Vinegar (as a topical)

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Vinegar Pictured:
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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November 30, 2006

Pros:

Clears up both blotches and pimples
Gets impurities out of pores
Dries up oil without drying out skin

Cons:

It BURNS.

If you're like me (cheap with a good pain tolerance) it's great. I've been using it for about a week and I haven't had any new pimples and my constant ones have begun to shrink. I've been using distilled white, but I'm guessing its the acetic acid that's the important part.
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August 3, 2015
100% effective for chest/back acne
I used undiluted GOYA ACV twice daily for my chest and back acne, and it cleared completely in about 3 weeks. This is not the first time it has helped me with this kind of acne. However, I started using EDEN ACV, for my face about one week now, but I am yet to see results.. I have ALOT of tiny pimples all over my face so I know it will take a while to clear up. I am also drinking 2 teaspoons of ACV in a 16 oz glass of water, twice daily. I will update as soon as I see results. All the best everyone....
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August 16, 2015
Bragg's with the mother is the best ACV! Try it! Try 2 tablspns with 4oz of water more potent and only do once a day! Good Luck!
August 17, 2015
DID YOU EXPERIENCE ANY PURGING? :(
September 25, 2008

Pros:

In all honesty, I feel stupid for not trying this earlier. This crap is what ProActiv SHOULD be. It works so well. This seriously took care of every last spot and pimple I had.

At $3 a bottle, it's a steal compared to other products.

Cons:

-It smells really gross.
-It burns your eyes if you wash your face with it, AROUND your eyes. So be careful not to get it in your eyes or it's going to sting like hell.

PLEASE TRY THIS!!!! (I have mild acne and oily skin if that helps anyone.) I was skeptical at first because I tried so many other products, both chemical and natural. *ProActiv, Oxy, Clearasil, Lemon juice, baking soda, etc.) I must say, I feel really stupid for not buying ACV earlier. I could have saved myself several hundreds of dollars. I've used it for close to month now, and I can safely say it's the best thing I've tried. Those 1 or 2 pimples I've always had are now gone and my acne is easily managed now. Some people say it stings when you wash your face with it, but it definitely doesn't sting when I wash my face with it. The only time it's remotely irritating to my skin is when I get out of the shower and wash my face with it. I'm guessing it's because my pores are more open. Bottom Line: PLEASE TRY THIS BEFORE WASTING ANY MORE MONEY ON CHEMICAL PRODCUTS! This worked for me, and it may just work for you. At only 3 bucks a bottle you can't afford
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March 2, 2016
Worth a try
Good so far for me , been 2 -3 weeks and almost all skin is clear. I always moisturise as it can dry skin after applying mix of acv/water. Worth a try if you have acne!
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June 11, 2009

Pros:

Cheap, effective, fast results

Cons:

Stinks and makes your eyes tear up when you apply it. Pretty drying, so don't skimp on moisturizer.

This was a desperate attempt to get rid of my awful red marks -- though my acne is under control with SA, the red marks make it look like I'm covered in zits anyway! I just rub it all over on my face, undiluted, a few times a day, and moisturize thoroughly after each application. This is probably way too much for most people (so be careful!), and stinks horribly until it dries, but it works for me. 6 years of ugly crimson macules have faded away to a light pink in only a few days, and my skin has a nice glow to it. At this rate, I'll look like I was born with perfect, dewy skin by the end of the month. Best fiver I ever spent!
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April 30, 2009

Pros:

Reduced oily skin. Helped dry up pimples. Seems to tighten skin.

Cons:

very strong smell

I love how it helps reduce the oil on my face. I have very oily skin.
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February 14, 2009

Pros:

Diminishes zits fast

Cons:

Dries out skin where there are no acne.
Smell

I had awfully painful cysts on my jawline that popped out of nowhere. They had been there for weeks making me extremely self conscious. I was using acne meds on them but it did nothing but make the area flake. I read somewhere that vinegar works so I tried, having nothing to lose. I applied it directly without diluting it and the pimples started to turn into white-skin lumps. I left it on for a few minutes then washed it off. The next day, most of my cysts disappeared to a few very faint scars. Better than giant red lumps! The ones that were left who significantly reduced and were gone in a few days. I don't recommend applying it all over because it really does dry out skin--don't want to dry out where there aren't any zits!
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September 9, 2016
Good product
Apple vinegar is very useful product for face as well as hair, it needs only the continuity in treatment to give nice results.
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August 16, 2015
You have to stick with it!!!
I have had really bad acne for as long as I can remember, I'm 18 now. I started using Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar sticky in the beginning of June. I've tried drinking it in the past, but the taste was just to much for me! Tried putting it on my face a while back and never stuck with it through the purging. So in June I used it for about 2 weeks with no change in my face at all. During the 3 week I starting breaking out. I said this time I'm not stopping, it's only purging. Into the 4th week the purging had stopped and began to clear. I stopped for about 3 days after this and I realized I starting breaking back out so I started back! I have been using it for about a month and 1/2 now and my face looks a lot better then it did when I started. Now it's not completely clear, but it looks a lot better! My forehead has just about no bumps. I still get breakouts, but as long as I keep using the vinegar it's not a lot. I do have to have say the ACV to me seems as if it makes the bumps that so come take longer to come to a head, so they end up lasting longer. When I feel myself getting a bump I don't apply the ACV in that area that way it comes to a head faster. I put it on there after it bust though. Other then that, this is the only thing that I have used that I feel is actually helping my skin, though slowly. My skin feels much more soft and smooth and my breakouts are at a minimum. I am going to continue to use it. I use it every morning and night after I wash my face. My wash my face with a Benzol peroxide wash first, let my face dry out, then take a cotton ball and the ACV diluted with water and rub it all over my face and let it dry! Anyone using this acne treatment really needs to be patient! Keep using it no matter what! ( unless the purging never stops) if it burns your skin, dilute it some more. Since my skin is more so use to it now I dilute it less. I hope this helps!
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August 16, 2015
If you could drink 2Tblspns. with 4oz water once a day, try adding honey, or just down it without it swishing around in your mouth. Double strength acv inside your body and out works to keep acne away! Happy you found acv! How many times has Youtube come to the rescue!
August 8, 2012

Pros:

clears skin but not completely
smoothes skin

Cons:

makes the whole house smell literally
makes your face smell

i use it twice a day and apply it with a cotton toner pad sold at target. it works very well but my wife hates it cause it makes the house stink badly. combined with drinking warm lemon juice i have seen better than average results and believe me this has worked better than everything i've tried and i have tried absolutly everything including accutane which is a complete scam. acne comes back after like a month after you discontinue use.
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