Vinegar (as a topical)

I had been using just regular Heinz acv before, but a few months ago, I decided to go organic and try Bragg's. At first I diluted it, but wasn't seeing much change from before when I used Heinz, so I decided to use it straight, and that's when I started seeing changes. My acne is mostly hormonal, under the skin cystic stuff. I have an oily face (the tzone especially). My "regimen" as of late is Spectro Jel for oily skin in the morning, and moisturizer if I'm wearing makeup. At night, if I've worn makeup, I remove it with a makeup remover towelette, but I always use Oxy deep clean pads, follow that with acv, and maybe put on a little moisturizer after. I've been using the Bragg's brand for probably 2 months, and I have noticed that my post-acne marks are fading faster. Usually they are supposed to fade in a few months, but mine can hang around for up to a year, so I find the organic fading effect exciting. I got a big zit shortly after purchasing this, and the mark left after it is the size of a pen tip (versus the b.b.-sized marks left by the b.b.-sized zits). I find this promising and I'm going to try to stick with the organic. The nonorganic works, but not as well. Also be warned that organic stinks more; it doesn't just smell vinegar-y, it also flat-out stinks. Prepare to tear up. That's why I use it at night. But I find putting on the moisturizer after blocks the smell. In short, I've found that organic acv doesn't work miracles. I still have marks and stuff. But half a bottle later, I do notice the difference. My face is looking better. Less spotted. I'd say give it a shot. And if you see no difference diluting it, try it straight before you give up on it.

I've scanned a lot of ACV reviews without finding anything from people my age, so will leave one for the occasional senior among us... I'm 64 and have had hormonal acne since having a hysterectomy years ago. I do use an estrogen patch, but still have crazy hormones. I've tried antibiotics and spironolactone, which worked while I was on them, but neither are healthy long term so I quit -- and broke out again. Tropicals that have failed include Retin-A, Tazorac, Aczone, Fiacea, and a bunch of OTC acne treatments. After suffering with some very deep, painful cysts along the jawline, I recently decided to give Bragg's ACV a try. At the outset, I had at least 10 very deep and painful red spots on my jaw and forehead along with some smaller breakouts. It was probably the worst it's ever been. I began drinking 2 tablespoons of Bragg ACV in 8 oz water twice a day and applying it undiluted as a toner after washing with African black soap and followed by CeraVe moisturizing lotion. The ACV stings any open areas on my face when applied, but that goes away quickly without leaving any residual redness. The only real negative is that the vinegar smell lingers on my hands, even after washing them. This is the only reason that I've given it 4 stars instead of 5. That said, the smell is a small price to pay for the benefits, which have been impressive. All of the original lesions have dried up and I've only gotten one tiny spot (not cystic) next to my nose. That one dried up within hours of an application of ACV. My T-zone is oily, but cheeks are a bit on the dry side, so I don't apply the ACV there unless I see a spot. Some people have said the ACV is drying, but if it doesn't upset my 64 year old skin, it can't be too bad! I'll add that I'm fair skinned and have fairly sensitive skin, so should be a pretty good judge... There's still some redness from the cysts, but that's clearing up and my skin looks great otherwise. If this continues to work it will save me a lot of money and prevent exposure to tons of pharmaceuticals, all of which come with substantial warnings. I'll try to remember to do a follow up in a few months...

I had a cyst on my cheek that hurt and wouldnt come to a head. It was really big and purple. I took a square of toilet paper, soaked it in ACV and covered it with a bandaid so that the cloth was completely on the cyst. I did this twice and then rubbed Cortizone cream on the cyst while i was sleeping with no bandaid. The cyst doesn't hurt, and is red, but it's much flatter than yesterday and has begun to heal. I drink ACV as it helps with so many other things - research online, it's amazing.

I have suffered from acne for years. (I am now 23 yrs) I drink 8-12 glasses of water a day and still I was getting break outs. I realized that I had a hormonal imbalance, so I am on tri-cylcen along with that I am using the apple cider. It significantly helped fade my scars and changed the texture of my skin (smoother now). It took about a month before I saw results. Be patient, educate yourself (ph balance, poor diet, not enough water, hormones, allerigic reactions, product reactions (i.e. costume earings that touch your face), lack of sleep, stress, products that are irritating the skin ect.) Good luck you guys, hope this helped a bit!

Not everything works for everybody sense we're all different and have different body chemistry but it can't hurt to try it -- you might be pleasantly surprised. I'm a 30 year old black female and have suffered from ance breakouts since age 13. I've tried every acne product on the market and spent thousands of dollars on weekly spa facials. Nothing to this date has completely stopped new breakouts from happening but, I've been using BRAGGS ORGANIC ACV both INTERNALLY (2 teaspoons with 8 ounces of water twice a day) and EXTERNALLY (as a toner mixed with purified water) for going on 2 weeks and my complexion has never looked better. I'm glowing and I have had very minimal (one pimple on my brow line) breakout since starting my new regimen. I drink the AVC mixture first thing in the AM, I wash my face with DDF Blemish Foaming Cleanser, tone with my AVC mixture and then apply my mosturizer with sunscreen which, I've added a few drops of pure vitamin E oil to and repeat again in the evening. So far so good -- Wish me luck!

I don't know if im doing something wrong but its been a week and a half since ive started using acv but my acne didn't disappear at all. And ive got a few new small zits. I only wash my face once a day and its in the morning but at the afternoon between 5-6pm and at night before going to sleep i dip my face in warm water and at night i put non-diluted acv on my face. I dont know if this is normal but can someone send me message at ken001234@[link removed] on what regimen they did that made acv work for them.

Please add a small drop of acv to a small amount of mint julep clay and mix...apply to a pimple(doesn't always work on those deep ones) and apply to the pimple. It will completely clear up the pimple within a few hours, it never fails me and both products are soo cheap!

I've only been using this about 3 days (got myself the Bragg's brand) diluted 50/50 with water (it doesn't sting btw and I have sensitive skin). I wish I would've known about this sooner! I have a ton of red marks and flat scars from years and years of mild acne combined with daily skin-picking. I can tell that it is helping my boo-boos heal quicker and allowing the skin to refresh/turn over better. It also seems to help diminish the fact that my skin is dry and oily at the same time (I know weird, but it is). It gives it a suppleness and it feels more hydrated. How an acid does that I have no idea but it does! Honestly even if I had no skin problems I would use this, it's great. I look forward to seeing how my skin continues to improve. I do not know if this is helping my existing acne only because I became desperate and went back on my birth control pill regimen for that because it was out of control. Once I am clear again I'm going to try to wean down/off the bc pills again and see if the ACV can hold its own. I plan to make this a permanent part of my skin-care regimen. Try it!

helped my sister, A LOT with her bacne. nothing helped her, proactiv didn't, and a bunch of other things didn't. we were all surprised when the cheapest thing she tried, worked!

I use this as a toner with water and it has improved the overall look of my skin, and I drink a lot of it with water as well during the day (good appetite suppressant). When I first started using ACV I used waaaaaay to much of the straight stuff as spot treatment - bad idea! The acne got worse and even produced more pus as they were supposed to be healing ?!?! After about a month I still have red marks where the spots were, but at least they have healed (using aspirin as an alternative spot treatment). So stick with ACV as a light toner and drink, and use aspirin if you need treatment on specific areas.