Lemon Juice (applied topically)

i haven't used it enough to condlude anything, but it seems promising

I have such bad acne scars dotted around my cheeks that I thought would NEVER disappear, they always made my face look red and nasty. But now they're gone!! I got tired of squeezing lemon juice, so I slice up a piece of lemon and apply it to my face after I take a shower at night, and after I wash my face in the morning. My mom thought I was CRAZY but it got rid of my white heads, black heads, shrinked my pores, and LIGHTENED My acne scars!! My face is totally smooth and not so red looking anymore!! TRUST me, I have tried Everything and the only thing that truly works is lemon!!

I've had horrible acne for 2 years, and I've tried everything. Absolutely nothing worked. A friend of mine on an internet message board recommended this to me, and it's been amazing. Within days, the swelling goes down on all of them, and they begin to dry up. Within 3 weeks, they're almost gone, and the scars are almost nonexistent. This is a cheap, immediate cure for acne and I will stand by this as the best treatment for acne ever.

I have pimples all over my face but i used this overnight and after 2 months i was clear yay!

But *so* worth the wait! Someone else on this site mentioned this combo of egg, vinegar and lemon and I agree. I'm in a happy stage of having little/no active acne but loads of dark red/brown scars. Because I still use differin at night, I use this mask in the morning,of 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar, 1/4 squeezed small lemon and one egg white from a small egg, soaked into a clean muslin cloth. My skin feels a little sensitive after, so I soothe it with a one minute mask of mannuka honey. My scars? After one month...I have for the first time in my life, gone out without makeup!

Hello I'm seeing some good and bad reviews. Can I please get a descriptive answer to how this worked for you and how long? I've been struggling with acne for a year I got rid of it in May but the scars are still here I hate looking in the mirror so I wear makeup but makeup isn't permanent so can I please get some advice and your results !? Please

I posted one review of this one already, where I describe my usage of it for prevention of reinfection of squeezed out zits. It works like magic for that and I use it only on the zit in its undiluted form. However, if you want to use it for your entire face I suggest you dilute it with water! It's way to harsh for your skin if it's pure! The reason it works is that acne bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes) don't like acidic pH. So when I don't have lemon, I use vinegar (diluted!).

I am 27 and had light to moderate acne in my teen years, it cleared out easily with the use of over the counter products. I started taking BC recently (for medical reasons) and developed cystic very painful hormonal acne, i tried everything and nothing worked until i read this posts about applying lemon and decided to try out. It eliminated redness and dried out breakouts almost instantly, it even helped with the cysts and it also even out my skin complexion. I am really happy I tried this right away, I use diluted lemon every morning and night, apply with a cotton pad and leave on for 5-10min, then rinse thoroughly with cold water and apply face moisturizer.

I've been using it for two days now, so I haven't gotten "full" results yet but I just had to review this because it is so wonderful! I used it one night when my face was really oily and red and when I woke up, my skin was so soft and my complexion was really even. It did wonders on helping fade my scars and other spots and it has only been a couple of days. As for the acne, it has helped a little...but not a whole lot. I guess I can't say much about it but I really do recommend it if your face is red and oily. What I did was take half a lemon and squeezed out all of the juice and put the juice in a small container. I keep it in the fridge to keep it fresh, because with this, I'm not wasting all of my lemons. In the morning - I wash my face with a normal cleanser and then I take a cotton ball and dip it into the juice and apply it all over my face. I then wait about 15 minutes and let it absorb into my skin before rinsing it out. I then apply my moistuizer and go on with my day. At night - I wash my face with a normal cleanser and then take a cotton pad and dip it into the juice. I take my time applying it and really apply it to my affected areas. I leave it in for the night. Note - I DID dilute my lemon juice with water which I HIGHLY RECOMMEND regarless or not you have sensitive skin. Lemon = Awesome!

Really effective, inexpensive, and easy to use. I first used it last winter and saw a remarkable improvement, but then I got out of the habit. I have recently gotten back to using it each day -- like a toner, a bit on a cotton ball after I shower -- and it really improves everything about my skin, even existing acne. I have mostly hormonal acne (on my chin, and I know you understand that, ladies!), and it even helps with that. I don't have any need to wash it off, since I use freshly squeezed lemon juice that's gone through a sieve to remove pits and pith. I just put it on, let it dry, and use my moisturizer... which is Olay beauty with SPF, nothing fancy. You can even use a slice of lemon in a pinch, and sort of swab it across your face as you would a cotton pad. It's worth a try since it's so cheap and easy!