Coconut Oil

I use pure, unrefined coconut oil as a moisturizer 2x a day. Other steps in my regimen: no commercial beauty products whatsoever. I wash my face with baking soda, tone with ACV, drink 1tbsp of ACV a day, and moisturize with the pure coconut oil. Important to note: I also cut out nearly all dairy products about 4 months ago. (I'm of Asian descent and definitely lactose intolerant.) Results: No new major zits in over a month, for the first time in 2-3 years. When small zits happen, they dry up quickly and don't leave as much hyperpigmentation and scarring behind as I'm used to from before. My skin has more of a glow, and interestingly, my stomach feels better, too. I'm on my way to being clear, knock on wood, and will probably save over $150 dollars this year on commercial beauty products in the meantime. Conclusion: since I'm doing a combination of new things, it's hard to know exactly what effect the coconut oil is having. But I intend to keep up with it, and really enjoy using it!

I got NOW Foods Organic Virgin Unrefined Coconut Oil as a moisturizer. I'd been using aloe before. It worked well, but it wasn't really moisturizing, so I decided to combine a little aloe with coconut oil. I was extremely nervous about putting oil on my face, so just used a little. It made my face pretty smooth, but I noticed a few clogged pores after a while. Maybe those were just deep ones that had been brought to the surface, because I know it does that, but I didn't want to take a chance. I stopped putting it on my skin, but I do still put some (probably about a tablespoon) on whole grain toast every day. Tastes great!! I smells like coconut, but it actually doesn't have a strong flavor. If you're thinking about taking this internally but don't like the coconutty flavor, this is a good one. My skin has been pretty under control with this as a supplement. I really like this stuff :)

Has not affected my face negatively like I feared. Instead, I have seen a decrease in blemishes. Not immediately extraordinary, but I'd favor consistency any day. I think coconut oil provides a good balance between acne-fighting and moisturizing, as it doesn't dry my entire face but there is some minor flaking around problem areas (not a con for me). Since I've been using this I've had no abnormally large, cyst-like erruptions but I've had a few whiteheads. However, the oil calms the whiteheads so I'm cool with it. I don't even use the expensive brand! What I have is a cheap version from an ethnic market that doesn't even smell like coconut. After washing my face at night I'll apply some, wait a while, and rinse off the excess. I even use this in addition to Noxema (that oily "crap" everyone complains about if you don't already know) and the two oily products don't interact negatively. I would recommend this. If you don't like it, throw it away. Or give it to a friend with acne, better yet.

I've been using coconut oil for a few months now. I apply it at night after washing my face and misting it with Avene thermal water. I apply only a small amount. Let it soak in and then apply Benzoyl Peroxide on top. Perhaps it's because I use it with Benzoyl it hasn't caused me to break out. My skin is pretty much clear since using it, a white head here or there but nothing that stresses me out and they go away so much faster. It's so much better than using products with chemicals that are bad for your body and lots cheaper. Make sure it's the virgin kind. I also use it on my whole body now and then and have used it to clear a yeast infection.

It is antibacterial, antifungal, and filled with lauric acid. I swear by this oil because it healed me completely from scarring!!!

I had strangely dry & irritated skin around my chin a couple of years ago so I used coconut oil. It made me break out even worse so I stopped putting it on my face. I still used it as a shaving cream and nothing leaves my legs so smooth. Then I read it was good for thyroid health and I began having three tablespoons everyday in my smoothies/nut milks and sometimes using it for cooking. My acne started to clear up and my skin felt smoother. It's only been short of a month but this is the first month I didn't get horrible premenstrual break outs! So I started to put it on my face, just a very little bit every morning. It's only been a week but so far, my skin is staying clear and smooth. And as a last note, you must be very consistent when using it as an internal supplement. I used it inconsistently in the past and never got results like this until I had 3-4 tablespoons every morning. You may want to buy in bulk because you're going to go through a jar fast.

I've just been putting it directly on my skin (not using it in meals). It's a little oily for my liking during the day, but I'm sure if I used less it wouldn't be so bad! lol Think I'm addicted. I find it's totally worth it to use it twice a day instead of just at night. My skin has been acting up the last few months and this TOTALLY shrunk any large acne. As a bonus..I used it on a cold sore & it dried it up way quicker than normal AND takes away the itch. But basically, now that i've noticed it working, i used it on my nails too..haha..it's like natures' magic ;)

you should def try it out. i drink 6 tablespoons a day with juice or without.

My dermatologist gave me a facewash that i've been using for a while, but it was over-drying my skin and making it red where it was dry so I couldn't use it very often. I wanted coconut oil for my hair anyways, so I used it on my face too. It reduced the size of an upcoming pimple and mosturized all the dry parts, making my skin even. Haven't even used it for that long. Hopefully it'll improve my skin alot.

I can't believe I didn't know about this before! It is almost like a miracle. I have tried it all and this makes my skin just glow and look so flawless. I have only been using it fir a few days, so I hope it lasts, but wow it worked so quickly for me. I have also started using lavendar essential oil as a spot treatment underneath this. Great! I usually use lots of expensive products, but this may end all that; here's hoping! I'm using food grade, organic, expeller pressed, virgin coconut oil from whole foods.