Tea tree oil for acne?

Question

Ive just bought superdrug Tea Tree oil because I heard it was good for acne. The bottle is tiny. It says I have to dilute it in almond or carrier oil. I was just wondering whethr there was any other domestic products to dilute it with? Also how do I apply the oil to my face? Cotton wool? Fingers?

Answer 1

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris

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Contents:
1 SYMPTOMS
2 CAUSES OF ACNE
2.1 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CAUSES
3 TREATMENTS
3.1 TIMELINE OF ACNE TREATMENT
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
3.4 FUTURE TREATMENTS
3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 ACNE SCARS
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links



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Answer 2

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 3

Dilute it with whatever facial wash you normally use. You might have been better off picking up an acne product that already contained tea tree oil. Put the oil you have a drop or two on whatever you wash your face with along with your usual cleanser and wash your face as you normally would.

Answer 4

Not sure about tea tree oil; my friend however started taking Lipovox for her acne and has had great success, its about 38 bucks for 30 day supply on eBay. its worth a try for at least a month. Severe acne may need a dermatologist prescription and oils and supplements may not help

Answer 5

Tea Tree oil alone will not help your acne.
First know the following about acne:
What causes acne?
In brief:
1. Hormones
2. P Acnes Bacteria
3. Excess Sebum (oil) production
4. Hyperkeratinization (build up of dead skin)

So you have to address those issues with your skin care.


1. Kill Bacteria
2. Control Oil production
3. Control Inflammation
4. Exfoliate dead skin cells

Tea tree does help with bacteria, but the molecule in over the counter tea tree oil is too large to help. It need to be in a formulation that will penetrate the skin. The last thing you want ot do is to put a carrier oil on your skin.

I just did a post on acne on my blog:

http://www.hotornotbeauty.com/acne-solutions-other-than-proactive-and-murad/

Answer 6

I've never been told to dilute tea tree and use it whenever I get a spot...and I wash my hands w/soap &water then apply a drop or two

Answer 7

What you can do it add a few drops to the water in the sink you use to wash your face. Swirl it around a bit and then wash as normal with your usual products.

Answer 8

The Body Shop actually sells tea tree oil acne products so I'd go with tea tree oil.

Answer 9

you can add a couple of drops to your face wash or moisturiser and that should help