How to Treat Acne Scars With Oatmeal

As if actual acne were not bad enough, those who suffer from severe acne also have to deal with the resulting scars. Luckily, one of the best ways to treat acne and promote the healing of scars is right in your kitchen cupboard. Oatmeal has a number of skin healing and soothing properties and you can use it in a variety of ways to improve acne and scars.

Things You'll Need

• Oatmeal
• Clean coffee grinder
• Rose water
• Tea tree oil
• Lavender essential oil
• Nylon stocking

Instructions

1. Place 1/4 cup of oatmeal in a clean coffee grinder to create a powder and then mix the powder with just enough rose water to make a paste. Massage the paste into your skin 2 or 3 times a week to help exfoliate dead skin cells, soften the skin and promote the healing of acne scars.

2. Cook about 1/4 cup of oatmeal and allow it to cool to a comfortable temperature. Add 5 drops of tea tree oil and 5 drops of lavender essential oil and then spread the warm oatmeal onto acne affected areas. Allow the oatmeal to dry completely and then rinse. The warmth of the oatmeal helps to draw out impurities while moisturizing the skin and the tea tree oil and lavender soothe irritation, promote healing of scars and eliminate the bacteria which cause acne in the first place.

3. Place 1/2 to 1 cup of oatmeal into the toe of an old nylon stocking. Place the stocking into a hot bath and soak for at least 15 minutes. An oatmeal bath helps to draw out skin impurities, soothe itch and inflammation caused by body acne and will promote skin regeneration to speed the healing of scars.

4. Eat oatmeal regularly, as this healthy and inexpensive grain helps to eliminate fats and toxins from the body that can trigger acne.