Acne scars are a difficult skin problem to treat and tend to create discomfort in people who suffer from it. Since having acne or pimples does not define us as people and anyone has the right to like and accept themselves as it is, many times soothe the skin or find a routine that makes her feel at her best, is a gesture of love in her and towards us.
In cosmetics, when we talk about skin, we often also talk about acne. This is a very common problem, involving both men and women and mainly affects the skin of the face.
The word acne refers to a chronic skin disease characterized by an inflammatory process of the hair follicle and the attached sebaceous gland, called in common language pimple or pimple.
Usually the most affected part is the face, but acne can also be present on other parts of the body such as the shoulders.
Generally acne is a skin problem of oily skin, but can also affect mixed skin that tends to be delicate, sensitive, dry and inflamed.
Read here if you want to know how to recognize oily skin.
We suggest you to deepen the topic with the article dedicated to how to treat the combination, oily and asphyxiated skin in the right way.
What are the most common types of acne?
What are the causes of acne?
The causes of acne are mainly four:
What does acne skin look like?
How can acne rashes be?
The manifestations of acne can be of different types and range from the most common ones of comedones, papules, pustules, up to more destructive manifestations such as nodules and cysts.
What is a "comedogenic" product?
Previously, we devoted a whole article to this topic, so we recommend this in-depth study on cosmetics and comedogenic ingredients.
And what happens after, when the acne is gone?
In both cases, whether they are comedones or deeper cysts, when acne is very aggressive on the skin, mild/medium/severe lesions can occur. They can remain signs that over time tend to deeply ruin the skin and turn into real scars. So watch out for facial care!
To treat acne scars one of the best natural remedies is rose hip oil for localized use on these.
As for the remedies for acne scars, on a cosmetic level we often talk about very aggressive treatments such as chemical peels, forgetting the potential of natural treatments.
Several scientific sources talk about the healing activity of rose hip oil, explaining how it even manages to act before the scar has formed. Since it is a cosmetic product, however, we prefer not to abuse the adjective healing and we want to talk about the remedial effect.
Are other oils that have a similar action on the skin?
Other vegetable oils also have a repairing power against superficial injuries.
Among these we find:
- Sunflower seed oil (you find it indicated in the INCI as "Helianthus annuus seed oil unsaponifiables" and it is contained in our Vitamin E, in the fat-soluble extract of calendula and in the fat-soluble extract of carrot.)
This type of products to be better absorbed are recommended in combos with face cream: just add a few drops of face oil to your cream to enrich and embellish it. In addition, we recommend the evening use of oils because of their texture, which is not suitable in the morning as a makeup base.
If rose hip oil thanks to its regenerating properties is the main treatment of all acne scar skincare, Niacinamide is the optimal face serum that should never be missing in the routine of those who have the skin with this characteristic!
Niacinamide is a derivative of vitamin B3 (or niacin) ideal for mixed and impure skin! It is a real panacea for mixed and oily skin. Together with zinc, with its soothing and astringent properties, it is the perfect ally in the fight against pimples, imperfections and blackheads.
In addition to regulating sebum, however, Niacinamide has a depigmenting action that can make the texture homogeal and bright and go to lighten the spots on the face and acne scars. In particular, it is excellent on redness and post-pimple spots, but it also has a specific action on acne scars and all the marks we have on the face.
In our shock action active are combined Niacinamide 10% and Zinc gluconate 3%. In this formula also zinc with its characteristics plays a key role: it is in fact able to reduce bacterial proliferation and other microorganisms, soothe and dry pimples and imperfections thanks to its astringent properties and soothe and relieve redness favoring normal skin physiology.
To know all about this active beloved by all mixed skin, you can read the deepening on our blog: Niacinamide + Zinc = the face serum for mixed happy skin
Is there a beauty routine to treat this type of facial skin blemish?
The answer is yes! Here is the beauty routine for those who want to defeat acne and its scars:
To smooth the skin of the face then, once a week you can use:
In addition, always talking about face masks, you can make yourself at home a cream mask with soothing and anti-inflammatory action created simply with:
Very useful to improve skin firmness, facial massage with rose hip oil.
- Ointments are suitable for treating acne scars. The best for this purpose are calendula and hypericum.
- When it comes to scars, do you know what the best natural remedy is? It’s prevention! Preventing acne from coming on your face (or continuing to be) is very important. How to do that? Clearly for some people it will be easier than for others, but generally keep sebum under control, and therefore all impurities on the face, including pimples and blackheads, promotes a healthy environment in which acne can not develop easily.
- Not everyone is prone to acne, even external, environmental, lifestyle and working conditions affect.