jojoba oil

My daughter Emily is 16 and she's been battling acne for years.
Recently she began using a benzoyl peroxide soap and then at night she
slathers her face and upper chest with a layer of jojoba oil
(100%...costs about $12 for 16 oz. from local health food store)

By the end of the first week her face was entirely cleared up and
gorgeous!

I'm PRETTY sure it's jojoba oil (because she's tried BP before, along
with other much harsher types of acne soaps). Anyway, I just wanted to
post this so that others who are desparate can try it (especially
since it's inexpensive...unless you get fleeced by a website that
tries to sell you a 2 oz vial for $30...bonk!)

Do your own research...search on Google and you'll find plenty of info
on it. The way *I* understand it is: 1) People with acne have a
problem with over producing sebum and then something "bad" happens to
their skin -- they either attract germs and/or they have "self
allergic" reaction to this overproduction. SOOO...jojoba oil, it just
so happens, is the closest thing we got to our body's own sebum. You
put it on your face and it "tricks" your body into thinking it's
already released it's sebum (theory only...). And 2) It has natural
antiseptic properties and will kill bacteria. (scientific fact)

In any case, my daughter figured out for herself how to use it
best...after washing her face at night she applies a thick layer of it
over her face and chest (I think too thick but hey...it works...). In
the morning she takes a shower, washes her face, uses a non-alchol
toner and that's it. Note: It IS VERY OILY when first applied and it
takes quite some time to seep in. That's why she does it at night. It
will NOT stain sheets or clothes. Jojoba is what perfurmers use as a
base for that very reason. So don't be afraid.

We've just been thrilled and it was such an incredible surprise that
something finally worked for her...if nothing else is working then
this is something you might want to try. If it works TELL PEOPLE. It's
very odd to think "oil" would cure acne (kind of like eating fat would
make you thin...lol), but it really seems to have done the trick for
her! I hope that it works for everyone else, too...
Atriana

thanks for sharing, and i'll definatley be interested if more people try it
and have similar results (sometimes if the results are based on just one
person.. it was just their time to clear.. regardless of the regime at the
time).. i dont know, i'd just be very nervous about technically applying
"more sebum" (if your theory is right) to my face.. talk about fighting fire
with fire.. i'm gonna keep this on the maybe list.
deuce.

"atriana" <atriana.TakeThisOut@goldtaper.com> wrote in message
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> My daughter Emily is 16 and she's been battling acne for years.
> Recently she began using a benzoyl peroxide soap and then at night she
> slathers her face and upper chest with a layer of jojoba oil
> (100%...costs about $12 for 16 oz. from local health food store)
>
> By the end of the first week her face was entirely cleared up and
> gorgeous!
>
> I'm PRETTY sure it's jojoba oil (because she's tried BP before, along
> with other much harsher types of acne soaps). Anyway, I just wanted to
> post this so that others who are desparate can try it (especially
> since it's inexpensive...unless you get fleeced by a website that
> tries to sell you a 2 oz vial for $30...bonk!)
>
> Do your own research...search on Google and you'll find plenty of info
> on it. The way *I* understand it is: 1) People with acne have a
> problem with over producing sebum and then something "bad" happens to
> their skin -- they either attract germs and/or they have "self
> allergic" reaction to this overproduction. SOOO...jojoba oil, it just
> so happens, is the closest thing we got to our body's own sebum. You
> put it on your face and it "tricks" your body into thinking it's
> already released it's sebum (theory only...). And 2) It has natural
> antiseptic properties and will kill bacteria. (scientific fact)
>
> In any case, my daughter figured out for herself how to use it
> best...after washing her face at night she applies a thick layer of it
> over her face and chest (I think too thick but hey...it works...). In
> the morning she takes a shower, washes her face, uses a non-alchol
> toner and that's it. Note: It IS VERY OILY when first applied and it
> takes quite some time to seep in. That's why she does it at night. It
> will NOT stain sheets or clothes. Jojoba is what perfurmers use as a
> base for that very reason. So don't be afraid.
>
> We've just been thrilled and it was such an incredible surprise that
> something finally worked for her...if nothing else is working then
> this is something you might want to try. If it works TELL PEOPLE. It's
> very odd to think "oil" would cure acne (kind of like eating fat would
> make you thin...lol), but it really seems to have done the trick for
> her! I hope that it works for everyone else, too...
> Atriana