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?

[aloylagos]

has anyone tried mixing ginger juice with shea butter or honey?

[Allie54]

"Great reading and a good tip. Didn't imagine how a piece of ginger can do something about hyperpigmentation and scars. I will be including this along with the derma rolling treatment i'm undergoing. You should try them too, i'm having the treatment I've got from http://www.belhalla.com and the results can   are amusing.

[jungwhat]

Wow~ This is such great information!

Has anybody been able to see any changes or improvements with their skin through using the ginger? It seems very interesting. :)

I have a history of eczema since I was a baby. I'm19 years old.
Though I have the rashes under control (finally) through avoiding what triggers that itchiness, I do have a bit of hypopigmentation in my inner elbows from all the avid scratching (another hunch may be that it was a side effect from some steroid creams?).

It doesn't bother me so much, but it's it bothers other people.
I constantly have people approaching with products that can "heal" my scars (and eczema from before). I am very skeptical from the many previous negative experiences where my condition would worsen rather than get better. I'd rather go the route of natural healing to take care of my body.
If I can take care of the scars, I'd like to try :)

I am interested in trying the ginger :) Right now, I have a bit of a flare up, but once my skin is healed a bit better (probably in a week), I will get on the wagon and check if this ginger remedy works ^^
Please continuing posting any updates! It is much appreciated.

[Flybabey]

I am so sorry your going through this. Yes it is your work. Here is what i would do, for you. I also did the same thing had white and red spots everywhere. First Keep in mind this is not going to work over night. Second you are going to need a k van d makeup for the duration of the healing. I am still working on my white spots but they are manageable and I have a drastic improvement tho. Get three derma rollers. one .5 one 1.0 and one 1.25. Then get your ginger root and at a local natural store some organic ginger root juice. If you have insurance ask you dermatologist for a prescription of elidel cream. Now be gentle on your face. I use coconut oil remove makeup and I use proactive plus face cleaner. but if you use murad or anything else that keeps it clean that will be fine. use your derma roller the .5 every other night, follow those instructions then start putting on the juice after and passing the root slices over the top. At night I layer on elidel. in the morning I was my face let it dry and pass the ginger root again. If I am not working I do the same again mid afternoon. Once a week I do a 1.25 derma roller after applying a deep numb, again follow instructions. i still use the ginger root and I layer a nice layer of shea butter mixed with ginger juice and elidel cream on my face and massage it in. I have seen great results. i also go out in the sun without sunscrean for five min in the mornings with a fresh face and just allow my face to warm up. great for helping to reactive the melanin. The hyper pigmentation you have will heal quicker with the use of the derma roller. maybe a week and a half two weeks and the hypo maybe a month. Now I would image that after a few weeks the katvonD will cover fully your face discoloration. especially since the red should be gone. If non of that works you can whiten everything and where a lot of sunscreen to keep from ever getting red or tan which will show your spots terribly, fyi....Hope that helps. Good luck.

[fredrik111]

hey. after 2 month of use. I will say that I got no result at all :(

[fredrik111]

kid22, Im sorry that it didn't  work out well for you :/ I have been using ginger rots for maybe 3 weeks, and I think it is to early to say if it works for me or not... but I will definitely give you all a update in a month or so.