Home remedies to whiten the skin-certain home made packs and remedies are really helpful in giving you a lighter and whiter complexion.
WHITENING WITH DRY ORANGE
Dry orange peels in sun. When they are fully dried, grind them in a mixture and make powder. Add raw milk to it, make a paste and apply it on your skin everyday. Rinse it off with lukewarm water when dries. It's tested pack for skin whitening.
WHITENING SANDAL WOOD POWDER
Take sandalwood powder, add lemon juice, tomato juice, cucumber juice to it, make a paste and apply on the skin till it dries to get a brighter, lighter and even skin tone.
WHITENING WITH FLOUR
Gram flour has whitening agents to it. Take 2 spoonfuls of gram flour; add a pinch of turmeric to it, few drops of lemon juice and few drops of milk cream. Make it a paste and apply on the skin. When it dries scrub it off. It can be applied all over the body everyday.
WHITENING WITH ALMOND
Soak almonds in water overnight. Peel them off in the morning. Make a paste and add honey to it. Apply it on face and scrub it off when dries to make skin whiter and glowing.
WHITENING WITH POTATOES
Potatoes have bleaching agents in them their juice is quite helpful in giving an even skin tone. Reduce pigmentation and blemishes. It can be applied on the skin everyday to get it whiter
· SKIN LIGHTNING WITH LEMON JUICE
One of the simplest ways of lightening skin is Lemon Juice. Topical Vitamin C is difficult to store and very expensive too. Rubbing Juice of half a lemon on the face and neck every day can provide very good results. It tingles the skin a bit, especially if applied on clear skin, but the tingling only lasts a few seconds. For added benefit a drink of lemon juice with a glass of warm water and rock salt, can be taken first thing every morning. The results can be seen within 4 weeks.
Ingredients:
Juice of Half a Lemon - for application. For Drink - Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice, Warm Water, Rock Salt.
How to prepare:
Just Squeeze the lemon, avoid storing, best used fresh
How to use:
Dab a cotton Ball with freshly Squeezed lemon juice, rub over face and neck, till dry. If tingles too much, pat dry with towel.
Results (observed by submitter):I used it instead of buying the expensive Serum prescribed by my skin doctor. The skin has lightened, reducing pigmentation and seems rejuvenated.
· Homemade Skin Care Recipe: Green tea moisturizer/toner
Tip description / details:I saw a show about women who lightened liver spots using green tea masks and moisturizers. I use a green tea moisturizer myself and it helps lighten dark spots on my face. Not dramatically, but there is some fading and it is cheap .
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of loose leaf green tea ; 1 cup of water ; 1 tablespoon of glycerin (found at any drugstore)
How to prepare:
Brew the tea with hot water and let it seep for about 5 min. Pour the tea and glycerin into an old toner bottle and shake. Cool and keep it in the fridge
How to use:
Pat the toner on your face about 2 times a day, more if you can. Keep the toner in your fridge to slow down the oxidation of the tea and it lasts about a week .
Results (observed by submitter):
Some fading of dark spots and lightening of the skin.
· SkinSafe skin lightening
Tip description / details:This is a homemade facial skin lightener and it also lightens any melasma you may have that results from pregnancy. You have to use it religiously every night and by the end of one week you will be able to see the difference in your skin tone.
Ingredients:one cup of buttermilk; one medium sized fresh lemon; one fresh grapefruit
How to prepare:
Step 1: mix one cup of regular buttermilk with the juice of one medium sized fresh lemon. Step2: Squeeze out the juice of one fresh grapefruit
How to use:
The buttermilk and lemon mixture is applied on a clean face at bedtime. Then, in the morning, apply the juice of the grapefruit after rinsing off the buttermilk mixture. Leave grapefruit juice on the skin. It can be applied with a cotton ball as well.
Results (observed by submitter):
The results after one week are GREAT! I kept using it because I had a lot of melasma on my face after my pregnancy
· Homemade Skin Care Recipe: Olive oil and egg lightening/moisturizing mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil and 1 egg yolk. Try good quality oil and maybe an organic egg.
How to prepare:
Mix together the egg yolk and the olive oil into a thick homogeneous mixture.
