While being comfortable with your skin colour is important, it is also nice to know how to become fair should you feel the desire to. A lot of fairness creams and lotions in the market promise fair skin within weeks but they do more harm than good. Hence, it is important to use natural ingredients so that your skin stays healthy over the years. For instant glowing and fair skin, always keep these in mind:
Follow the CTM (cleansing, toning and moisturizing).
Exfoliate your skin at least twice a week.
Always use sunscreen 20 minutes before stepping out from home.
Drink adequate amount of water to keep your body and skin hydrated.
A good sleep at night is also very important for healthy and glowing skin.
Indulge in home remedies like face packs and scrub for natural fairness.
1. Lemon
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Lemon juice is a common folk remedy for lightening skin quickly and cheaply. Lemon is known to be a superior bleaching agent and scrubbing about half a lemon on your face over the darkened area regularly will help lighten your skin tone.
2. Milk
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Milk has been widely used as a natural beauty treatment over the centuries. Milk contains a good amount of vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin B3 and other vital nutrients that helps reduces skin damage, boost hydration, prevents sagging skin and promotes healthy, glowing skin. You can use milk in combination with one or more of these ingredients (honey, multani mitti, papaya, banana, almond oil, saffron and turmeric) to form a face pack and apply for a fair skin.
3. Turmeric
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Turmeric can enhance the skin appearance from any kind of danger either its acne, zits, etc. It helps develop the sort of melanin substance to keep up an even skin tone. Mix turmeric and honey, turmeric and milk or turmeric and plain yogurt. Apply for 15-20 minutes, and rinse.
4. Egg
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Egg helps to give a fair skin and to get rid of fluffy skin. A great way to get fair skin naturally is to apply the white of an egg on your face at least twice a week. Apply a mixture of half banana, mix one egg white and one tablespoon curd in it. Wash it off with after 20 minutes.
5. Tomato
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Tomato contains lycopene, which helps to reduce tan instantly. Apply the pulp of a mashed tomato on your skin; not only will it lighten your skin tone but it will give it a pink glow too. Make face mask using tomato, curd and oatmeal and apply it on your face. Mash a ripe tomato and add a few drops of lemon juice and a tablespoon of sandalwood powder to it. Apply it and watch your skin tone lighten gradually.
6. Oil massage
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Hot oil body massage helps to relax well and to get fairer skin. Warm up oils such as almond oil, olive oil, and coconut oil. Add some crushed neem and tulsi leaves into the oil and apply this warm oil to your body. Massage and leave it for about 30 minutes. Rinse it off well with water and have a shower. Hot oil massage helps to increase the blood circulation and also reduce tan.
7. Yogurt
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Yogurt is rich in lactic and zinc acid, both of which have natural skin lightening properties. You can either simply apply it on your face or make a mask/ face pack using curd and one or more of these ingredients (orange peel, honey, turmeric, multani mitti) and apply on your skin.
8. Fruits
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Fruits can work wonders for your skin and also provide you with naturally glowing skin. Make a mask/ face pack using these fruits individually (papaya, grapes, banana, strawberry, apple, orange, mango, cucumber and watermelon) or in combination along with honey, milk or rose water.
9. Rose water
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This is a cooling agent and is filled with antioxidants and vitamins that help to soothe irritated skin. You can add rose water to homemade face packs and scrubs. Washing your face daily with rose water improves the skin tone and makes it clear.
10. Cumin seeds
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Boil cumin seeds in water, and rinse your face with this water to reveal fair and radiant skin. Use this home remedy for getting fair and radiant skin at home.
11. Tender coconut water
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Coconut water has skin lightening properties and it is also wonderful mild bleach for the skin. Apply it regularly to cure the acne marks and dark spots due to pimples.
12. Papaya
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Papaya contains an enzyme called papain that helps to exfoliate the skin, and this makes way for new skin cells to emerge. Make a face mask with only papaya or in combination with milk, honey and lemon juice.
13. Gram flour
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It is suitable for all the skin types. Gram flour is a great exfoliant that is gentle on the skin. Make a paste of one teaspoon lime juice, turmeric and rose water in one tablespoon gram flour. Apply it to the face, wash with cold water once it is dry.
14. Fuller earth
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Fuller’s Earth also known as multani mitti helps to soak up oils, it is great for those who have acne prone oily skin.
15. Carrot and avocado
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Mash one soft avocado and one cooked carrot. Blend it together with half cup of heavy cream, 1 egg, a dab of honey and spread it over your face and neck. Leave it for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cool water.
