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The craze for skin lightening with the hundreds of creams and cosmetics being marketed to specifically lighten the skin, are testimony to the fact that the greater percentage of women in our country dream of acquiring a fairer skin tone.

 home remedies for skin lightening

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Avoid lightening the skin tone using harsh, chemical-loaded cosmetics which are expensive at the same time. Try out these cost-effective easy homemade skin lightening remedies which will brighten and whiten the skin and impart it with a natural glow. These home made whitening creams will also boost hydration and glow, thereby offering you gorgeous looking skin. This is a perfect solution on how to get lighter skin tone.

Homemade Remedies For Skin Lightening:

Here are 3 simple face packs for skin lightening treatment at home.

1. Dried Orange Peels and Yogurt:

Our very first choice of the homemade tips for skin lightening!

Orange peels can be dried at home by placing them under the sun. Dry those till all the moisture is gone and the peels turn crisp.

How to:

Grind dried orange peels into powder form and mix 1 tbsp of it with 1 tbsp fresh and unflavored yogurt to make a paste.

This mixture should be applied and allowed to stay on cleansed skin for 15-20 minutes and then rinsed off.

Benefits:

This mask is effective in lightening skin blemishes and spots as well.

It also helps to remove blackheads when massaged on the affected areas in circular motion.

[ Read: Best Skin Lightening Creams ]

2. Tomato, Yogurt and Oatmeal Mask for Bright Skin:

This is a very effective home remedy for skin lightening treatment.

 oatmeal for skin benefits

Ingredients: Tomato, Yogurt and Oatmeal

 yogurt and oatmeal mask

How to:

 tomato paste skin lightening

Add 1 tsp each of yoghurt and tomato juice to a teaspoon of oatmeal.

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homemade skin lightening 2

 tomato and lemon for skin whitening

Apply on your cleansed skin and leave for 15-20 minutes, followed by rinsing with cold water.

Benefits:

Yogurt has mild bleaching effects; it helps to keep away blemishes and leaves the skin moisturized and supple. Oatmeal acts as a natural and gentle exfoliant for the skin and tomato juice lightens skin naturally in addition to being a good astringent. While rinsing off the mask, you can rub it gently so that the oatmeal can remove the dead skin cells. This mask is also effective in removing sun tan.

3. Milk, Lemon Juice and Honey:

 honey benefits for skin care

Ingredients: Milk, Lemon Juice and Honey

How to:

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 skin lightening home made remedies

Use 1 tsp each of milk/milk powder, honey and lemon juice and mix together well.

 skin lightening with honey and lemon

This face mask should be applied all over cleansed skin and left for 15-20 minutes before rinsing off. It also makes your skin really soft.

[ Read: Simple Remedies For Fair Skin ]

4. Potato Facial Mask:

Ingredients:

Potato slice, pulp or juice

How to:

Use potato slices or paste as a mask or even the juice on the tanned areas of skin  of potato can be applied atleast twice on to skin.

After 15-20 minutes, wash off with plain water.

5. Lemon Juice Facial Mask:

Ingredients:

Lemon juice

 Lemon Juice Facial

How to:

Use freshly squeezed lemon juice on the affected spot areas or whole skin, and hands also.

Leave it on for 15 -20 mins

Do not forget to wash them off with cold water preferably or running cold tap water (chilled not required).

Tip:

Remember lemon makes your skin more photosensitive , i.e sensitive to sun rays, since it’s a natural bleach. So do not go out into sun immediately after using it. Do wait for at least 5-8 hours before stepping out. And when you do step out make sure you use an umbrella and a good quality sunscreen at least 20 mins before to ensure effective protection against UVA and UVB rays.

6. Lemon or Orange Rind Facial Mask for Skin Whitening:

Lemon and orange are citrus fruits which are well known for their acidic properties which works well when our aim is to lightening our skin.

Ingredients:

Lemon or orange rind

Raw milk

 Lemon or Orange Rind

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How to:

Take lemon zest or lemon rind ( the outer skin grated), or orange zest, dry them out in the sun (do not microwave) and then grind them to a powdered form.

Keep in dry air tight container

Use it mixed with raw milk and use as pack on affected areas.

Wash off with warm water .

Immediately use a cool toner.

7. Tomato Juice Facial Mask for Skin Whitening:

Ingredients:

Tomato juice

And if you’re one of those people who just can’t deal with tomatoes, then this can be followed even with cucumber, potatoes and lemon!

How to:

Apply tomato juice on to skin with a cotton ball

Leave on till it dries

Wash off

8. Turmeric Facial Mask for Skin Whitening:

This is one of the oldest and most trusted tips for skin whitening. So much so that it is also a part of our wedding ceremonies!

Ingredients:

Turmeric

Besan

Sandalwood

Raw milk

FYI all the ingredients are well known for their skin brightening properties! After all Queen Cleopatra did bathe raw milk and rose petals and no one can ever say she isn’t one of the most beautiful to ever walk earth!

