Tea Tree Oil

its good, but dries skin

i am 20 years old and i've had acne since i was 10. i have tried everything from proactive to toothpaste, oral and topical prescription medications, egg white masks and head and shoulder shampoo. i've tried all the home remedies and tried all the recommendations made by serveral dermatologists. i am allergic to benzoyl peroxide, so i have a hard time finding skin treatments gentle enough for my face. i wanted to try something natural, so i came across tea tree oil and decided to give it a try. (i'd tried it years ago, the body shop brand, and it didn't work) so i found some in a health food store and decided to give it a second chance.....the first night i put it on, it burned and turned my face red. and then about 10 minutes later, the redness calmed down and almost immedietly my acne looked better. i've been putting it on my face after my nightly shower when my pores are the most open, and i think my skin is improving. that's more than i can say about anything else i've tried!

Listen up people, it really works. I used to have terrible acne, even the beautician said it's hard to get rid of it. So, after trying so many different types of product that didn't work at all, I decided to try Tea Tree Oil. I mean, why not? I've been using it at night, before bed, and every morning, I wake up happy, cause my skin's slowly clearing up. Everyone at school agreed, it's the best thing that's happened to me.

I recently embarked on a natural face routine after I was struck down by the acne at 18. I am now 19 and the buggers are still present. At its worst, my face was red all over with large cystic acen and a few thousand white/blackheads. Now I jog every morning, eat more healthily, consume less fizzy drinks and stick to a strict routine concerning my face. After jog, immediately shower. Wash face with 100% tea tree oil soap. Rinse off. With cotton ball put some water on it with 3-6 drops of 100% pure tea tree oil and pat over affected areas. Pat dry, Spray with Avene Water Spray. Then dry my face via a fan (no pat dry). If a little dry, dab some jojoba oil on the flaky areas. Then bam! Clean feeling skin! Thank you very much !

My skin is great, and I don't look like I have bubble wrap stuck to my face.

i was suffering from moderate to mild acne since my teens and had tried various things from prescription to home remedies and this was one of the best deals.i just use the body shop tea tree oil at night on my cheeks and acne prone areas and it seemed to work.however it is useless on cystic acnes that comes once in 2 months. moreover i also used the tea tree oil masks, scrub but it was not as effective as the oil

I'm not sure why, but every time I put it on I had a really severe burning feeling. It was painful, and I ended up throwing the bottle away. I think my skin is just too sensitive for it. That seems to be the problem with a lot of things. I think you should try it though, if it burns then throw it away!

I will give a clear recommendation after 3 months of using it regularly both morning and evening.

The tea tree oil when put directly on the zit after you've washed face will reduce the size of the pimple overnight. It takes longer for it to reduce the redness although I did notice some of my pimples were less red the next morning.

I am currently between acne treatments as due to side effects I have had to come off minocycline tablets. I have suffered with cystic acne since I was 19, I am now 24. Whilst between treatments, I have purchased a tea tree oil based body wash as well as 10 ml of pure tea tree oil. I shower twice a day and use a very small amount of the body wash. Then after showering, I wet either a cotton wool bud or cosmetic pad with warm water, add a couple of drops of tea tree oil, then wipe over my acne. For bigger acne cysts (as in 2cm plus in size and even touching them caused you to wince in pain), I do not dilute the tea tree oil with warm water, add a few drops directly once or twice a day. As my acne blockages are quite deep it does not cure my acne completely, but it makes it so much easier to live with. It takes away much of the soreness and tenderness and has helped clear some of the smaller spots. It also helps to prevent infection.