I made a natural mask for myself using a recipe I saw on the internet, but my skin literally revolted. My pimples increased, and my spots became more pronounced. Many people who tried the same recipe had written, "I got amazing results." Did I do something wrong, or are natural recipes really not that reliable? Do you think we should avoid these kinds of things altogether?
Honey, everyone's skin reacts differently to these kinds of recipes. If you have very sensitive skin, maybe you had an allergic reaction to something in that mask. My girls once tried a lemon recipe like that, and their skin was ruined. Be careful with these things.
So did you use the ratios exactly as you saw in the recipe online? For example, if it's lemon, you might have squeezed it too much or it might have stayed in too long. In a similar situation, I had just left it, I think it's hard to grasp in one go.
Now look, if there are many people doing the same recipe and they're satisfied as you said, the problem might not be with the recipe but with you. I think if your skin was already reacting to something else, you probably added the recipe on top of that. How many days has this problem been going on? Did it start suddenly?
The reliability of natural remedies varies depending on skin type and the ingredients used. For example, components like lemon and baking soda can increase sensitivity due to their acidic properties. The prominence of spots is likely related to increased inflammation. It's advisable to consult a dermatologist.
So, they had honey, lemon, and a bit of cinnamon in the recipe. They wrote the time as 20 minutes, and I kept it for exactly that long. But the lemon and cinnamon really burned my face; I didn't realize it would be bad at first. That's why I've been a bit cautious about natural recipes, to be honest.
When it comes to natural recipes, people tend to think they're 100% innocent, and that's what frustrates me. They're seriously messing with everyone's hard work under the name "organic." Your issue is that you trust these recipes more than you should. The simplest solution would have been just to go to a doctor.
