Home remedies to remove Acne Scars

Posted by editor2 on Friday 16 Jan 2009

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Acne scarring is due to when the visible remnants of acne are permanently left on the skin after the acne itself get healed or subsides. Acne scarring is known to cause a large deal of embarrassment and concern to youth.

“Pseudo-scars” are reddish and flat spots that are the last stage of the inflamed acne lesions. After an inflamed acne lesion heals, a macula may still remain to “mark the spot” for up to 6-8months. When the macules eventually vanish or no trace of it will remain—unlike a scar.
Post-inflammatory pigmentation is a mild or severe discoloration of the skin at the spot of a healed acne lesion. It occurs more in darker-skinned people, but can also be seen in people with white skin.

Causes of Acne scars

Some of the usual known causes for acne scars are:
Improper diet and irregular food habits
Chronic constipation
Unhygienic living conditions (irregular washing of face)
Mental Stress
Different types of foods can increase the onset of acne during adolescence.
Excessive eating of certain foods items may lead to acne includes:
Starch, sugar and fatty foods
Chocolates
Animal fats
Alcohol, tobacco etc

Home Remedies for Acne Scars

There are many acne scar treatments that are beneficial to banish acne and resulting acne scars.

Consuming a balanced and healthy wholesome diet devoid of excessive fatty food, starch and sugar.

Hot fomentation to open pores and wash the skin with lukewarm water after squeezing waste is a good remedy.

Blood purifier

Haemafine syrup is herbal remedy for all type of skin diseases through blood purification. Having a tablespoon of the syrup will glow your skin and removes the acne scar too. Sun bath and air baths for the body are helpful to the skin.