Acne Scar Treatments - Tomato Juice

Introduction

Can tomatoes stop acne? Tomatoes are good for your overall body, especially for men with who are concerned about their prostate, because it contains lycopene that is good for a man's prostate. But there are other uses for tomatoes.

Tomatoes are also good for helping with acne scars, not by eating them, but by applying them directly to your face.

Acne

Acne is the scourge of being a teenager or a young woman, because that is whom it affects the most. The exact cause of acne is not known, but what is known is acne develops because of excess sebum (oil), dead skin and bacteria. The best guess for why acne develops is believed to be that of a hormonal imbalance in your body.

Most of the time acne is mild, but at times it can become severely inflamed causing acne scars on your face. These scars can stay with you and take a while to fade away. The removal of these scars may require you visiting an expensive dermatologist to have them removed by microdermabrasion or using other products you can find in your drug store.

Tomatoes To The Rescue

One method people use to help remove scars caused by severe forms of acne is to use the tomato. Tomatoes contain vitamin A that which is beneficial in helping your skin grow more rapidly thereby eliminating your acne scars.

Vitamin A is so popular in treating skin disorders that you can find it in many skin care products today.

So how can you use tomatoes to help you with your skin acne? Instead of eating the tomato, you apply it directly to your skin to help keep your pores clean and to help stimulate your skin to grow.

Here are some ways you can use tomatoes on your face to help remove acne scars:

• Direct Application- One of the easiest ways is to apply a tomato directly to your acne. Cut your tomato in pieces, mix it into a pulp and then apply it to your face. People are at odds on how long to leave it on your face, anywhere from 15 minutes to one hour, but most recommend leaving it on your face for an hour before washing it off with warm water.
• Face Mask- Another method is to develop a facemask made up of tomatoes, avocados or cucumbers. Mix the vegetables together in a blender and then apply to your face for at least 20 minutes before washing of with warm water.

Precaution

Like anything that promotes skin growth, use a good sunscreen, SPF 30 or higher before going out in the sun.

Jimmy C has been studying skin care for many years because of his skin problems in his youth. He is the Editor in Chief of a number of skin care web sites. Being a victim of acne in his younger days, he has researched this subject to help people prevent and stop acne. He has also studied many aspects of caring for the bodies skin and keeping it youthful and free of irritants.

For more information on caring for acne or other facial blemishes and keeping your youthful appearance go to his web sites at http://www.squidoo.com/cause-and-cures-of-acne and http://www.skinguidelines.com/.