Home remedies with Neem leaf for acne scars

Neem is considered as a miracle herb to heal many skin and health issues. In Ayurveda, this amazing leaf has many medicinal uses. The paste made out of neem leaves has diverse benefits to offer for your skin such as fighting acne, healing scars, controlling sebum production, treating pigmentation, moisturising and exfoliating your skin. Neem has antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-fungal properties that help in removal of scars left by acne and other burns.

You’ll need

1 Tbsp Neem powder
1/2 Tbsp Turmeric
A few drops of Vitamin E oil

What to do?

Take a handful of neem leaves and grind them to make a smooth paste. To the paste, add a pinch of turmeric and vitamin e oil. You can prick and open a vitamin e capsule with a sterile safety pin and then squeeze the oil into neem paste. Mix all the ingredients together until they get combined. Apply the mask over your face or on scars affected areas. Let it stay on your face for about 30 minutes and rinse off. Repeat this treatment once a week.

How does it work?

The antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-fungal properties of neem leaves will help fight acne and removes the scars left behind by acne. [1] Turmeric also has anti-inflammatory properties which can reduce acne or resulting scars by targeting the pores and cleaning them.