please help! My face is all broke out!

itsmeshelly01 · 05-10-2010, 02:43 PM

So I started using co on tuesday in my coffee or tea. A T per day and this weekend my face went crazy! I'm all broke out on my chin and around my mouth. Has this happened to anyone because of the co? I don't want to have to stop taking it cuz it helps my appetite. If it is the co is it just purging or something? I haven't put it on my skin. I can't take this. I feel like crying and I just want to hide and I ant do that. If this has happened to anyone else please tell me it got better!

Thanks for the help. I don't know what to do.

Minnas · 05-10-2010, 02:54 PM

I'm sorry. I know the pain of acne all too well. CO is highly comedogenic (although some say it has helped their acne). You are most likely getting it on the skin around your mouth. I'd try being more careful with it or using a straw (if you use it in coffee or tea)

Knittering · 05-10-2010, 03:28 PM

This happened to me right after I started taking it, but it cleared up after about a week and my skin looks fantastic now.

Stick with it -- just think of this as the coconut oil version of induction.

martiangurll · 05-10-2010, 03:35 PM

I noticed this too. I think its "purging"

itsmeshelly01 · 05-10-2010, 04:36 PM

Thank you guys! God i hope it hope it clears up. Its awful! I do put it in my coffee or tea in the morning and the afternoon so im not getting it on my face at all.

I just wanna go hide til it clears up but i cant do that. I have acne prone skin already and usually only get a few breakouts around TOM so this is just crazy and its worse than it ever gets.

I will stick with it for a week and see what happens and if it doesnt start getting better i will have to stop taking it and i really dont want to. I know there alot of great things about it so i hate to have to do that.

bytheocean · 05-10-2010, 04:41 PM

I rub CO on my whole body every day (face included) after my shower and have never had that happen. I started it after this terribly cold winter and nothing was helping my chapped skin. Within two weeks my skin has never been so clear & smooth feeling in years. I also do the majority of my cooking with it as well.

As for acne, I have pcos, and it has always been a problem. The only thing that has ever made a difference is rubbing pure tea tree oil on my face every night before bed. It smells & can be irritating to some people, so if you go that route to help clear it up, dilute it first and then work up to full strength.

HTH

Minnas · 05-10-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by itsmeshelly01

Thank you guys! God i hope it hope it clears up. Its awful! I do put it in my coffee or tea in the morning and the afternoon so im not getting it on my face at all.

I just wanna go hide til it clears up but i cant do that. I have acne prone skin already and usually only get a few breakouts around TOM so this is just crazy and its worse than it ever gets.

I will stick with it for a week and see what happens and if it doesnt start getting better i will have to stop taking it and i really dont want to. I know there alot of great things about it so i hate to have to do that.

I didn't mean to imply you were slopping it all over yourself so I apologize for that. No, it gets on your lips and then just through normal life it transfers to the skin on your face. If you are already acne prone I have a feeling this is the problem. Maybe try drinking through a straw or just being extra careful to get it off your lips after you drink? I'm not saying give it up but just be really careful.

It seems people who are not acne prone do fine with it on their face and even some with acne swear it helps but it is scientifically proven to cause acne so it definitely can be a big problem for some. I love it and use it on my body but i won't put it anywhere near my face.

lisabinil · 05-10-2010, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by itsmeshelly01

Thank you guys! God i hope it hope it clears up. Its awful! I do put it in my coffee or tea in the morning and the afternoon so im not getting it on my face at all.

I just wanna go hide til it clears up but i cant do that. I have acne prone skin already and usually only get a few breakouts around TOM so this is just crazy and its worse than it ever gets.

I will stick with it for a week and see what happens and if it doesnt start getting better i will have to stop taking it and i really dont want to. I know there alot of great things about it so i hate to have to do that.

This happens to lildragonfly-she has an allergy to it so she doesn't ingest it anymore.

martiangurll · 05-11-2010, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by itsmeshelly01

Thank you guys! God i hope it hope it clears up. Its awful! I do put it in my coffee or tea in the morning and the afternoon so im not getting it on my face at all.

I just wanna go hide til it clears up but i cant do that. I have acne prone skin already and usually only get a few breakouts around TOM so this is just crazy and its worse than it ever gets.

I will stick with it for a week and see what happens and if it doesnt start getting better i will have to stop taking it and i really dont want to. I know there alot of great things about it so i hate to have to do that.

