Coconut Oil

The stuff is miraculous!! I am 23 and have had perfect skin until i was hit with working adult post college stresses. I also just had surgery for endometriosis and had gone through a plathera of birth controls which left me with jacked up oily skin when as a teenager i had normal to dry skin. Long story short, like many others on this site i joined the battle againt acne and have tried everything from benzol peroxide, epiduo, clean n clear, neutrogena, over the counter under the counter, estee lauder clinique... You name it! My skin kept getting worse and worse until i gave up and discovered this acne clearing ALL NATURAL regimine: evening: remove my makeup with coconut oil, wash with an all natural oatmeal soap from whole foods then use half water half acv toner then apply VCO as moisturizer. ( ive tried the refined oil and unrefined and i must say UNREFINED and REFINED DO NOT WORK THE SAME, refined will def break you out, unrefined will not). My morning regimine consisted of washing my face withthe oatmeal soap and adding a tiny amount of coconut oil as moisturizer. First week i noticed that the already existing spots decreased and eventually disappeared within days. Second week my mineral korres foundation was actually lasting throughout the day, third week my skin is back to its normal self normal/dry as opposed to very oily , going into my fourth week no breakouts despite time of month and scarring had significantly decrease and i attribute this to the Vco bc i know ive tried everything else and nothing i mean nothing else has worked!!! Ps i was also taking 2 tblspoons of the oil internally. I would give this a 100 out of 10

A must have to keep skin young without spending a fortune. NATURAL ANTIBIOTIC by nature !

I, like many, was skeptical about using oil on my acne-prone face. I stopped using NuvaRing (birth control) in Jan. 2012 for personal reasons. I'm 28 y.o. My skin was great while on birth control and then a month after I stopped, it broke out terribly. I developed large very painful cysts on my forehead, temples, chin and jawline which I had never experienced before to that level of severity. At first I tried some more natural methods (azelex-based serums, natural cleansers, sulfur, etc) and some of my lesions improved slightly but not much. The cysts weren't decreasing in size and were taking weeks (or even months) to heal. I kept getting new ones while the old ones were on their way out. Then I started Dan's regimen and went through weeks of red skin, peeling and flaking, itchiness, etc. even though I followed it as prescribed and ramped up the dosage accordingly. I was on the regimen for about 2.5 months and my skin had started to clear, but then I developed crusty patches of skin on my nose and chin that became even more red and irritated from the BP 2.5%. I was hoping that the regimen would work for me, but to be honest, it was extremely time-consuming and a bit of a morale killer. I stopped the regimen and started using a few drops of coconut oil instead (no harsh cleanser, just a splash of water in the morning and a micellar solution applied with cotton pads to remove makeup at night). To apply the oil: -Moisten hands and put 4-6 drops of oil on them using a glass dropper if you have one -Lightly rub together then massage all over face until absorbed I've had no new cysts and small pimples take a day or so to heal. The redness is gone. My skincare regimen takes 2 minutes instead of 30. I also take coconut oil internally before every meal (1.5 TBSP) and 100,000 IU Vitamin A palmitate (Genestra brand) 1x/day recommended by a Naturopath. I'm on a grain-free, sugar-free eating plan. My skin is clear and beautiful ag

I dont have acne. I have dermatitis and rosacea. ORGANIC EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL has completely changed my skin. It helps with redness and blotches I get from the rosacea/dermatitis. It is an anti fungal, anti inflammatory moisturizing oil. It is the only product I use on my skin. My skin was horrible. I was getting red marks (not pimples) from the rosacea at least 1-2 times a week. They were stubborn and always left a red mark for a while. Using Coconut oil every night was the best choice I made. I used Natures Way EFA gold.

1) The most important thing you need to know before you try it is to buy the right kind. Only 100% virgin coconut oil. 2) The consistency of the product depends on the temperature. I find that when I store it in a cool place it is white and semi-solid but melts easily. When it is hot or left in the sun it is a clear liquid. 3) It comes in a jar which isn't very sanitary, and even though it is an antibacterial, as soon as I buy it I transfer it to a squeeze bottle I bought from Walmart. 4) The only time I apply it to my face is after a shower when my skin is stil wet, otherwise it doesn't get absorbed and just sits there. 5) I also use it in my hair as a substitute for conditioner, so when I have my bangs down I don't get acne on my forehead. 6) It does remove makeup and is a little greasy so I only use it at night. 7) Might stain bedding. 8) Good substitute for tanning lotion 9) Off topic a bit but it does help you lose weight when ingested internally. So guys, just try it. Everybody is different and you won't know until you do it yourself.

I use the unrefined organic coconut oil from Spectrum but any coconut oil you get that is organic and unrefined would work. It does need to be organic to work as the refining process tends to kill the good parts and leave nothing but a product that is no different than olive oil or vegetable oil at your local grocery store. It is less expensive then a pharmaceutically correct moisturizer and easy to find in the grocery store. I use the coconut oil for my hair and skin as often as I remember it, which is every other day at most. Because of its healing properties I have used it for my bruises, rashes/hives, and even pink eye. It clears up acne fast as well as many other problems. It has been shown to kill of Candida if taken orally up to three tablespoons a day. I have started taking it orally in the morning and in the afternoon at work for the last couple of days and I feel a lot better overall. Is is a hunger suppressor, natural energy, as well as helps absorb vitamins in the body. You can find out any of these facts online to substantiate my claims. Overall, it is a go-to cure for me and I will continue to use it for many more years.

