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Hello,
Lately, our market was invaded by these ointments that presumably remove scars, or at least make them fade.
I have scars in my bikini area due to the constant picking of ingrown hairs, and of course I would like to use a magic product to make them disappear, but I am skeptical about these products.
Apparently, they contain hyaluronic acid, even though their main ingredients are – in most of the cases – water, paraffin, alcohol. Others have resveratrol, copper sulfate etc.
Are these a scam? Could they work? Are there other better ways to get rid of scars?I have old acne scars and would also like to know about this topic––it’s so hard to tell what’s real from what’s snake oil!
These things are not exactly a scam but they probably aren’t going to work in a noticeable way either. Hyaluronic acid is a humectant which means it will give you some moisturizing. However, there is little evidence that moisturizing a scar will do much for making it less noticeable. It may help make it feel better.
Resveratrol is not a proven topical treatment. There is some preliminary evidence it can have some anti-aging effects when ingested but there is zero proof it will help with scars.
Copper sulfate – no, this won’t work either.
Unfortunately, right now there is no evidence that any topical treatment will significantly reduce the appearance of scars. Don’t let the marketing fool you.
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