1. Lemon Juice for Acne Scars
Lemon is a natural bleach. Vitamin C in lemon helps in rebuilding collagen. When you use lime juice on your acne scars, the spots get lighter day by day.
Lemon juice is an excellent skin lightening agent. It is the acid in lemon juice that helps brighten your skin and make the scars less visible. It can, in fact, fade away freckles and lighten the dark scars faster. Not only scars, if you have swollen pimples, lemon juice can help reduce its redness too. And it is probably the most easily available ingredient lying there in your fridge. So, you just need to get it from there and squeeze out some of its fresh juice to apply to your acne scar, everyday! However, just do not step out in sun after applying lemon juice to your skin. It makes your skin sensitive to sun’s rays. Even hours after when you step out of your home, do not forget to apply sunscreen to shield your skin.
How to use lemon Juice for acne scars
- Take a fresh lemon and squeeze out its juice. Apply this juice directly on your scars with finger tips or a cotton ball, leave it for ten minutes and wash it off with water. Do this once a day for two to three weeks during which you can see your scars diminish considerably. If you want, you can also mix honey with your lemon juice to make it some more effective in reducing the acne scars.
- If your skin is very sensitive, diliute lemon juice by mixing some rose water and then apply on your scars.
- You can even mix a teaspoon of lemon juice with two teaspoons of Vitamin E oil and then apply this to your acne scars. Vitamin E is a very good emollient with a lots of antioxidants that protects and even improves your skin texture.
I. Make a lemon mask to remove pimple scars
You will need:
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
- Honey – 1 tbsp
- Almond oil – 1 tbsp
- Milk – 2 tbsp
Directions:
- Mix them all and apply on the scars once daily for about 7-10 days. You’ll see the difference.
- After applying lemon juice, never ever step out in sun!
II. Lemon and Honey for acne scars removal
Get this:
- Lemons- 1-2
- Honey (optional)- 1 tsp
- Cotton ball
Do this:
- Squeeze the lemons to take out the fresh juice in a bowl.
- Add the honey to this lemon juice and mix well.
- Dip the cotton ball in this mixture.
- Now apply this mixture on your cotton ball to whole of your face or the area where you have acne scars.
- Leave for about 10-15 minutes.
- Wash off with water and pat dry.
- Do this once every day for at least 2-3 weeks.
2. Aloe Vera
This wonder herb, Aloe Vera, not only soothes swollen skin but also helps in regenerating damaged tissues boosting the healing process. It’s better to use fresh gel like substance directly from the aloe vera leaf than to use over the counter products containing aloe vera
How to use aloe vera for acne scars
Take an aloe vera leaf and peel its outer green cover. You’ll see a gel like substance beneath its green outer cover. Take out this gel and apply it on your scars. Leave it for about half an hour and then wash off.
Apply aloe vera gel twice daily to see the results in just few days. Not only will your acne scars will diminish but also your skin will start glowing and will become tighter.
3. Olive Oil
Olive oil can be said to be the most skin friendly oil because it contains a whole lot of vitamins ( A, D, E, C, B1 and B2), iron and antioxidants. The anti-inflammatory properties of olive oil also help remove acne scars.
How to use olive oil for acne scars
You need to apply olive oil to your scars before going to bed.
You will need:
- Olive oil
- Warm Water
- A clean cloth or towel
Direction:
- Take a little olive oil and gently massage your face with this. Focus more on the pimple scars.
- Massage for a few minutes till the time you can feel that all the oil has been absorbed by your skin.
- Now take a clean towel or cloth and drape it into warm water.
- Put the warm wet cloth on to your face to get the steam.
- Now wipe away the excess oil gently with the cloth. Don’t rub though.
- After 1-2 minutes, wash off your face with normal water.
4. Baking Soda
Baking soda is yet another popular remedy for removing acne scars through its exfoliating effects. The gentle coarse granules of soda mixed with water remove the dead skin layer off your face without any inflammation caused during the application.
How to use baking soda for acne scars
- Take a couple of teaspoons of baking soda and using water make a consistent paste.
- Gently massage your face with this paste focusing on pimple scars.
- After massaging for 1-2 minutes, leave the paste there on the face for few minutes.
- Now wash off with warm water.
- Apply some moisturizer, preferably olive oil.
