How To Remove Sun Spots?
Knowing the factors that can cause sun spots will help in getting rid of sunspots on face and skin. But our advice is to check with a dermatologist first, if you are worried about spots on your skin. If your dermatologist finds them to be of harmless kind, then you can apply any of the methods outlined in this article to remove sun spots. Before we get into how to remove sun spots, let us first understand ways to prevent skin sunspots.
1. How to prevent skin sunspots: As over exposure to sun is the most common culprit, so obviously limiting your exposure to sun is the best way to prevent skin sun spots. As your arms, hands, face, neck and shoulders are regularly exposed to sun, so keeping covered these areas will certainly prevent skin sunspots. If you don’t want to use shade or umbrella, then the other ways to prevent sunspots skin are:
(i) Use sunscreen protection: Fifteen minutes before you head outside, apply a broad spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15 every day to ensure that your skin is guarded from harmful UVA and UVB rays. Use sunscreen with an SPF of 30 when the sun rays are very harsh on your skin between 10 am and 4 pm, as at that time the sun is at its hottest. Invest in good quality sun blocks with enough SPF levels to protect your skin from further sun damage to skin. Do not solely depend on moisturizers, foundations and cosmetics that contain sunscreen. In spite of all these, you still need to use sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun.
(ii) If you stay in car too much, you are likely to get more of UVB rays, which are responsible for skin sunspots. On the other hand UVA rays cause sunburns. So to prevent skin sun spots, consider installing an anti-UVB coating on your car’s windows.
(iii) Avoid using tanning booths.
2. Getting rid of sunspots naturally: Use these all-natural remedies to get rid of skin sunspots at home and get your glowing skin back again.
(i) Apple Cider Vinegar And Lemon Juice To Lighten Sun And Age Spots: Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) contains natural alpha hydroxyl acids, which help in lightening sun and age spots. Lemon juice contains citric acid which is known to lighten darkened areas of the skin.
Mix about 1/2 teaspoon of ACV and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Every night saturate a cotton ball with this mixture. Start from forehead and work down to apply evenly all over your face and other affected areas. You will experience a little redness or fell some stinging at first, which is normal (just like you would experience with a toner). If you have a sensitive skin, or it feels too strong dilute the mixture with a little water. Do not rinse and leave it overnight to get better results. This remedy tends to make your skin more sensitive to sun exposure, so make it sure that you wear sunscreen every day.
Since, this is a natural treatment, so you will need to apply this consistently for at least six weeks to see a difference.
(ii) Lemon Juice to remove sunspots: Lemons contain mild acid which helps in lightening the skin spots that are dark, contributes in getting rid of dead skin cells and facilitates regeneration of new skin cells. You can either lightly rub fresh lemon slice or even lemon juice directly on the affected areas, a couple of times a day. Both work as skin lightener. Let the lemon juice sit on the skin sunspots for twenty minutes, then wash it off. A word of caution here is that lemon juice makes your skin extra sensitive to sun, so never go out in sun with lemon juice on your skin, rather be sure to cover the affected areas when you’re going out in sun. Also if you have dry skin then it can make your skin feel drier, so moisturize your skin after applying this home remedy.
Caution: If you have very sensitive skin, the lemon juice may irritate your skin, so try to dilute the lemon juice with water, rose water or honey.
An alternative option is to mix enough sugar with lemon juice to make a spreadable paste of uniform consistency. Use it as a scrub on your face and other affected areas. Wait for 5 to 10 minutes, and then rinse it off. Apply this natural remedy few times a week. If you have dry skin, add in some olive in this homemade recipe.
(iii) Aloe Vera to prevent sun damage to skin: Aloe Vera has significant natural healing properties, so you can apply aloe vera gel two times a day to heal sun damage skin and regenerate skin cells naturally. You can squeeze out aloe vera gel directly from the plant or use a good quality herbal cream enriched with aloe vera. Continue this home remedy for at least two months to make skin sunspots to slowly and effectively fade away.
(iv) Green Tea bag: Green tea is a rich source of anti-oxidants, which can help in healing skin sun damage. Soak a green tea bag in boiling water for some time, squeeze the tea bag onto a cotton ball and rub the damp ball over the sunspots skin two times a day.
(v) Milk or Butter Milk: For sunspots on face, apply milk and let it remain there for 15 minutes, and then wash of your face. Milk contains lactic acid, which helps in lightening skin and regenerating skin cells. Similarly buttermilk can help to remove sun spots on face.
