Lighten Your Skin Naturally and Fade Dark Marks without Breaking the Bank
Dark marks on your face caused by acne scars or hyperpigmentation can leave you feeling self conscious. Skin lightening products are effective but can sometimes be quite expensive. You can fade dark marks and lighten you skin naturally without spending lots of money on expensive skin whitening products!
In this article, you’ll discover how to use inexpensive products that you can get from your local grocery store to fade dark marks and lighten your skin tone.
Lemon Juice
The citric acid found in lemons makes lemon juice a natural skin lightening agent. Applying lemon juice to your face regularly can fade dark marks, freckles and lighten your skin by a few shades.
After cleansing your face, squeeze the juice of a lemon onto some cotton wool and apply directly to your face then wash off after 10-15 minutes then moisturize as usual. If you do this every night, you should start to see results in about 3 weeks. You will feel a tingling sensation from the citric acid but it shouldn’t burn so if it does, wash it off straight away.
It is important that you do not go out in the sun with lemon juice on your face as it could have the opposite effect and make your skin darker!
Turmeric Powder and Lime Juice
You can find turmeric powder in the spice section of your local grocery store. To use it to lighten your skin, form a paste using a teaspoon of turmeric powder and the juice of half a lime. The paste should be easy to apply to your face – if you need it a bit thinner, just add some more lime juice. The turmeric can stain so it is best to do this in the bath. Leave on your face for up to 30 minutes and then wash off with plain water. If the mixture leaves your face a bit yellowish, don’t worry as it’s just the stain of the turmeric. If you apply the paste at night, by the morning the stain will be gone. You will discover a more even skin tone after a 3-4 weeks of daily use.
Potatoes
That’s right, I said potatoes! Potatoes contain natural skin bleaching agents and are very inexpensive. Just take a few thin slices of raw potato and rub it on your skin, focusing on the areas that you want to lighten. If you have a little more time, you can grate a raw potato, squeeze out the juice and keep it in the refrigerator. Apply some of the potato juice with some cotton wool and rinse off after about 15 minutes. Again, with daily use, you will see results in about 3-4 weeks of daily use.
Try these natural remedies if you are trying to eliminate acne scars (not all at once!) and you will start to see improvements in just a few weeks. Natural remedies can take longer than other methods so if you want faster results, you may want to try a skin lightening product that targets acne scars such as Meladerm Skin Lightener.
Meladerm is formulated for all skin tones and all skin types. Results are promised in just 2 weeks! You can try Meladerm risk free for 30 days – that is more than enough time to see if it works for you. Click to buy Meladerm today!
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Does The Lemon Juice Work On Lighten You’r Legs?
Yes it does but because it is such a large area you will need a whole lot more lemon juice! If you want faster results, you can try one of the skin lightening products that use only natural ingredients, such as Meladerm
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Thank you for the great post. It is good to know that more people are interested in natural whitening products.
thanks for the natural tips. I’ll be sure to post my comments on any positive results. I’ve decided to use the lemon juice method.
I just want to thank the ladies who have taken their time and help other women, I have problems on my legs, I do have a lot of scars from childhood and I would like to get rid of them. any help will be appreciated
Hi Queen,
Have you read my article on Scar Removal Treatment?
It covers 5 effective ways to remove both old and new scars on the body. There are many different options and the most effective for you will depend on how deep your scars are. Skin lightening treatments can work for acne scars but very deep scars could need laser treatment.
I’ll try both the lemon juice and potatoes.That tumeric sounds like a big fuss lol..Ill keep u posted on my results
Hello..i love these wonderful tips!!!
it will save us lots of bucks from expensive, bank breaking products!!!
will the lemon juice remedy work effectively to lighten my dark knuckles and toes?
pls, let me know…
you can send reply to my mail-box (above)
Elbows, knees, knuckles and toes are the most stubborn when it comes to skin lightening. Lemon juice will work but it will take much longer to see results than you would on your face for example.
