| Acne scars, like any type of scarring, | | | | that is, inflammation and lesion on the |
| can seldom be permanently removed. | | | | skin, it is important that you treat it |
| Fortunately, there are several acne | | | | right away so as to slow down or stop |
| treatments now available that can help | | | | further inflammation. If you've already |
| the scarred area return to a more | | | | developed a problem with acne and need a |
| "normal" appearance. The actual cause of | | | | solution, there are many natural |
| acne is still not really understood. | | | | ingredients that will work best with |
| Some believe it lies in genetics. Others | | | | your healthy eating regimen without |
| believe it is a combination of factors | | | | expensive medical treatments. A few |
| such as androgens, allergies, stress, or | | | | drops of tea tree oil and lavender |
| the use of certain mediations. Natural | | | | essential oils can be mixed into a |
| practitioners tend to believe it is a | | | | tablespoon of apple cider vinegar and |
| result of nutritional deficiencies, and | | | | applied directly to any spot where acne |
| toxins in the body that can cause the | | | | is present. This can be done twice daily |
| liver to dysfunction. There are | | | | with improvements in as little as a day. |
| basically four types of acne: | | | | Cedarwood, chamomile and lemongrass are |
| whiteheads, blackheads, pimples, and | | | | also essential oils that are easy to |
| nodules. Whiteheads are when the sebum | | | | find, inexpensive, and somewhat |
| (oil) and resulting bacteria are trapped | | | | effective. Retinoic Acid may be used |
| below the skin's surface and you can | | | | alone or in combination with a benzoyl |
| actually see a white head appear above | | | | peroxide preparation. Retinoic acid is |
| (or near popping out of) the skin. | | | | derived from vitamin A, which is an |
| Blackheads are when the sebum and | | | | important nutrient in the maintenance of |
| resulting bacteria are only partially | | | | healthy skin. Vitamin A reduces the |
| trapped, slowly draining out the surface | | | | blockage of oil glands and is therefore |
| and turning black because of your skin's | | | | very useful in the treatment of |
| melanin or pigmentation. In the absence | | | | whiteheads and blackheads. It can cause |
| of either white or blackhead are | | | | itchiness and redness, especially if the |
| generally (but not always) smaller | | | | skin is exposed to strong amounts of |
| pimples. And the often deeper, boil-like | | | | sunlight. As with benzoyl peroxide, |
| lesions are referred to as nodules. With | | | | retinoic acid needs to be used for an |
| the advanced acne treatments and acne | | | | extended period of time (at least six |
| products available today, acne need no | | | | months) and it may be several weeks |
| longer have such a crippling impact on | | | | before any initial improvement is |
| the sufferers' life. Once the outward | | | | noticed. |
| symptom of acne first becomes apparent, | | | | |