Acne No More!
We beat the biggest challenge almost every teen battles! If you are raising a teen you know that their appearance is everything. Now, granted what they are particular about may not be pleasing to us; however the fact is most teens are concerned with "fitting in". The way they see to do that is through their appearance…this is how so many crazy wild things become “fads”. And the #1 thing that presents the greatest battle and causes them the most grief and heartache about their appearance is acne.
Ever since my granddaughter, Kaitlyn, (now 14) turned 12 it has been a daily battle in our home with the dreaded teen acne! Ugh! Tears of embarrassment, emotional outbursts of frustration and sometimes refusal to leave her room have been common occurrences.
My heart has gone out to her. I have shared in her frustration and cried many tears of my own alongside her. We have made numerous visits to highly qualified dermatologists where she was prescribed special creams and washes as well as antibiotics. They would provide some level of temporary relief but with side effects and never a long lasting solution.
The minute she was off the antibiotics the acne would raise its ugly head…no pun intended!
We eventually become monthly customers of the famous skin care product that you see advertised on television by many of the current stars. You know the one I mean, the 3 step process that is done 2 or 3 times a day. This again, provided occasional relief but we found that in order to maintain she was continuously increasing the amount and length of time for each application.
And of course during that certain time each month it became unbearable. Nothing helped. At times her face would actually look red from a distance as if she had a sunburn.
This past February she was invited to a Valentine’s Day dance at the local Christian school. Kaitlyn is a beautiful girl. As this was her first formal event, we shopped for the perfect dress, shoes and accessories. Everything seemed to be falling perfectly into place for this memorable milestone of her teen years. Only there was that red bumpy blotchy tint on her skin…I agreed to allow her to try some cover up but that is really all it did, it made the red bumps skin colored bumps. She became so depressed. What had begun as a very special time in her life was now reduced to tears and frustration.
She went to the dance, but from all of the pictures I saw, she spent most of her time out of the spot light and off the dance floor. I knew it was because of how self-conscious she was about her complexion.
I am sharing all of this with you because I am ecstatic to announce those days are now over! We have won the battle!
Some of you may be aware of the fact that my company, Awakened Parenting, has partnered with Young Living Essential oils. I have used many of their products and found them so amazingly effective that I felt the integrity of their business matched that of my own so that I was willing to attach my company name to them.
I have used their all natural oils for headaches, stomach aches, sore muscle relief, wart removal and relief from those restless sleepless nights for myself and my family. I have always been highly impressed with their effectiveness and absolutely thrilled that relief for these and many other ailments could be found without the use of drugs or chemicals.
I had recently read Angela Brook’s post on Face Book that her son suffered from teen acne and found relief using Young Living’s Lemon oil so that evening when I found Kaitlyn in the bathroom in tears over the condition of her skin (yep, her time of the month) I grabbed my bag of oils, pulled out the Lemon oil and a cotton ball, placed a few drops on the cotton ball, handed it to Kaitlyn and instructed her to rub it across her forehead and anywhere on her face she had a blemish or pimple. She immediately loved the scent of fresh lemon. Kaitlyn commented that it felt a bit “stingy” but felt it was bearable. I checked with her a few times because the directions stated that if it felt like a burn it could be diluted with vegetable oil but she said she was fine.
The next morning Kaitlyn came rushing into the kitchen shouting “OMG! Look! Look!” She was more excited than I had seen her in long time. She shouted, “Look at my face! It’s gone, it’s cleared up!” I had to run behind her as she raced past me on her way to my bathroom shouting, “I want to look in the bright light!” As I stood beside her and looked in the mirror I was stunned to see that she was right…except for a few tiny blemishes, her face was clear. The bumps, blotches and pimples were gone!
Kaitlyn was now shedding tears of joy and reveling in the long awaited feeling of relief as she realized the battle was over ! By simply applying a few drops of Young Living Lemon oil each night she would never feel the embarrassment or frustration over her appearance again. I can’t tell you what this has done for her self-esteem and self-image…and for my peace of mind.
Parent to parent, regardless of the age of your children, if they are not teenagers yet, they will be one day and trust me when I say you want to be prepared and have this oil in your bathroom to save them from the physical and emotional pain and frustration of acne.
This is a perfect example of why I chose to become a part of Young Living Essential Oil’s company. Not only am I able to provide my family with healthy and natural alternatives but I can pass the opportunity on to you as well.
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Young Living Lemon Oil
Lemon (Citrus limon) has a strong, purifying, citrus scent that is revitalizing and uplifting. Lemon consists of 68 percent dlimonene, a powerful antioxidant. It is delightfully refreshing in water and may be beneficial for the skin. Lemon may also be used to enhance the flavor of foods. Lemon essential oil is cold-pressed from the rinds of lemons. Jean Valnet MD estimated that it takes 3,000 lemons to produce one kilo of oil. In his book, The Practice of Aromatherapy, Valnet wrote that lemon is a tonic for supporting the nervous and sympathetic nervous system.* Lemon has an approximate ORAC of 6,619 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per liter. **Lemon essential oil is highly anti-bacterial and acts as an astringent, an antiseptic, a disinfectant, and a styptic that stops wounds from bleeding. It becomes an excellent remedy when used in a compress or as a cleanser for treating bleeding wounds. Use Lemon directly on the cut as a styptic to stop the bleeding and also disinfect the cut. $ 21.95 |
