1. Be consistent with products + patient
2. The list below may improve appearance of scars but this is mainly for hyperpigmetation+ red marks.
3. Sorry for any spelling errors
4. Be careful with acids not recommended for darker skin people and make sure your not allergic to any of these - test it on skin
5 Oils can be comedogenic
Hyperpigmetation- skin lighteners
Top ones
Uva ursi extract- arbutin ( bearberry)
licorice extract
licorice + niacinammide
tumeric
Soy
glycoylic acid
Mequinol
Green tea
Kojic acid
retinoids
aloesin- found in aloe vera plant
melatonin
General Hyperpigmentation remedies that have been mentioned by previous active acne.org members.
Fenugreek Paper mulberry mandelic acid
Ginko biloba Linoleic acid malic acid
Gallic acid Oleic acid manuka honey/ forest honey
Ginseng Glutathione lactic acid - yoghurt face mask
Hesperidin Eucerin dark spot corrector honey + almond face mask
Egg white Clinique dark spot corrector Japanese rice wine/ sake- has kojic acid
Salicylic acid Chickpea face mask- besan gram flour apple cider vinegar
cane sugar scrub Salt scrub Papaya enzyme- papain
Oats mask Rice flour scrub Korean Ginseng
Application of fresh chammonile flowers Tamanu oil
Olive oil - comedegonic Emu oil
alove vera gel Calendula oil
Lemon arnica
meladerm
mother of pearl
Citrus
Tomato
Red marks
1) red marks are inflammed skin therefore a healthy diet is eeded also. It takes time for red marks to fade.
Top not in order
Apple cider vinegar
Egg white
Likas papaya soap - beware of fakes which wlill cause acne.
Korean ginseng
uva ursi
aloe vera
Glycolic acid
licorice root extract
General
ice
Curd mask
Use things mentioned in general section for hyperpigmentation
I've been using La Roche Possay Effaclar Duo Plus for the last couple of weeks and I already see a difference in my post inflammatory hyper pigmentation.
It's really exciting as I've tried so much other stuff. It contains a small percentage of salacylic acid which is a BHA. I've also heard good things from a friend about Paula's Choice BHA exfoliants but haven't tried it myself yet! Good luck!