Natural Remedies for Scars and Scar Tissue

I used only Essential Oils to heal up my tatt, which is on the top of my hand and is not large. On the 2nd day I had the worry that it might block my skin from being able to breathe and so did some research - it doesn't. I used mainly Neem Oil, as well as Castor Oil and put it on hourly.

My tatt was only very slightly pink and a little raised, for about 2 days. After that I saw a few minor flakes here & there and it was never sore. Some people have scabs and their skin really peels and flakes, but those people are using lotions and moisturizing creams, instead of healing Essential Oils. As to itching, yeah, it really can, but I took care of that quickly with manuka honey, and so only spent about 10 total seconds itching so far. The itching would've been awful to deal with if I didn't have a way to quickly deal with it. And I only experienced itching about once a week, so I had it easy.

I really feel for people trying to heal new tattoos on their own with only lotions to help! With the use of Essential Oils, and manuka honey (or any local unpasteurized honey if ya can't find manuka), will help heal up your new tatt beautifully and quickly!! I am so glad for this site, as I learned here how important it is to keep wound areas moisturized to help increase cellular turnover which leads to faster healing. Without this knowledge, healing up this tatt would not have been so darn easy, quick and painless.

Healthy healing everybody!

Thank you for the info! & your right, it is not good to keep a fresh tattoo covered in plastic wrap daily. However, it IS a good idea to have the tattoo artist cover it with the wrap immediately after application UNTIL YOU GET HOME and can properly clean, moisturize & dress it. This keeps out immediate infection and sun exposure.

We have found that using a bee wax based petroleum alternative like waxalene really helps our tattoos heal quickly and the brightest they can be. There is rosemary oil in it which helps cut infection.

Also - AMAZING for scars is Rosehip Seed Oil. I have found a regiment of coconut oil + raw honey on this burn scar I have on my eyelid then followed with rosehip seed oil has really been helping.

Caution using the Rosehip seed oil on tattoos though, my boyfriend just had a bad reaction to a yellow dye and was not sure if he caused it himself by putting the rosehip seed oil on the tat (probably not but you never know).

Good Luck!

Ps. If you have pre existing scar tissue you can use the same method, however it take much linger once the scar has already had time to form. God bless.