Hi Shelley--I have been using coc0nut oil for a bit as a moisturizer and I think it actually cut down on my acne. It doesn't always absorb right away and s/t I have to use a towel or cotton pad to wipe off the extra greasies. My buddy at work and I think it is because my skin is less dry overall and so the oil glands make less oil, which means they don't clog as much so less pimples. Doesn't help with TOM pimples though

Victrola · 05-11-2010, 10:44 AM

This can be a total YMMV situation and you may very well NOT be able to ingest coconut oil. I get awful, awful cystic acne from flax seeds or flax oil so I understand you very well!

First, stop the VCO completely. Second, since you want to calm a breakout, try an aspirin mask (if you don't have an allergy to aspirin). A few uncoated (must be uncoated) aspirin, or some aspirin powder mixed with water to form a thin paste, and voila, home made facial. Works like a dream for 99% of people who try it!

Then, after you've cleared up a bit, maybe try it again with the straw and see what happens. It may not be for you!

05-10-2010, 02:43 PM	#1
itsmeshelly01 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,418 Gallery: itsmeshelly01 Stats: 260/140/144 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: eating lowcarb since 2005	please help! My face is all broke out! So I started using co on tuesday in my coffee or tea. A T per day and this weekend my face went crazy! I'm all broke out on my chin and around my mouth. Has this happened to anyone because of the co? I don't want to have to stop taking it cuz it helps my appetite. If it is the co is it just purging or something? I haven't put it on my skin. I can't take this. I feel like crying and I just want to hide and I ant do that. If this has happened to anyone else please tell me it got better! Thanks for the help. I don't know what to do.

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05-10-2010, 02:54 PM	#2
Minnas Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 4,616 Gallery: Minnas Stats: 28/8-10/8-10 WOE: Lost VLC/Now LC/Lower calorie through lower fat	I'm sorry. I know the pain of acne all too well. CO is highly comedogenic (although some say it has helped their acne). You are most likely getting it on the skin around your mouth. I'd try being more careful with it or using a straw (if you use it in coffee or tea)

05-10-2010, 03:28 PM	#3
Knittering Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,739 Gallery: Knittering Stats: (250) 236/172/150 5'8 WOE: LC Start Date: Restart: 2/18/13	This happened to me right after I started taking it, but it cleared up after about a week and my skin looks fantastic now. Stick with it -- just think of this as the coconut oil version of induction.

05-10-2010, 03:35 PM	#4
martiangurll Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Denver Posts: 1,560 Gallery: martiangurll Stats: 250ish/201.5/138??? WOE: HCG at the moment R3P2VLDC33 Start Date: 4/01/10 (Atkins restart)	I noticed this too. I think its "purging"

05-10-2010, 04:36 PM	#5
itsmeshelly01 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 1,418 Gallery: itsmeshelly01 Stats: 260/140/144 WOE: JUDDD Start Date: eating lowcarb since 2005	Thank you guys! God i hope it hope it clears up. Its awful! I do put it in my coffee or tea in the morning and the afternoon so im not getting it on my face at all. I just wanna go hide til it clears up but i cant do that. I have acne prone skin already and usually only get a few breakouts around TOM so this is just crazy and its worse than it ever gets. I will stick with it for a week and see what happens and if it doesnt start getting better i will have to stop taking it and i really dont want to. I know there alot of great things about it so i hate to have to do that.

05-10-2010, 04:41 PM	#6
bytheocean Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 63 Gallery: bytheocean Stats: 151/137/125 WOE: SouthBeachPhase1 Start Date: May 6, 2010	I rub CO on my whole body every day (face included) after my shower and have never had that happen. I started it after this terribly cold winter and nothing was helping my chapped skin. Within two weeks my skin has never been so clear & smooth feeling in years. I also do the majority of my cooking with it as well. As for acne, I have pcos, and it has always been a problem. The only thing that has ever made a difference is rubbing pure tea tree oil on my face every night before bed. It smells & can be irritating to some people, so if you go that route to help clear it up, dilute it first and then work up to full strength. HTH

05-11-2010, 10:44 AM	#10
Victrola Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 1,550 Gallery: Victrola Stats: Who currently knows? WOE: Keeping it under 20g daily Start Date: 11/17/2009	This can be a total YMMV situation and you may very well NOT be able to ingest coconut oil. I get awful, awful cystic acne from flax seeds or flax oil so I understand you very well! First, stop the VCO completely. Second, since you want to calm a breakout, try an aspirin mask (if you don't have an allergy to aspirin). A few uncoated (must be uncoated) aspirin, or some aspirin powder mixed with water to form a thin paste, and voila, home made facial. Works like a dream for 99% of people who try it! Then, after you've cleared up a bit, maybe try it again with the straw and see what happens. It may not be for you!