[ Read: Top Skin Lightening Creams ]

 Turmeric Facial Mask

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How to:

Make a pack of turmeric powder with about 1 teaspoon, besan or gram four,

Use a little raw milk to make paste

Add chandan or sandal wood powder about 2 tbsp to this mixture.

Use on face moistened i.e. do not let it dry out completely, whenever u feel it stretching, use a little milk or water and massage again and leave on.

Total time should not exceed like 20 minutes or so.

Wash off with plain water.

9. Raw Papaya Facial Mask for Skin Whitening:

Ingredients:

Raw Papaya paste or fresh juice

How to:

As paste:

Papaya paste can be applied on to the face

Leave on for about 15 minutes or so

And wash off

As juice:

Grate the papaya and squeeze the juice from it

Apply with cotton ball.

Keep for about 20 minutes

Then wash off

Caution:

Use a freshly squeezed lemon and not frozen juice.

Lemon juice can make your skin photosensitive; hence wearing sunscreen everyday is a must when you use this remedy.

Lemon juice may not suit sensitive skin or if you are allergic to lemon.

These natural skin lightening home remedies can be used daily or every alternate day.

Finally!

Many of us may not be born with a fair complexion. But does that mean we are not beautiful? Absolutely not, in my opinion. Several renowned models and celebrities who are not endowed with a fair complexion are beautiful simply because they take good care of their skin and diet, and possess healthy, glowing skin. Hence we need to understand that clear and healthy skin (be it dusky) is more important than just having a fair skin tone. Try to follow these homemade remedies for skin lightening in your skin care routine.

The busy lifestyle keeps us outdoor for most part of the day and continuously exposes our delicate skin to the blazing sun rays. This turns our skin down a few tones. The working ladies are the biggest victim of it, since their skin doesn’t repairs as fast as a younger skin. Relax, there is nothing to worry about. You can shield your skin from darkening and help it come back to life by following a few skin whitening tips.

Skin Whitening Routine

Make this your daily routine and watch your skin come back to life and stay fresh, glowing and white.

• Drink plenty of water through the day, especially when your outdoors. The body requires water to function properly and skin is the first to lose its moisture when we don’t supply our body with enough water.

• Wash your face immediately when you come back home to wash off all the sweat and dirt before it embeds on your skin and darken it. Don’t rely on your fancy face washes, use a good cleanser that will effectively clean your skin.

• Use a face scrub once a week to scruboff the dead skin cells that make the skin look dark and dull.

• Never forget to moisturize your skin before going to bed. Moisturizing helps replenish the lost moisture; helps repair the skin and prepare your skin for the coming battle with sun rays.

• Milk is the best and most natural skin whitening agent. Drink a glass of cold milk before going to bed and keep your skin beautiful, healthy, glowing and white inside and out.

• Use the weekends to do a few great skin whitening facials on your skin.

Quick And Easy Skin Whitening Tips

Skin Whitening Face Wash:

• Forget the fancy expensive face wash from the market shelves. Use fine gram flour, keep it in a jar in your bathroom. Take round about a tablespoon in your palm, make a paste with a little tap water and apply it on your wet face. Leave it for a minute or two (you don’t need to dry it), give it time to suck out the dirt and sweat off your skin pores, then wash off with cold water. 

• If you want something much stronger, make a paste of barley flour with lemon juice and rose water. Apply it to your wet face and leave it to dry slightly. Wash it off with cold water. This is a great skin whitening treatment. 

• If you have pimples problem then add a small quantity of ground azadirachta indica leaves (neem) to your gram or barely flour. This disinfects the skin, helps heal the pimples and protects your skin from getting more pimples.

Skin Whitening Facials:

Here is a list of some great quick and easy whitening facials that you can very easily do on weekends to whiten your skin.

• Soak 5 almonds in water overnight. Grind them to a fine paste with 4 teaspoon of milk. Apply to wet face. Wash off with cold water after half an hour.

• Mix a tablespoon of lemon juice with a quarter teaspoon of nigella seed oil (kalonji) and apply it all over your face early in the morning. Leave it on for 10 minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.

• Grind a ripe tomato and mix it with 1 tsp of lemon juice. Apply it to your face and wash it off with cold water after 20 minutes.

• Take 3 teaspoon raw milk and apply it on your face. Wash it off with fresh water after 20 minutes.

• Mix a leveled tablespoon of pure mud mask with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice with enough rose water to form a paste. Apply it on your wet face and leave to dry. Wash it off with cold water. This will whiten your skin and make it glow.

Skin Whitening Drinks

Facial skin is very delicate and sensitive, it needs whitening inside and out. Include these whitening drinks in your daily diet.

• Drink a glass of cold milk before going to bed.

• Drink a glass of warm water mixed with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and 1 teaspoon of pure honey every morning.

• Boil a glass of water, cool it down slightly and then add 5-6 mint leaves to it. Cover and let it sit for 4 minutes. Drink it any time of the day.

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