A MUST READ: Home Remedies to Lighten the Skin Naturally

Every one either men or women have the desire to have fair and flawless skin. Skin is an important part that acts as a barrier and a protective cover from the body parts to the outside environment. The color of the skin mainly depends on the pigment called melanin and other factors. Melanin is produced in the skin cells called melanocytes. If this melanocytes produces more of melanin pigment in the skin then you have darker skin. Or in certain times, your skin tone become darker due to tanning which result from exposure to sun rays as these UV rays damages the skin and makes it darker.

Prolonged exposure to polluted air, hormonal imbalances, heavy usage of cosmetics, ageing, unbalanced diet, stress, heredity, certain environmental factors, dry skin, genetic, some medical conditions, improper lifestyle choices, etc. are some of the other causes for dark skin.

Here are some effective natural home remedies that help to lighten the skin naturally by restricting the melanin production in the skin. But also make sure to have some personal skin care other than following these home remedies.

Home Remedies to Lighten the Skin Naturally:

Using chemical – loaded cosmetics for lightening the skin tone will cause certain harm to the skin in the long run and these are very expensive too. So if you to lighten up the skin without any much more cost then try these easy available natural home remedies which brighten the skin and gives its natural glow that makes you look gorgeous.

1. Lemon Juice:

Lemon juice contains natural astringent property that helps to tighten up the pores and this reduces the sebum secretion. It has natural bleaching property that bleaches the skin to whiten its complexion with its natural acidic composition. Vitamin C which is a rich content in lemon juice helps for new skin cells development or growth. Also lemons are rich in anti-oxidants that help you to get fair skin complexion. So all these properties of lemon will make you look beautiful with bright skin by clearing the dullness on the skin.

Method – 1:

This process will definitely help to lighten the skin complexion and also prevents from the scars development on the skin.

Ingredients:

• Lemon
• Cotton ball
• Squeezer

Process:

• Take a lemon and squeeze its juice freshly in a bowl
• Then take a cotton ball and dip it in this juice
• Dab it on the skin especially on the face and other darker parts of the skin
• Let it sit for about 20 – 30 minutes and wash it with water
• Daily application of this lemon juice will remove the dark discoloration of the skin.

Method – 2:

Ingredients:

• Lemon
• Knife

Process:

• Take a lemon and cut it into two halves
• Then take one half and rub it on the skin gently
• Rub this gently on the face for about 10 – 15 minutes
• Leave this on the face and other dark applied skin for another 10 – 15 minutes
• Wash it with water and follow this regularly for more effective results.

Method – 3: (For Oily Skin)

Ingredients:

• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Rose water – 2 teaspoon
• Fuller’s earth – 1 teaspoon

Process:

• Take a bowl and add lemon juice, rose water and fuller’s earth on it
• Stir it well to make it like paste or face mask
• Apply this paste on the face and other darker parts of the skin
• Let it sit for about 15 – 30 minutes and then rinse the applied skin with water

Method – 4: (Dry Skin)

Ingredients:

• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Honey – 1 teaspoon
• Olive oil – 1 teaspoon
• Lukewarm water

Process:

• Take a mixing bowl and add all these ingredients to it
• Mix it well except the lukewarm water to make it like fine mixture.
• Apply this mixture on the skin where you have dark patches and massage it gently for couple of minutes
• Leave it on for about 10 – 15 minutes and rinse this skin with lukewarm water.

Method – 5:

Ingredients:

• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder – 1 teaspoon
• Cold water

Process:

• Take equal quantities of lemon juice and turmeric powder in a small bowl
• Stir it well and apply this on the darkened area of the skin
• Let it sit for about 15 – 20 minutes to get dried completely
• Wash it with cold water but make sure that not to expose your skin in the sun for an hour or two after this process
• Doing this application process after bed time is more advisable to escape from the sun attack on the skin.

