Natural Home Remedies to Get Rid of Acne Scars
Author: Nick Mutt
Your skin needs proper care and protection from dust and sun rays. Due to uncleanliness of skin you can get acne which may result in scars if not treated initially. There are many skin care products to reduce scars but do you think they are good for your skin. Most of the acne products available in the market contain strong components that may harm your skin.
Age old natural remedies for skin problems are some of the best treatments. This article will discuss 20 most effective and easy to follow natural remedies to get rid of acne scars.
1. Do not wash your face with soap and water, wash it in the morning and night with lukewarm salty water. Soap is a drying agent and may worsen the acne, whereas lukewarm salty water may help remove oils without drying the skin.
2. Apply aloe vera juice twice a day to help the healing of the acne scars. Aloe vera juice are easily available at most health stores.
3. Cucumber is one of the refreshing treatments used for the treatment of acne. It will make your skin look young. Blend the cucumber into a paste and apply it on the spots. Leave it for 30 to 45 minutes and then wash it off.
4 - Prepare a paste of sandalwood (chandan) powder with black gram (masoor) dal. It can be used on facial skin to treat the acne. Keep it overnight and wash it with cold water the next day.
5 - Tomato is also used for treating blackheads and to open the pores of the skin. Cut the tomato and rub it on the skin. Leave on for 15 minutes. Wash it off with water. This will reduce open pores and blackheads. This treatment is good particularly for oily skin.
6 - Prepare a paste of nutmeg (jaiphal) with unboiled milk and apply it on the affected area. This is an effective herbal ointment for treating skin problems. Acne will disappear without leaving a mark.
7 - Egg whites are also used to treat acne. Apply it on face and leave overnight. Wash off in the morning.
8 - Neem is used for the treatment of almost every skin problem. It contains Nimbidol and Gedunin, which have very good fungicidal properties. It is very effective to get rid of acne.
Note: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it.
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home remedies for acne? or acne scars? ones that work well plz?
i only get normal pimples and whiteheads, never have i gotten a blackhead
does any1 know of any good home remedies for acne?
also, what works for acne scars on my upper arm? could lemon juice work?
Pimples
A simple soap and water routine can help dry out pimples. Make sure your child washes her face at least three times a day, with soap and water. If your child’s skin is very oily, she should apply soap before wetting her face.
Camphor solution dries out pimples, and it soothes the skin. Keep a bottle handy so you can pat the solution onto the problem areas at regular intervals. If a pimple-head has already formed, put a hot towel on the pimple repeatedly until it comes out. Then pat on some camphor.
Onions are also useful in dealing with pimples. Cut a few onions and cook them in lard until they become transparent. When they have cooled, tie the mixture in a muslin cloth and apply it to the pimples in the form of a poultice.
Blackheads
Soap and water combined with a steam routine seems to be the best approach. Add dried lime flowers to a pint of boiling water and steam the face in this solution for 10 minutes. As a result, pores will open up. Press the skin around the blackheads with cotton wool or tissue. Then close the pores with an astringent solution, and wash with soap and water. A steam face bath with Epsom salts added to it is also effective. If the blackheads are still clinging on stubbornly, pat some almond oil on them and gently squeeze them out.
You can also try a solution made of 6 ounces of distilled water and 27 grains of soda bicarbonate. Rub this solution over the blackheads.
Milk also helps treat blackheads. Wash the face with warm water and then sponge it for fifteen minutes with tepid milk every day.
Apply a little warmed honey to the face, and wash off after fifteen minutes.
Exfoliate your skin with a facial scrub, twice a week. Make your own homemade exfoliating scrub. Dissolve four ounces of powdered almonds, two ounces of glycerine soap and one ounce of multani mitti in a little water. Then rub this solution onto the blackhead-affected areas on your face.
Large pores
While there is no permanent remedy to close large pores, astringents do help to temporarily tighten and close them.
Buttermilk has astringent qualities. Apply it on your face and leave it on for 15 minutes before washing off with cool water.
Egg white also helps tighten skin. Beaten egg white should be applied on the face with cotton wool and washed off after 15 minutes.
Tomato juice contains Vitamin C and potassium and works wonders on large pores. It can be used alone or mixed with curd or multani mitti to make an excellent pore-closing paste. Lettuce juice is another alternative.
Pastes made of cornmeal or oatmeal have also been found to help closing pores. The paste should be made with hot water, applied and left on for about half an hour. It should then be washed off with cool water.
Powdered alum mixed with hot water or rosewater and egg white is also good for tightening and closing large pores.
You can also make a good skin tonic using equal parts of vinegar and water.
As in the case of pimples, camphor works well towards tightening and closing open pores. A few drops of camphor spirit mixed with rose water or cool water makes a nice pore-tightening solution.
The most important tip of all: start taking care of your child’s complexion from the outset, so she never has to endure the pain associated with far-from-perfect skin. After all, prevention is better than cure.
Some more easy-to-implement body care tips.
1.Watermelon juice clears the skin of all its blemishes leaving it fresh and lovely. Grate a watermelon, squeeze out the juice and apply it on your face for 15 minutes. Now wash it with hot water and then splash on cold water.
2. Fenugreek leaves (methi) cure pimples, blackheads, dryness and early appearance of wrinkles. Make a paste of these leaves and apply it every night. Next morning, wash off with warm water. This improves your complexion.
