Buttermilk is rich in lactic acid which helps in removing dead skin from your face and lightens your dark spots. Buttermilk fades away black spots and can do so without causing a stinging burn. You Will Need: – 4 teaspoons of buttermilk – 2 teaspoons of tomato juice
What’s a surefire way to brighten the overall tone of your skin? Rinse away that top layer with a natural exfoliant, like papaya. Papaya has fruit acids known as alpha-hydroxy acids, which is a chemical exfoliant. You Will Need: – 1 ripe papaya
A tried and true ingredient that may be used to improve your skin’s health from the inside, or outside, is aloe. Aloe can be ingested in the form of aloe drinks or applied to the skin as a moisturizer or skin healer by breaking the leaf of an aloe plant and dabbing the sticky substance onto your scar. Aloe vera is extremely beneficial for healthy hair. Check out the benefits and DIY aloe vera hair packs here. Also, try this aloe vera skin serum from the Red Dot Shop here. You Will Need: – Aloe vera gel Method: 1. Apply pure aloe vera gel to pigmented areas before bedtime. 2. Rinse using warm water the next morning. 3. Repeat daily until your skin improves. 4. Alternatively, you can make aloe vera ice cubes as shown in the video above!
This breakfast meal is the savour of having perfect skin. Oatmeal can come in handy for most of your skin and beauty needs. Oatmeal can soak up the excess oil on your skin and help treat acne. Its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties help to treat dry skin and remove dead skin cells. You Will Need: – Oatmeal – 1-2 teaspoons of lemon juice Method: 1. Grind half a cup of rolled oats and add 1-2 teaspoons of lemon juice so that it forms a paste. 2. Scrub this paste on your skin. 3. Leave it on for 15 minutes and wash it off with warm water. 4. Follow this treatment once or twice a week.
Onions are rich in vitamin C that plays a vital role in treating pigmentation. And that’s not all! Applying onion juice twice a day regularly can help you get rid of dull and lifeless skin. This vegetable contains antioxidants and vitamins that give the skin cells a significant beauty boost thereby resulting in healthy, radiant skin. You Will Need: – 1 red onion