Fresh Lemon For Acne Scars

Using fresh squeezed juice from a lemon on your face is really one of the best ways to heal acne scars.

As a natural bleaching agent, lemon juice reduces the appearance of acne scars and other dark marks. The citric acid  in lemon juice exfoliates dead skin cells, excess oil, and other impurities.

Lemon contains Vitamin C which cleans those impurities and encourages the formation of new skin cells. The Vitamin C in lemon also triggers the production of collagen and acts as a natural astringent which tightens the skin, leaving it smooth and shiny.

Although there are antibacterial properties in lemon juice that kill the bacteria that cause acne breakouts, I suggest using lemon juice to heal acne scars and not acne. Especially if you have open sore bumps, lemon juice can hurt the surrounding skin thus leaving skin worse off. If you experience excessive itching, and redness, stop using lemon juice. If you're trying to treat scars only by using the lemon juice to lighten your skin, then you can afford to leave lemon juice on for several hours to overnight. If you have sensitive skin, then dilute lemon juice with some water.

How To Apply:

Juice fresh lemons and place in a bowl. Using a cotton ball, apply juice to acne scars.

Leave on 5-10 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water. Pat dry and moisturize.

Lemon juice will make your skin particularly susceptible to sun damage which is why many people using lemon for clearing acne scars choose to use lemon juice at night instead of the morning, and then wash the lemon juice off when they wake up.

If you do use lemon juice on your skin during the day, wear sunscreen to protect your skin from sunlight. Repeating these steps daily helps to get rid of scars faster.