| For those of you who have overcome moderate | | | | substances should be available in most health food |
| to severe acne, you may now unfortunately have | | | | stores. The sandalwood oil (or powder) is mixed |
| to deal with some mild to moderate acne scarring. | | | | with the black gram to form a paste which is |
| Acne redness, irritation and inflammation - if | | | | spread over the scars and left on overnight. It |
| severe enough - can cause seemingly permanent | | | | should be washed off with cold water in the |
| pits or pockmarks on the skin left behind after | | | | morning. This treatment should be repeated daily, |
| the acne infection itself has been destroyed. | | | | leaving a somewhat smoothed and diminished scar |
| In severe cases of acne scarring, you are | | | | over an extended period of time. |
| strongly advised to see your dermatologist for | | | | Another widely prescribed natural acne scar |
| treatment. Only a dermatologist can prescribe | | | | treatment is to apply a mixture of cucumbers |
| strong enough medications to heal the scars, or | | | | and tomato juice to the scars for at least 15 |
| prescribe laser acne treatments to smooth them. | | | | minutes. A variation of this technique is to simply |
| In cases of mild to moderate scarring, however, it | | | | slice a tomato in half and rub it on the scars for |
| may be possible to relieve the appearance of the | | | | at least 15 minutes. These treatments also must |
| scars using simple products that can be found in | | | | be repeated daily. Cucumber and tomato can |
| the average kitchen, or perhaps in a health food | | | | tighten the skin pores, and tomato juice is known |
| store. | | | | to contain antioxidants which prevent skin damage |
| The most often advised natural acne scar | | | | and help skin cells. |
| treatment is sandalwood oil and black gram. | | | | Patience is a virtue with these types of natural |
| Although sandalwood oil is generally somewhat | | | | acne scar treatments. They can take 3 to 6 |
| expensive, it is a natural product which can avoid | | | | months before any significant improvement is |
| some of the harsh or negative reactions that | | | | noted. However they ARE natural acne |
| pharmaceuticals can cause. Black gram - also | | | | treatments which avoid the complications that can |
| known as black lentil - comes from the Urad bean | | | | be associated with medications and they ARE |
| originally cultivated in India. Both of these | | | | acne treatments that work. |