I must confess - I bought this ointment because of rosemary scent first of all)) I like it the same as lavender and tea tree scents :) To my big surprise, this product has wonderful healing and skin smoothing properties (I apply it on sore lips and cuticle)) As for fading acne scars - actually I don't know because my acne never leave any scars.. However I know that rosemary itself is a very good remedy for wounds and fresh scars (just look up the info about rosemary plant in traditional medicine).