How to use:
Note: Best if done at night before bed. Wash skin thoroughly and dry. Apply mixture on skin (I use the back of the teaspoon that I used to mix the egg and oil). Smooth over face and let dry. When it starts to cake (15-20 minutes), wet a towel with water and start massaging the skin. This will help remove the mixture and at the same time rub some more of it into the skin. Rinse with lukewarm water (if too hot, the mask will "bake" and be hard to remove). Dry skin and apply moisturizer.
Results (observed by submitter):
The skin appears a little red after the mask (not very nice to go out, that's why it is better to do this at night). If you have breakouts, they may become a bit more noticeable, but it's temporary. In the morning the skin is much whiter/even toned, and moisturized. Particularly good when skin needs a lot of help, has broken out, etc.
· Skin Care Tip: Reducing pigmentation
I am olive skinned individual who experienced a real bad case of pigmentation after the birth of my daughter. It was so bad, that I had to cover up every minute of the day with make up. After going to so many doctors, skin specialists, and even after going to the skin cancer foundation, they all said the same thing "sorry can't help you, because of the color of your skin." Then I came across a skin doctor who put me on a combination of 10% hydroquinone (bleaching cream), and Retin A Forte Cream. I used this combination and within 3 months the pigmentation started to disappear. Today I am still pigment free, and wear no make up. However, I did experience a little bad luck with using it. After the skin started to peel I was so excited that I started to rub it, which caused a little scarring but with time, it went away. So if anyone using this, don't do what I did. Be patient and your time will come.
· Skin Care Tip: Bio Oil
Tip description / details:I started using Bio Oil for repairing scar tissue. It is also supposed to be good for stretch marks.
Ingredients:
Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Chamomile extract, Calendula, Lavender and Rosemary. Launched by Union-Swiss in 1987, Bio-Oil is the result of two decades of research into oil-based vitamin-enriched skincare. The research focused primarily on solving the following problem: while oils provide the optimal storage environment for vitamins and other active ingredients, they are generally thick and sticky in nature and, as such, do not absorb well. The result is that the active ingredients largely remain in the oily residue on the skin surface and do not penetrate to where they are required.
How to prepare:
How to use:You don't need to use a lot. I did find that using it twice a day on my face was too much and I started getting little white bumps around my eyes, but I use it every second night without any problem.
Results (observed by submitter):
It has done a good job of minimising my scar, and I have been using it for my face for several months. It has evened out my skin tone and appears to be minimising some age spots on my face. I am now using it as an all over body oil, because, hey, it can't hurt and it's not expensive.
· Skin Care Tip: Reduce freckles, age spots
Tip description / details:To "bleach" out freckles and age spots, I use a solution of 50% milk, 50% fresh lemon juice. I gently apply and re-apply the solution to my skin with a sponge and leave it on for 5 to 10 minutes. After rinsing thoroughly, I apply 15 spf moisturizer, and never go outside without it. This is quick, easy, and inexpensive.
Ingredients:
50% whole milk, 50% fresh squeezed lemon juice.
How to prepare:Mix together in small bowl.
How to use:
Apply and re-apply to completely hydrate the face with the solution for 5 to 10 minutes.
Results (observed by submitter):
There is a noticeable lightening of freckles, and a slight lightening of age spots
· Cosmetics / Makeup Tip: Low cost facial oil blotters
Tip description / details:One day while receiving a perm I noticed that the consistency of the perm end papers closely resembled the face blotting papers I had purchased from Mary Kay. I bought a package of end papers, and as an experiment, started to use them as facial blotters for the "afternoon shine" that I develop on my face. Much to my delight, they worked pretty well. While they did not absorb as much facial oil as the Mary Kay blotters, using several to do the job is still considerably less money than purchasing the Mary Kay (or other manufacturer's) product. I use the jumbo-sized perm end papers sold by Sally Beauty Supply. You can purchase a 10 pack (10,000 papers) for about $12.00.
Ingredients:
How to prepare:
How to use:
Results (observed by submitter):
I use the perm end papers to blot excess moisturizer before applying my foundation. This helps to prolong the appearance of excess oil on my face. Then I use the papers to remove excess oil whenever I need to freshen my makeup. It removes surface oil without disturbing the makeup I have applied.
GOOD JOB
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