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No matter how old you are, odds are, you’ve probably collected a number of scars over the years. You might have some from acne, cuts, and burns, pregnancy or surgery incisions, and while there is no magical cure-all for making them disappear completely, some essential oils are quite effective for lightening and reducing those scars naturally.
Before you shell out an arm and a leg for pricey creams that likely contain a number of potentially harmful ingredients such as hydroquinone, which has been found to be carcinogenic, visit a physician to discuss expensive laser treatment or endure painful filler injections that you’ll have to have repeated every few months, consider trying essential oils first. You might be surprised at the results – and they come without serious side effects or an exorbitant cost.
1. Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon essential oil offers all of the properties of lemon juice, which is renowned for its ability to fade scars. Its high vitamin C content helps to trigger the production of collagen which keeps the skin firm and smooth as well as eliminating impurities and encouraging the formation of new skin cells. As a natural astringent, it tightens the skin to improve its tone. If you’re battling acne scars, lemon oil is a great choice as its antibacterial properties also work to kill bacteria that can cause acne breakouts, helping to prevent future scars as well.
You will need some lemon essential oil which is rather powerful, it’s important to dilute it with a carrier oil like coconut, olive or almond oil before use. You can mix 4 to 5 drops with a quarter teaspoon of the carrier oil and then use a cotton swab to apply it to your scars. Leave it on for 30 minutes before rinsing with cool water and patting dry. Repeat daily.
2. Carrot Seed Essential Oil
Carrot seed essential oil is an excellent cure all of the skin and considered among the very best essential oils for healing scars. The benefits of carrot seed essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an antiseptic, disinfectant, detoxifying, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emenagogue, stimulant, cytophylactic, tonic, and vermifuge substance. The high level of antioxidants carrot seed essential oil contains can repair quite a bit of damage done to the body’s tissues by free radicals, and prevent them from doing further harm. It protects the skin from wrinkles, the muscles from weakening and the joints from stiffening, among a long list of other health and beauty benefits.
In addition to helping those scars disappear, it helps improve skin tone and elasticity while reducing fine lines and wrinkles too. You’ll often find it included in recipes for conditions like psoriasis and eczema due to its powerful healing effects. You can thank its potent antioxidant compounds which aid the skin in battling free radicals for its outstanding effectiveness.
3. Geranium Essential Oil
Used by the Egyptians for promoting beautiful and radiant skin, geranium oil is now used to treat acne, lower inflammation, lessen anxiety and balance hormones. This fabulous oil is great for the skin, helping to revitalize cells, control sebum production in oily skin, as well as rejuvenating dull skin, giving it a wonderful glow. It contains antiseptic, astringent and anti-inflammatory properties as well as helping to balance skin tone. It also stimulates the lymphatic system and eliminates toxins. Because it offers cicatrisant compounds, it can help fade those scars and other blemishes on the skin over time. It works by increasing blood circulation right below the skin surfaces to help heal spots caused by cuts, wounds, acne, surgical incisions or irritations. Geranium oil may also be one of the best oils for such diverse dermatological problems as oily or congested skin, eczema, and dermatitis.
4. Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender essential oil offers so many benefits, it’s not all that surprising that it’s great for the skin too. It works as an excellent natural remedy for scars, and, as it contains antibacterial and antifungal properties it helps to promote wound healing and preventing scarring from occurring the first place. It encourages the formation of healthy skin cells and is effective against acne, wrinkles, psoriasis and a host of other inflammatory conditions.
Because this oil is so gentle, it can be applied directly to cuts and minor burns, minimizing the risk of them leaving long-term marks.
5. Helichrysum Essential Oil
This oil isn’t as widely known and tends to be rather expensive, but it’s typically quite effective for healing scars. A member of the Asteraceae plant family, it’s native to the Mediterranean region, where it’s been used for its medicinal compounds for thousands of years. Some sources have reported that Helichrysum flowers were even dried and offered to the Greek Gods. Today, it’s rather popular among traditional medicine in Mediterranean nations like Turkey, Spain, Italy and Portugal, although its popularity has begun to spread throughout the rest of the world.
Helichrysum offers strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help prevent aging of the skin and promote the regeneration of damaged skin. It also contains antifungal, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties. It’s outstanding for wound healing and is one of the best natural remedies for reducing stretch marks. This is also another great oil for healing acne scars and preventing breakouts, due to its strong antimicrobial and antibiotic properties. It works without drying the skin or causing redness and other unwanted side effects such as those caused by harsh chemical acne treatments or medications.
