It turns out that an article here talks about using coconut oil to cure acne and mouth pimples. The treatment is based on lauric acid which is a component found in coconuts!
The research is being led by biomedical student Dissaya “Nu” Pornpattananangkul, who is developing a rather smart way to heal acne by transporting nano scale bombs filled with lauric acid, directly to the skin to deal with acne bacteria.