What is Pigmentation and Why Does It occur?
Pigmentation is a common skin disease when certain parts of the skin are darker than the others. It happens due to excess production of melanin that makes the skin to have color.
- Reasons: The sun or hormonal, scars caused by acne, aging, sometimes due to stress or poor lifestyle.
- Appearances: The pigmentation is usually presented in the form of dark spots or dots on the skin.
- Affected Areas: It mainly affects the face, neck, forehead, upper lips and cheeks.
Natural Ingredients to Reduce Pigmentation
Rather than using chemical creams, you can use natural remedies using products that are readily available in the home:
- Rice Powder: is a natural scrubber, brightener, and dead cells remover.
- Potato Peel (Alu Khosa) : has natural lightening agents that are beneficial in lightening dark spots.
- Curd (Doi) is a compound of lactic acid, which decreases the pigmentation and keeps the skin soft and radiant.
How to Use This Remedy
The best results are attained by following these simple steps:
- Put no soap or facewash on your face.
- Add water to rice powder and apply it daily on your face.
- Blend potato peel into a paste and then add curd to it.
- Spread the mixture on your face and leave it there in 30 minutes.
Wash off with plain water
For Best Results:
Repeat this routine once in a month.
You will be able to see that your dark spots will be lightened and your skin tones will be better naturally.
You can pigmentation reduce and have brighter and healthier looking skin with this simple and natural routine without using harmful chemicals!
