Skin whitening tips - Homemade skin whitening

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Skin whitening applications are very easy to prepare. Following the given tips, the recipes can be homemade from the available ingredients.

Regular application of these whitening recipes can lighten your complexion. Homemade skin whitening preparations can eliminate or reduce freckles, age spots, acne scars, liver spots and other discolorations and hyperpigmentations. With the use of homemade ingredients fairer complexion can be achieved by following the tips given below.

Tips on using fruit juices

Fruits, fruit juices and fruit pulp are great sources for preparing skin whitening recipes. Juices of citrus fruits are especially preferred as they contain citric acid, an exfoliating agent.

Skin whitening with lemon juice

Lemon juice has been the traditional remedy for treating acne scars and freckles.
Citric acid present in the lemon juice is acidic and it helps in exfoliation and stimulates cell growth.
Freshly squeezed out lemon juice can be applied on the face with cotton ball and allowed to dry for a few minutes and then rinsed with lukewarm water.
Lemon juice can also be mixed with wheat flour, gram flour or oat meal and applied as a thin layer to be washed after 30 minutes.

Tips on using tomato juice for skin whitening

Tomato juice is rich in antioxidants like vitamin C, vitamin A, carotene, anthocyanin and lycopene.
Antioxidants neutralize the free radicals formed due to sun exposure and other internal metabolic processes.
Free radicals stimulate the melanin production process.
With reduced free radical activity less melanin is produced leading to fairness.
Fresh tomato juice can be applied as such on the face and allowed to dry for 30 minutes and washed off with lukewarm water Ripe fruits are best for homemade whitening.
Alternatively, tomato juice can be blended with one or more of the ingredients and applied.

Skin whitening tips on using orange juice

Similar to lemon juice orange juice also contains citric acid and it is a good exfoliating agent.
Orange juice can be applied as such or blended with other fairness ingredients.

Tips on using papaya pulp in homemade skin whitening recipes

Apart from antioxidants papaya pulp contains papain enzyme.
Application of the papaya pulp for about 15 minutes helps exfoliation and also suppresses melanin pigment production.
Skin and dice papaya fruit and prepare its pulp in a blender.
You can directly apply it on the skin or add to one or two of the fairness ingredients.

Tips on skin whitening with kitchen ingredients

There many ingredients available in the kitchen which can be effectively used to prepare these recipes. Kitchen ingredients like wheat flour, oatmeal, gram flour, honey, yogurt, etc are very efficient exfoliants and whitening agents.

Homemade skin whitening tips on using lactic acid

Lactic acid is produced by the lactobacillus by curdling milk.
Yogurt and butter milk contain lactic acid.
Lactic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) having skin penetrating ability.
Lactic acid helps in desquamation and exfoliation and bring out fairness by exposing the new cells.
Take fluid part of the sour yogurt (sourer, higher the concentration of lactic acid) and dab on the skin with cotton wool. You can leave it for 15-30 minutes and then wash.
This sour butter milk can be used along with any of the fairness ingredients given here.

Homemade skin whitening tips on use of honey

Honey contains alpha hydroxy acids and helps in loosening of dead cells and their exfoliation.
Apart from its known properties as humectant and moisturizer, when reacting with moisture on the skin mild hydrogen peroxide is formed which is an efficient bleaching agent.
The antioxidants in honey restrict the oxidative activity required for melanin synthesis.
Honey can be applied as such or blended with a lemon juice for application.

Tips on using orange peel powder

Orange peel powder has been a traditional ingredient in fairness products.
Orange peel contains antioxidants and essential oils useful in fairness treatment.
Dry orange peels and grind them into powder or you can go in for ready-made orange peel powder from your cosmetic shop.
Orange peel powder can be mixed with any of the above mentioned fruit juices and water and applied on the face.

Homemade skin whitening with gram flour

Gram flour is a traditional fairness ingredient in many beauty recipes from India.
Gram flour is a skin lightener and functions well as a scrubber and exfoliating agent.
Gram flour is also helpful for oily skin, removing excess sebum.
Gram flour can be applied after mixing it well with water, rose water or fruit juices.

Whitening tips on using wheat flour

Whole wheat flour is useful as a scrub and exfoliating agent.
Add wheat flour to milk or yogurt and prepare a paste and apply gently with circular movement.
Dead epidermis debris will get removed by this homemade preparation and fresh glowing complexion will be revealed.

Homemade whitening with oatmeal

Oatmeal can be applied along with milk or curd. Leave the layer for about 30 minutes to dry.
Then wash with lukewarm water and dab to dry. This homemade treatment brightens the complexion.
Functioning as a gentle scrub oatmeal removes dead cells and brings fairness and glow.

Tips on using hydrogen peroxide solution

hydrogen peroxide is a bleaching agent and what we get over the counter is a mild 3 to 3.5 percent solution.
It is safe for use in homemade skin whitening preparations and it can be applied with cotton ball on the area to be lightened.
Hydrogen peroxide loosens and removes cell debris, adding brightness to the epidermis.

Whitening tips on use of almonds

Almonds are rich in antioxidants and essential oils.
The antioxidant activity helps in exfoliation and suppression of pigment production.
Soak almonds overnight and grind them into a fine paste. This can be applied as such or blended with lemon juice.

Vitamins in homemade skin whitening

Supplemental vitamins like vitamin A, C and E can be purchased over the counter and effectively used as homemade fairness agents.

Tips on use of vitamin A

Vitamin A is a potent antioxidant and helps in acne treatment.
The antioxidant activity of vitamin A helps in suppression of pigment production.
You can make homemade vitamin A blend in the following manner.
Take a vitamin A soft-gel and squeeze and mix the content with one tablespoon of olive oil.
Apply the blend and leave it for 30 minutes and wash with lukewarm water to remove the excess oil.

Tips for using vitamin C

Vitamin C is again a potent antioxidant and helps in slowing down melanin production.
Vitamin C being water soluble can be dissolved in clean water (100 mg in 20 ml) and the homemade whitening blend can be applied with cotton ball.
After 30 minutes, face may be washed and a moisturizer may be applied.

Homemade whitening with vitamin E

Vitamin E is an potent antioxidant and helpful in suppressing pigment production.
Vitamin E blend can be homemade and used for whitening and fairness in the similar way as vitamin A; blending it with olive oil.
As these whitening tips will work differently for different types of skin, the homemade blends may be tried one after another for a month to pick out the best blend for your skin type.

Prepare fresh blends and discontinue application if there is any irritation.

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