Hi, can i use any of these homemade remedies to lighten my feet? As they tend to be a lot darker than my normal complexion.
Hi All,
I’m using turmeric pwder n lemon juice regularly now it gives best result in just 2 weeks,n this method is best then using those expensive products.
Cheers!!!
Hi
I am an indian female with dark circles under my eyes, this is hereditary (I get 8 hours of sleep, eat healthily and exercise). Will a mixture of tumeric and lemon applied under the eyes reduce the dark circles and if so, after how long will I see results? and is this method safe?
Thanks
Wonderful article here. Thanks alot Anita. I will try your recommendations and keepnotes on it!
It would be nice if people could take the time to read all of Anita’s answers to other peoples questions because it becomes a little bit annoying when I see people asking teh SAME questions that Anita had already answered for someone else. So please everyone, take the time to read through it all. Its not that much and it will save us more time as most of your questions have already been answered.
Anita keep up the great blog!
do these work on all races…particulary african american
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Thanks could u do one for even skin for legs?
I’ll be sure to add a post on that! In the meantime, check out this article on our sister site about lightening dark elbows and knees.
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THANK YOU.
hi um….. can the all that natural skin lightening work on underarms to
i am sorry can it work on umderarms
Hello I am so glad that I came across this site I have suffered from bug bites and hyperpigmentation dark patches on my legs for years and summertime is approaching and i have not worn shorts or went swimming for over 4 years and I am tired of letting these spots control me!!!! I am a dark skin african american female and do you think that I can use these methods to clear even skin on my legs????
hi Anita,
you doing a great job here. have got this side burn for years and creams keep making it worse once i stopped using them. last cream i used, i used it for the whole body so i can have one tone all over instead of having a black n light skin clour tone. but to my disappointment it has hydrquinone so i stopped. even since i stopped, d dark spot by my face is back n worse, v got darker knees, armpits and elbows. this irritated me that is just wanna keep covering my body with clothes to hide the discolouration. any idea on what to use. am scared of using anythg dat wud get me more darker once i stop. please advice. thx.
During both of my pregnancies, my whole chest, back and neck turns black! It looked liked I was wearing a black turtleneck shirt! After both deleveries, my skin return to normal color, medium brown. Except for my neck, which remains pretty dark. Especially, when my skin gets tan in the summer, my neck, becomes even darker! I hate seeing pictures of myself because its very noticable that my face, chest and arms are all medium brown, while my neck is dark brown. I wish that I can explain to everyone that my neck is dark due to my pregnancies, not due to issues with hygiene! Can any of these methods help lighten my neck! If so, which one would work best and fastest? How long do the results usually last or does it has to be a daily part of my routine? Please help! Open to sugestions.
will turmeric paste stain my skin if im black
plz tell me some fruitful suggestions about acne problems.
hi i want to know if we can use all the 3 remedies daily for better result or is that harmful for skin
I have had a problem with acne for a while now, it started when I was 26 and I had tried so many creams and washes the dermatologist recommended and it did not work for me I was also given accutane which the bad out wayed the good and I was to fearful to try it,so I just cut back on sugar and juices, pop, coolaid and high fructose syrups that are in alot of sweets and flavored drinks. I have tried finacea and it helps but tingles and you have to keep up with it twice a day daily with no breaks and it helps clear things, but I have tried turmeric mixed with another ingredient and as of today it’s day 2 and it looks slightly better. I will repost in 30 days on my results.
Hi Saima,
I’d recommend one at a time. Although all the products are natural, I don’t know what the side effects of mixing them might be. By using one at a time, you can see if it works for you or not. If it doesn’t work for you have a few months of consistently using the method, try something else.
I’m trying turmeric and honey remedy from today….. lets see what happens after 3-4 weeks…. wish me luck. Hope my dark spots disappears from my face.
tumeric is a wonder drug for arthritis and takes pain away, Lemon is really good for dark spots
thank you for all the great tips. El.
hi how often do i apply the lemon juice to my face