Method – 6:

Ingredients:

• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Powdered milk – 1 teaspoon
• Honey – 1 teaspoon

Process:

• Take equal amount of all the ingredients and mix it well to make it like paste
• Apply this paste on the skin and allow it to sit for 15 – 20 minutes
• Rinse it with water and repeat this once daily till you get the desired brighter look of the skin.

Note:

• Make sure that not to go out in sun after applying the lemon juice on the skin as this juice will makes the skin sensitive to the ultra violet sunrays that in turn leads to more discoloration of the skin.
• Never ever apply lemon juice on the open wounds of the skin.
• Applying lemon can cause dryness to the skin, so it’s best to apply moisturizer on the lemon applied part of the skin.
• You have to dilute the lemon juice with equal parts of water before applying especially if you have sensitive skin.

2. Tomatoes:

Tomatoes have natural bleaching and whitening property that helps to lighten up your skin. It is rich in vitamin C and has astringent property that makes it as a best remedy for treating the black skin, especially for the people who suffers from the acne prone or oily skin. This tomato has natural acidic composition that balances the pH of the skin to prevent the excessive oil and makes it look bright. Not only these benefits but also tomato contains anti-oxidant property which fights against the free radicals that in turn helps you to maintain younger looking skin. So you have to try this tomato remedy and have a look on how to use this tomato to lighten up your skin naturally.

Method – 1:

Ingredient:

Tomato – 1

Process:

• Take a tomato (preferably small) and grate it to extract its pulp.
• Then take this pulp into your hands and apply this on all over the skin where you have dark discoloration on the skin.
• Allow it to dry completely for few minutes and then apply another coating of this pulp on the same applied skin.
• Do the same process of reapply this pulp on the skin for about 15 – 25 minutes
• After completing the reapplication process, massage the applied area gently for a minute or two.
• Rinse it with water and do this daily to get rid of the dark pigmentation slowly on the skin.

Method – 2:

Ingredients:

• Tomato juice – 1 tablespoon
• Lemon juice – few drops
• Small bowl

Process:

• Take a small bowl and add tomato juice and lemon juice in it.
• Mix it well and apply this mixed juice on the skin particularly on the face and neck
• Let it sit for 15 – 20 minutes and then rinse it with water
• But make sure that this mixed juice will cause some stinging or burning sensation on the skin, if you have sensitive skin. Then you have to mix a little water to this tomato – lemon juice before applying this on the skin.
• This process has to be continued regularly to get complete relief from the dark skin.

Method – 3:

This process is especially beneficial for the people who have dark skin that caused due to sunburn.

Ingredients:

• Tomato juice – 2 teaspoons
• Buttermilk – 4 tablespoons
• Cotton ball

Process:

• Take a bowl and add tomato juice and buttermilk in it
• Mix it well and apply this on the face, neck and other dark parts of skin with the help of either cotton ball or your fingers.
• Allow it to sit for about 30 – 40 minutes and then rinse it thoroughly to remove the applied mixture on the skin.
• Follow this process whenever you suffer from skin darkness caused due to sunburn.

Method – 4:

This process is used to treat the skin darkness on the people who have mixed or combination skin.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 1
• Avocado – 1
• Warm water

Process:

• Take small tomato and small avocado
• First extract the avocado pulp and then mash the tomato in avocado pulp
• Add both the ingredients extract by mixing it well
• Apply this mixture on the face and other dark skin parts
• Leave it on for about 30 – 45 minutes and rinse it warm water.
• Repeat this regularly to get lighten the skin naturally.

Method – 5:

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 1
• Yogurt – 2 tablespoons

Process:

• Take a tomato (a small one) and mash it to extract its pulp.
• Then add yogurt to it and mix it well
• Apply this on the face and neck and leave it for 20 – 30 minutes
• Wash it with water and repeat this process as needed to get rid of the dark skin problem.
• Or you can also add 2 teaspoons of oatmeal in this tomato – yogurt mixture and apply this on the dark patches
• Let it sit for 20 – 30 minutes and then wash it with lukewarm water and try to repeat this everyday till you get brighter skin tone.

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