Posted by Meri-Tuuli on October 22, 2006, at 15:09:27
I'm thinking of giving tea tree oil a go for my acne. I get whiteheads, and I always have two or three on the go and then I get little red dots where they've been, and they eventually fade, but still. My skin could be alot clearer and it really effects my self esteem. I didn't mind them too much when I was younger, but now I'm 26 its begining to get to me...its a constant battle!
I used to use benzyl peroxide, but I was just reading that tea tree oil is just as effective but without the side effects.
Mainly due to my 'poisening-myself' fears, I haven't actually been using anything for the last couple of weeks. The thing is, my skin is just the same as it was when I was using expensive clinque products! Oh well.
Anyone have any experience tea tree re: acne?
Kind regards
Meri
PS I know acne is a 'health' issue, but tea tree oil is considered an 'alternative' issue - so I thought i'd post it here as this is the board for all things alternative so....
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