Uneven skin tone home remedies

Any woman wants to have a great looking skin that has a healthy skin tone. But many women end up with uneven skin tone with blemishes, dark spots and dark skin patches. This is caused due to hyperpigmentation. This happens when the pigment melanin which is responsible for our dark skin tone starts to overproduce. Exposure to the suns UV rays, hormonal changes and acne will cause hyperpigmentation. It is there necessary to look for some uneven skin tone home remedies. Let’s start with the simplest one.

The simplest and easiest home remedy for uneven skin tone is to use sunscreen when you move out of your house. As the suns UV rays are the reason for the overproduction of melanin wearing sunscreen will prevent uneven skin tone.  So apply sunscreen on your face, hands and neck when you move out of your house. Re apply sunscreen after every two hours of being out in the sun. Also avoid moving out in the sun during the afternoons. Cover your hands with long sleeves. Also wear a hat and sunglasses for additional protection.

Now let’s move on to some other home remedies to get rid of uneven skin tone.

Apple vinegar cider for uneven skin tone

Unprocessed apple cider vinegar contains acetic acid in high amounts. This makes it excellent for uneven skin tone as it can lighten dark patches on the skin. Using apple cider vinegar to wash your face will help you to improve skin tone and reduce age spots and black heads.

Apple cider vinegar is also said to reduce the production of melanin. This will help to treat hyperpigmentation and will give reduce uneven skin tone.

You must first dilute apple cider vinegar with water as the undiluted version can burn your skin. So mix it with equal amounts of water to make a cleansing solution. Now dip a cotton ball in this solution. Apply this cotton ball on the area with uneven skin tone. Leave it for 5 minutes on your skin for the first skin. Your skin must get used to it.

After this rinse with warm water and pat dry. Follow this with a moisturizer. If you don’t have any reaction, you can then leave the apple cider vinegar longer on the skin as your skin’s tolerance for it has increased.

Turmeric to lighten your skin

Turmeric has been used from ancient times as a medicinal herb in India. But it is also used to lighten skin tone and reverse the effects of hyperpigmentation. Turmeric contains curcumin which has many health benefits including being antibacterial and anti-inflammatory.

Curcumin is also known to inhibit the production of melanin and treat uneven skin tone. So using turmeric on your skin is an effective home remedy for uneven skin tone.

To apply turmeric to lighten your skin tone you will have to first make a paste. Below is the method to make the paste.

Take a teaspoon of turmeric and mix it with raw honey and plain yogurt in a bowl. All there ingredients must be in equal quantity. Make a thick paste out of it.

Wash and clean your face and place an old T-shirt or old towel around your neck to prevent turmeric from staining your clothes. Now apply the turmeric on your face and leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse with cool water and pat your face dry.

You will have to use this paste for twice a week. You will start to see a difference in a few weeks’ time.

You can use this paste to get rid of dark skin patches on your hands, arms, neck or legs. Just see to it that the turmeric doesn’t stain your clothing.

In conclusion

By using both our home remedies you will start to see a change in your uneven skin tone. Also don’t forget to use sunscreen when you move out of the house.