Lighten Skin Tone: Natural Remedies To Get Fair Skin Complexion

By Patricia | June 8, 2009

Fair skin complexion is dependent on a skin pigment called melanin. The more is the melanin in our skin, the darker the color. The less is the melanin in our skin, the fairer the color. Now, the presence of melanin is affected by multiple reasons. Heredity is the first and most important factor that determines the pigment level in our skins. Other than that, exposure to sunlight, skin disorder, hyperpigmentation, use of certain medications, and some underlying disease in the body may also affect pigment level in our skin.

There are of course some home remedies that can help you lighten the skin tone a bit, but you should not expect any drastic formula to make your skin fairer. In fact, it is better to understand that skin color is something we are all born with, and nothing can change it drastically. Rather than concentrating on the color of your skin, you should always emphasize on having a healthy skin.

Natural Remedies To Lighten Your Skin Tone

Anyway, here are a few natural remedies that can help you lighten your skin tone a bit and make you look somewhat fairer.

  • Soak grams and almonds overnight in water so that you can grind them and make a paste in the morning. Apply this paste on your skin and let it dry up naturally. Once dried, wash your skin with clean water. This paste works as a natural bleach and also provides nutrients to the skin. This is also helpful if you want to avoid oily skin.
  • Soak almonds overnight and grind them in the morning to make a paste. Mix rose water with this paste and apply it on your skin.
  • Rub your skin with slices of freshly cut vegetables like potato, cucumber, tomato.
  • Make a mixture by adding honey, lemon juice, and milk cream to almond oil. Apply this mixture on your skin, leave for about half an hour, and then wash it off with water. You can leave out almond oil if your skin is oily in nature.
  • Extract juices of cucumber and lemon, mix them, and apply the mixture on your skin. This mixture will act as an excellent natural bleach to lighten your skin tone.
  • Prepare a paste by mixing turmeric powder and almond powder in water. Apply this paste on your skin and leave until it dries up naturally. Wash off with clean water, once the paste has dried up.
  • Take dried orange peel and grind it make a powder. Mix this powder with yogurt and make a paste. Applying this paste on your skin will help improve the natural complexion of your skin.
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