Looking for home remedies for acne scars? Often, medical professionals are only too quick to recommend surgeries and prescription medication as the best remedies for acne scars.
The problem with this trigger-happy approach is that not only are these treatments more expensive, one or two have terrible side effects, which will only make some people feel worse.
For this reason, I urge you to consider home remedies for acne scars instead.
These treatments are effective and natural, and you can easily whip them up in the comforts of your home.
Oatmeal.
Mix oatmeal powder with rose water.
Apply the mixture onto affected areas for 15 minutes.
Rinse off with cold water.
What the oatmeal does is close skin pores, and at the same time, clear up scars.
It also eliminates blackheads and whiteheads.
Honey.
Clean your face, and then apply honey where there is scarring.
Wait for 10 minutes before rinsing it off with water.
Honey clears pores and at the same time, smooths the wrinkling of skin caused by scarring.
Lemon juice.
Lemon juice works great at lightening dark scars.
All you have to do is squeeze juice out of some lemons, strain it, and then apply onto the skin, using a ball of cotton.
Leave the juice on the skin for 30 minutes, and then wash with very mild soap.
Tomato.
Apply thin slices directly onto the skin.
Over time, you will notice an over-all lightening of the scarring.
Best of all, tomato is not only an antioxidant, it keeps excess production of sebum in check.
Egg white.
Apply this directly onto the skin and wash off 30 minutes later.
Your skin will feel tighter and smoother; as well it should, because egg white is a wonderful skin conditioner.
Before trying out these 5 home remedies for acne scars, you may want to do a simple allergy test first.
Moreover, keep the application light and infrequent in the beginning, to gauge your reaction to the mixture.
If all goes well, you may increase the frequency of application later on.