evidence: I've been using coconut oil for ages and I've never had a single breakout from it. IN THEORY it should be healthy for your skin because its got good amounts of antioxidants in it. Plus there isn't any scientific reason for it causing acne. It's definitely much healthier than vegetable oils which are full of all kinds of rubbish. Also you're doing well in getting the raw unrefined version, because the normal versions are heated so much that the antioxidants are destroyed. [...] On 10/15/2014, 1003, RichardWolfstein said:I've been using coconut oil for ages and I've never had a single breakout from it. IN THEORY it should be healthy for your skin because its got good amounts of antioxidants in it. Plus there isn't any scientific reason for it causing acne. It's definitely much healthier than vegetable oils which are full of all kinds of rubbish. Also you're doing well in getting the raw unrefined version, because the normal versions are heated so much that the antioxidants are destroyed.