38 Best Natural home remedies for dark neck and Sun Tanned Skin
When we treat our facial skin with
regular facial massage, homemade mask and many natural treatments, we don’t pay
enough attention to our neck section. Many people do not wash their neck while
washing face. What about moisturizing of the neck area skin? Though many people
wash their face many times throughout a day, but they overlook to wash and
cleanse the neck area, this ignorance can be cause dark skin around neck.
Causes of Dark Neck
Dark discoloration can take place on
the front, both sides, or back of our neck. Poor personal hygiene, Aging, sun
exposure, lack of cleaning, accumulation of sweat, hormonal imbalance and dirt
are the major causes of dark discoloration on neck.
Some of the medical reasons of dark
skin around the neck are obesity, diabetes, hereditary, poly cystic ovary etc.
In some cases darker neck results generally through the oil that we apply
to our hair. This skin problem can be treated by the proper cleansing,
scrubbing and moisturizing by following various home remedies. There are many
simple things you can try at home.
Natural Home Remedies
to Lighten Dark Skin Around Neck, Eyes, Elbows and Knee.
Lemon
Lemon has natural bleaching
properties. The citric acid there in the lemon juice is well known as natural
bleaching agent. Lemon can surely help in fading the neck darkness completely.
1. Lemon with rose water
Mix 2 tablespoon of fresh lemon
juice with 2 tablespoon of rose water. Apply this mixture on dark
skin around neck, under eyes, elbows, knee etc before you going to sleep. In
the morning wash it off with lukewarm water. Do this daily for a month and see
the visible lightening results.
Caution - Never expose
the skin to sunlight after applying lemon juice.
2. Oats with tomato
Crush 2 tablespoon of oats in the
fresh tomato puree or juice (3 tablespoon), mix it well and make fine paste of
it. Apply this paste on dark area for 20-30 minutes and wash away with lukewarm
or normal water. Apply this paste 3-4 times a week to remove dead skin and dark
patches around the neck.
3. Baking soda
Prepare homemade scrub by mixing 1
tablespoon of baking soda and enough water, make fine paste of it. Apply this
paste around the neck for removing pigmentation on neck. Rinse it off with
normal water after 20 minutes. Baking soda gradually removes dark patches on
the neck because baking soda works as a natural skin exfoliator. This treatment
gives you brighter skin tone around the neck area.
4. Cucumber scrub
Cucumber (paste or juice) cleanses
the skin and brings back the glow on our skin. Scrubbing the skin around neck
with cucumber removes the dead skin cells and lightens it rapidly.
Gently scrub on the affected area
around neck with the grated cucumber for 10-15 minutes twice a day and leave
that cucumber paste for 20-30 minutes on the neck skin. Wash off with normal
water.
5. Rub with lemon or tomato
Rub slice of lemon or tomato
directly on dark area of the neck for 5-10 minutes; wash it off with normal
water after 20-30 minutes. Do this twice a day for fast lightening result.
6. Olive oil or almond oil
Apply 1 teaspoon of olive oil or
almond oil on your neck skin for 15-20 minutes and then rub your skin area with
slice of lemon for 10 minutes, leave it for more 5-10 minutes and wash with
normal water. Follow this every day for a month.
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7. Banana with turmeric & honey
Make 3 tablespoon fine paste of
fully ripe banana; add 1 teaspoon of organic honey and half teaspoon of
turmeric powder in it. Apply this mixture for 30 minutes on affected area
around the neck. Wash off with normal water. Do this daily for a month.
8. Lemon sugar Scrub
Mix 2 tablespoon of fresh orange or
lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of sugar. Use this mixture immediately as scrubber
on your neck skin for 10-15 minutes. Wash with normal water.
Almonds
Almond is a great source of vitamin
E, which is a significant vitamin needed by your skin. Almond contains valuable
antioxidants which dynamically cleanses and removes toxins and free radicals from
our body and skin. If you want to cleanse your skin dirt and pigmentation, you
have to eat almonds and apply on the skin frequently. This is recommended
because the antioxidant components in almonds enthusiastically cleanses
pollution in our body, makes your skin soft and glowing from inside. Almond oil
also acts as a moisturizer.
9. Almonds sugar scrub
Scrubbing is very necessary for the
neck along with skin. Prepare easy homemade scrubber using almonds and milk.
Take 3-4 almonds, crush them in very small pieces like sugar or grind then into
grinder. Add 1 tablespoon of milk and 1 teaspoon of honey in it. Apply this
mixture around the neck area. Start scrubbing with this mixture in upward and
circular direction for 10 minutes. Leave it for 30 minutes and wash it off with
normal water. Do this 3-4 times a week.