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There comes a time in everyone s acne journey when they feel like throwing their hands (that are probs full of spot treatments) in the air and giving up. But don t stress breakouts aren t the same for everybody, which means the treatment for them isn t either. So if you ve tried all the classic pimple products and are lookin to play around with some natural skincare options, let s talk about tea tree oil first.
You ve probably already used an acne product that contains a bit of tea tree oil (or TTO, if you re ~cool~), but what about using straight TTO to help with your breakouts? Is it as easy as just.dabbing it on? Spoiler: Nope. So to help you out, we enlisted help from board-certified dermatologist Elyse Love, MD, to answer your Qs and bring you all the tea-tree-oil facts below.