6. Myrrh Essential Oil
You’ve probably at least heard of myrrh, as it was one of the gifts the three wise men were said to have brought to Jesus in the bible, along with frankincense and gold. It was important in biblical times, used both as a spice and natural healing remedy. Today, it’s still commonly used for treating many different ailments, thanks to its two primary active compounds, terpenoids and sesquiterpenes, both of which provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Historically, this essential oil was often used for preventing infections and treating wounds – and it can still be used for this today, helping to heal acne as well as athlete’s foot. It can help maintain healthy skin, soothe cracked skin and even slow the signs of aging in the skin.
7. Rosemary Essential Oil
Part of the mint family, rosemary is one of the most common herbs for cooking, but it also offers many healing benefits. Considered sacred by ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians, it’s not only been found to support brain function and healing of neurological tissue, but it’s become a popular ingredient in many personal care products due to its antiseptic and antibacterial properties.
Rosemary is especially remarkable for its high level of antioxidants, which are said to equal that of the very acclaimed goji berries, primarily due to the chemical compound carnosol. In addition to being a potent antioxidant, it’s widely known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Rosemary is especially effective for battling an array of skin problems, including acne, eczema and dermatitis, and other skin conditions that can lead to scarring.
Simply blend the Rosemary essential oil with coconut oil and massage over the marks regularly until they have faded.
8. Frankincense
As mentioned previously, frankincense is believed to be one of the gifts offered by the three wise men to the newborn Jesus. It comes from the Boswellia tree, derived from the milky white sap of its bark. Traditionally burned as incense as well as being charred and ground into a powder to create kohl eyeliner used by Egyptian women, today it’s most commonly steam-distilled to produce an essential oil with many benefits.
The oil is known for aiding healthy cell regeneration and helping to keep existing tissues and cells healthy. It’s very effective for supporting skin health – not only can it help reverse the signs of aging and treat dry skin, it can lessen the appearance of scars and stretch marks as well as speed the healing of acne and wounds. In addition to scar healing Frankincense is known to improve skin tone, smooth and soften wrinkles and balance sebum levels. Frankincense also promotes the growth of new skin cells which grow over scar tissue to eventually smooth the skin.
Be sure to mix this oil with a carrier oil or lotion before you apply to skin.
9. Neroli Essential Oil
This botanical oil requires about 1,000 pounds of handpicked flowers to be produced. It has a wonderful fragrance of citrus and floral aromas, along with astringent and antibacterial properties that make it an excellent remedy for lightening scars as well as for acne. It helps to build new skin cells while improving skin elasticity, and when used regularly, it can reduce the appearance of stretch marks as well as heal broken capillaries under the skin.
Neroli essential oil is one of the best oils to add to your regular beauty routine as it also helps the skin maintain a proper oil balance. Any type of skin condition related to stress typically responds well, due to its excellent overall calming and healing abilities. Bacterial skin issues and rashes can be treated too, due to its antimicrobial abilities.
10. Sandalwood Essential Oil
The essential oil of sandalwood is extracted through steam distillation of pieces of wood from Sandalwood trees that are 40 to 80 years old, though 80 years is preferred as the older the tree, the more oil is available, and the aroma is stronger as well. Its healing benefits are attributed to its anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, cicatrisant, diuretic, disinfectant, emollient and expectorant properties, among others.
By stimulating olfactory receptor cells in the skin, this oil promotes cell regeneration and wound healing. It also encourages cell proliferation that helps replace scarred skin cells with new ones. As sandalwood is a mild astringent, that means it can induce minor contractions in soft tissues like the gums and skin, which is why you’ll see it among the primary ingredients of many facial toners and aftershave products, as it helps to soothe, tighten and cleanse the skin.
Sandalwood essential oil is an excellent antiviral agent, and has been found to decrease inflammation from mild skin irritation like pimples, superficial wounds, and warts, while its anti-inflammatory compounds can even provide relief from mild inflammation that occurs with insect bites and other skin conditions.
Before you shell out an arm and a leg for pricey creams that likely contain a number of potentially harmful ingredients such as hydroquinone, which has been found to be carcinogenic, visit a physician to discuss expensive laser treatment or endure painful filler injections that you’ll have to have repeated every few months, consider trying essential oils first. You might be surprised at the results – and they come without serious side effects or an exorbitant cost.
1. Lemon Essential Oil
Lemon essential oil offers all of the properties of lemon juice, which is renowned for its ability to fade scars. Its high vitamin C content helps to trigger the production of collagen which keeps the skin firm and smooth as well as eliminating impurities and encouraging the formation of new skin cells. As a natural astringent, it tightens the skin to improve its tone. If you’re battling acne scars, lemon oil is a great choice as its antibacterial properties also work to kill bacteria that can cause acne breakouts, helping to prevent future scars as well.
