Getting hurt sucks, and not only is it painful, but you can often be left with a horrible purple and green bruise or even a ragged scar on your skin long afterwards. While it might make for a cool story, lots of people don’t really want everyone looking at their unsightly bruises or scars. There aren’t any surefire cures, but luckily there is a lot you can do to help your skin recover faster and also reduce the immediate appearance of injuries and those nasty skin blemishes. Take a look at our 19 home remedy tricks to sort out your bruises and scars!

1. Ice Cold

This should always be your first port of call when you have an injury. Ice will reduce pain, swelling and ultimately the spread on the bruising in those first few minutes.