Home remedies for fair, bright and glowing skin

Different people have different skin textures, tones and colors. Have you ever wondered why? The color of your skin is basically determined by an element in the skin called melanin.


It is the amount of melanin in our skin that determines our color. The amount of melanin depends on your geographical location and also your ethnicity. When melanin is absent in the body, a condition called albinism arises.


However if melanin is in excess, hyper pigmentation develops. People who have darker skins are more prone to hyper pigmentation.

Hyper pigmentation is generally caused due to prolonged exposure to sun. Melanin, which is naturally present in the body acts as a natural sunscreen. The sun contains ultra violet rays that oxidize the melanin in the sun and cause it to turn darker. If your exposure to sun is continuous and gets prolonged, a condition called melanogenesis develops. The body begins to develop more melanin to replace the oxidized melanin and the skin becomes darker.

You must have observed that when you get tanned, the tan gets removed on its own after a small period. This is usually because the skin keeps on growing and shedding. Old layers get dried and are shed off along with the melanin in it. New layers of skin take its place.

So when you want to take care of your skin and complexion, there are three things that you need to do. First is to avoid exposure to the sun, second is to control the formation of melanin and the final one is to clean and remove the dead skin.

To improve your complexion, here are the home remedies that you can use.

• Mix a teaspoon of milk powder and a teaspoon of honey. To that, add the juice medium lemon and about half a teaspoon of almond oil. Mix it till it becomes of a pasty consistency. Apply a thick layer on your face and wash it off after about ten to fifteen minutes. The pack removes oil and dust that clog the pores and removed dead skin cells.

• Take the peel of an orange and tear it to bits. Dry the peel in the sun for a couple of days and then mix it to a tablespoon of curd. Apply the paste on your face for about fifteen minutes and then wash it off.

• Make a paste of gram flour, lime juice and milk. Mix it till it becomes of a pasty constitution. Apply a thick layer on your face and leave for twenty minutes. This pack cools off the skin, removes dead cells and tan.
  

Here is a face mask that brightens a dull complexion:

Mix together a package of yeast, 1/2 teaspoon or tomatoe puree, and 1/2 teaspoon of honey. Apply to the face, let stand for 20 minutes the rinse with warm water.