Lemon Juice (applied topically)

I have only been using lemon on my body acne for a few days, but already in less than a week I can definitely see a change. I have had a small patch of a half dozen red bumps on my middle chest for years now, and after applying lemon juice from fresh lemons, once in the morning and once before bed, the redness has reduced a lot, and the bumps have gotten much smaller. The same can be said for my annoying shoulder acne. It's been a problem for many years, and just after this short time, a lot of it has started clearing, or at least reduced in size and redness. I would imagine with further use, it will only get better. I have also used it on my face with pretty good results, but my face is mostly clear from the regimen, so it's not really needed. When used on my face, I still use the regimen, and still use a lot of AHA for moisturizing. When used on the body, I use no moisturizer and it seems to still do fine without making my skill flaky. I'm guessing the natural citrus oils might help with that. Overall, it's for sure worth a try to others with moderate acne. I gave it a 5/5 simply because it's such a cheap product, and if they don't get used for this, you can make lemonade.

Here's my routine: I rinse of any make-up with water. I don't wash my face before hand because I prefer to wash it after. I use FRESH lemons. This is important. I tried it with bottled lemon juice and it was no where near as effective. Anyway, I soak up some lemon juice with a cotton ball and apply to my face and let dry for about 15 minutes. You'll have a little itching/ burning (especially if you have unhealed spots) but it's bearable. After 15-ish minutes I repeat the process and let it dry. Sometimes I follow this with a lemon juice and sugar scrub, but that may be too harsh for some people. If I don't use the scrub I simply wash this off with whatever cleanser and follow with my night time skin care routine. I've found that by eliminating most acne medicated products from my routine and going more natural that my skin is behaving much better. My red spots are dramatically faded the morning after following this routine. Hope this helps!

I had this bad patch of cystic scars that were so red it looked like active pimples, tried this and literally within a week it was a noticeable difference. It doesn't completely remove it but it does considerably fade it. I always do it at night, usually every other day or something but I don't have a set schedule, here's how I do it: -Wash my face with a cleanser -Wait 5 min for the cleanser to dry -Gently let the lemon glide across my face, if it's a middle piece then I use one side for one half of my face and the other side of the lemon for the other half of my face. If I have two side pieces left then I'll just use both and do the same as above. -Let it dry for 10-20min -Wash it off with warm water -Wait about 5 min -Apply a lotion

My mom told me to do this like months ago and when she applyed it to my face it burned and itched like a motherF*****. I now decided i would try it again and it still burned and itched bad but heres a tip that worked for me, after i had got done rubbing the lemon all over my face i ran to the frezzer and let the cold air hit my face and the burning and itching cooled off i know it sounds dumb but it helps the lemon works i started seeing results after 2 days i barly started using this try it out(;

LOVE IT! After a week of rubbing a lemon slice on my face after washing it in the morning, my brown age spots have faded dramatically, my acne scarring is fading and my skin feels smooth and soft. Amazing results. I have fought acne since age 14 and I am 51. Lots of money spent on other remedies and nothing worked well or consistently. I use a scrub 2-3 times a week (not too often) and a peeling mask once a week - and this week the results were impressive. I can actually go without makeup and not feel so self-conscious now. Highly recommend - use fresh lemon, keep the peel on the slice, I think there is something in the peel that assists the juice. I don't use a cotton ball - just the lemon slice. I let is sit on my face and chest for 15 minutes and rinse off with cool water. Have great results. I don't think sleeping without rinsing would work for me - I think it might be sticky and attract more debris, dirt, or bacteria. Why didn't my doctor ever suggest this idea?????? Grrrrrr. *get a good moisturizer to apply - otherwise your skin may get too dry. I use a cream moisturizer from Victoria Principal. Works nicely.

I've tried this for about a month now, but it has done very little to clear up my acne. I've been applying it in the morning and at night before bed (after washing my face) with a cotton ball, and left it on to dry. I've been very careful not to let my face get to dry, and moisturize whenever needed. I had high hopes in the beginning, but sadly there's not really much improvement. Don't let this give your hopes up though, give it a try, its the only way to see if it works.

I wish I had tried this first - before the $$$ on dermatologist visits/treatments, and all sorts of over the counter products. I apply the juice (from fresh lemons - not the type in the bottle) with a q-tip to older marks first. When the old marks were gone I used a swab with a little (goes a long way) juice all over my face - after a couple of weeks my face was noticeably smoother and brighter. Caution - if the juice is on your face (even dried) and you go in the sun it will burn you!

Okay, I really didn't think this would work but I have only used the lemon juice three times and my skin is noticeably less oily and even toned. My scars are lighter, pores are somewhat smaller and it truly does make your skin "glow". I'm 25 and I have been suffering from acne for 10 years and this is the first time ever that I feel my skin has glowed and been less oily. I'm amazed! I have been applying fresh lemon juice all over my face with a cotton ball day and night. I do not wash it off. I'm very happy that it has been controlling my oil production during the day. Nothing has worked this well for me. Ever.

Im using pure Lemon juice. In night before i go to bed, I wash my face with soap (kojic soap) then after I'll wipe with towel until it dry, then I start apply Lemon juice, squeezed lemon in bowl then produce juice and I apply with cotton Rub gently in my affected areas of scars, I leave it in night. then Morning thats the time I'll rinse with water... This is safe, or fast cure to scars? Please Help before if Im doing bad treatment.. Help!! :) thanks a Lot . sorry for my grammar. ^^

Lemon juice has a pH of 2, for comparison, gastric acid (stomach acid) is 1. Skin is happiest at 4.7-5.5. Aside from the stinging, lemon juice will seriously dry skin out in addition to making it photosensitive. Don't use.