1. Lemon Juice
This is perhaps the best treatment when it comes to acne scars. You can cut a lemon and rub the cut portion over your scars and allow it to work for 3 to 5 minutes. You can alternately use freshly squeezed lemon juice. Soak a cotton ball in the juice and rub it over your scars. After 5 minutes, rinse your face with cool water. Lemon juice is a terrific exfoliator that will encourage the growth of new skin cells. Always use a moisturizer afterward, since lemon juice can dry out the skin.
2. Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is actually the fatty part of cacao seeds. It’s an excellent moisturizer that can not only help to lessen the appearance of acne scars, but can prevent new ones.
Get this:
- Cocoa butter
Do this:
- At night, before going to bed, wash your face properly and pat it dry.
- Take some cocoa butter and apply this to your face gently massaging it onto your skin for a couple of minutes.
- Leave it overnight.
- Wash off in the morning.
- Do this daily.
- You may also apply cocoa butter once more during the daytime. Only do not apply too much of it as you may do at night. This will keep your skin looking greasy.
3. Coconut Oil
This oil is loaded with tons of skin healthy vitamin E, caprylic, and lauric acid that also reduce the scarring from acne. Like cocoa butter, coconut oil can also help to prevent the new scars. Massage coconut oil into the affected areas twice per day.
4. Vitamin E
This vitamin is crucial for healthy looking human skin. Vitamin E will deeply moisturize your skin and make those scars less noticeable. Vitamin E works with the vitamin A in your body. Together, this dynamic duo will give you super soft, supple, and blemish free skin. In fact, studies show that a vitamin E deficiency can lead to acne or dry skin. Be sure to consume at least 1,000mg of vitamin E orally. You can use those pills topically as well. First, steam your face so that your pores are open. Pierce, the capsule and squeeze out the vitamin E oil, then massage the oil into the affected areas until the oil has been absorbed. Allow to penetrate the skin for 15 to 30 minutes, and then wash your face as you normally would. Do this every day for best results.
5. Honey
Not only great for treating acne scars, but for helping to reduce acne breakouts to begin with! Honey is super gentle on the skin. It reduces redness and irritation as well. Honey contains antibacterial compounds that will help eliminate acne and blackheads as well as fade previous acne scars. Honey will also moisturize and soften the skin. Massage a small amount of honey into your skin at night before bed and then wash it off in the morning. Always use raw, organic honey, and not that junk off of the supermarket shelves.
6. Apple Cider Vinegar
As you might imagine, apple cider vinegar has astringent properties and is a natural disinfectant that makes it perfect for killing the bacteria that causes acne. When applied topically, apple cider vinegar will also balance out the pH level of the skin. With its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial compounds, it’s easy to see how apple cider vinegar can become your best ally when it comes to fighting acne. It is also excellent at healing the scars caused by acne. Vinegar will help remove the dead skin cells and encourage new growth. Mix one part apple cider vinegar with one part of water and apply it to your face with a cotton ball. Allow it to work its magic for 5 or 10 minutes, and then rinse with cool water. Do this once each day for best results.
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