3. Tea leaves and lemon juice helps prevent hair fall. They also lead to soft and shiny hair. You need to boil the leaves in water and strain out the tea. Add a little lemon juice to this concoction and wash your hair with it. Rinse your hair thoroughly.
4. Bengal gram flour (besan) mixed with curd can be applied daily on your face and hair! It will not only give you a glowing complexion, but also long and lustrous locks.
5. Orange juice is great for an instant glow. All you need to do is dip your fingers in the juice and pat your cheeks, chin, neck and forehead. Wash off after ten minutes.
raw unpasteurized apple cider vinegar
to open the pores and loosen dirt and grease from your face turn off the heat from a pan of distilled water, add 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar to a quart of the hot water. drape a towel over the pan and your head to steam clean your pores. take a cotton ball, dip in vinegar and pat over skin to remove loosened dirt. repeat 2 more times. then spray or dab on
chilled vinegar and equal part of distilled water to close your pores and tone your skin. do twice weekly, also can use the chilled vinegar water as a toner 2 times daily.
it is amazing ….
i also drink the vinegar, 1-2 tablespoons in water with honey in the morning..and i use the vinegar water as a toner 2 times daily..
raw unpasturized apple cider vinegar..
the following 2 testimonials can be seen at http://www.earthclinic.com/cures/acne.ht...
Angelina O, has found that applying ACV topically to her face several times a day (4 or more times) has cured her of a “very bad complexion”. She reports that she applies it straight and that while it burns her skin a bit, it still works like a miracle!
Cheryl writes, “My daughter developed a case of moderate acne, and after trying a number of different things for over a year which helped very little or not at all, she started drinking 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar three times a day and applying it topically once at night. She has been acne free for two months. It took about three weeks to clear up.”
to drink, add to water and honey, or to apple juice.
you can get the vinegar at the health food store, or in some super markets.
Are there any effective home remedies for acne scars?
I have acne scars all over my back. Some are light scars but others are deeper and red marks. Are there any effective home remedies for acne scars
For best results, you’ll want to treat your scars both internally and externally. That means you need to treat your body right so it has what it needs to repair your skin – makes sense, right?
Then, treat the outside with a scar cream that contains the most important ingredients like Vitamin E and cocoa butter and skin conditioners.
I liked this site’s 3-step recommendations:
http://www.whatimnot.com/cosmetics/acne-...
When I realized that I needed to get more vitamins and sleep and water, my scars started fading much faster than with just creams. Hope that helps!
What are some good home remedies for acne scars?
I’m 16, have combination skin and have acne scars. They’re not like the ones you see on Lawrance Fishbourne that make your skin look like oatmeal, but they’re red and dark. I’m half Hispanic, but my skin is pretty light. So, my acne scars arr dark. I don’t want to have to go and see a dermatologist and let them make me take a bunch of harsh chemicals – I want something more natural.
What are some good home remedies that actually work?
There are a lot of natural treatments you can use to fade these scars, I know I used to have a lot of them and I combined these methods and they faded A LOT in about a week :
1. Lemon Juice- use a cotton swab and rub a little bit of lemon juice on your acne scars. Lemon juice has a lightening property (ex.: using it to lighten hair), so it will help your scars fade. Also try to drink alot of water with lemon to detox your body.
2. Apple Cider Vinegar- mix 3 tablespoons of water (4 if you have sensitive skin) with 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar. Dip a cotton swab in the mixture and put it on your scars to help them fade.
3. Eggs- try using eggs for microdermabrasion. You can read more about this online, its difficult to explain haha
4. Honey- slather some honey on your face, and mix it with nutmeg and cinammon for exfoliating and acne preventing purposes. Leave it on your face for about 15 minutes and wash it off. It should soften your face, reduce redness, and fade scars.
5. Tomato- has alot of vitamin A that helps new healthy, clear skin grow in faster
Good Luck!
Are there any home remedies for acne or acne scars?
I’ve been trying my best to get rid of my acne, and it seems to be working. I’ve been drinking about four water bottles a day and washing my face. Any tips?
Also, I have really bad acne scars on my cheek that are like red blotches. I’m tired of having to cover them up, so are there any home remedies that can help them look less visible? I’m willing to buy any product that can help too but I want to try some home remedies first.
Ten points best answer! Thanks in advance
I have the same problemo too. (: Here are some that I found helpfull.
-*-Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.
-*-Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne.
-*- Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning. [[But it burns like crazy on opens pores]]
-*- Ice down the acne before bed, by morning it should be noticeably less swollen. Works best on larger pimples that have not yet formed a head.
[[I usually wrap it in a paper towel and circle it over the pimples for like 20 minutes then put lemon juice on it. It works pretty well.]]
-*-Blend cucumber and make a paste. Apply this as a mask on your face and leave it for 1/2 hour and then rinse. This refreshes your skin and prevents acne.
I know there isn’t much but I hope these help.
home remedies for acne scars that work overnight?
I had acne and got rid of it, but have a few scars.
I need a home remedy besides toothpaste that works.
It’s not a perfect solution but, when my face brakes out and leaves scars, I use a scrub (apricot scrub is good) and it removes the dead skin cells. It doesn’t get rid of the scars but they get lighter.