Depending
on your geographical location, your body produces the required amount of
melanin to protect the skin from being damaged by the sun.
And the
good news for darker women is that the more melanin your body has, the fewer
wrinkles you are likely to have as you get older compared to a person with
paler skin. They are also less likely to get skin cancer. This however does not
take away from the fact that darker women too must protect their skin when they
go out in the sun.
But as the saying goes, ‘the grass is always greener on the
other side’. If you’ve got light skin,
you may want it a shade darker and vice versa. Most times it’s safer to just
let things be. However there may be situations where we have dark patches of
skin that we’re not comfortable with. If this is the case and you feel you must
lighten your skin, do it the safe way…..chemical free.
This is a quick recipe for a Skin Lightening Face
Mask, which with regular use (say once or twice a week), may help lighten skin
with dark patches.
Wash your face before using this mask.
For this recipe you’ll need:
·
1 Lime
·
1 medium sized Tomato
·
A teaspoon or less of flour
Chop up a medium sized tomato and pop into the
blender. Squeeze the juice of one lime and add to the blender. Mix this
together. Pour out into a little bowl and thicken with a bit of flour. Rub this
in circular motion all over the face or area to be lightened. Leave on for
about 20minutes and then rinse off with cold water. Moisturise your skin as
normal.
If you’ve got really sensitive skin, don’t leave on
for too long as the lime may sting a bit.
Always be careful not to go out in the sun after using a citrus based
skin treatment as the acid in citrus fruits will make your skin
photosensitive(sensitive to the sun) and could cause sunburn.
Enjoy this; don’t expect overnight results and bit
of patience would come in handy!
