Seeing the comments and messages i received on my previous posts relating to pimples, also called Acne on Facebook and some other networks. I got encouraged and decided to research it out. But you guys would not only encourage me but also make me proud if you update your comments here. Everyone can see it here and contribute.
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- Lemon juice used on the skin can fight inflammation and inflammation.
- The effects of lemon juice are sometimes nearly immediate, especially when the basic problem is oily, clogged pores.
- Lemon juice works by killing acne bacteria.
- Lemon juice also works by stopping signals to the immune system to cause inflammation.
The effects of lemon juice are intensified by exposure to the UV-A rays of the sun.
People who have dark brown or black skin should use lemon juice, and all other skin treatments, with caution.
Comments of people who have Acne and used Lemon juice.
There are some acne sufferers who tried everything else and found their skin care solution in lemon juice. Here are some typical testimonies. A man in his mid-20’s writes:
“For the last six years I have been battling moderate to severe acne. It had reached the point that I was 24 years old, just graduated from college, and dreading not just job
interviews but even going outside the house.
I tried everything I could buy over the counter.
I used scrubbing cleansers, vitamin E, vitamin C, exfoliants, humectants, moisturizers, antiseptics, and even deep ocean sea water that cost $120 an ounce.
Then I heard about lemon juice. I was afraid to try it because eating fruit makes me itchy, but I found out that it’s OK when I put lemon juice on my skin. I start with a skin cleanser,
and then I lay a warm moist cloth on my face to open up my pores. Then I squeeze two lemons onto second warm, clean, moist cloth, and let it stay on my face for 5 or 10 minutes.
I can’t believe the difference! It took about three months for my pimples to go away, but now I have nearly acne-free skin!”
Another testimonial might go on the lines of this from a 30-year-old woman:
“I tried every treatment I could think of. I used Oxy, ProActiv, Neutrogena, facial waters, and even green tea and honey. Nothing got rid of my pimples, and I started getting these nasty little knots just below the surface of my skin.
Then I decided to try lemon juice. Twice a day
I wash my face with skin cleanser. Then I squeeze two lemons into a
clean bowl. I dip a cotton ball into the lemon juice and blot fresh lemon juice all over my face. I wait 15 to 30 minutes, and then rinse my face with warm water.
Lemon juice started to work right away, and the results were amazing! All those knots in my skin started to come to the surface, and most of them would come loose with just a
gentle nudge. I knew lemon
juice was drawing out the zits, but I had no idea what was underneath the surface.
My face looked totally different after about a week. I’ve been using lemon juice with great results for six months now—and it only costs
me about $5 a week.”
Lemon juice is easy, it’s organic, it’s highly unlikely to cause any side effects, and it works —both inside and out. Here’s why.
What Lemon Juice Does on Your Skin
Lemon juice, as we all know, is acidic.
Sometimes the whole problem in acne care is that the skin is not acidic enough for all the other treatments we do to work.
Although it’s popular to talk about alkalizing the interior of the body for health (actually
it’s only your urine that needs to be alkaline, the rest of your body is in a very right range of pH balance anyway), the surface of the skin is
actually healthier when it is acidic, with a pH between 4 and 5. That’s about the pH of lemon juice.
Lowering the pH of the skin makes it a lot less comfortable for bacteria. The skin needs some bacteria as part of its natural “clean up crew.” Acne bacteria in small numbers perform
a useful function by consuming excess sebum.
But lowering skin pH makes the pores a lot less hospitable to the bacteria, without causing them to send out the chemicals that trigger an immune reaction that result in
inflammation and redness on the skin. Korean scientists studying Korean citrus fruits have confirmed that applying lemon juice to the
skin causes acne bacteria to send out less of the chemical messenger that tricks the human immune system into destroying skin cells (and giving the bacteria an escape route to the
surface) by releasing a compound called interleukin-8, or IL-8.
Japanese scientists have discovered that a compound called nobiletin, which is also present in oranges, stops excess production of sebum, at least in lab animals. Bitter orange,
blood orange, and sweet orange juices (that is, juices from sweet oranges such as those consumed in most the world outside Asia, not
orange juice with sugar in it), can also be useful on oily skin.
Lemon Juice Can Sting
Many users note that lemon juice stings when it is applied to “active blemishes,” that is, when it is applied to pimples. Normally, anything that causes stinging of the skin is not a good thing if you have acne. Lemon
juice, however, causes a stinging that also slows down inflammatory processes, so that the net effect on the skin is good.
Are There People Who Should Not Use Lemon Juice?
There is one group of people who should not use lemon juice to treat acne. Lemon juice is not beneficial for acne on dark brown or black
skin. The reason not to use lemon juice on dark skin is that dark skin contains many melanocytes, cells that make pigment. Lemon
juice stimulates melanocytes to make antioxidants that protect the skin. When they make these protective antioxidants, they also
make extra skin pigments. It is possible that lemon juice, like nearly any other “stinging” skin treatment, can cause long-term or permanent darkening of already-dark skin.
Any darkening of the skin caused by lemon juice will be more severe when the skin i exposed to the sun. Lemon juice compounds.are especially active in the melanocytes when they are activated by the UV-A rays of
sunlight. Dark skin will not burn, but it will darken even more when exposed to sunlight after lemon juice treatment.
Lemon juice does not work for everyone, however, some comments talked of a dark girl who used this and was whole. So if you dark, still give it a try.
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