You will need some lemon essential oil which is rather powerful, it’s important to dilute it with a carrier oil like coconut, olive or almond oil before use. You can mix 4 to 5 drops with a quarter teaspoon of the carrier oil and then use a cotton swab to apply it to your scars. Leave it on for 30 minutes before rinsing with cool water and patting dry. Repeat daily.
2. Carrot Seed Essential Oil
Carrot seed essential oil is an excellent cure all of the skin and considered among the very best essential oils for healing scars. The benefits of carrot seed essential oil can be attributed to its properties as an antiseptic, disinfectant, detoxifying, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, carminative, depurative, diuretic, emenagogue, stimulant, cytophylactic, tonic, and vermifuge substance. The high level of antioxidants carrot seed essential oil contains can repair quite a bit of damage done to the body’s tissues by free radicals, and prevent them from doing further harm. It protects the skin from wrinkles, the muscles from weakening and the joints from stiffening, among a long list of other health and beauty benefits.
In addition to helping those scars disappear, it helps improve skin tone and elasticity while reducing fine lines and wrinkles too. You’ll often find it included in recipes for conditions like psoriasis and eczema due to its powerful healing effects. You can thank its potent antioxidant compounds which aid the skin in battling free radicals for its outstanding effectiveness.
3. Geranium Essential Oil
Used by the Egyptians for promoting beautiful and radiant skin, geranium oil is now used to treat acne, lower inflammation, lessen anxiety and balance hormones. This fabulous oil is great for the skin, helping to revitalize cells, control sebum production in oily skin, as well as rejuvenating dull skin, giving it a wonderful glow. It contains antiseptic, astringent and anti-inflammatory properties as well as helping to balance skin tone. It also stimulates the lymphatic system and eliminates toxins. Because it offers cicatrisant compounds, it can help fade those scars and other blemishes on the skin over time. It works by increasing blood circulation right below the skin surfaces to help heal spots caused by cuts, wounds, acne, surgical incisions or irritations. Geranium oil may also be one of the best oils for such diverse dermatological problems as oily or congested skin, eczema, and dermatitis.
4. Lavender Essential Oil
Lavender essential oil offers so many benefits, it’s not all that surprising that it’s great for the skin too. It works as an excellent natural remedy for scars, and, as it contains antibacterial and antifungal properties it helps to promote wound healing and preventing scarring from occurring the first place. It encourages the formation of healthy skin cells and is effective against acne, wrinkles, psoriasis and a host of other inflammatory conditions.
Because this oil is so gentle, it can be applied directly to cuts and minor burns, minimizing the risk of them leaving long-term marks.
5. Helichrysum Essential Oil
This oil isn’t as widely known and tends to be rather expensive, but it’s typically quite effective for healing scars. A member of the Asteraceae plant family, it’s native to the Mediterranean region, where it’s been used for its medicinal compounds for thousands of years. Some sources have reported that Helichrysum flowers were even dried and offered to the Greek Gods. Today, it’s rather popular among traditional medicine in Mediterranean nations like Turkey, Spain, Italy and Portugal, although its popularity has begun to spread throughout the rest of the world.
Helichrysum offers strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that help prevent aging of the skin and promote the regeneration of damaged skin. It also contains antifungal, antibacterial, and antiseptic properties. It’s outstanding for wound healing and is one of the best natural remedies for reducing stretch marks. This is also another great oil for healing acne scars and preventing breakouts, due to its strong antimicrobial and antibiotic properties. It works without drying the skin or causing redness and other unwanted side effects such as those caused by harsh chemical acne treatments or medications.
6. Myrrh Essential Oil
You’ve probably at least heard of myrrh, as it was one of the gifts the three wise men were said to have brought to Jesus in the bible, along with frankincense and gold. It was important in biblical times, used both as a spice and natural healing remedy. Today, it’s still commonly used for treating many different ailments, thanks to its two primary active compounds, terpenoids and sesquiterpenes, both of which provide antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects.
Historically, this essential oil was often used for preventing infections and treating wounds – and it can still be used for this today, helping to heal acne as well as athlete’s foot. It can help maintain healthy skin, soothe cracked skin and even slow the signs of aging in the skin.
7. Rosemary Essential Oil
Part of the mint family, rosemary is one of the most common herbs for cooking, but it also offers many healing benefits. Considered sacred by ancient Romans, Greeks and Egyptians, it’s not only been found to support brain function and healing of neurological tissue, but it’s become a popular ingredient in many personal care products due to its antiseptic and antibacterial properties.
