i hope the quality of the posters on this forum will dissuade any of the "ewww, gross!" types of responses and we can keep this to intelligent discussion.
i had reached a point of desperation recently with the moderate acne that arose out of the blue several months ago as well as my persistent facial, chest, and sacral seborrheic dermatitis. this was especially annoying as i had been eating a tremendously nutrient dense diet and had given up dairy, nuts, eggs, all refined carbs and other potential dietary problem items to no avail.
so i read about topical urine therapy and figured what the heck, why not? within two days of applying fresh urine with a cotton swab all of the acne on my forehead (about 5 whiteheads at the time) had gone down completely! one week later i have no new pimples and i had been averaging about 5 or 6 new whiteheads a week. the many red marks i had incurred are fading much more quickly too. even after only a week, my seb derm has been toned down noticeably, to a level i had never experienced with ketoconazole/steroids.
simply put, i am AMAZED.
as most here surely realize, urine is sterile and has strong antibacterial and antifungal properties. many of the contents of urine - especially urea, vitamin c and the b vitamins - are actually sold in many skin products. the enzymes, hormones, and other excess products (urine is not waste, but filtered excess) also likely play a role in its amazing effects on the skin.
has anyone here ever engaged in this ages-old practice? as long as you aren't taking a lot of pharmaceutical products, i really can't think of any downsides given the analyses of the contents of urine that have been published. if you would like i can post them. unlike benzoyl peroxide, which has been shown to age the skin, there simply aren't any substances in urine that i can envision being damaging to the skin. i have read a great deal on the subject and am convinced, but what are the thoughts of the resident skin experts here?