Natural remedies to lighten skin

 Mix 1tsp of Milk Powder, 1tsp of Honey, 1tsp of Lemon Juice, 1/2 tsp of Almond Oil. Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.

Mix Oatmeal with Curd and Tamato Juice and apply on the face, Keep it on for 20minutes and then wash it off with cold water. It helps remove the tan and lightens the skin.

Our skin color depends on the color of the pigment under the skin. When sunlight falls on the skin, pigment becomes darker to protect us from UV rays coming from sun. May be your back and neck area is exposed to sun so it has developed tan. If that is the case, you can not lighten it, but you can develop the tan for rest of the body by exposing it daily 20 minutes to sunlight when light is not very strong. say at sunrise and sunset.

On the other hand, if the darkness is in patches, not a tan, then lightening can be carried out by taking lemon water thrice a day. 1 lemon juice in a glass of water, 2 pinches sea salt and jaggery or honey as sweetner. This is to be taken three times a day. This detoxes the body, lightening the skin, in a months time.

A week long fast using fruit juices alone will cause lightening of the skin. This fast should be carried out while taking lemon water thrice a day.

Avoid spicy, fried, mutton, chicken, eggs, dairy, bakery food made from refined floor. Leafy vegegies soups made by boiling them for 2-3 minutes also help lightening the skin.