Ouch ! burnt my skin with EO

[magosienne]

this is me, queen of stupidness and clumsiness

.

i learned it's ok to apply a drop of EO on a pimple, and i noticed today i had this big infected pimple on my shoulder. so i decided to put a drop of my grapefruit EO on it (usually i use the needle method but i didn't feel like piercing it). so i take my bottle and directly use it,

except more than one drop got out (of course) and as a consequence my underarm skin burned

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ahem so here i was in the bathroom, gently washing my skin, spraying thermal water on it and finally applying some cream (thanks mom and dad for always having a big tube of cream for burns of all kinds). it still hurts a bit

i also carry two tiny acne scars on my face, where nasty pimples were two days ago.

so i learned :

-grapefruit EO is VERY effective against pimples

-please use a q-tip or a cotton pad when using EOs !!! (and a vegetable oil base >.&lt

 

[Kathy]

I hate to sound stupid, but what is EO?? LOL! Essential oil??

 

[igor]

Originally Posted by Kathy /img/forum/go_quote.gif I hate to sound stupid, but what is EO?? LOL! Essential oil?? joining the question

 

[magosienne]

yes, it is, sorry, i should have written it entirely.

 

[Kathy]

NP (No problem)!! LOL!! I should know that! But, I just wanted to be sure. Sorry that happened to you. I'll make sure I'm careful in the future!

 

[SalJ]

Really the only EOs you can use neat are tea tree and lavender. I wouldn't use any others neat.

Although I do know of people that use neat patchouli oil instead of perfume!

 

[magosienne]

eww !! i can't stand patchouli !

i also have tea tree and lavender, i think i'll probably try lavender next time i have a pimple.

 

[SalJ]

yeah lavender is what i use!