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RainbowLover
Joined: 12 Mar 2007
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 Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: Natural homemade skin lighteners |
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I am searching for natural homemade skin lighteners. If anyone has some sort of recipe, pls post!
I was using lighting creams, but got allergy. Thus, only something natural comes handy. Pls help! Have problems with really dark knees and elbows. From time to time i get dark patches on face (under lips). |
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JustAsking
Joined: 09 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Vegetables and some other ingredients from mother nature's cabinet are 'very' potent skin lighteners: for example tomatoes, cucumbers... so you're right by not using chemical creams.
If you want to use tomato, just smear a slice over your face before bedtime and then wash off in the morning.
If you want to use cucumber, apply slices on face (like mask) and leave 15 minutes. Or you can squeeze juice from cucumber and then apply juice on 'affected' areas with cotton wool.
Lemon juice also works, but pure lemon juice may be too aggressive, thus dilute lemon juice with same amount of water and apply with cotton wool. Or chamomile tea, if you prefer teas- they are both natural homemade skin lighteners. |
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karma
Joined: 12 Jan 2006
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| If you decide to buy a cream after all, you can buy cream that contains kojic acid. Kojic acid is a natural product, derived from japanese fungi. It is very gentle on skin (i read you have allergies) and it is effective in skin discolorations. I hope this helps. |
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julia80
Joined: 31 Jul 2006
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Location: Berlin
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| Basil is also great for treating pigmentation. Just make a paste from basil leaves and water and apply on skin. Leave 15 minutes to half hour, then rinse. It is best to use fresh basil. |
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sonia
Joined: 25 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:12 pm Post subject: |
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| lemon juice is good for skin lightening. *diluted with water |
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keliekim
Joined: 23 Jun 2007
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:27 pm Post subject: hello |
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Try turmeric powder for skin lightening.... 
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Diva
Joined: 02 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Hey ,,, keliekim
Is it good for oily skin ????
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caileymag
Joined: 20 Sep 2007
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| Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:27 am Post subject: |
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| Sorry but which lightening cream were you using? Have you tried Tretinoin before? I think it's good and it didn't cause me any allergic reactions. It's just an idea in case you don't find a homemade solution. |
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ablue
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
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| Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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| topical vitamin-C and niacinamide. |
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