8/27/10
Skin Whitening Tips

Thanks to fairytale and novels, fair skinned beauties are the dream. Each one wants to have fair, flawless skin and get swooned by a prince. Why not? Seems like a good plan, very flattering and romantic, don't you think? So, when my friend started obsessing over becoming fairer, the research started. We tried every method in the book, and gave every manual a read. The natural skin care methods that worked are mentioned in the article.

Skin Whitening Tips # 1
Sunscreen is a skin whitening secret. No kidding. The suns UV rays affect our skin causing sunburn, even when we are indoors. More so, there are several constituents in our surroundings that cause the melanin rate to increase. Sunscreen creams, help reduce the effect of the UV rays, and stop the increasing melanin rate. After regular use over a period of time, it starts reducing the melanin as well. Melanin are the skin darkening cells. As such it is clear, reduction on melanin leads to fairer skin. Read more on skin care.

Skin Whitening Tips # 2
Moisturizing is also a very important method for skin whitening. Drying of the skin often results in skin darkening. More so, dry skin tends to get tanned faster. As such, keeping your skin moisturized at all times is a sure fire way to making it fairer. Make sure that all your exposed skin is kept moisturized. This also helps in keeping your skin supple and smooth. I would call it, touchable!

Skin Whitening Tips # 3
Tomato has bleaching effects. It is a natural skin lightener. Rubbing tomato on the skin is one of the best way to bleach the skin without any harmful chemicals. It has best effects when the tomato is cold. Cut it in half and rub the internal part of the tomato on your skin. Rub it for around 10 minutes and then leave it on for around 20 to 25 minutes. Then wash it off with cold water. The skin might seem dry after this skin whitening treatment, so best is to put on moisturizer after that. It is one of the natural skin whitening tips.

Skin Whitening Tips # 4
Wheat flour is a great secret to fair soft skin. Mix wheat flour with water, making it a thin paste. Rub it on to the skin. Make sure that you have applied it evenly on the skin. Leave it on for around 15 to 20 minutes. While washing it off, rub it on the skin like a scrub. Dab dry your face to avoid too much friction on the skin. Regular wheat flour treatment, like once a week, is a great way to have soft, supple and fair skin. Basiclly, it is a sure fire answer to the question, how to look hot.

Skin Whitening Tips # 5
Papaya extract is great for the skin and hair. While eating it is great for the eyes, skin, hair and the digestive system. Applying it as a pack on the skin works well for skin whitening. Mash the papaya, cool it, and apply it on your skin. Leave it on for around 20 minutes. Lounge around while you wait. Wash it off after the stipulated time. Dry your face lightly. You will not only notice your skin tone to be fairer, but a soft glow as well.

Skin Whitening Tips - Bonus Note
There are many lifestyle changes that can help you make your skin a shade fairer, if not more. Reduce coffee intake. Coffee is responsible for increasing the body toxin level as well as the heat. This leads to increase melanin count, hence, making the skin darker. Reducing coffee intake will lead to a slow and steady whitening process of the skin. To increase the speed, ensure that you drink 4 to 5 liters of water on a daily basis. This will help flush out the toxins from the body faster. More so, the glow on the skin will be more prominent.

Many more skin whitening home remedies like splashing the skin with rose water on a daily basis, lemon scrubs, etc can be tried out. However, they are too difficult to implement, or are not very effective. You can also opt for the hordes of fairness creams that are available in the market. They work as well. Make sure you wash your face regularly, this will help avoid pore clotting. Hope this skin whitening tips and secrets are helpful. This is where I sign off! All the best!
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