[Experiment] Acne Scar/Dark Spot Treatment- First Check-In

It has been five days since I first started on my lemon experiment, and it's time to check-in on the result, let you guys know some unrealized benefits, and minor procedural adjustments.

Click Here for the original experiment set up.

I have been applying lemon juice onto my face every night for the past five days, unfortunately, I have yet to observe any visible results. Even if there is any improvement, it is probably too minor and too gradual to be observable by the naked eye. Maybe one day I will wake up and see that all my dark spots are gone... and I would realize the amazing-ness of lemon juice. But so far, nothing yet.... but I mean, even with high end skin care products, you need to give it a few weeks or month for it to show visible improvement.

Even though there was no observable improvements in the scar/dark spot area, I did find that lemon juice is surprisingly good at zapping away pimples. The result is even better than some of the acne treatment products out there. Remember those two giant pimples on my forehead in my previous POST, their size was significantly reduced one day after lemon juice was applied, and they were completely gone by the second day. Normally it would take 5-7 days for a pimple that size to heal. The same thing happened to a few other pimples, so now, I kind of use lemon juice as a acne treatment.

And now for the minor procedural improvement part, remember how I squeezed the juice of half a lemon into a bottle so that it's convenient to use? Well, scratch that plan. This is an experiment, I am learning from it as well, and I can admit to faults. But do not worry though, there are no harmful effects.

Contrary to what I thought, the effectiveness of lemon juice greatly reduces a few hours after it is squeezed due to oxidation. So even though it did not spoil, it is less effective. Four days after I squeezed the lemon juice, it is hardly acidic, and it smells a little like lemonade, and I know lemonade does not help the skin. So the new plan is that I will freshly cut a slice of lemon every night and rub it onto my skin, it is a little more work and less convenient, but hey, what's a little work for better skin?

Will check in again in a few days, stay beautiful~