Part 2: That Perfect Anti-Acne Formula

It's been like two (2) months since these I-so-hate-acne invaded parts of my oh-so-pretty face. Char! haha.. I've tried everything to get rid of them. From dove facial wash, Moringga soap, Body Shop's tea tree oil, to Eskinol with Dalacin C. Eskinol with Dalacin C was quite effective at first in drying the acne. It also prevented my face from getting oily. But then, after like a week of using the Eskinol formula, I think the acne got irritated, some of them grew larger, and more of those li'l acne sprouted. So then I stopped using it.  And decided that I should stick to a "soap only" regime. Though the acne stopped swelling, more of those li'l acne showed up.

I can't even bear to look at my face in the mirror for several days.

And then I thought of calamansi. When I was in High School, i remember using pure calamansi extract on my face, not to remove acne (i was acne free back then) but to whiten my face. But I stopped using this because it hurts.

So I decided to try this again. One (1) calamansi fruit is enough for one day because I only use it at night. After washing my face using the moringga soap, I have to extract the calamansi and put it on my face. Never mind if it hurts like hell, it really hurts horribly that I have to sit in front of the electric fan to lessen the pain, I'd do this night after night if it's the only way I can remove these acne! Update: Mix it with honey if available. Honey has moisturizing effect and and is good for the skin. And it wont hurt as much.

So after just one night, I noticed that the acne started drying up again, like when i first used eskinol with Dalacin C, but with calamansi, no more popped out. With continued use,    my face got better. Those large acne were removed and dried. And now my problem are these acne scars. But I have to remove these acne first, and then worry about the scars later. But  I hope that calamansi extract will work wonders on those scars too, since it has some whitening and softening powers.

As of the moment, I am not yet acne free, but I think (and I hope) that I'm almost there, like it's still just a week when  I started using calamansi anyway. 

Calamansi fruit
Photo credit: http://codemenot.blogspot.com/2010/12/10-reasons-to-love-benefits-of.html

Calamansi fruit
Photo credit: http://beautyenhancer.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/1M/478

Note: For part 1 of this entry, just click the link below. :)

Update: Due to the huge number of views for this entry, i know i owe everyone an update.. :) Yes folks, it's effective, I got rid of the acne and the scars, i just wish i took a "before photo" so everyone can see the difference. Its been like 2 years since i wrote the article, but that doesn't mean that it took that long to get rid of the acne too, it just took like 2 months of continuous use of calamansi with honey every night and yes they're gone. 

Happy Christmas! :)

Part 1: That Perfect Anti-Acne Formula