Vinegar (as a topical)

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Made from select sun-ripened grain, diluted with water to a uniform pickling and table strength of 5% (50 grains) acidity.

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December 27, 2014
BE WARY IF YOU HAVE SENSITIVE SKIN
I tried ACV (Apple Cider Vinegar) mixed with water for a good two weeks, but my pimples only got redder and bigger and my face was left significantly more irritated than before.
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January 12, 2012

Pros:

Clears your skin of all acne

Cons:

Acne can come back worst
Smells bad
Burns

I tried this remedy after reading about it on here. Within a week my skin was pretty clear, then totally clear after two weeks. A month into it though my skin retaliated and it came back worst. On top of my regular and cystic zits, I started to break out into a ton of little zits all over my forehead. Back to the drawing board! It may work for you though. Worth a shot.
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September 21, 2011

Pros:

Cheap, may already be in your pantry, if it doesn't work on your face you can still cook with it

Cons:

Stinks
Stings
Caused breakouts

It stings like a mother, but in a medicinal way. I didn't mind the smell as long as it helped my acne, others in the house complained though. I would apply apple cider vinegar with a cotton ball a few nights a week. For a few weeks I thought it was helping slightly, or at least not hurting, but after a while it would actually make me break out after each time I applied it. Not sure why that happened but I stopped.
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October 15, 2015
Terrible!
My skin's been wrecked by this and my acne 10 times worse.
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JazzyLooks
November 30, 2015
Does it pains you when uyou used this? I'm planning to buy a bottle to try it on my skin tags.
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Dancer4374
December 13, 2015
What did you do to make it worse? Did you just simply pour it on your face? Please be specific because I am dealing with acne and would love for you to share your detailed opinion about Apple Cider Vinegar. Thanks!
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July 26, 2012

Pros:

ACV has a ton of health benefits.

Cons:

If using as spot treatment, can cause scarring & scabbing.

I used Apple Cider Vinegar as a topical for MONTHS. At first I was just using it full strength by putting some on a cotton ball & dabbing it on my face every morning and night after washing with a cleanser. After a time I used it mixed with water. It did absolutely nothing to improve my acne. Once when I felt a developing pimple, I used some full strength on a cotton ball & held it on the pimple for several minutes. The next morning I had what looked like a small scab on my face! I admit that may have been my fault because of its acidity. I may even have used ACV for nearly a year before I had to admit to myself that it was not helping my acne at all. I used organic & non-organic-neither helped. I'm really disappointed it didn't work for me-I seem to have some sort of mutant incurable acne. I am running out of things to try. :( But I do recommend it to others because I have read so many reviews on this site & others saying that it worked. So definitely try it but mix it with water.
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June 20, 2017
It didnt work
I applied Apple Cider Vinegar mixed with water for one month. I didn't see any improvements. Also, the smell is awful.
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August 6, 2015
Hmm - Nah
ACV... eh Not good nor bad - Doesn't cause breakouts but doesn't really get rid of them...
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Wakabubbles
September 3, 2015
You have to keep doing it. Nothing is instant. It takes several months to see change, and 3-5 months to see permanent/significant improvement.
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August 13, 2007

Pros:

none

Cons:

burns for awhile, worste smell, gives u fine pimples all over your face that are so rough that it feels like sand paper. taste like garbage too, burns your esophagaus

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. my skin isn't very sensative but wherever i put dilluted avc it dried my skin out n looked like had eczema, especially my neck where it only dripped to i didn't even apply it there. i don't see how it cold have worked for people :/
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