Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and has nothing to do with the color of the skin. However, a fair and radiant skin is the desire of many women. Here are 10 home remedies for skin lightening and skin whitening for a flawless glowing skin, especially facial glow, all naturally.

The color of our skin is associated with a component called melanin, which is responsible for skin color pigmentation. When we go out in the sun and get tan, it is because the sun rays stimulate the production of more melanin. Although we cannot change the level of melanin present in our skin without some advanced skin treatment, it is possible to get rid of the pigmentation, blemishes and tan caused due to sun exposure, stress, illness or negligence in taking proper skin care. If you are exploring the different ways of skin lightening without any side effect, there are some excellent natural treatments which you can try at home. Fairness products and skin lightening creams available in the market may contain chemicals that are harmful and may also cause skin cancer like melanoma. Home treatments are affordable, natural and harmless to the skin.

Most of the ingredients used are already available in our kitchen and garden.

Yogurt

• Yogurt consists of lactic acid which has skin whitening properties.
• It moisturizes your skin and makes the skin glowing and radiant.
• Regular use of yogurt helps in removing tans, blemishes and acne scars.
• Apply it every day on your skin to get a brighter skin tone.
Also read about health benefits of eating yogurt

Gram flour

• Gram flour has natural skin lightening properties.
• Prepare a paste of gram floor, milk, and a pinch of turmeric.
• You can also use yogurt instead of milk if you have oily skin. Apply it on your face and allow the skin to absorb all its goodness for 15 minutes. Wash it off with water.

Potato juice

• We always hear of potato as the ultimate remedy for dark circles around eyes.
• Potato juice is also effective in skin whitening, and removing spots and blemishes.
• Extract some potato juice and apply it on your face and neck. Alternatively, you can grate it. Allow it to dry and wipe off with a wash cloth. This will help in improving your facial skin tone.

Aloe Vera Juice

• Aloe Vera helps in reducing hyper pigmentation of skin and restores its original skin complexion.
• It rejuvenates and heals with damaged cells.
• Cut a small portion of an aloe Vera leaf and collect the juice in a bowl. Now apply it on your skin and leave it for half an hour. Wash off gently with water.
• Aloe vera juice is very effective and can easily substitute any skin whitening cream or product available over the counter.
• You can apply aloe vera every day to improve your facial skin as well as of the whole body. If you have a dry skin, add some honey to the aloe vera juice or extract before applying it.

Orange peel

• Orange is enriched with Vitamin C which is a natural skin lightening agent.
• Both the fruit and its peel are effective fairness remedies.
• In case you are using orange juice, prepare a mixture or orange juice and a pinch of turmeric and apply it on the skin with the help if a cotton ball.
• For orange peel, mix grated orange peel with yogurt and apply it on your skin. This also exfoliates the skin. Scrub it on your skin gently to clear of all dead skin cells. This will make your skin fair and radiant.

Papaya

• Papaya works like magic on dull, patchy, tanned and uneven skin tone.
• It contains an enzyme called papain which can reverse the signs of aging and make the skin flawless, radiant and brighter.
• It also includes many other elements like vitamin which are excellent for the skin.
• Prepare a thick paste of smashed papaya and honey and apply it on your face and neck. Leave it on the skin for 15 to 20 minutes and then wash off with water.

Lemon juice

• Lemon has acidic properties which help in skin lightening.
• If you apply lemon juice with milk once a week. This will whiten your skin and also make your facial hair lighter, so that you do not have to use a bleaching cream. You can also use coconut milk instead of regular milk.

alakananda

An active blogger and a passive dreamer...I love being in sync with what feels good to me, and let the almighty do the rest. I am sort of a Home Remedies and DIY ninja and love sharing my views, mostly that worked on me. Founder: beautyandhomeremedies.com

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