Best Home Remedies for Acne Scars - 3 Ways That Work Fast

Saturday, 22 March 2014

Once you have treated your pimples, acne scars home remedies should be your next focus. While it is relatively easy to treat the acne itself, the scars may take a longer time to heal. There are many medications you can take on that are very affordable as some ingredients are found right in your own home.

Like any other self-help medication, you have to be always cautious whether you are fit to do such treatments by yourself. If your acne scar problem is not that severe, you can easily deal with these home remedies. But if you see excessive irritated scarring, you have to consult a dermatologist.

For extreme cases, cosmetic procedures like laser resurfacing, dermal fillers, punch excision, skin graft replacement and subcutaneous incision maybe necessary. Meanwhile, here are three tips that can jumpstart superficial removal of your scars.

#1 - Kitchen foods

The vegetable fruit tomato is the perhaps the most accessible among acne scars home remedies. You can simply slice it and place the tomato segments in your scars. Its contents vitamin A, antioxidants and lycopene are great components to heal damaged skin.

Lemon or lime juice is also effective to remove blemishes and dark acne scars. Soak a cotton ball into the juice and apply unto affected area.

Leave this for about 15 minutes and rinse your face right after with lukewarm water. The water temperature is important so that your skin will not be 'shocked'. Do the same application process with milk. Its lactic acid aids dissolving damaged superficial skin.

#2 - Solutions

There are several acne scars home remedies in form of mixtures. The first one is an easy natural face mask. You will need a tablespoon each of sour cream, yogurt, oatmeal and lemon juice. Mix all the wet ingredients first then add the oatmeal. Apply on the affected area. Leave for 15 minutes and then wash off with running water.

Natural pastes are also effective. Mix chickpea flour, milk and a few drops of lemon juice and raw potato juice. Leave a thick paste on your skin for 15-20 minutes. Wash away with warm water. Another paste is a mixture of sandalwood powder and black gram dal for an overnight application. Wash it with cold water the next day. You can alter this mix by using sandalwood powder and rosewater.

#3 - Massage

Among acne scars home remedies, using natural oils and juices to massage your skin with is one of the easiest techniques. Regular olive oil can also serve as a moisturizer to make scars fade away. Gently massage the oil in the scarred area for about 10 minutes.

Cucumber juice can also be used for facial massage to tighten the pores. Do this for 15 minutes. And lastly, the ice cubes can be used to rub against the scars for the same time frame as the previous two ingredients.

These acne scars home remedies were proven effective for many individuals. However, results may vary as every person's skin type is different. If irritations or swelling persist, it is best that you immediately consult a skin care professional-By Denise V. Thompson 

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Best ever Home remedies for ACNE SCARS

Saturday, 21 December 2013

Many people all over the world are on a constant battle with acne. After acne, the worst enemy of them all comes, acne scars. Acne scars are even harder to battle. They can't easily be treated and requires expensive visits to the dermatologists for them to fade and eventually disappear. 

While major scars like indented ones require microdermabrasion or laser resurfacing for tissue regeneration, minor scars like red marks left can be treated at home naturally. There are a lot of home remedies you can choose from and here are the top 8 guaranteed effective you can try to help lighten and fade those nasty scabs.

Rub olive oil on areas where you have acne scars. Olive oil is known to have healing and moisturizing effects helping it fade while leaving it supple and hydrated.

Another home remedies you can try is lemon juice toner. Lemon juice is rich in vitamin c also known as citric acid that helps lighten and shrink scars. Vitamin C has a natural bleaching effect hence, not only will it lighten your scars but your face complexion as well. It can also make your skin very sensitive to sunlight so if you opt to try this, don't forget to put on sunblock.

Tomatoes are also known effective acne scars home remedies. Tomatoes are rich in Lycopene, an antioxidant known to combat cancerous cells and help lighten complexion. Put chilled tomato slices on your face, leave for about 30 minutes then rinse face with warm water. The natural lycopene found in tomatoes will help fade those acne scars and give your complexion a rosy glow.

Many people swear by natural face masks. Face masks do wonders not only in helping you fight acne but on the overall glow of your face as well. Mix one tablespoon of yogurt with one tablespoon of oatmeal, a few drops of lemon, and a tablespoon of sour cream. Leave on your face for 15 minutes then rinse off with warm water. 

Oatmeal naturally exfoliates, yogurt is a natural anti bacterial, sour cream moisturizes your skin, and lemon lightens your acne scars.

Ice is also considered as  home remedies. Acne scars are also known as injuries on your skin. Acne has injured your skin causing acne marks and like any other injury, ice helps reduce the swelling and makes your acne scars less visible.

Vitamin E does wonders to our skin. Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin known as an ant-oxidant and helps regenerate cells. Pop a capsule of vitamin e and place it on your scars. You might also want to drink vitamin e to help cells repair from within.

Rosehip seed oil is known to have anti-aging and anti-wrinkling properties and help skin cells regenerate faster for faster scar healing. Just rub rosehip oil on scars twice daily.

Sandalwood and rosewater paste helps scars heal faster as well. Sandalwood is a natural anti-bacteria and UV protector.
 

It also helps calm the nervous system thereby alleviating stress and anxiety which can cause breakouts. Rosewater on the other hand has natural tonic properties thoroughly cleansing the skin. Mix 100g of sandalwood with 120ml of rosewater rub on your face and leave on overnight. Rinse with cold water in the morning.

Our skin can actually heal scars in time but there's no harm really in trying out these acne scars home remedies to speed up the healing process. We all want clear skin using the best most inexpensive way - Archer Goodchap

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