Rosemary is especially remarkable for its high level of antioxidants, which are said to equal that of the very acclaimed goji berries, primarily due to the chemical compound carnosol. In addition to being a potent antioxidant, it’s widely known for its anti-inflammatory properties. Rosemary is especially effective for battling an array of skin problems, including acne, eczema and dermatitis, and other skin conditions that can lead to scarring.
Simply blend the Rosemary essential oil with coconut oil and massage over the marks regularly until they have faded.
8. Frankincense
As mentioned previously, frankincense is believed to be one of the gifts offered by the three wise men to the newborn Jesus. It comes from the Boswellia tree, derived from the milky white sap of its bark. Traditionally burned as incense as well as being charred and ground into a powder to create kohl eyeliner used by Egyptian women, today it’s most commonly steam-distilled to produce an essential oil with many benefits.
The oil is known for aiding healthy cell regeneration and helping to keep existing tissues and cells healthy. It’s very effective for supporting skin health – not only can it help reverse the signs of aging and treat dry skin, it can lessen the appearance of scars and stretch marks as well as speed the healing of acne and wounds. In addition to scar healing Frankincense is known to improve skin tone, smooth and soften wrinkles and balance sebum levels. Frankincense also promotes the growth of new skin cells which grow over scar tissue to eventually smooth the skin.
Be sure to mix this oil with a carrier oil or lotion before you apply to skin.
9. Neroli Essential Oil
This botanical oil requires about 1,000 pounds of handpicked flowers to be produced. It has a wonderful fragrance of citrus and floral aromas, along with astringent and antibacterial properties that make it an excellent remedy for lightening scars as well as for acne. It helps to build new skin cells while improving skin elasticity, and when used regularly, it can reduce the appearance of stretch marks as well as heal broken capillaries under the skin.
Neroli essential oil is one of the best oils to add to your regular beauty routine as it also helps the skin maintain a proper oil balance. Any type of skin condition related to stress typically responds well, due to its excellent overall calming and healing abilities. Bacterial skin issues and rashes can be treated too, due to its antimicrobial abilities.
10. Sandalwood Essential Oil
The essential oil of sandalwood is extracted through steam distillation of pieces of wood from Sandalwood trees that are 40 to 80 years old, though 80 years is preferred as the older the tree, the more oil is available, and the aroma is stronger as well. Its healing benefits are attributed to its anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, astringent, cicatrisant, diuretic, disinfectant, emollient and expectorant properties, among others.
By stimulating olfactory receptor cells in the skin, this oil promotes cell regeneration and wound healing. It also encourages cell proliferation that helps replace scarred skin cells with new ones. As sandalwood is a mild astringent, that means it can induce minor contractions in soft tissues like the gums and skin, which is why you’ll see it among the primary ingredients of many facial toners and aftershave products, as it helps to soothe, tighten and cleanse the skin.
Sandalwood essential oil is an excellent antiviral agent, and has been found to decrease inflammation from mild skin irritation like pimples, superficial wounds, and warts, while its anti-inflammatory compounds can even provide relief from mild inflammation that occurs with insect bites and other skin conditions.
11. Calendula Essential Oil
Calendula is distilled from the flower tops of marigold flowers and has become popular in many natural beauty and health products, used in nearly 200 different shampoos, lotions, and other items. It’s been shown to possess powerful anti-inflammatory properties thanks to its high level of flavonoids, plant-based antioxidants that help protect cells from free radical damage as well as anti-inflammatory linoleic acid, making it an outstanding remedy for many inflammatory conditions, including dermatitis and diaper rash. It’s also among one of the best essential oils for scars. By applying it to superficial wounds, it will help speed healing and prevent scarring in addition to reducing scarring by preventing free radical damage.
In fact, in research conducted out of Kerala, India in 2009 focused on slow healing wounds, it was revealed that using topical ointments and gels with calendula could help accelerate healing, with 90 percent of wounds closed within eight days, as compared to just 51 percent in those who did not receive this treatment. Calendula oil also helps to improve hydration and skin firmness, increasing blood flow and oxygen to wounds, while helping the body to grow new tissue.
As with most essential oils it is necessary to blend Calendula oil with a carrier oil before using directly onto skin.
12. Tea Tree oil
Tea tree oil, which comes from an Australian plant, is a true super essential oil. Also known as melaleuca, it’s been widely used in the country for at least a century, and has been documented in countless studies to fight a wide variety of viruses, fungi and bacteria strains. One of its most common uses today is in skin care products as it’s one of the best natural remedies available for treating acne and acne scarring, yet it doesn’t come with the negative side effects that are experienced with other cures such as red or peeling skin.
The oil has the potential to heal psoriasis, eczema and even dry skin in addition to naturally healing scars. Simply mix your tea tree essential oil with a carrier oil before use.
