Month: August 2016

No one wants to live with acne, and especially the acne scar remnants. We saw the different types of acne scars in my previous post. These acne scars can affect anyone post-puberty and can last for weeks or even months. Some people turn to laser treatment to get rid of their acne scars but this just isn’t feasible for some people.

Here are some other methods of how to get rid of acne scars.

Acne Treatments

It’s difficult to find treatment for acne scars because there are very few products out there that specifically mention they treat acne scars. Most of them will instead just make vague references to it and suggest they brighten your skin and similar things. One acne treatment that does specifically mention it can treat acne scars is Clean and Clear. It’s a powerful anti-acne treatment that can also help deal with those pesky post-breakout marks and scars.

Bio Oil

Bio Oil is one of those “all in one treatments” that promises to fix just about everything wrong with your skin. It advertises that it can help heal scars, remove stretch marks, correct uneven skin tone, alleviate aging skin, and moisturise dehydrated skin. Whether it can do all of that or not is up for debate but it’s very effective at treating hyperpigmentation (acne scars) and if it’s as good at treating everything else it promises to do then you can’t go wrong.

All Natural Papaya Turmeric Grapefruit Skin Lightening Mask

One of the best products out there for treating acne scars is the  All Natural Papaya Turmeric Grapefruit Skin Lightening Mask that I really like. You can buy it on amazon. com.

One of the things that’s so great about it is how quickly it works. Just apply the mask for around 20 minutes before you go to bed and take it off. Give the mask a little time to sink in and you’ll see that the marks begin to fade by the time you remove the mask. By the time you wake up your face skin will be really improve.

Vitamin C

Vitamins are good for just about everything in the body with each vitamin having something it’s particularly good at. Vitamin C is great at brightening your skin and, if used properly, is incredible at removing redness. One of the best vitamin C beauty products on the market is the Peter Thomas Roth mask. They make it using the camu camu berry; which is purported to have 30x the amount of vitamin C as an orange. Whether that’s true or not it doesn’t change the fact that this is one of the most powerful vitamin C products for fading acne scars.

Acne scars really don’t have to be the end of the world.There’s no need to live with them. Check also the awesome blog post which explains all the ways of getting rid of acne scars, from one of my favorite beauty blog: myawesomebeauty.com. you shoudl find other valuable ideas to help remove your acne scars. However, you should bear in mind, this is a long battle that will require patience and commitment. Your skin will thank you .

I hate acne.

Those pimples.

I had to struggle with them when I was younger. About the only thing worse than getting acne is when they leave acne scars behind.

They can leave your face looking pretty bad and ruin your self-esteem.

That is why I decided to start a few posts about acne hoping they would help you, my dear sisters 🙂

The following is more information about the different types of acne scars. The acne scars treatment you need might depend on the type of acne scars so it’s important to recognise which types of acne scars you have.

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Rolling Scars

Rolling scars are one of the more common types of acne scars. They are either broad depressions in the skin or shallow indentations in the skin. Rolling scars will usually have rounded sloping edges which is how they earned the name “rolling scars”. They are rough to the touch and appear to be rippled. Rolling scars are caused when the tissue under the skin is damaged.

Boxcar Scars

Boxcar scars are similar to rolling scars but there are differences. They look similar but their steep and defined edges can make them look like the scars you get from chicken pox. These scars are often quite deep and can look like the impression left behind when you dig your nails into your skin.

Ice Pick Scars

Ice pick scars are deep and narrow. They look like large empty pores on the skin and they are great at catching the light. The downside of this is that they are quite noticeable and very difficult to simply cover up with makeup.

Keloid Scars or Hypertrophic Scars

Keloid scars are a common kind of acne scar common in dark-skinned people. They are created when scar tissue forms on the skin because too much collagen has been produced. This all starts when the acne doesn’t make it through the healing cycle and it leaves broken skin behind. Collagen is formed and gathers around the damage. It builds up, which is part of the natural healing process to seal the wound over. Sometimes the body doesn’t handle all the collagen too well and you’re left with large and uneven scars as a result.

Rolling scars, boxcar scars, and ice pick scars are more common that keloid and hypertrophic scars. All acne scars are bad news though. The good news is that there are treatments out there.

It’s possible to clean up your face and get back your natural appearance. Find the right acne scar treatment for you and take back control of your skin.