Lemon Juice (applied topically)

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February 6, 2016
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I've been actually using the lemon juice remedy twice a day for 2 days already. And im definitely seeing a difference. My skin is alot lighter zits are not red anymore. And some dark spots went away. Im amazed . I've spent so much money on treatments that didnt work.. I tried almost everything. And finally found the solution. This is what i do i squeeze both halfs of a lemon onto a small bowl and add sugar, stir until it makes a paste. Then With a cotton ball apply it all over your face or just the affected area , i use my middle and ring finger and spread it all over my face and i massage my face making a zero for about 5 mins. After that wait another 5 mins and rinse off with warm water. Pat try and moisterize. I use vaseline. The reason i add sugar to the lemon juice is because the sugar removes dead skin leaving the skin soft and it minimizes pimples
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December 7, 2011

Pros:

Fades scars
Lightens skin
Decreases breakouts
Makes skin smoother
Makes skin less oily

Cons:

Makes pimples bleed
Initial burning

I started using lemon juice as a daily toner because i had more pigmentation then pimples, initially the lemon juice made my face red when first applied and the initial burn was really painful. But after using it for a week my face adjusted to the lemon juice. I use it daily like a regime and it has made a diff to my skins texture and my skin has gotten paler almost like its been bleached. But the pigmentation did not fade lik i thought it would
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February 26, 2010

Pros:

Reduce pores
Reduce oil production
Makes skin soft
Gives a healthy glow

Cons:

It is sticky
It doesnt burn that much

Ive been using this for 3 days and it is helping to control my oily skin and it makes my face look healthy but I dont see a great improvement on a big pustule that I have. I will continue to use lemon juice to see if my acne improves.
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April 17, 2010

Pros:

-Worked wonderfully for my scars with only one night of treatment
-Cheap
-Easy to use
-Didn't make my face red at all, actually reduced it (I'm very fair skinned, prone to redness, and rather sensitive to chemicals. Darn Irish skin.)
-Smells good!

Cons:

-Itched a little on active acne, didn't notice stinging or pain like others said.

I'm going to keep using this, my acne got a lot worse when the weather turned warm and this seems to really have helped it after one day of use! I squeezed juice out of the lemon into a glass bowl and used cotton to apply it to all my problem areas, then washed it off after 20 minutes. Pulled the redness right out of my skin and acne. I spot applied it to some scars that were really annoying me and left it overnight. Those scars are GONE. One of the really nasty ones looks like it needs another treatment, but it definitely got smaller and less red. I would recommend it to anyone (as long as they don't have some weird lemon allergy) it's worth a try, it's cheap, and natural. What have you got to lose? (I also recommend drinking Fruit20's lemon flavored water, I realized my acne got even worse because I was drinking less of that specific type of water during my Spring Break. Check out "Lemon Juice (as a drink) on here for more info on that)
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April 14, 2011

Pros:

-lightened scars
-made pores smaller/ less blackish
-smells amazing
-smoother skin
-reduced size of acne
-reduced acne itself, to a certain extent
-feeling of cleanness
-less puss filled pimples when I wake up in the morning(sounds gross, but it's true)
-cheap/NATURAL
-easy
-takes only like 2 minutes tops. Drastically shortened my prep time for bed
-legit the only thing that's worked for me
-less oily skin!

Cons:

-acne isn't completely gone (I think mine is hormonal though, so I didn't expect everything to go away. I just wanted soooome control)
-kinda sticky in the beginning, it dries though. You'll get over it
-sometimes it stings if there are cut pimples. I personally, maybe sickeningly lol, embrace the stings. I probably shouldn't but it makes me feel like it's doin something
-OH! After I put it on for like a half hour or sO my pimples are more red

