Acne Scar/Dark Spot Treatment Using Lemon- An experiment

Not going to lie, I have acne. Although the problem is not so significant today, I have a number of scars left from traumatic acne cases from my younger years. Even today, one or two acne would pop up leaving hateful dark spots on my face....  ughh!!!

I have looked into a number of scar & dark spot treatment products in the market, and from my research, none of them seem to work very well. while I was reading reviews, I came across a number of home DIY scar treatments, one of them being lemon! (There was also one using onion, but I did not like the idea of having a onion smell to my face) 

I then went to Makeup Alley, a consumer review site, to read people's reviews, and I was very surprised to find that lemon for dark spot/ scar treatment had a 4.0/4.0 review score. Here is the LINK, read it for yourselves.

So, I have decided to try the lemon treatment for myself.

I took this picture today of me with absolutely no makeup on. I recently got two huge pimples on my forehead and a few more on my chin, which prompted me to seek out dark spot treatments.

Apparently, high concentration of vitamin C, antioxidant and  critic acid found in lemon works wonders for treating dark spots and scars, though long term use is needed.

Starting today, I will apply lemon juice onto my skin every night (I will make adjustments if see fit), and I will blog on my progress and my thoughts on the experiment.

Like a legit lab report, I have written out the purpose and stuff...

Purpose: To test out the effectiveness of lemon on the treatment of scar and dark spot

Hypothesis: Through continual use of lemon juice, dark spots will lightened and scars will be minimized

Material: lemon (preferably organic), cotton pad, container, funnel

Method: 

 Obtain a large lemon, one that has a lot of lemon juice~

Wash the lemon so that none of the bacteria on the skin gets onto the flesh once cut, and then cut the lemon into halves or quarters for easy squeezing and maximum juice obtainment!!

 Squeeze the juice into a bowl first, and then transfer it into a smaller bottle using a funnel. I only squeezed half a lemon because even though lemon is highly acidic and do not get bad very fast, I want to use it up relatively fast while it's still relatively fresh. You can always use the other half of the lemon for a lemonade or any other desserts.

And lastly, saturate a cotton pad with lemon juice and wipe it all over your face. Leave on overnight and rinse your face in the morning.

NOTE: never expose your skin to sun light after applying lemon juice, therefore, do not do this during day time as lemon juice will react with UV ray and darken your skin! (if you have to, apply lots of sunscreen)

I have applied the lemon juice onto my face today already. It was a little tingly for the first 10 seconds, and now my face just feels a little tight, like after applying egg white to your face. Although my sources tell me to leave it on overnight, I am still skeptical about it because there is still other stuff like sugar in lemon.... hope I do not get any major acne tomorrow or ruin my face somehow.

I Will keep you guys updated. Stay beautiful~