Natural Remedies For Skin Lightening (Whitening)

Hi Everyone!! This post will share Natural Remedies For Skin Lightening (Whitening).

Beauty cannot be measured in terms of skin colour as it has no specific colour or tone. However, various factors such as pollution, overexposure to the sun, medical condition, poor lifestyle choices or even stress result in dark, dull & pigmented skin. It is every girl’s dream to have fair and flawless skin and there are a lot of products available in the market that make promises to make you fair. However, the prolonged use of chemical-based cosmetic products can worsen your skin and end up making the situation worse. So, you need to look for safer natural ways of making your skin lighter and attractive. Before going further with the remedies, let me be clear on one point that one cannot go from being dark-skinned to looking fair but can definitely go back to his/her natural skin tone which over time tends to darken due to the factors mentioned above. Below is mentioned a list of the best natural remedies for skin lightening for you.

Natural Remedies For Skin Lightening (Whitening)

1. Yogurt & Dried Orange Peel Pack

Orange is a rich source of vitamin C and acts as a depigmenting agent. This pack will exfoliate the skin well and will make it more even-toned. It will give instant fairness and brightness to the skin.

Material Required

• 1 tbsp orange peel powder
• 2 tbsp yogurt

What All You Have To Do

• Take orange peels and let them get dry in the sun for 2-3 days.
• Once they are completely dried and have become crisp, grind them into powder.
• Take a clean bowl. Add yogurt and orange peel powder in it and mix them well until you get a smooth and consistent mixture.
• Now, apply this mixture to your cleansed face and let it sit for about 20 minutes.
• Rinse the mixture off with lukewarm water.

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2. Papaya & Honey Mask

Second, on the list of effective natural remedies for skin lightening (whitening) is papaya & honey mask. Papaya is the best, safe and natural remedy for treating suntan and it has the ability to dissolve dead cells and remove impurities from the skin. It contains vitamin c and vitamin A. Both these vitamins along with enzyme papain help in skin lightening.

Honey has antibacterial properties and makes a protective barrier on the skin in order to prevent infections. Moreover, it is an effective humectant and keeps the skin moisturized.

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Material Required

• ½ cup mashed Papaya
• 1 teaspoon honey
• A pinch of turmeric powder

What All You Have To Do

• To the mashed papaya, add honey and turmeric powder.
• Mix all the ingredients well to get a paste-like consistency.
• Apply this paste to the affected areas.
• Leave it for 15-20 minutes and then rinse it off with water.

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3. Gram Flour (Besan) & Curd Face Pack

Curd contains lactic acid that helps in exfoliating the skin. It removes dead skin cells gently and reveals a fresh, smooth layer of cells underneath. It helps in imparting brightness to the face.

Gram flour can fight infections that cause acne, helps in removing tan, reduces oiliness and can offer instant fairness.

Material Required

• 1 tbsp Besan
• 1 tbsp Curd

What All You Have To Do

• Take a clean bowl. Add curd and besan in it and mix them well until you get a smooth and consistent mixture.
• Now, apply this mixture to your cleansed face and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
• Rinse the mixture off with lukewarm water.

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4. Cucumber & Lemon Juice Mask

Next on the list of effective natural remedies for skin lightening (whitening) is a cucumber & lemon juice mask. The combination of lemon and cucumber for skin lightening works great as it helps in fading away tan and also controls excess oil production. Make sure to patch test before the application as some people can be allergic to lemon juice.

Material Required

• 3 teaspoons of cucumber juice
• 1 teaspoon of lemon juice

What All You Need To Do

• Take one small-sized cucumber. Remove its peel and grate it to extract the juice.
• In a bowl, mix cucumber juice with lemon juice.
• Apply this mixture on the pigmented skin for 10 minutes and rinse with cool water.

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5. Sandalwood & Almond Face Pack

The use of Chandan or Sandalwood in skincare regime dates back to thousand years not only in India but in other regions around the world as well. It helps in reducing melanin production and can also reduce blemishes and acne scars.

Material Required

• 1 tablespoon sandalwood powder
• 1 tablespoon finely milled almond powder
• Milk

What All You Need To Do

• In a clean bowl, mix both the powders with enough milk so as to get a paste-like consistency.
• Apply this paste to the affected areas for 15-20 minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water.

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6. Pumpkin, Bottle Gourd & Gram Flour Mask

My mother shared this recipe with me and it is one of the effective natural remedies for skin lightening (whitening).  

Material Required

• Orange pumpkin (around 30 gm)
• Bottle Gourd (around 30 gm)
• Lemon with peel (around 5 gm)
• Gram Flour (Besan) – 2 gm

What All You Need To Do

• Cut pumpkin and bottle gourd into pieces and wash them properly.
• Put these pieces in a blender. Now, add lemon pieces and blend the ingredients well.
• You will get the blended mixture. Now, pass this mixture through the sieve to extract the juice.
• Take some juice according to your requirement and mix it with gram flour or besan to get a paste-like consistency.
• You can store the leftover juice in the freezer for later use.
• Apply this paste to your face for 10 minutes and rinse off with water.
• You will definitely see a remarkable change in your skin tone.

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7. Milk & Rice Flour Pack

Milk is an unbeaten fairness agent that keeps a check on tyrosine secretion which is a melanin controlling hormone that leads to skin darkening. Rice flour helps in getting fair and bright skin as it also has the capacity to control melanin production.

Material Required

• 2 tablespoons of rice powder
• 3-4 tablespoons of milk

What All You Need To Do

• You can easily prepare rice powder at home.
• Take around 1 cup of raw rice and grind them to get a fine powder.
• Now, mix this powder with the required amount of milk to get an even paste.
• Apply this mixture to your face for 15 minutes and rinse it off with lukewarm water.

So, these were some natural remedies for skin lightening or whitening. Use these remedies religiously and you will definitely notice a great difference in your skin tone and skin health.