-lightened scars -----> this was an immediate pro! I noticed a difference after ...maybe like 3-4 days. Possibly less. -made pores smaller-----wonderful! ONNE DUUUUR FUUUULLL. Haha. This took about 2 weeks to show a real difference. I suspect they will get smaller and less blackish looking as I continue to use this. -smells amazing----....def a pro bc I hate when facial creams and washes smell acidy or weird medicalish kinda stuff. -smoother skin-----I put this on at night and noticed a very different sight in the morning. My face is lighter(less scars and red pimples) and it looks smooth! And it feeeeels smooth! -reduced size of acne- I'm less likely now to have huge pimples. Still get em, just less and when I do they don't get out of control -reduced acne itself, to a certain extent-I recently have been having horrible breakouts after finally being clear for a year. As soon as I started using the lemon juice it seems to ealightly more controlled. -feeling of cleanness- I feel fresher on my face. It's prob just the lemon smell haha -legit the only thing that's worked for me---I've tried everything. No joke. This seems to be working and it's really a miracle -less oily skin! ---I wake up in the morning and I am no longer greeted with a pool of grease on my face. Thanks lemons ----routine---- 1. wash Face with basic soap. Nothing fancy. Just a bar of basis soap. 2.squeeze a slice of lemon into a disposable bathroom cup and let a cotton ball soak it up 3. Rub soaked cotton ball all over face 4. Throw it all out 5. Go about ny regular life. (I don't know if you noticed buuut, that is short... :) ) ha --i only put this on at night when I am going out the next day. I sometimes put I on at night and then wash it off and put it on again in the morn if I'm staying home. Don't do it all the time. Erryday all day =no. Haha just don't. OH and also lemon Baths and drinking lemon water are also good things to do w this
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January 9, 2010

Pros:

shrinks the size of pimples, but doesnt completely heal them. it isnt drying at all if you have oily skin, and it works to lighten scars

Cons:

It burns a tad in the beginning, but its nothing bad.

I reduced the size and redness of pimples, but it didnt prevent them or heal them all the way. My scars went away in about a week and a half.
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December 15, 2009

Pros:

smells good, makes skin soft, cheap

Cons:

stings a little, dries a litlle

i have only used this once by dipping a cotton ball in the lemon juice, and i left it on over night, then in the morning, my skin was soft and my acne had already cleared a little bit. i want to keep using this though. hopefully it will work cuz i have tried everything it seems and nothing at all has worked and i have been suffering now for only 2 years but am fed up with it.
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February 17, 2011

Pros:

Cheap and available pretty much everywhere

Cons:

Stings, you feel weird sneaking produce in the bathroom. Can be messy.

I had tried this before but was reminded of it while watching Kandee Johnson the makeup artist on Youtube. She "claims" to not have been born with perfect skin, but if you see her you will roll your eyes because her skin is perfect. At any rate I thought I'd give it a try. She suggested using lemon juice and sugar as a scrub. I used a very small amount of non-iodized sea salt and scrubbed gently. It's important to note that I have oily, resistant skin, meaning my skin can handle a harsh scrub now and then. If you are sensitive you should forgo the salt or sugar. The most noteable thing about the lemon juice treatment is that my scars and redness were significantly diminished. This is also good for fine lines and sun spots. But since it contains such a high amount of AHA use sparingly or you could exacerbate the acne you have by irritating your skin. Its also important to rinse it off thoroughly as the fruit can leave a sticky film on your skin, which is a virtual dirt magnet - not good before plopping down on a pillow all night and rolling around in dead skin cells.
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February 2, 2011

Pros:

-Clears skin from acne
-Clears scars
-Cheap
-Clears redness
-Natural

Cons:

-Stings
-Itches
-BURNS

I suffered from acne for years! & I've tried everything! I used to search the net for ideas on how to reduce acne, but nothing seemed to work. I also tried toothpaste, but it didn't clear out my acne.. all it did was reduce redness.. The only thing that I found quite amazing was really pricey, since the doctor advised it to me. I tried lemons a while back, but not with the natural, with the ones you find in a bottle. It worked a little bit, but nowhere as much as it did with natural lemons. It stings when you apply it, and it itches.. it really burns! But only for a few seconds. I wash my face with oil-free products, then use lemons, leave it on for a couple of minutes, then take it off with some water. Then I put some pimple cream (If I have to) & I'm done. I only do this once a day, and it works great! In the morning, after my very first apply, my face was already pretty cleared up. You can notice the difference in redness as well, although, at first it may become more red since lemon burns, after a while the redness fades away. What I really love about lemon, except that it's the only thing that worked this good on my acne, it's that it's all natural and really cheap. Give it a try guys.. it's really amazing!
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January 7, 2010

Pros:

reduced spot sizes

Cons:

stings like hellllllll

it reduced size of spots and redness! but my god it stings like a bee
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