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A member asked:
Are essential oils effective at curing cystic acne? i have tried everything even cortizone (hydrocortisone) shots. nothing works.
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Prob not : By definition, "alternative" is different than modern western medicine. Generally any drug, herb, treatment, or oil that stands up to rigorous scientific scrutiny is included in modern medicine. Many alternative practices, oils etc do not stand up to scientific scrutiny and cannot be shown to work.nor safe. Some could do serious harm. Check https://nccih.nih.gov/ for research
Answered 6/26/2018
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