Coconut oil on my face was a mistake

#1 Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:46 pm

PSA: I read on Pinterest that coconut oil is the miracle cure for everything. Hair, skin, teeth, cooking and apparently your soul.

I put it on my face as a night cream for a week.

Worst breakout of my adult life. Like 20 little bumps across my forehead and cheeks. I'm 31. I'm too old for this.

Anyone else, or am I the unlucky one?

#2 Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:24 pm

Not just you. Coconut oil clogs pores for a lot of people. Great on your body, terrible on a lot of faces.

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#3 Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 1:17 pm

pinterest has a lot to answer for. I made a 'natural deodorant' from a pin and it went about as well as you'd expect

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#4 Posted: Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:17 pm

I use it on my face and it's fine! But I have super dry skin, and I mostly use it to take off makeup and wash it off after. Skin types are different.

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#5 Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2013 4:24 am

@sagegamer the dry vs oily thing makes sense, I'm combo/oily. lesson learned

#6 Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 11:02 am

My girlfriend uses it as a hair mask, on her legs, in her coffee and on the cat's dry paws (the vet said it was ok). There's a jar in every room. I tried it on my face once. Never again.

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#7 Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 12:58 pm

@spriteraider7 the coffee. I need to know more about the coffee

#8 Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2013 1:49 pm

@Cyberrogue she says it makes it "creamy". I say it makes it "have an oil slick on top". We agree to disagree.

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#9 Posted: Sat Jul 20, 2013 7:56 pm

Update: stopped the oil, using BHA twice a week, forehead is almost back to normal. Coconut oil is going back to the kitchen where it belongs.