Coconut Oil for Perioral Dermatitis
7 User Reviews
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Coconut Oil
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I then realized that might be the cause. I had started slathering my face with some type of oil...usually coconut, almond, or apricot kernel, both day and night. My face would be shiny for hours after because I thought the more the better right? Wrong. I immediately stopped with the oil altogether and almost instantly my PD has gone away...knock on wood. I have also been doing Apple Cider Vinegar as everyone suggests. I usually don't post things like this but it is such a depressing issue that I want to help anyone desperate for answers
(Canada)
01/16/2016
(Pollock Pines, CA)
10/25/2021
Coconut Oil
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1. About two weeks before the outbreak, I experimented with coconut oil as a facial moisturizer. I can't be sure whether this alone triggered the breakout, but I have used other natural oils -- olive oil, shea butter -- for over a year without any problems.
2. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is cited as a common irritant for those suffering from POD. I noticed that some "natural" products contain an ingredient called "Sodium Coco Sulfate", a compound which to my understanding may be essentially a diluted form of SLS. (See: http://longhair.livejournal.com/2356788.html"
It seems wise for me to avoid Sodium Coco Sulfate just as I would SLS. However, seeing as these two compounds are chemically similar to one another, could other coconut and coconut-derived substances also be an irritant for those with POD? I've noticed that many other products I thought to be eco-friendly and thus okay to use, such as my conditioner and laundry detergent, have some sort of coconut-derived cream and/or chemical in them. I would like to find out whether I need to avoid these types of coconut-based substances.
Has any significant number of individuals with POD experienced an adverse reaction to coconut oil/coconut-derived substances?
Thank you.
(Willits, Ca)
06/02/2011
Hi there, I just wanted to say I had Perioral dermatitis also & tried many herbal solutions. I finally took a round of antibiotics after almost a year of struggle & it cleared up quickly & completly. It was the one time I was very happy with going the Western route.
(New South Wales, AU)
08/17/2014
I had perioral dermatitis for months with many failed attempts to cure it -
I first of all swapped all detergents to all natural SLS-free ones, stopped the use of all cosmetics apart from coconut oil (which I had been using as a facial moisturiser for a month or so previously) I tried zinc, evening primrose oil, ACV, calendula cream, green tea, Elidel cream, cut out dairy, ate a vegetable based diet - and nothing worked, the rash was stubborn, itchy and raw and had spread to around my eyes, on my eyelids and between my eyebrows. THEN - in the last week I have stopped using coconut oil and have been moisturising with an all natural moisturiser for sensitive skin. Within a day I noticed the rash no longer felt 'active', and now after five days the bumps have almost disappeared and my skin is healing before my eyes, just a little pinkness remains. It might be worth a try if you're at a loss for reasons and, like me, had cut out all other possible causes. Every forum I read had said that coconut oil would be beneficial for dermatitis so I may just be the unlucky one who has an allergy.
(Damascus, Md)
09/19/2017
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My story is very similar to yours, except my PD persisted for 3 years! I'd have a breakout every 3-4 months (that only responded to Doxycycline, but it would always return.) I was at a loss all that time because everything I used on my body was as near to homemade as possible and I put very few, if any, unnatural substances on my body. My diet is much healthier than most as well.
Well, pure serendipity brought me to a dermatologist with a personal opinion... "Stop with the coconut oil already! " I made my own toothpaste with it, my bar soap had it as it's second ingredient, my moisturizer was pure coconut oil, and I took 1tbsp of it each day in my coffee. It's then that I realized that PD started shortly after switching to pure coconut oil for my face moisturizer.
What?????!!! So simple yet I overlooked it because I thought, "it's natural and unrefined. It couldn't be that."
I was wrong.
Coconut Oil
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For 7 days after I washed my face at night I wiped the dermatis with apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball. It will burn a little at first, but once it starts to clear up, it will no longer burn. I was also drinking apple cider vinegar during the day. I would mix 2-3 tablespoons of ACV with a water/apple juice mixture. I would drink that through out the day. I would also apply coconut oil directly to the dermatis whenever I was at home. I also ate the coconut oil, which surprisingly tasted pretty darn good. It's not strong or disgusting at all. It has such a light flavor. If you don't like coconut at all you may have a problem with it, but I actually like it. The more I read about the benefite of ACV and coconut oil the more I used it. I apply coconut oil on my body like I do lotion and I love it. You don't need a lot at all because it is very oily. A little goes a long way. But I truely believe that it is the coconut oil that cleared my dermatitis. i still have a little redness in the areas that were very dry before, and occasionally a few dry spots. However I still drink ACV and eat coconut oil daily and it keeps things under control, not too mention the benefits for other things. ACV is suppose to curb your appetite, and it has. Coconut oil has also improved my complexion. I will put it on every night before I go to bed and use it under makeup in the morning. I no longer put ACV directly on my face, but I do still drink it every day. I also want to report that I had no negative reactions to either of these remedies. You have nothing to lose by trying. My dermatis was so embarrassing I took two days off of work and went crazy with the coconut oil, and I absolutely love what I have discovered. I can't wait to go back to my Derm and tell him.
Oh - I use to wash my face with ___. i changed my face wash to ___ brand I got at the natural food store. I use the one with blue green algae and grape seed. I also use non-fluoride toothepaste, and have stopped eating anything with cinnamin in it. i am not sure if those were causes but I thought I would not use them and see. however I did eat french toast the other day that had cinnamin in it and didn't really have a reaction.
So i wish all of you luck with this. i would say there has been 85% improvement, but I still maintain with coconut oil and ACV.
Coconut Oil
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(Vacaville, Ca)
02/28/2012
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I know that coconut oil can be your skin's best friend. But I just wanted to put out there that it makes my skin breakout with very sore pimples. I also have PoD and it doesn't seem to make it any worse, but I had to stop using it because of the painful pimples. I use CO for so many other things and just wanted to let you know that some things work and some do not.
