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Mini breakout battle

by Tyrika on May 13, 2009

Welcome back!

If you’ve been reading this blog or have talked to me via any of the social media sites that you can find me on, you know that I’d battled with acne as an adult for about 5 years.  I made a number of life changing choices in the past year or so that have made a tremendous difference.  Going on Accutane was the most drastic and some would even say controversial but it’s been worth it to me.  I’m clearer than I’ve been since puberty.

Despite that round of treatment, modern medicine doesn’t fix everything 1005 of the time and I’ve  recently had a mini breakout across my forehead.  I’m pretty sure the break out stems from the weather; it’s blazin’ hot here in Houston already so I crossed my fingers that it might die out after a few days.  It didn’t :( Once I realized it wasn’t going to go away on its own, I decided to intervene with a more natural solution.  Here’s what I decided I’d use to combat the outbreak:

  • 4 ozs of aloe juice
  • 1 ml nutmeg essential oil
  • 1ml rosemary essential oil
  • .5 ml tea tree oil

I’ve been using this on my forehead only  in combination with my every day morning and night routine.  I can happily say I noticed a difference in as little as a week.  Once I saw the change, I switched to once a day just as a precautionary treatment but the outbreak is down to barely noticeable.

*happy dance*

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