- Repeat the process twice or thrice a week.
5. Raw Potato
Raw potato can do wonders in removing your pimple scars if you allow them to work for days with patience.
How to use raw potato for acne scars
- Take a potato and cut it into round slices.
- Take a slice and rub it gently over your face in circular motion.
- Keep doing this until you feel that your slice of potato has gone dry.
- Take another slice and do the same.
- Repeat this for about 15-20 minutes.
- Now leave the face as it is so that the leftover potato juice is absorbed by your skin.
- Now wash off.
- Apply some moisturizer that suits your skin.
Do this raw potato massage 3-4 times a week for at least 1-2 months depending upon the intensity of your scars. This and even other remedies for pimple scars need your patience to show results.
6. Raw Tomatoes
The red good tomatoes too can eliminate the scars from your face.
How to use raw tomatoes for acne scars
There are two ways you can do this -simple and and one which is not that simple. First, the simple way.
- Take a ripe red tomato and cut it into pieces.
- Crush the pieces to make a pulp of the tomato.
- Apply this tomato pulp on your face and leave for 15-20 minutes.
- Wash off your face.
- Repeat this daily for a week or two.
Now the second method for using tomatoes by making its mask
Make a tomato mask to remove pimple scars
You will need:
- Tomatoes- 2
- Cucumber- 1
- Avocados -2
Directions:
- Get the pulp out of tomatoes
- Grate the cucumber and avocados and squeeze out the juice.
- Mix all of them.
- Apply on your face.
- Leave for 15-20 minutes.
- Wash off with water.
7. Tea Tree Oil for Acne Scars
Derived from the Melaleuca alternifolia plant of Australia, tea tree oil is an excellent antiseptic, antibacterial, anti fungal and antiviral essential oil. As such, not only for acne scars, tea tree oil is, in fact, one of the best remedies for acne too. As far as scars are concerned, this oil is most beneficial in healing the hypertrophic scars that are generally raised and red, such as those we get after burn injury or a surgery. Raised acne scars too are not very uncommon. So if you have such raised or hypertrophic acne scars, you can effectively use tea tree oil to heal them. Tea tree oil, due to its anti-inflammatory effects would definitely help you in getting rid of such acne scars. This oil is also hydrating. It provides moisture and helps hydrate the scar which gradually diminishes the scar and make it disappear.
Get this:
- Tea tree oil- 2-4 drops
- Water- 1-2 tbsp
- Cotton ball
Adjust the quantity as per the area of your acne scars
Do this:
- Add the tea tree oil to the water.
- Take the cotton ball and dip it in the diluted tea tree oil.
- Apply this solution to your acne scars.
- Repeat 2-3 times a day
Precaution: Never use tea tree oil undiluted. It is too strong to be handled by your skin. Always dilute it with water, more so if your skin is sensitive.
8. Use Vitamin E on Acne Scars
In the recent times, Vitamin E has been considerably recognized as one of the very beneficial vitamins for human skin. It can thoroughly moisturize your skin and in this process, it makes the scars or spots on your skin less noticeable. This is all because it hydrates your skin well with its moisturizing properties. There is one more theory regarding vitamin E and its effectiveness in reducing acne scars. This theory says that vitamin E assists vitamin A in your body. Vitamin A is thought to be vital for a good skin. When you have vitamin E, present in many fruits and vegetables, the fat in your body absorbs this vitamin E. It then works with vitamin A to give you soft, supple and blemish free skin. Deficiency of vitamin E can even lead to dry skin and acne breakouts. Therefore, it is always advisable to provide your body with sufficient vitamin E. Now the question arises, how to use vitamin E on acne scars! Here’s how to do so.
Get this:
Vitamin E oil or Vitamin E capsule
Do this:
- Give steam to your face so that the pores open up.
- Take few drops of vitamin E oil. If you have bought vitamin E capsule, puncture it and extract the oil out of it.
- Apply this oil to your skin having acne scars.
- Now massage the area with this oil in gentle circular strokes for about 10 minutes or till the oil is absorbed into the skin.
- Leave for about 15-20 minutes.
- Now wash it off.
- Do this daily.
Precaution: If you have a sensitive skin, you should always do patch test before applying vitamin E oil or any other oil on to your skin.
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