Best way to hide facial scars?

[Guest thomasina uk]

Is it possible to hide facial scars (caused by a cut) simply by using thickly applied foundation?

Alternatively can someone suggest a more permanent medical solution.

I have tried bio oil and tea tree oil, so far to limited effect. I've also read mixed reviews about the benefits of Vitamin E supplements and cocoa butter. Would applying a feminine anti aging product such as Oil of Ulay anti wrinkle cream have any benefit for a scar?

Thanks for any suggestions.

T x

[JJ]

Bag Balm works wonders. You have to get it at the farm store-just get the little tin it goes a long way and be sure it is Bag Balm in the green tin and not Udder Balm or something. The family honors the originals inventor/founder's request and won't market it as anything else but it is almost a miracle product. I had very thin dry skin and used it every day -people raved about my skin. And I didn't wrinkle much either. I think Bag Balm was the reason because the rest of my family all did. I also have a couple of scars that become more noticeable if I stop using it.

Stuff also works miracles on psoriasis and Lance Armstrong and most of the major cyclists in the world use it to prevent chafing.

In addition to that foundation often cakes on scars and makes them worse instead of better but the Bare Mineral makeup will cover them. There are special scar covering makeups but I believe they are very expensive. The mineral makeups seem to be but they go a long way. I found that getting anything except a name brand was a mistake. A big mistake. The cheapies were kind of like ground colored chalk while the good ones are amazing. The infomercials in this case aren't exaggerating from my personal experience.

Hope this helps some. It's nice to share knowledge I gained and no longer need

Johnny

[Guest thomasina uk]

Bag Balm works wonders. You have to get it at the farm store-just get the little tin it goes a long way and be sure it is Bag Balm in the green tin and not Udder Balm or something. The family honors the originals inventor/founder's request and won't market it as anything else but it is almost a miracle product. I had very thin dry skin and used it every day -people raved about my skin. And I didn't wrinkle much either. I think Bag Balm was the reason because the rest of my family all did. I also have a couple of scars that become more noticeable if I stop using it.

Stuff also works miracles on psoriasis and Lance Armstrong and most of the major cyclists in the world use it to prevent chafing.

In addition to that foundation often cakes on scars and makes them worse instead of better but the Bare Mineral makeup will cover them. There are special scar covering makeups but I believe they are very expensive. The mineral makeups seem to be but they go a long way. I found that getting anything except a name brand was a mistake. A big mistake. The cheapies were kind of like ground colored chalk while the good ones are amazing. The infomercials in this case aren't exaggerating from my personal experience.

Hope this helps some. It's nice to share knowledge I gained and no longer need

Johnny

thanks for the suggestion J. Is bag balm more a preventitive treatment or can it help reverse the prominence of older scars?

I should probably mention the scar is a lot of years old, I've only recently bothered to research remedies.

T

[JJ]

Bag Balm softens and seems to hydrate skin which mininizes scars. My scar is probably older than some people's grandparents since I got it 56 years ago. So it works on old scars for sure. It seems to me that it also prevents scarring.

I had toxemia while I was pregnant and gained 40 lbs in one month (90 altogether) -all in my stomach. I had been told it prevented stretch marks and used it the whole time I was pregnant and didn't end up with a single stretch mark. Just my experience.

Johnny

[Guest thomasina uk]

Bag Balm softens and seems to hydrate skin which mininizes scars. My scar is probably older than some people's grandparents since I got it 56 years ago. So it works on old scars for sure. It seems to me that it also prevents scarring.

I had toxemia while I was pregnant and gained 40 lbs in one month (90 altogether) -all in my stomach. I had been told it prevented stretch marks and used it the whole time I was pregnant and didn't end up with a single stretch mark. Just my experience.

Johnny

Ok, I just bought some on Amazon. I'll keep you posted on how i get on!

T

[Guest Jenny C]

If it is something you can not cure and just want to hide... Dermaderm from Vichy are good products... you can have them in sticks... and find the good color tone.

Love,

Jenny

[Guest thomasina uk]

The scar i have is not discolouration, it is atrophic.