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Dark Spots on Face

Home Remedies

Dark spots on face often come with other names, including age spots and liver spots, and they have quite a few home remedies.

While stores may sell chemical skin lighteners, some people have bad reactions to these. They can leave you with an uneven appearance, peeling skin and sometimes even acne and scarring. In fact many of the skin bleaching creams are bad for your skin and they can also be harmful to your health.

Hydroquinone is one of the main ingredients in many skin bleaching products. It has been banned in many countries including Japan and England.

Dr. Jacobs from the F.D.A. has concluded - after various tests (that have gone on since the late 80’s) - that Hydroquinone is mutagenic, clastogenic and immunotoxic, it caused various forms of cancer in the rats they tested it on. It has been deemed unsafe for the general public to use. However it is still in many bleaching products.

To read the full FDA report click here. (PDF file) It’s always nice to have an alternative route when trying to lighten dark spots on face, whether they are freckles, age spots, or liver spots.

To learn more about what causes dark spots on face (age spots) click here

So what natural things are there that work to lighten dark spots on face?

Lemon Juice – citrus juices are one of the best when it comes to skin lightening, when I was younger to get natural highlights in my hair I would put lemon juice in my hair and sit in the sun. However, on your skin you want to stay out of the sun for at least 20 minutes after you apply it because it can cause you to burn.

Apply with a cotton swab to the areas you desire to lighten, let it sit for 10-15 minutes and rinse with warm water.

Buttermilk soak - buttermilk contains lactic acid, which helps to peel dead layers of skin away and create a nice even skin tone.

Apply with a cotton ball/cotton swab , leave on for five minutes and rinse off with warm water.

The Cocktail - this is a brown spot cocktail, 1 tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar, 1 teaspoon of orange juice, 1 teaspoon of lime juice.

You can take this internally to help clear toxins out and leave you with nice glowing skin, or you can apply it topically in which the acids will help to even out the skin tone naturally.

Yogurt and Honey - much like buttermilk, yogurt also has acid that helps to even out and lighten the skin tone.

Honey has a ton of nutrients which promotes cell regeneration and to top it off it tightens and tones the skin leaving you with an all over wonderful home remedy for dark spots on face.

Mix ½ cup honey with ½ cup yogurt

Aloe Vera - known as a healing plant, it helps the skin to soften and evens out skin tone. The best way to use this is to break the aloe vera plant and just rub directly on the skin. If you don’t have fresh aloe vera you can just use aloe vera juice and a cotton swab. Leave it on for 10 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

One of the most effective and fastest ways to reduce age spots naturally is by using a product called Gotu-Kola, a Chinese herb that has been used for centuries to treat different ailments.

The best way to use this is to mix 1/8 teaspoon of Gotu-Kola and 1/8 teaspoon of ginseng with an herbal tea and apply to your skin. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes then rinse off. Or you can drink the mixture (be careful if you’re prone to migraines, as ginseng is not your friend), this will help clean your system of unwanted toxins.