Vinegar (as a topical)

I am a 28 year old suffering from acne! I have tried EVERYTHING: minocyclin, proactiv, murad, differin, solodyn, doryx, clearasil, neutrogena, chinese herbs, pearl powder, ETC ETC ETC! After doing lots of research, I found these 3 to be most popular: Pantothenic Acid, Flax seed oil and Apple cider vinegar. I'm on week 2 of Pantothenic Acid. First week, pores seemed tighter and skin less oily. The second week was purge week (plus pms time) so i broke out all over my chin and left cheek. Guess it's pushing all the toxins out...I gotta be patient, because I refuse to go on Accutane! I've on taken Apple Vinegar for two days now: 2 tbsp in water twice a day, and applying it diluted at night. let me tell you- after 2 days I am noticing a difference! no new pimples are forming and the ones i have are drying out!!! The red marks seem to be on their way to fading...I couldn't be more excited! So I will continue taking my 20 pills a day, ACV and flax seed oil! Hopefully this will

Its cheap, it does infact reduce redness and breakouts. But...overall it does not prevent acne completely. I have been taking for about 8 months now and I would like to not take it but I know it works because when I dont, my acne comes back. Works best in the summer, Winter is a rough time for acne so just stick with it.

It helped for a month, then my skin fought it an won... sigh. I am one of those people that will never get rid of my acne. This sucks... I keep using it though, still controls the oily skin.

Normally I don't write anything on these forums unless I have tried something for at least a few weeks or even months. This time, however, I can jump the gun and recommend this. I have been using this stuff (50-50 water dillution) for a week and it has really made my skin look better. Does it clear acne all by itself? I really doubt it. still, this complements other things I think and if it doesn't irritate you (if it does, dilute more), why not? It is very cheap and easy to use.

i started drinking braggs apple cider vinegar about ten days ago and noticed that the "barely there" acne was going away and had no new break outs. i was a little skeptical about using the acv as a toner but decided it was worth a try. i have been using it as a toner mixing acv with water in equal parts. again, i have no knew break outs which is a really good sign but i cannot for the live of me get rid of this really difficult pimple. hopefully the acv is just preventing it from getting worse but it does seem to take the redness out of it. even though its been about a week and a half of using this product i am happy with the results.

i am using ACV in a ratio with water of 1:1, it works to exfoliate the skin, however there're still some breakouts... red marks seem fading, i will wait and see.. NEVER USE IT NEAT, i have tried once and did burn my skin and stinging

i dont dilute it at all. i use straight balsamic vinegar, not apple cider vinegar because we don't use that in the house too much. i leave it on for around 4-6 minutes to dry up a bit (yes your face will look brown) and then i rinse it off with warm to hot water. definitely works!!! warning: stings!!! don't get any vinegar in your eyes or mouth...tatses gross and can burn your eyes.

I needed a quick fix. I was having a great hair day and needed a great looking face to go with it! The problem was that I had run out of my face wash and BP a week ago and didn't have enough money to buy more for another 4 days. The result was a horrible break out that just kept getting worse! I haven't had whiteheads for months, but now there were 3-4 on each cheek! It was a disaster and leaving the house looking so awful was just painful and I really didn't want anyone to look at me... After my shower, I dipped cotton balls in apple cider vinegar and applied it to my problem areas. At first, I couldn't handle the smell! But it went away with time. Also, they got worse looking. After an hour, though, the horrible redness was almost completely gone and my pimples weren't as big as they were before! And my whiteheads were gone! They weren't the quick fix I was looking for, but they definately worked! I'm going to use this vinegar more often and see where it gets me!

the irritation caused problems. more zits in the long run i think. I lOVE the smell lol.....but it just wasn't that great to use however, I feel like it does have some excellent properties and I urge you to at least try it.

Although it stinks I didn't want to drink it and thought it was worth a couple bucks to try it. I have tried prescriptions, proactive, acne free......the list goes on. I have moderate acne on my chin and jawline. Nothing seemed to be working. It's annoying so I thought I would try some home remidies. This did shrink the excisitng pimples and red marks and I have gotten a couple new pimples but they are smaller and they respond quicker to this treatment. I am hoping that another couple weeks and it will be clear and I will try witch hazel as to maintain. Hopefully it wont smell as bad=)