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Garlic cloves for acne

For acne, crush garlic cloves and apply on the face, once or twice a day.

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I agree Comments By: cherisa Garlic is part of the allium family which includes onions as well. Onions, like garlic, have sulfuric acid. It's this sulfuric acid that kills the bacteria that causes acne. The powerful combination of hydrogen peroxide and sulfuric acid is what makes products like Proactiv work so well. I haven't tried using peroxide on my skin as it's too drying. But onions have been a blessing for me for the acne that I've gotten during my pregnancy. AND I don't feel uncomfortable with onions because they are a natural product that my skin is absorbing unlike most of the products you buy off the shelves. After a while your skin will clear up so well you won't ever need to wear makeup. You will usually see the beneftis in less than 24 hours if you keep rubbing a little onion on your skin everyday or every other day. God bless   I agree, but... Comments By: Jezz I agree that the sulfuric acid would help acne, but I am not so sure about rubbing garlic or onion on my face if it will stink. Will it smell, like bad I mean?   DO NOT DO THIS Comments By: LearnFromMyMistake I tried this, but I went to the extream, I crushed up a Garlic clove and spread the paste and juice all over my zits, then I put bandage on it and went to sleep. It burned like hell but i just was desperate to get rid of it. I woke up the next morning with MASSIVE BLISTERS!!!! it took 2 weeks to go away! I twas so embarrassing, I had to go ot work and everything! Horrible! im never touching garlic again!! Just eat it!! Don't put it too long on your face!   ew Comments By: anon wont that just make you stink?   gralic doesnt stink Comments By: Sabrine it doesnt smell. on ur face that is. be mature. it worked 4 me. it made my acne calm down and in 2 weeks, i had clear skin!!!   Just trying it out. Comments By: David I have Fordyce Spots on my upper lip. They are disgusting. I cannot afford laser treatment and I am a big believer in natural solutions. I cut a clove in half and rubbed it on my lips. It did burn a bit. I also noticed that the lip swelled a bit. To cool it down I soaked a green tea leaf bag in some cool water and that helped a lot. I am hoping to continue this until those spots are gone! Anyway, I will post the results.   Results Comments By: David This is a promised update. If anyone is interested, I thought it would be helpful to let you know what the results were.(I tried the rubbing raw garlic on my lips for my Fordyce Spots on my lips. Well, its been a few days and it seems to work. I must caution anyone doing this to do so in moderation. I have cleared away a good number of the spots. However, I also got my lips chapped sligltly. The results were so good that I got exicted. Another problem is that I got the duck lips for a while. The lips swell up when you put this on them too much. I went to a local Vitamin Shoppe and bought Allicin 4000 Garlic caps (you can get 300 hundred tablets for about 20-25 dollars). I have read that if you want the benefits of fresh garlic you need to buy something with Allicin in it. That is is what kills bacteria. For soothing use vitamin E gel caps (snip the end with a needle or sharp point and rub on lips. Let it sit for an hour, then wash off gently). Tea bags (I use green tea, but you can use herbal too. Soak in a dish of cool water for five minutes. With your head resting on a pillow-put some relaxing music to listen to-and place on lips. Let sit for an hour) Honey is nice too, and it kills bacteria in wounds. (So if you get a blister just put some on the sore skin and pop in a good dvd. Be careful, the honey will taste so good you may be tempted to lick it off your lips, LOL!) Remember. Use with moderation on the raw garlic. Someone else posted they got nasty burns. Well, the left the stuff on way too long. No longer that a couple of minutes (twice a day if you like) but better if you do it alone. No point in putting off anyone with the garlic stink! LOL! Anyone who wants to share their experience is welcome to. I would love to hear from you. Good luck people! : ) Peace!