Vinegar (as a topical)

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Vinegar Pictured:
Made from select sun-ripened grain, diluted with water to a uniform pickling and table strength of 5% (50 grains) acidity.

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January 13, 2010

Pros:

Clean face, no scars, no acne!!!

Cons:

The gross smell....

AMAZING. Braggs is the best... Don't buy heniz! It does nothing!!! You can get Braggs at Trader joes... or on amazon...
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March 11, 2012

Pros:

cleared up my cystic acne
cheap
easy to get
has a lot of uses
can last a long time

Cons:

STANKS BIG TIME!!!

I have had bad acne for most of my life. I have tried everything under the sun and was tired of spending all of my hard earned $. I would rather shop with my $ :) I decided to try this and this ish worked!!! My acne got better overnight. I applied it directly to a cotton ball and QUICKLY wiped my face with it. Yes it burned, but oh well, who cares? CAUTION: Don't leave the cotton ball on one area too long. I did that the first time I used it and got an ugly burn scar. FOR THOSE WHO DON'T LIKE THE SMELL-HOLD YOUR BREATH FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE YOU ARE APPLYING IT. That's what I do. Be creative people! I've never had consistent results with any other product (Neutrogena, Murad, Clean and Clear, facials,etc.) and not for this cheap price. My hormones are a hot mess and until I find a product to get them under control, I will continue to use ACV. I also used this on my natural, coily African American hair (along with a ton of conditioner & used as a detangler) and my hair shined and my curls popped! I am going to try it for weight loss for a few weeks and see what results I can get. Heck, I have a gallon sized bottle, why not try it for all the things people are suggesting? I still have to try the organic ACV with "Mother" in it. I heard this works even better. ***PLEASE TRY THIS IF YOU HAVE CYSTIC ACNE & YOU ARE AT YOUR WITS END! I KNOW IT CAN BE DEPRESSING- ESPECIALLY WHEN PEOPLE STARE AT YOUR ACNE AS THEY ARE TALKING TO YOU. HOW RUDE AND LOW- CLASS, RIGHT??!!
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June 28, 2010

Pros:

It helps with EVERYTHING!

Cons:

of course the smell, and stings for just a second.

My skin is used to harsh chemicals, and i don't really have bad acne, but recently i broke out and did not do anything to fix it so it just got worse because of wearing make-up, well anyway i have been using this apple cider on my face and it has dried up the zits over night! its a miracle! i drink a shot a day, but i decided to put it on my face to see what would happen, then i googled it and other people do it to lol. it depends on how sensitive your skin is but i think in moderation this is a healthy safe way to cure acne and overall everything. Its nasty to drink but i have gotten used to it. And honestly i had a hugeeee stress bump (is what i call the cyst like zits) and it went away over night! i think for the people that have been breaking out more because of this product is either because they had an allergic reaction to the acidity, or because they where not informed that acne gets WORRSEEE before it gets better! once you treat it you will not see results untill 3 weeks, when you get a zit it is from whatever you did 3 WEEKS ago. my step mom works in the spa and taught me everything. Anyway you may not know it but you have bacteria under the skin and once you treat it all comes out at once, so give it time :)
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May 6, 2010

Pros:

-Reduces acne very fast
-Exfoliates the skin
-Reduces Hyperpigmentation Scaring
-Reduces Redness
-Reduces Rolling and Boxcar Scars
-Very Cheap
-Readily Available

Cons:

-The Smell (That's a given I guess)
-Burns

This is a pure miracle. The time I first used ACV my skin was relatively clear from using my Regime (At this point I still had a lot of Post-Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation scaring from the acne) -Cetaphil Cleanser -Panoxyl Aquagel 10% -CeraVe Moisturizing Lotion So I didn't think much of the benefits of continued use of ACV Sadly I ran out of money, I couldn't purchase any more Aquagel and I had exams on the horizon, so I got very stressed and broke out terribly. Without any Aquagel I tried to look for other quick remedies to quell the problem, bare in mind I still had a lot of PIH scaring I wanted to deal with too, while researching treatments I stumbled across Vinegar as a treatment for PIH as well as acne, this is because Vinegar contains Malic Acid which is an Alpha Hydroxy Acid, so it performs relatively similair to Glycolic Acid. Malic Acid speeds up the rate of exfoliation on your skin. So I decided to give Vinegar another chance, this time though I only had Malt Vinegar which I read was acceptable, and this time considering I had used distilled Vinegar before (2 parts water to 1 part ACV) I thought I would try the vinegar undistilled. Boy was I glad I tried this method again, this stuff is INSANE before I didn't have that much acne to try it on, but at full strength this stuff literally kills acne so fast it's unbelievable, it completely dries up spots, I apply this stuff and I can literally see the spot get much smaller within seconds after application. Sure it burns and can dry up skin (nothing a good moisturizer won't fix) but these are minor issues considering how well it deals with acne. Results on par with Tea Tree Oil. Before I never gave Vinegar a chance to help with my scars (I didn't know it worked for this) I'm a week in this time and the results are AMAZING!!! Redness has subsided almost 50%, 20% improvement on my dark spots my overall complexion has improved so much and this is in
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January 17, 2011

Pros:

works great!!

