ok i've been using coconut oil for about 12 days and oh god, amazing, my skin had cleared up so well. i'm not worried about the little pimples thats going away soon, but what i will be left with are the SCARS! and little teeny bit of clogged pores. well i got myself off using chemical products because they usually break me out. now my skin is 85% clear, but the SCARS! how do i get rid of it. i was thinking of getting a loofah disc to exfoliate the discoloration and it might kind of exfoliate my teeny clogged pores and rough skin too...(that might work like microdermabrasion)? or what do you suggest, really?
2007-04-13 19:14:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body ➔ Other - Skin & Body
Usually, id recommend using scar ointments.
but if that doesnt work our so well, here are a few things you could do.
Its gonna take time. But...
use the clearasil ultra acne scar kit, its a full kit that includes an exfoliating face wash, and two different types of moisturizer, one day and one night. the day basically protects your skin..spf..and so on... while the night moisturizer repairs your skin...
BUT if you really want to go all natural id sugges mixing up some browns sugar (about a cup) and cold milk (about 3/4 of a cup) ...[add more sugar if too watery, and add more milk if its too dry]...and cleanse your face with it.
BUT NEVER EVER use super rough products, like those rock-like exfoliators on your face. it will just irritate your skin.
You basically need to exfoliate everyday, to remove dead skin cells, which will soon lead up to lighter looking scars...
hope it all works out!
2007-04-13 20:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some people have some interesting answers for you.
If you are worried about discolouration, you can use any lightening product with Hydroquinone. It is used specifically for this purpose. You can get it in any drug store. You can just dab it on the areas that you need it.
As for the loofah, any gentle exfoliant, whether in a face wash or just a loofah-type instrument will help to clear away dead skin cells, and open and unclog your pores. This will help for any acne treatments you're using to get in your pores, and help to keep your skin clear.
As for getting rid of any actual scars/depressions in the skin. There are a lot of treatments for that that will work. There are laser treatments such as smoothbeam laser which shrink pores and oil glands, which helps to clear up your skin. It also increases collagen production which helps to reduce fine lines and mild scarring.
Microdermabrasion will also work to smooth out your skin, by removing scars and will help to even out your skin tone.
There are several options now adays, and there's not much that can't be done, so I'd recommend that you get a referral to see a dermatologist, particularily one who's associated with a cosmetic skin spa/clinic, who can help you choose the right treatment for your skin.
Good Luck.
2007-04-13 20:58:46 · answer #2 · answered by Canadian Girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
where do you get coconut oil? as for scars, I'm currently trying a ointment from Walmart called "scar zone" with green tea... but it's only been a few days now... but it's like that other scar reducing ointment... Mederma or something like that :o)
2007-04-13 19:26:50 · answer #3 · answered by Christina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well usually if you have scars you cant get rid of them but, you could go to your local health food store and buy something natural that workes for me!!!!!
2007-04-13 19:26:03 · answer #4 · answered by barnbum 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
microderm is for big pores and oily skin, i tihnk acid peels work but i've never tried them
2007-04-13 19:18:29 · answer #5 · answered by Mango 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apply lemon juice and honey
2007-04-13 19:18:49 · answer #6 · answered by rajan naidu 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
scrap it off
2007-04-13 19:20:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
?...sorry unsolved mystery to even me...
2007-04-13 19:18:51 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi, First and foremost DO NOT USE CHEMICALS ON FACE
1. Put toothpaste on your pimple before you go to bed, should help reduce swelling overnight. Make sure it is the paste not the gel. One of the most popular acne home remedies.
2. Wash your face twice a day in warm salty water. This should leave your face oil free without aggravating the acne.
3. Apply a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves over the face every night for 10-15 minutes and washed with warm water. This will prevent acne, pimples, blackheads, and wrinkles.
4. Place strawberry leaves on the acne, the alkalinity helps to reduce the swelling.
5. Extract juice of one lemon and mix with equal quantity of rose water. Apply this mixture on the face and let it stay for about half an hour. Wash the face with fresh water. About 15 days application helps cure acne, pimples and reduces blemishes and scars.
6. Another method is to massage the face with the skin of lemon before washing with lukewarm water.
7. Apply fresh mint juice over the face every night for the treatment of acne, pimples, insect stings, eczema, scabies, & other skin infections.
8. Eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables. At least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables should be included in your diet. All acne home remedies should include a healthy diet.
9. A couple of garlic cloves, crushed and dabbed on the face 1-2 times a day. One of the smellier acne home remedies!
10. Home face wash for acne: Mix together 1 or 2mls each of the following: witch hazel, tea-tree and sweet fennel essential oils, adding essential oil of geranium for women and essential oil of rosewood for men. Mix with 300mls of water. Shake before use, as the oils will float on top of the water during storage. Dab affected areas with cotton wool two or three times a day. The oils will clean and unclog giving antibiotic-like protection to the skin.
11. Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash off with warm water next morning.
