Everyone is not blessed with a fair skin, however, with today’s products like creams, complexion and sunscreen lotions, one can achieve the non-achievable in a matter of time.
Treatments
Further darkening of skin can be easily prevented by using certain home made packs, remedies and complexion/sunscreen lotions which prove to be helpful in giving lighter and whiter complexion. Some home based ideas that one can follow are as below:
Dry orange peels in sun. Once they are fully dried, grind them to form a powder. Make a paste by adding raw milk to it and apply daily on your skin. Rinse well with lukewarm water after it dries. It is a tested pack for skin whitening.
Take ½ cup of tanned coconut milk and heat it in microwave for 30 seconds. Add two tablespoons of honey to it and stir. Apply on your skin and leave it for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Apply curd on your face and leave it for few minutes and then rinse well. The bleaching agents present in curd helps in giving you clear complexion.
For oily and tanned skin, apply honey by adding a spoonful of rose water into it.
For enhancing your complexion, you can also apply a spoonful of tomato juice and few drops of lemon juice mixed together. Apply using cotton ball and leave it for 10-15 minutes. Then wash it off.
Note: All these recipes given above are tested and are effective for improving your complexion. People with oily skin should avoid using milk cream application.
Homemade Lotions to improve complexion
Ingredients:
Lime flowers/Orange peel/Lemon peel - 25 gm
Distilled water – 250 ml
Sodium benzoate – ¼ teaspoon
Method: Boil Lime flowers/Orange peel/Lemon peel for 1 hour. Strain it and let it cool. Then add sodium benzoate to it. For better results, you can also add equal amounts of rose water. Apply this lotion with the help of a cotton ball.
Some Tips to Enhance Your Complexion
Mix 1 tablespoon of orange juice, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice in a cup of yoghurt. Make a paste and apply it on your face like a mask and keep it for 10-15 minutes. Now clean it off with the help of a wet tissue.
Potatoes also have bleaching agents in them to give you whiter skin. Can be applied everyday to improve your complexion.
If you have oily skin you can rub rind of lemon over your face which lessens the grease and whitens your complexion.
Ice can also be used as occasional pack which is a good tonic for complexion.
Homemade complexion/sunscreen lotions
Lavender complexion lotion
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon Borax powder
1 cup of rose water
2 tablespoons Olive oil
Lavender extract – ½ cup
Method: Mix rose water and borax powder into boiling oil. Stir and add lavender extract when it becomes cool. It can then be stored in refrigerator for more than 2 months.
Almondcomplexion lotion
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon almond oil
1 teaspoon cucumber/carrot juice
2 teaspoons of glycerin
1 teaspoon liquid paraffin
1 teaspoon extract of cornflower
Method: Heat almond oil and paraffin together and then add all other ingredients to it. Shake well. Apply and keep it till it dries. Use lukewarm water to wash and then rinse well with cold water. This makes your skin smoother and fairer.
Sesame complexion lotion
Ingredients:
40 ml sesame oil
10 ml olive oil
10 ml almond oil
Method: Combine all the oils and apply on face and neck. This helps in protecting your skin from direct sunlight.
Witch Hazel complexion lotion
Ingredients:
15 gm Borax powder
500 ml Distilled water
1 cup Alcohol
Witch hazel extract – ½ cup
Method: Dissolve borax powder on a low flame. Let it cool and then add rest of the ingredients and stir. Pour the mixture in an air-tight bottle.
Complexion of your skin may vary but the only thing that we should keep in mind is to protect our skin from harmful sun rays and use sunscreen lotions while going out. We cannot change the complexion of our skin as it is a god’s gift. We can prevent it from further darkening and look younger than our age.
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