Ways to Remove Dark Spot From the Body.

Dark spots formation is a common skin problem seen the people many young adults. It is also called as hyper pigmentation. When your skin is exposed to the sun, the melanocytes cell production increases resulting in skin darkening.
The color of spots may vary from light brown to red or slightly blackish in color. These spots usually tend to appear on various parts of body that are exposed to the sun such as face, back, neck, hands, shoulders and scalp. Dark brown skin patches and freckles are formed due to sun damage.  These dark spots are also termed as brown spots, sun spots, age spots, liver spots, aging signs in some cases. These spots make the face look very ugly, and make you feel sheepish.

Major causes that results in the formation of dark spots on face are:

1. Exposure of sun
2. Aging
3. Genetic disorders / hormonal shifts
4. Menopause or pregnancy
5. Stress
6. Improper skin care
7. Liver problems / weakness
8. Hyper pigmentation of the skin
9. Lack of some vitamins like Vitamin C or Vitamin B12
10. Smoking
11. Cancer
12. Dermatitis
13. Diabetes

There are many treatments available for removing dark spots. One of the treatments is cosmetic treatment (Laser treatment) which is very expensive and may have side effects. Another treatment that helps to remove dark spots naturally is by using home remedies.

Some of the natural homemade tips to reduce dark spots are as follows:

Wondering how to remove dark spots? Here are some simple and easy treatments that can be done with your kitchen ingredients, using which you can easily remove the dark brown spots naturally

Yogurt

Yogurt helps you to lighten brown spots in a natural way. Apply plain yogurt directly on the age spots and let it to dry for 20 minutes and then wash it with cold water. To get results instantly apply yogurt on the dark spots before going sleeping and leave it overnight. You can make a face pack by mixing 1 tbsp of plain yogurt, 2 tbsp of oatmeal powder and 1 tsp of fresh lemon juice. Apply this pack onto the affected skin and leave it for about half an hour. Apply any moisturizer, after rinsing it off with cold water. Repeat this every day for 1 – 2 months to get best results.

Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is an effective remedy for healing skin stings, burns and brown spots. It acts as a lubricant and nourishes rashes and blackheads. Rub fresh aloevera gel / oil gently on the dark spots. Allow it to stay for about 45 min before rinsing it off with cold water. Repeat this procedure two times a day for one month. Simultaneously, you can also take 2 tablespoons of aloevera juice everyday on an empty stomach for quick results.

Castor Oil

Castor oil is another great remedy to remove dark spots. It has got strong healing properties, which can help you get rid of age spots effectively. Apply castor oil with a clean cotton ball twice in a day, once in the morning and once at night respectively. Now massage it gently over the affected area for a couple of minutes. You can also use coconut oil, Vitamin E oil, almond oil or olive oil to cure dark spots. This method also helps you make the skin tone even.

Onion Juice

Apply onion juice to remove age spots. Rub some onion slices over the affected skin area twice or thrice a day. Red onion acts as a bleaching agent that helps the dark brown spots to fade, because of its acidic nature. Otherwise you can mix 1 tbsp of onion juice with 2 tbsps of honey and apply this mixture on the dark spots for about 15 minutes. Thoroughly wash the affected area to remove the strong smell of this mixture. You can try using garlic juice along with onion juice.

Sugar Cube

Scrub the dark skin patches with sugar cube and scratch the dead skin gently. Glycolic acid, a natural chemical peel that is present in the sugar helps in remove the dark spots naturally. You can use sugar cubes to exfoliate the blemishes present on your skin.

Honey or Raw Potato Juice

Massaging with raw potato juice and honey on the dark spot is a good option to make the dark spots to fade from your skin. You can even apply vitamin E oil to massage on the affected area. This method helps you remove whiteheads present on your skin.

Tomato juice

Tomato juice combined with lemon juice is a best home remedy to lighten up blemishes, freckles, dark spots, dark pigmentation and discoloration. Taking this juice once in a day will provide an efficient solution for brown spots.

Water

Water helps you in removing dark skin spots, freckles and melasma. You must drink six to eight glasses of water every day to get rid of harmful toxins from the body and maintains the skin moisture, and makes the spots fade away gradually.