12. Use 2-3 tsp. dried basil leaves to 1 cup boiling water. Steep 10-20 minutes. Cool, and apply with cotton ball.
13. Grind orange peel with some water to a paste and apply on affected parts. One of the best acne home remedies.
14. Clean face with cotton wool dipped in rose water 2-3 times a day.
15. Mix 1 teaspoon lemon juice in 1 teaspoon finely ground cinnamon powder and apply on affected areas frequently.
16. Nettle Tea is another solution, this tea has a herb that has some curing power and really helps work wonders on skin problems. Drink four cups a day to get the full benefit of one of the most powerful acne home remedies. Get nettle products here.
17. Aloe Vera juice applied twice a day can greatly speed up the healing of acne lesions. You can buy Aloe Vera at vitacost.com
18. Another lotion that uses bee propolis extract may also be effective. Mix eight ounces of water and 11 drops of bee propolis extract. One of the acne home remedies which has been proven effective with many people.
19. Some herbal acne home remedies...
Burdock leaf tea.
Lavender essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)
Tincture of calendula flowers.
Tea tree essential oil (mix 1:10 with water)
Liquefy cabbage leaves with witch hazel, strain and add two drops of lemon oil. Use as a lotion.
20. Ice down the acne before bed, by morning it should be noticeably less swollen. Works best on larger pimples that have not yet formed a head.
21. Take vitamin B5 and zinc supplements daily to strengthen the skin's resistance to acne.
22. Mix mint juice with turmeric powder and apply on affected area. Leave for 15-30 minutes and wash off with lukewarm water.
23. Mix some vinegar and salt in a bowl. Pour a little bit in your hand and rub it on the pimples. Soak a face towel in it and dab it on the bumps. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes and rinse it off.
24. Blend cucumber and make a paste. Apply this as a mask on your face and leave it for 1/2 hour and then rinse. This refreshes your skin and prevents acne.
25. Mix corn flour with egg white and apply on your face. Let is dry completely for 1/2 hour. Dip your hands in warm water and massage your face and wash off. This when repeated regularly gives you a smooth skin.
26. Mix sandalwood paste with rosewater and apply on the face. Rinse off after 30 minutes.
27. Essential oil face mask for acne: Use a mask base powder, such as fuller's earth or kaolin powder. Use distilled or filtered water to make a paste. Mix 1 heaped teaspoon of base powder to 3 drops of essential oil. Add approximately 2 tablespoons of the water in, to make a fluid yet balanced paste. Essential oils to add in the mask either separately or try smaller amounts together; cypress oil 1 drop, lemon oil 2 drops, sage oil 1 drop.
28. Mix the paste of tender neem leaves with turmeric and apply of affected area. An eastern approach to acne home remedies.
29. Grind some nutmeg with milk and apply on affected area. Pimples disappear like magic without leaving a mark.
30. Make a mixture of lime juice and rose water. Apply on face and leave it for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
31. Make a paste by mixing 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. Repeat for two weeks, pimples will disappear forever.
32. Rub fresh garlic on and around pimples. Pimples will disappear without a mark with regular applications.
33. Mix 1 tsps groundnut oil with 1 tspn fresh lime juice to prevent formation of blackheads and pimples .
34. Ground drumstick pods and leaves and mix mixed with fresh lime juice, and apply on pimples. This is also good for blackheads and dark spots.
35. First wash face and then dab acne with cotton balls soaked in vinegar.
36. Mix groundnut oil with an equal amtount of fresh lime juice and apply on face. leave for 10-15 minutes and wash. It may be applied daily to prevent formation of blackheads, acne and pimples.
37. Apply juice of raw papaya (including the skin and seed) on swelling acne, pimples.
38. Apply fresh lime juice mixed to a glass of boiled milk as a face wash for acne, pimples, blackheads, and ed skin.
39. Apply ripe Tomatoes pulp on acne, pimples and kept upto 1 hour, then wash.
40. Make a paste of roasted & powdered pomgranate skin with fresh lime juice and apply over acne, boils, pimple, blackheads and whiteheads.
41. Apply grated potatoes as poultice to treat skin blemishes, wrinkles, boils, pimples, blackheads, whiteheads , etc.
42. Make a paste of ground radish seeds with water and apply on face to remove blackheads.
43. Apply a paste of ground seasame seeds with water as poultice for inflammation of the skin due to allergies, skin rashes, and pimples.
44. Large pores on facial skin can be treated with paste of sandalwood powder with masoor dal.
45. Use an oatmeal or almond mask throughly to cleanse your face. Mix either oatmeal or almond powder with enough rose water to make a soft paste that spreads easily on the skin. Rub it on your skin with your fingertips, paying special attention the problem areas. Leave to dry for about 15 minutes and then rinse off with cold water. This is very good in getting rid of blackheads.
46. A solution made out of one and a half cups of hot water and half a tablespoon of boric powder is an ideal remedy for blackheads, Saturate a face napkin in this hot solution and press on to the skin, repeat twice. Extract blackheads carefully with a blackhead remover and sterilized cottonwool. Pat on an astrigent.
47. Honey is a great remedy for skin blemishes and acne because the honey kills bacteria.
These are some effective home remedies for the treatment of acne and blackheads.
2007-04-13 20:14:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