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I doubt anyone has read this is a while, but yesterday was such an interesting day.
First off, I'm just now discovering the health benefits of apple cider vinegar. I've been researching ACV and trying to figure out which one to get, organic? filtered? unfiltered? The answer: unfiltered, raw, organic, must contain "the mother"...
So, ACV is good for a lot of things. It cures athletes foot, acne, helps with digestion, helps with weight control...you get the picture.
I decided that it was a GREEEEAAAT idea to use it as a toner. I read the directions a few days ago and thought I'd try it last night. Well, I didn't remember one little detail: test a small area first before you apply it undiluted to your ENTIRE face.
Things were going pretty well, I applied to a blemish and thought, "hmm, that doesn't burn, I will put it all over my face." So I did. I went into the den and sat down with Kevin. I was giggling about how I smelled like ACV and asked him if he could smell it. He could. It was dark and he didn't notice anything unusual looking about my face...only that I stank. So, I told him why I smelled like ACV and then my face started to burn. He laughed and thought I was silly until I shrieked from the bathroom. I yelled for Kevin to get in there. Kevin came running. My face was RED! Really Red. Fever face red. Blotchy red. I looked like I had burned the skin right off. I frantically started rinsing my face with cold water as Kevin tried to assure me that it didn't look THAT bad. So he suggested I put aloe on it. Thank GOD mom had watched that ridiculous Martha Stewart Show that Toast and I had gone to in NYC last year. Mom re-potted some aloe pups for me and gave it to me for Christmas. I stood there in that bathroom with an aloe leaf, stem thingy, and rubbed it all over my face. Kevin scurried over to the computer to find out if there was any info on the internet about my ACV condition. Apparently, you are supposed to dilute the sucker before you apply it on your face and test a small area to see if you are allergic.
I went to bed last night horrified! For some people, ACV burns...yes literally burns a burn on your face, sometimes a 1st degree burn that takes a month to heal... You have to apply a lot of aloe, vitamin e, and neosporin...
The good news is I won't break out for WEEKS...the bad news: I smell like vinegar and have a pinkish hue...
Thank the LORD it was starting to clear up this morning. Yes, it is a little pink, but not nearly as severe as last night. Word to the wise: dilute it!