Lemon Juice (applied topically)

Since I was about 13 I started getting acne, it was horrible. I it got to the point where I wouldn't turn on the lights in the bathroom so I didn't have to look at myself. I had suicidal thoughts all the time and was afraid of people looking at my face. At the start of this year, 2011, I was looking on the Internet for cures and stuff. I came across this site and thought it may work. It's now mid October of this year and I'm so happy, most of the time I have clear skin though I do break out sometimes, it's only one or two pimples that the lemon juice kills anyway. It doesn't seem real.. Though it is and I'm so glad I saw this site. I thank god for lemons haha. This is what I do ; Wake up in the morning and splash my face with warm water about twice then once with cold. I go to school and enjoy my day now then arrive home at about 4 when I wash my face again. I only use water, it's enough to unblock my pores from the oil without drying it. Then on a cold I would splash my face every 3 and a half hours. On a hot day every 3 hours. It's not good to keep to oil just sitting there clogging. Around 10.30 I Have a shower then straight away apply lemon juice with a cotton ball to my whole face. It can sting at times but it's nothing to worry about. This is the weird bit, I don't wake up with new pimples at all it's so weird. There's hardly any oil on my face and it's so good! I repeat the process for almost a year now and it's amazing. Of you're reading this right now and feel hopeless, try it out.. It may work for you but an attempt is worth it. I'm writting this with no regrets in life except for not doing this sooner.

I recommend lemons for any women or men out there who are suffering from acne/pimples/zits or acne scars. This stuff is a miracle and does wonders for your face. I started having acne in the beginning of my freshman year. It was one of my biggest insecurities. I always let people keep their distance from me and never let people stare at my face. It was just too humiliating. I didn't date or have any relationships because of this and it just irritates me to have bumps and holes all over your face. Whenever a guy asks me out I would reject him right away and I would always feel bad about it since they look so sad. I looked up online for any treatments or products and I have tried EVERYTHING. None seems to work or just makes my face break out even more. I'm a senior this year and my beloved grandparents came to visit for my graduation next summer. My grandma was asking me if I had a boyfriend or if I was planning to get married and I told her I've never had a relationship in high school. She was really surprised and I told her about my acne problem. Since she was wise and had beautiful skin she told me the secret about lemons. I started right away and I was so amazed at the results. In three days half of my acne and scars have either reduced or vanished. I was so thankful to my grandma. It was one of the most happiest moments of my life and I never knew I would come to love my skin. And they costs from $0.75 - 3.00. Very cheap. Before you start, wash your face with cleanser first. Cut apart a lemon and squeeze the juice out and into a small container. Dip a cotton in the juice (and put a little water in to dilute the lemon juice if you have sensitive skin) and dab it onto your face on the area that have acne and scars. Leave it on for about 10-15 minutes and rinse it off with luke warm water. Do this two times a day and you'll see the results. Love it.

I decided to try lemon as my first attempt at a natural remedy, and found it to be very harsh. I woke up and the pimples were much better, but my skin began to flake even though I diluted the lemon and moisturized after. For me, I found a mask of baking soda and lemon to be a better combination for my skin (which is oily and prone to white heads). After reading a lot of reviews on here, I was actually afraid to try it but I'm so glad I did! I have periods where my acne can get really bad and this cleared it right up. I've been using a mask for about a week now and I am very happy with the results. I put olive oil on my scars to soften them for about 5 minutes. Then, I take a wet wash cloth and heat it up as hot as I can stand it (for me, about 45 secs in the microwave) and put it on my face until it becomes cool to open my pores. I like to put baking soda in a small bowl, add a few drops of fresh lemon juice (note, if your skin is very sensitive you may want to forego the lemon) and then add water until it's a little softer than a toothpaste consistency. I put it on my face for a minimum of 10 minutes and then wash it off. The hardened baking soda exfoliates your skin as you wash it off. Make sure you moisturize a lot afterwards and that's it. Note: when the mask hardens it can begin to flake so be aware of your facial expressions! Worked much better for me.

using lemmon as a way to clear acne is really smart and efficient way to clear acne. I just cut the lemon into slices and then rub the slice all over my face. Wash it off few minutes later. It leaves your skin feeling soft and will clear up the acne in no time (alond with scars and blackheads) It did lighten my skin which i didn't like too much since i'm already so pale but, if you don't mind the fact that it lightens skin then go ahead and try it. Bottom line- its a great way to clear up acne and scars.

For the most part it reduces redness and swelling. But everyone's right...It stinks freakin horrible when you put it on. Usually to make it go by faster, I put my face by a vent when the heat is on..Or in front of a fan to dry it up.

I bought lemon juice from the store and put some on toilet paper and put it all over my face and I put a lot and I left it on over night and when I woke up the next morning I noticed a change in my facial appearance it was so much better my pimples had become less big and less red and my black heads were fading and my skin had a shine to it and wasn't oily after using for a week straight I have improved my skins appearance greatly so I would definitely recommend using lemon juice to get rid of acne also make sure you use a good amount for each area of your face thanks for reading and I hope it works for you.☺️

I have been on Accutane which cleared me completely, but then after they came back I tried everything (like before) to no avail. Although, during the summer, 2 weeks before sixth form, with a face full of red acne, I started to use lemon as often as I could (usually all day - apart from if I was going out). 2 weeks later, when I went back to school I was acne free. I still use it now and completely love it! I also drink water and lemon as often as I can. Also, if you buy a lemon and only use a slice a day, it'll last ages! Try it, but give it a little time!

If you want a cheap way to get rid of acne scars and acne try lemon juice.

After meandering through the internet searching out acne scar cures - nothing has worked so far, including microdermabrasion - I stumbled across this page. Having bought some lemon juice for pancake day on Tuesday I decided to splash some on my scars and see what happened. They're flat in texture and angry red in colouring. I kid you not, after a few hours since I first applied it I had people commenting on how they were fading really nicely. They look closer to my natural skin colour now after just 2 days of use and I have high hopes that the lemon juice will continue to speed up the healing process. It also seems to have brought up some spots around the area which were stuck in that awkward skin coloured bump phase. Over all I'd highly recommend it for fading scars and bringing out stubborn spots.

i read the reviews on this site and tried the lemon, its cheap only 35p! so thats a winwin :) i put some one cotton wool and put on spots and marks. it stung at first but over few weeks its gone. all my marks went, i stopped using it andgot a break out but my skins on//off break outs. it helps make the spots dry up, gets rid of marks.something that actually does work!