There are a number of easy to obtain, inexpensive, natural home remedies which can be used to remove acne scars. Whilst often overlooked by doctors, who tend to favour surgical acne scar treatment (in my experience – maybe they wanted the extra fees!)
The first one that I ever tried was tea tree oil. This is proven to have a natural cleansing effect, and also has moisturising properties which can improve the look of skin and smooth the appearance of acne scars. The great thing about tea tree oil is that it is gentle on the skin, and does not cause discomfort. Experts suggest that you use this over a long period of time, as its effects at removing acne scars are gradual and slow. I used tea tree oil for a number of weeks, and did indeed notice that it started to heal acne scars around my cheeks, but only slightly. Although I could notice the improvement, I don’t think others would have, as my scars were still very visible.
Another very popular home acne treatment is olive oil. Not only does olive oil moisturize the skin, but it also provides the skin with nutrients which could over time heal acne scars. It helps to encourage new skin cell growth, and has been reported to have a drastic effect on getting rid of acne scars in some people. I have to say that this did not really do much for me, and my skin always felt quite oily (obviously) afterwards, which made me paranoid about causing an acne outbreak!
Probably my favourite method of all was lemon juice and water, and I used this as part of the holistic approach that finally removed my acne scars. Lemon juice has a tightening effect on the skin, which I found really reduces the appearance of acne scars on the skin over a period of just a couple of weeks.
Finally, oatmeal masks were recommended to my by another website I was reading as a good way to make acne scars fade. I researched online what it was supposed to do, but couldn’t find much concrete evidence for it. I tried it out of course, as I was so desperate to find something to remove acne scars that actually worked, but I never noticed any positive changes.
There are probably hundreds of home remedies to remove acne scars, but what I really noticed was that several things had a small effect. This got me thinking that maybe combining lots of different techniques into one comprehensive holistic treatment might actually have a really powerful effect. Funnily enough, this is exactly the type of treatment that worked for me! Instead of focusing on just one treatment for acne scars, it was better to combine several.