I use this every time wash my face as a moisturizer and it works great! It is a little greasy at first, but is definitely less greasy later on in the day than my Aveeno moisturizer I used to use. I noticed after about a week that my skin tone evened out, my pores and blackheads shrank, I had less acne, and they healed faster than usual. I had a big hyper pigmentation scar on my leg from a fall, and after applying a bit of coconut oil to it, it faded too! I heard that for some people, they get a break out the first time they used it for a while. It didn't happen to my face, but when I applied it to my bacne, I did notice a breakout so I just stuck to sesame oil for my back scars.. I want to see if it goes away after a while, but prom is coming up and I didn't want to risk it. Bottom line, it's cheap (at trader joe's at least), it works, and it smells like almond joys! I really love it!!

FI've never written a review on this site - but have read hundreds of reviews over the years. I thought I'd come back and write one now that I don't suffer anymore. I discovered Virgin Coconut oil maybe 8 months ago. Up until then I'd struggled since I was a teenager (now in my thirties) especially with those huge painful under- the-skin spots. It affected me deeply on many levels and ruined so many occasions that should have been happy in my life. I solemnly believe that the problem all along was all the junk I was using on my skin to try to fix it....cleansers, soaps, moisturisers all loaded with chemicals. If you start a fight with your skin - you won't win - and that's what you're doing when you use these products. I use Virgin Coconut oil twice daily. I gently wash with a natural soap (I've been experimenting with different types for some time - the kind that are made using nearly all natural ingredients - there are thousands of small home-run businesses out there who make them and you just have to figure out what works for you. I recommend soaps made with Rhassoul clay. Even some natural ingredients can be too overpowering for your skin.) then I very gently rub the VCO into WET SKIN. You mustn't use it on dry skin - it won't absorb properly (don't take my word for it - look it up) and so it won't work as well as it would if you used it properly. I know that some people are allergic to VCO - but it seems rare and would cause a rash ; I think that people who use it and say it breaks them out are just using it wrong or using too much. You just need to gently rub it into wet skin and leave it to absorb. You can pat dry after a minute or so if you want to or if you're going to be wearing make-up over the top (it's possible if you don't have excess oil on your face). Any little spot I get these days (usually if I use a different soap - which I experiment with to help my scars ; VCO does work on scars but slowly)will go away

This stuff is amazing! It was only about 7.00$ and I'm pretty sure I'll be able to use it for at least a year. I've been using it for a couple weeks now, the first day I started it I had a blemish coming on and it was really sore. The next morning I couldn't even feel it. What pimples I already had looked smaller and my skin tone was more even. Of course, it made me break out, my forehead was a disaster area and I got zits in places I'd never had them before. HOWEVER, I expected that, and I kept using it. Now my face is clearing up and my skin has never been better. Blackheads have always been my major issue and they're disappearing rapidly. I don't get as many pimples and they go away much faster. Not to mention my skin is ridiculously soft and my skintone is even. And this is all just from using it as a moisturizer. The only problem I could have is that at first it seems greasy, but it soaks in eventually. And I think the more I use it the faster my skin absorbs it.

When I turned 40, I got deep millia over my right eyebrow on my forehead. Not alot, but then again, 1 is too many in my book. Off to my first dermatologist. He said he would have to freeze the area numb and then, basically, dig them out and it would leave a scar. Umm, no. So I continue to try all different products, giving them all 90 days to work. Nothing. I go to another dermatologist and he suggested doing a chemical peel first and once they come closer to the surface, lancing them and that won't leave a scar. Chem peel was not one of those that turned face beet red, thank God, and after 3 visits, I had a couple surface on my cheek that were lanced with no problems. However, in the office, I was told my forehead would take over a year since they are deep. Umm, what? You can only get a peel like this every 30 days per my insurance, so forget it. Frustrated, I hit the internet again. Now that I'm changing my eating to a more raw based diet, I read about raw coconut oil. Why not, right? I mean, my better way of eating is agreeing with me and it's something I wish I did starting in my teens. So I started using the raw coconut oil a week ago. Oh, did I mention that my skin was showing signs of dryness? Anyway, now, a week later, two deep "white" millia that were on my right cheek close to my nose, busted out and left on their own while I was washing my face today! I don't use an expensive brush, I actually have a plain, dedicated tooth brush that I use on my face that has been helping me. I have found that works much better than many of the expensive face brushes. The millia on my forehead are starting to get closer to the surface! I'm so happy! Now, when using raw coconut oil it is going to bring everything to the surface. That is a very good thing and it means you are doing something right. You want to get this out of your body! So give it a chance! I also started taking 1 tsp a day orally of the raw coconut oil to help clean from the insi