Cons:

Stings a little and will leave face slightly red for about 20mins...this is just the ph balance of the skin working

Use as a toner morning and night leave on all day/ night. I use ACV bragg's, what this does is kills all the baterial that causes ance through the Acid...eventually pimples cannot form due to having no baterial!
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January 20, 2010

Pros:

Nothing YET

Cons:

New acne formed

I don't know if im doing something wrong but its been a week and a half since ive started using acv but my acne didn't disappear at all. And ive got a few new small zits. I only wash my face once a day and its in the morning but at the afternoon between 5-6pm and at night before going to sleep i dip my face in warm water and at night i put non-diluted acv on my face. I dont know if this is normal but can someone send me message at ken001234@[link removed] on what regimen they did that made acv work for them.
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January 12, 2010

Pros:

My skin was not as oily, got rid of some acne

Cons:

Made my skin rough, made me breakout, and made my skin super dry.

When I first started using this it was right after a big breakout, which I attribute to using baking soda. I have been trying many home remedies because I do not want to spend $, and now have moved onto ACV. At first, the pimples I had began to disappear just like they did when I was on baking soda. My skin became way less oily, and I could touch my face and not have a greasy shine on my hands. Then after a week my face became very rough and dry. I noticed bumps were starting to pop up all over my forehead. every time I got out of the shower It looked like I had eczema all over my face, but I kept on using it. Now I am really beginning to break out at the two week point. I am still going to use it because i have heard you initially breakout and then it is okay. I put it on every night for 10 minutes and then wash off. It is a 50% water and 50% ACv.
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August 30, 2010

Pros:

when used with mint julep clay as a spot treat it is truly a miracle!!!!!!

Cons:

this alone does nothing alone but irritate and break me out in cysts.

Please add a small drop of acv to a small amount of mint julep clay and mix...apply to a pimple(doesn't always work on those deep ones) and apply to the pimple. It will completely clear up the pimple within a few hours, it never fails me and both products are soo cheap!
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August 22, 2011

Pros:

quick solution to clear acne

Cons:

a little stinky but doesn't bug me

I had gorgeous clear skin in my teens but once I hit my mid 20s my skin went haywire. I spent thousands on facials, peels, medications , fancy cleansing routines, vitamins, better eating habits, drinking more water than I think is in the Pacific and NOTHING I mean NOTHING worked. The only thing that slightly helped was steaming my face at home every night for ten minutes. Until my mom told me about ACV. She had used it when she was younger and said it helped so I should give it a go. I have been using it now for a week and haven't seen my skin this clear since I was in my early 20s. I am so excited to see the changes over the next several wks of usage. It is worth the try!!! It is cheap! I use a lot so I'm suspecting it will cost me roughly 10 dollars a month, it could be way less for others! :-)
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March 10, 2010

Pros:

Helps skin heal faster, seems to help in fading red marks, leaves skin nice and smooth, evens out dry and oily areas, natural

Cons:

Smell (but could be worse)

I've only been using this about 3 days (got myself the Bragg's brand) diluted 50/50 with water (it doesn't sting btw and I have sensitive skin). I wish I would've known about this sooner! I have a ton of red marks and flat scars from years and years of mild acne combined with daily skin-picking. I can tell that it is helping my boo-boos heal quicker and allowing the skin to refresh/turn over better. It also seems to help diminish the fact that my skin is dry and oily at the same time (I know weird, but it is). It gives it a suppleness and it feels more hydrated. How an acid does that I have no idea but it does! Honestly even if I had no skin problems I would use this, it's great. I look forward to seeing how my skin continues to improve. I do not know if this is helping my existing acne only because I became desperate and went back on my birth control pill regimen for that because it was out of control. Once I am clear again I'm going to try to wean down/off the bc pills again and see if the ACV can hold its own. I plan to make this a permanent part of my skin-care regimen. Try it!
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