons:
A bit greasy when it's applied.
I use the Spectrum brand organic unrefined coconut oil. About $10 for a huge jar that will probably last for months. Unrefined seems to be the key, so avoid the refined stuff. According to the label, it suggests rinsing it off an hour later, which is probably a good idea. Doesn't seem to cause breakouts if you rinse it off. I wouldn't say it seems to have a tremendous effect on treating existing bumps, it seems to be better for moisturizing, cleansing, and preventing new bumps. Although it's waxy in the jar, it melts on your skin. I just apply it after washing with water, find something to do for a while that doesn't involve putting my face on something, and rinse with warm water after an hour or so.
July 8, 2008
Pros:
Moisturizing, natural
Cons:
Stays kinda greasy for a while... maybe a few hours.
I wash with all natural soap, apply raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar with a cotton ball, wait for it to dry and then use my finger tips to rub about 1/3 of a teaspoon of extra virgin coconut oil all over my face at night. I kind of pat off the excess but leave my face a little shiny. It soaks in by morning. IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING!!! YAY!!! I seriously wish I could post pictures on here. It's amazing. I'm SOOOOOOO excited!!! All the normal stuff for acne makes your skin burn and itch and way too flaky for makeup to cover anything, not to mention the idea of all that junk soaking into your skin and polluting your body. But this is natural, simple, smells great, and is giving me GREAT SKIN!!! SWEET!
June 19, 2008
Pros:
So moistirizing! And smells wonderfully, and delicious too. Helped my skin alot.
Cons:
No cons.
This has helped me inceredibily. This is what I do: Wash my face with Witch Hazel, then wipe with Apple Cider Vinegar(Organic) and then put on cocunut oil (at night). I also put it under my eyes, and aroung my eyes, and on my lips. Works great.
May 18, 2008
Pros:
Sinks right into the skin--better than jojoba does, for me. Super-moisturizing and healing without being greasy.
Cons:
Not for use during the day, because it starts to smell kind of gross by the end of the day. Also it's too heavy unless it's winter or you have much dryer skin than mine. Sometimes gives me a couple whiteheads in the morning, but not usually.
ONLY use unrefined/virgin coconut oil!!! It may seem a little more expensive but considering that it's sold in jars sized for cooking, it's still INCREDIBLY cheap if you use it on your skin. And the refined oil is worthless for skincare. I put a generous amount on at night, give it a minute to sink in, then pat off the excess with a towel. It's so cheap that I can use a lot and not pull at my skin too much.
April 9, 2008
Pros:
great moisturizer!
Cons:
greasy. may be hard to find in a store for some people. usually cheap.
i use this every night and after i take a shower. dont use it in the morning since it'll make your face look shiny.
i always leave it on and nothing happened to me? other posters said it caused whiteheads but im fine...
i got mine from an Indian store its nothing fancy or organic, but try it and see if it works for you. if you want to heal some serious dryness and redness i recommend it!
works great elsewhere too. i have eczema and it helps a lot.
$5 for 20 oz!
dont worry if it looks solid in the bottle, once you put it on your skin it melts. kinda cool. hehe
April 1, 2008
Pros:
great moisturizer for my face, makes skin soft and smoooth
Cons:
little whiteheads that form, but they go away as fast as they came, its part of the process to clean out the bacteria underneath the skin
I LOVE IT!! has helped me so much with the redness on my cheeks and nose. mixed with some lavender oil great stuff...a lot of people give up on coconut oil because of the whiteheads, but give it some time maybe a week or two and my skin looks and feel like is healing..heaven sent...get Organic raw unrefined coconut oil..massage it onto the face don't just leave it on..make sure it absorbs in your skin..believe me i am in shock right now
January 23, 2008
Pros:
makes skin very soft. was most helpful for me with cystic acne. when used on cysts it made them smaller until they disappeared... they never had to come to a head.
Cons:
causes problems when left on face for too long.
"gets worse before it gets better," and in my case, leaving it on my face overnight or during the day only caused it to get worse.
I'd been hearing a lot about the odd benefits of using coconut oil for acne and decided to give it a try. I used the organic extra virgin kind... anything else shouldn't go near your face. My problem was that I took advice that it should be left on your face. I would advise only leaving it directly on the cyst overnight/daily, and if you put it all over your face, to wash it off after 10-15 minutes... otherwise it just clogs the pores and causes more problems. This is the kind I used: [link removed]
Pros:
Works well, multi-purpose, relatively inexpensive and natural.