Every one of us be it men or women have a desire to get light and fairer skin color. Skin color mainly depends on melanin content in our body. Some of us are born with naturally fair skin but over the time due to various reasons like sun burn, dry skin, dust, environmental pollution along with stress can take away our fairness from us. There are a lot of commercially available cosmetics products that claim to give you fairer skin within few days or weeks but everything cosmetic comes with a side-effect. Prolonged use of these skin whitening creams can also harm our skin adversely. There is nothing better like some naturally available remedies that can help you achieve your fairness and give you a smoother and shiner skin and save you from any kind of side-effects. Here are some home remedies that can be used to get a fairer skin.
- Milk: Milk is full of calcium which along with keeping our bones strong also helps in skin whitening and regulating skin color. Massage some milk on your face until it absorbs or alternatively you can also dip a cotton cloth in some luke warm milk squeeze it and place it on your face for a few minutes until the cloth gets dried and all the milk is absorbed by the skin and repeat it again two to three times. Repeat this daily for a few weeks and you will notice your skin color lightening.
- Oranges: Orange has abundance of vitamin C which is very important for skin care and is also a natural bleaching agent. Drinking orange juice or eating orange daily gives you a healthy skin.
- In order to get a fairer skin you can mix orange juice with a pinch of turmeric powder and make a light paste and apply it on your face and neck and leave it overnight wash it off in the morning. Repeat this daily for few weeks.
- You can also collect orange peel, dry it in the sun and then grind it into powder. Mix equal portions of this powder with yogurt and make a paste. Apply this paste on your face and let it dry and then wash it off with water by gently massaging. This will help lighten your skin color also help you get rid of spots. Repeat this twice a week for a few weeks and you will notice a change.
- Gram Flour and turmeric:Turmeric is an excellent antiseptic it also lightens your skin that helps minimize scars and other marks. Plus, turmeric can ease allergic and infectious skin disorders that make your skin dull, dry and lifeless.
- Make a paste of 1 tablespoon turmeric with 3 table spoons of gram flour in 1 spoon curd. Apply the paste evenly on your skin and leave until dry. Wash off massaging gently. Use the remedy once or twice a week for fairer flawless skin.
- Lemon juice: Lemon is another fruit which is very rich in vitamin C and it is also a natural bleaching agent which makes your skin fairer. It is also rich in antioxidants which are good for your complexion. You can use lemon in various ways to get clearer and smoother skin.
- Squeeze some lemon juice , dip a cotton ball in it and apply it on your face and scars and blemishes and leave it for 15min to 20min. Repeat this daily and you will see your skin color getting lighter.
- You can also mix lemon with some rose water and fuller earth and make a paste. Apply this mask on your face and leave it to dry and wash with cold water. Repeat this twice a week for a fairer skin.
- Honey: Honey is a great moisturizer and it is also a good bleaching agent. It also helps reduce acne, dead skin cells and other dark spots. You can take some honey and apply it on your face, neck and hands and leave it for a few minutes and then wash it off with water. Repeat this a few times every week for 3 to 4 weeks to get a clear flawless skin.
