Most people develop acne -- the most common skin condition -- to some degree, but it primarily affects teenagers undergoing hormonal changes.
You get acne on your face and skin because your liver fails to timely deactivate androgens, which are sex hormones produced by your adrenal gland and sex gland (ovary in females, testis in males).
How does Coconut Oil Help Your Acne Treatment?
Coconut oil helps your acne treatment by:
- killing excess acne bacteria and Candida to restore their balance on your skin and in your gut respectively with its antimicrobial fatty acids. Restoring balance helps to hamper growth of bacteria and yeast, and stop bacterial infection, and thus, reduce inflammation and stop hyper proliferation of dead skin cells.
- Coconut oil locks the moisture in the skin and also nourishes it with essential fatty acids. Its phenolic compounds contribute to its antioxidant activity and give you glowing skin.
- Lightly warm up the oil and apply on the face and neck.
- Massage for a few minutes in gentle circular motions.
- Leave the oil on overnight.
You can add some sugar to the oil and use it as a scrub to exfoliate your skin once or twice a week. Use coconut oil every night before going to bed.
Oatmeal and coconut oil face mask is simply amazing! If you’ve been breaking out lately like I have, this is the mask you need in your life right now! If you don’t already know, coconut oil is a great thing to have in your home, especially if you’re beauty obsessed!
Most DIY recipes incorporate coconut oil for its healing properties and it really does a number on acne prone skin! I can’t begin to tell you how smooth and silky this mask left my face, but it was also amazing on my body! Make sure to use any of the leftover mask to exfoliate rough areas of your body!
DIY Oatmeal and Coconut Oil Mask
You’ll Need:
2-3 tbsp plain oatmeal
1 tbsp coconut oil
Directions:
- Muddle the oatmeal until it becomes fairly fine.
- Then, mix in your coconut oil and apply to a clean face and neck.
- Leave on for 20 minutes, and take it off by rubbing it into your skin to exfoliate.
- Rinse off and pat dry.
- If you have any leftover, rub it onto your body to exfoliate – it will leave your skin feeling silky soft!
This mask is great for anyone with oily skin, acne prone skin, aging skin, and even drying skin! Actually, this is a face mask for ALL faces! Because coconut oil is super moisturizing, it will do wonders for wrinkles and fine lines as well as dry skin.
The combination of both coconut oil and oatmeal works together as a super mask!
