Ginger For Hypopigmented Scars?

[glxy5oo]

Can anyone attest that using fresh ginger works to heal/return pigment to hypopigmented scars? I was doing a search on hypopigmented scars and found a peculiar blog about how "passing over" fresh ginger onto hypopigmented scars will heal them - that this will return basically full pigment in 1 - 6 months.

Some quotes from the blog are:
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I was referred by a friend to an old Chinese man who practices alternative medicine from his home. He told me to start using the juice of fresh ginger roots on my vitiligo.

Buy fresh ginger roots. Go home and wash the roots to rinse off soil and chemicals. Cut off a slice of the root and pass it over the discolored areas. Do not rub! When that slice dries out, cut another slice and do the same thing again. Do that everyday. Don't forget. You can also do it a couple of times a day. You DO NOT need to go out in the sun. You DO NOT need the ultraviolet sessions. You can QUIT everything else you're using.

(...)A healthy cell has to communicate with a neighbor discolored cell and 'tell it' to begin producing melanin. But the ginger roots have some type of property that 'teaches' the cells to begin producing melanin SPONTANEOUSLY, from inside out.
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The entire blog's 5 entries are devoted to this specific topic (ginger for hypopigmentation) and is written sort of gimmicky . But why would someone go at great lengths to make something this obscure up? Especially if it didn't work. There's nothing for sale on the blog and I can't see how the author would make any profilt.


I'm about to try this on a hypopigmented scar I've had for a few years now (on my penis), but wanted to know what some of you think. It wouldn't suprise me if works greatly and is hardly known at all, seeing as ginger basically costs nothing and no big companies can make a profit from its sale.

Also the site's quotes mention to use the juice of fresh ginger, but then says to simply "pass" the ginger over the scar until it dries (not rub). I'm not quite sure what that means.. Maybe I should just try squeezing a little juice on the scar?

[Frog100]

I had hyperpigmentation above my top lip from tweezing the hair. Applied Himalaya Bleminor cream to lighten it - horrible mistake! My skin is light brown skin above my top lip is near white so you can just imagine how bad it looks. :/ had this for 1 year 2 months now. I've been using ginger & red clay for 2 weeks now and it looks like the skin is actually lightening.. :/  confusing this is - some websites say ginger lightens skin, some say it darkens it and brings back pigment... very demoralising situation. Anyone got anymore updates on ginger for hypo ?

[mgr2019]

I found this study which claims Ginger is a skin lightener(very upsetting because I was about to start using it for hypopigmentation :(  https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23892040

[amarr]

guys I would like to share this with you I done hair removal laser and I started to have white parts under my chin and next to my mustache it started very small after 4 months it grew and now it is proper noticeable. I tried everything creams that doctors subscribed nothing worked I even tried papaya. after reading about ginger I tried it and it is the only thing that gave me results within less than a week. basically you apply it to the affected area twice a day morning and before bed. you cut a slice and make sure to with a knife cut through it to get the juice. hold the ginger slice on the affected area for at least 15 minutes you will get a slight burn but that means its working. also I ordered herbal tablets from India called (Karbogi Tablets) they have melanin which your skin needs to produce color. also I started to drink a lot of water and eat a lot of fruits. hope this helps i you need any help you can email me on ***@**** and I be happy to help as I know how this feels. all best

[Romagreen27]

Ginger worked for my hypo pigmentation

[jmejayy]

Yes, ginger does work but it takes time and requires a routine. I used it on my face for about 4 months and definitely saw a difference. The problem was that I stopped because I got lazy and I wish I hadn't. I'm going to start again and what I do is cut ginger in half and rub it on the effective areas every night after showering. Overall in my experience it does work!!

[jmejayy]

Yes, ginger does work but it takes time and requires a routine. I used it on my face for about 4 months and definitely saw a difference. The problem was that I stopped because I got lazy and I wish I hadnt. I'm  going to start again and what I do is cut ginger in half and rub it on the effective areas every night after showering. Overall in my experience it does work!!

[JollyNurse]

Ginger does work for scars and white marks. It has been known as a skin discoloration remedy in China for thousands of years. I recently came across a scar gel that has fresh ginger as its main ingredient - hypohil. Try it out if you are too lazy to buy ginger every day. It also works better than plain ginger as it has other things in it like aloe vera and onion which are very good for scars and are ingredients from known scar gels like Mederma.

[Haseen26]

Due to too much breakout and scars ,I applied garlic on my both cheek but unfortunately due to garlic I suffered from a second degree burn which caused me a lot of medical attention,mental stress and over all I can't express how depressed I was.I applied so many cosmetics to cover the hypopigmentation on my both cheeks.whenever I looked at the mirror I was terrified,my self confidence broke into pieces.one day after suffering straight 1 year I came across an article that said ginger can effectively help.with hypopigmentation.It's been only a week I am using fresh ginger juice on my cheeks and I can say 50% of the scars are already gone.people pls give it a try .I promise you won't regret.It's amazing...

[Frog100]

I'm trying ginger root juice on my lightened skin & if anything it looks like it's further lightening the skin. Any idea why that might be?

[mgr2019]

I just read that Ginger can actually be a skin lightener. I am VERY disappointed as I was going to start using Ginger Essential Oil for hypopigmentation :( There was a study done and you can read up on the findings here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23892040