A 21-year-old male asked:
Is honey and lemon good for treating acne?
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Dr. Otto Placikanswered
Surgery - Plastics 36 years experience
Logical not proven: Honey and lemon juice may both have antibiotic effectiveness that may diminish acne outbreaks and so it makes sense but I am not sure that its is truly effective in practice and may have other unforeseen complications.
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Last updated Apr 21, 2013
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