A new use for WOO drops - Presdnisone Acne!

So I has no idea why I even tried this... Desperation I guess, but I took some of the WOO/Thyme Oil drops I had left over (I switched back to Gel Caps) and mixed 5 drops in with a some facial moisturizer. Well, holymoly... It does a bang up job on making clear skin virtually overnight! Or at least for me it did.

I always break out with terrible acne for a few months after stopping Pred. And this, well, I can wake up in the morning and leave now without even thinking about it. Honestly it only took about 4 days for pretty much total clear skin. I'm pretty amazed. Pred also gives me acne on the back of my neck and upper back... it's disgusting. This got rid of it.

WARNING: This stuff burns like no tomorrow! I mean BURNS... So if you can tough it out for about 2 mins the sensation/tears go away then it's just fine. Literally about 2 mins and all is good. Borderline refreshing actually. Also it stinks like no tomorrow so you'll walk around at night smelling like a serious Italian Restaurant Chef. But hey clear skin without worry...

Maybe try a small drop on a single zit first and see what happens before getting the nerve to mix it with moisturizer. Also do NOT get it in your eyes or eyelids, but this kind goes without saying.

PS - If you're a dude - and I say this in all seriousness, do not and I repeat DO NOT take a pee after without washing your hands... talk about burn! Good lord I cried... And not tears of joy let me tell you.

Oh yeah - Last night I was curious and googled it - turn out Thyme oil had better effects than meds on the Acne Bacteria. So there's some science to it. I just can;t find straight Thyme Oil, but the added WOO must be a potent combo.

Link to what I used: www.healthfirst.ca/productOverview.aspx
Orega-Supreme Oil
Each drop contains:
Mediterranean Oregano* aerial parts oil
(Origanum vulgare) 20% w/w (6.0 mg per drop)
Providing 80% Carvacrol
Thyme* (Thymus vulgaris) leaf and flowering top
13% w/w (3.9 mg/drop of a 55:1 extract)
(214.5 mg crude thyme)
Providing 63% Carvacrol

I mix it with olive oil to treat skin issues, I got a fungal infectionon my pinky fingernail from gardening without gloves and started using WOO on it. It has helped a lot.

This sounds like it'd be great for me...I've been off predz for a month and the acne is so bad I cant even move my head. Could you post a working link? The one you posted doesn't work for some reason.

i will try this tonight, mark, and report back. i just got a new supplement shipment in today with some oregano oil. i usually use tea tree oil but it's not cutting it on these babies.

i've used oregano oil on hives, poison ivy, and other rashes. works like a charm. i do have a wart on my toe and i'm wondering if it would help with that. maybe put some on and then put a bandaid on it.

I don't know if it was the thyme content (which there is literature on) or the WOO itself or the combo of the two together. So will be interesting to hear if WOO on it's own does anything.

Haha... I guess we now know..

But that might not be a bad thing really - aside from the ugly factor. Unclogging the pores and bringing "whatever" to the surface maybe.... Are you going to give it another night?

I found something today again that said Thyme Oil was more effective than Benzol Peroxide (However that's spelled) and a few other topic treatments.

Hahahaha... nice. I think the stuff with the Thyme that I use has a slightly milder scent - But I think it's the Thyme that BURNS... Turns out thymus oil is the active ingredient in Lysterine, which is obviously known for the killer stinging sensation. So the thyme is the potent one burn wise and maybe Acne wise - but you never know. Will be interesting to see your results.

I still can't find straight Thyme Oil.

I wish I was one of those scent blending people, then I could figure out what to mix it with like umm lavender or something to make it less stinky.

I was also thinking maybe my success with it as a treatment for Crohn's-Colitis is also partly due to the Thyme addition whereas many others just used straight WOO.

Does he make you do this before or after your appointment ;) hahaha... I'm thinking to a dentist this is the equivalent of taking your shoes off before coming in...

Some people have brutal breath. ESPECIALLY all the girls that work at the local health food store... man it's like Dragon Breath City in there. I think they're all to shy to tell each other lol.

Well - Any news here with the WOO? Or did you just totally break out worse and smell bad for a few days?

It's done a knockout job for me... I just wish it would help others. Again though, I think it's more the Thyme Oil.

I guess it's the Thyme Oil then... Maybe I'll ask the health food lady if she can order some and I'll try it if so. Might smell a lot better to. It totally cleared out all these blackheads and stuff from the pred... was kinda gross but at the same time made a huge difference. Except for the burning sensation.

Actually if you google "Effect of thyme oil on acne" a lot of comments pop up

and if you search "Effect of thymus vulgaris on Propionibacterium acnes" a few studies pop up so maybe it's worth a shot - thyme, cinnamon and rose oil showed the most effect according to the one study that popped up. Maybe the combo could be made to smell good and work.