Acne Soap- Overkill?

[kittywings]

So... I'm planning on making some acne soap and I'd like to use tomato, bentonite and/or white kaolin clay, charcoal, & tea tree oil (maybe lavender too)... do you think all of this in one bar is too much? My instincts say I should do two different ones: maybe one with tomato and clay and one with the tea tree, charcoal, lavender (?), maybe some clay in this one too...

Thoughts?

 

[dagmar88]

who are you asking? I made one with tomato, carrots, kaolin, aloe, silk, calendula, with lavender and geranium EO. Works really really well; my face has cleaned up since I started to use it.
Do make sure you don't use any pore clogging oils when your sensitive to it.
http://www.soapnuts.com/noncomo.html

 

[SilverMaple]

I made one with tomato, tea tree, and lavender, but balanced that out with buttermilk, honey, and oatmeal. It's a lovely bar, and kept my face clear all summer. Now that drier weather is upon us, I use straight goat's milk soap.

 

[ibariaSoap]

That sounds like it would do wonders! Keep us posted!

 

[Vetivier]

For my acne soap I used Calomine lotion, kaolin clay,tea tree and lavender.

 

[kittywings]

LOL, I guess it's because I see the tomato soap as having a tomato scent (with a fo, of course), thus "not being able" to use the tea tree... of course, where's the law that says I can't make a SEPARATE tomato soap... I guess I'll have to play this week.

 

[nup]

Please let us know how this goes, I too am interested on the results

 

[blueberrylolli]

according to that site coconut oil clogs pores? does that mean for acne soap you shouldn't use any?

 

[dagmar88]

That chart can aid you into finding a good recipe for yourself; but I guess one person is more sensitive to it than the other. My skin likes coconut.