Scars are ugly. They’re crooked and odd shaped and bulge out
in uncomfortable ways. They remind us of
our flaws, our short comings, and all of our insecurities. They’re just absolutely disgusting. And, worst of all, they’re practically impossible to remove.
If you have a scar, you’ve
probably tried everything to ride it from your body. You’ve tried special oils and baths and even
went to church to pray on it.
Unfortunately, this post won’t give
you the answer. The following is not a
list of all-natural scar removal remedies that work, but rather a list of ones
to avoid. Admittedly, some all-natural remedies may work for a select few. On
the rare occasion that this happens, great!
And to the rest of us, make sure to avoid these natural “cures”—especially
if they’re listed below.
Mederma (onion extract)
Mederma is a gel based substance used topically to improve the
look of scars. Its main ingredient,
Allium cepa, is extracted from an onion and this topical gel is sold in generic
versions under the name Cepalin. In
2006, several clinical trials proved that this all-natural remedy was a fraud. In 2010, Merc ran its own study in which they found that the
drug does in fact work. But guess who
also produces the drug?
Vitamin E
If you scan the web, you’ll find many sites extoling the virtues Vitamin
E. They’ll claim that slathering your
scar with Vitamin E capsules will not only heal it, but also get rid of its
annoyingly slick feel. This is just
false. And not only does this famous remedy
yield little change in your scars appearance, but it also can give you contact dermatitis. Just don’t do it.
Tomato & Cucumber
It’s rumored that by placing a tomato and cucumber over your scar for 20 minutes a day that your scars will simply disappear. Apparently, vitamin A and antioxidants leak out of the tomato & cucumber and latch onto the scar, which causes a “healing” chemical reaction in the scar itself. This seems like a folk story.
Exfoliation
Exfoliation is the process of using a soft bristled brush to scrape
off the top (often dead) layer of skin. Some believe that doing so will decrease the
size and appearance of scars overtime.
But they’re wrong.
The tissue that sits over the scar is of a different nature. It’s alive, but profoundly dead at the same
time. Henceforth, when you brush you’re
not rubbing off the dead flaky skin cells at the top, but actually arrogating
the protector skin cells at the bottom.
This can cause your skin to grow aggravated over time, making the scar
look even redder. Don’t do this one,
period.
As we said previously, there are some all-natural remedies that
have been proven to work. Pure Aloe Vera
and lemon juice have had some success.
But for the most part, avoid blindly trying these methods. If you’re not careful, you could aggravate
your scar or worse—create new ones.
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