Say Goodbye to your dark spots caused by pimples with this natural remedy without any side effects.
Tired of covering dark spots with concealers? Sometimes dark spots, black spots cannot have covered by average concealers right? The good news is that you can remove dark spots caused by pimples with a natural remedy at home. It’s time to learn prevention, causes, and effective natural remedy to remove those ugly dark spots from the face easily at home.
What Causes Dark Spots
Usually, when pimples are healing they overproduce melanin production. Over-production of melanin leads to dark spots, black spots, black patches, and black marks.
The habit of touching, scratching, and popping up the pimples leaves behind dark spots.
When certain cells have more melanin than others, the result is a dark spot, pigmentation, and black patches. This is called post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
Wrong skin care also is a reason for dark spots caused by pimples. Sometimes we treat pimples by using the wrong skin-care products, the results are dark spots, acne scars, and pigmentation.
3 Natural Remedy To Remove Dark Spots
To be honest, it is not an easy job to remove dark spots caused by pimples because they are usually stubborn. But by following only 3 steps you can get rid of dark spots at home with this natural remedy.
Following are the steps:
Exfoliation | Toner | Face mask
1. Natural Remedy For Dark Spots
Exfoliation:
This step helps to remove dead skin cells, bacteria, and dirt from the pores of the skin that lead to pimple. Exfoliation also helps to reduce dark spots, black spots, and black patches.
Homemade Scrub For Dark Spots
Ingredients For Homemade Scrub:
- Red lentil powder/coffee powder (1 teaspoon)
- Lemon zest (1 teaspoon)
- Honey (1 tablespoon)
- Tomato (small piece)
Procedure:
- Wash one lemon and grate the upper part of the lemon. The upper part of the lemon is lemon zest, avoid the inner whitish part.
- Take a bowl, and add lemon zest (should be at least ½ teaspoon, coffee/red lentil powder, and honey.
- Apply on your face.
- Leave it for 4-5 minutes.
- Now, rub the tomato piece on your face.
- Rub in a circular motion for 4-5 minutes.
- Wash it off.
How to Often To Exfoliate?
Exfoliation is necessary twice a week.
How To Store Homemade Scrub?
You cannot store this scrub for a long time. This homemade scrub can only last well for 1 week in a fridge.
2. Natural Remedy For Dark Spots
Toner:
This helps to remove all the traces of dirt and bacteria from the pores of the skin that are stuck even after cleansing. This balances the natural pH level of the skin and makes the skin healthy, even tone, and lighten spots.
Homemade Toner For Dark Spots
Ingredients:
- Green tea bags (2)
- Water (1 cup)
- Cucumber juice (2 tablespoons)
Procedure:
- Add green tea bags in a hot water.
- Let it cool.
- Now add the apple cider vinegar.
- Transfer it into the bottle.
- Shake well.
- Toner is ready.
How to Apply Toner?
- Soak cotton ball/pad in a toner.
- Apply on your face evenly.
- Avoid eye area/lips.
- Leave it on your face as long as you can.
- You can apply creams/ or a face pack on your face. No need to wash.
How to Often To Apply Toner?
Twice a day after washing your face.
How To Store Homemade Toner?
This toner can last well for 10 days in a fridge.
3. Natural Remedy For Dark Spots
Face Mask:
Use this face mask twice or thrice a week because of powerful natural ingredients that effectively work. Ingredients used in this face mask reduce dark spots, black spots, and pigmentation from the face and leave the skin fresh and glowing.
Homemade Face Mask For Dark Spots
Ingredients:
- Papaya puree (2 tablespoons)
- Curd (1 teaspoon)
- Turmeric (1 pinch)
- Orange peel powder (1 tablespoon)
- Baking soda (½ teaspoon)
Procedure:
- Mash papaya to get the puree.
- Add curd, orange peel powder, baking soda, and turmeric.
- Mix well to form a smooth paste.
How to Apply Face Mask?
- Apply a face mask all over your face.
- Leave it for 25 minutes.
- Wash it off.
How to Often To Apply Toner?
Twice or thrice a week.
Above are the natural remedies to reduce dark spots caused by pimples. But do you know the best way to get rid of dark spots, is to control pimples to form? To prevent pimples to form, below are some prevention/natural remedies to control acne breakouts that further lead to spots.
Prevention
1. Stop Scratching Pimple:
Don’t touch, scratch, or pop up your pimples. This is the main reason behind the ugly dark spots.
2. Wash your hands:
Wash your hands properly with the hand wash before touching your face.
3. Use A Cleanser:
Use a good cleanser according to your skin type. Choose a salicylic acid-based cleanser that helps to prevent an acne breakout, control sebum production, and lighten spots.
4. Apply Sunscreen:
Use sunscreen according to your skin type. Sunscreen is a necessary step to prevent your skin from being damaged.
5. Use Vitamin C:
Add vitamin C to your daily routine. Use a vitamin C serum daily. Vitamin C helps to lighten dark spots, pigmentation, blemishes, and age spots and leaves the skin youthful. You can also make your own vitamin C serum.
6. Moisturize:
Use a moisturizing cream according to your skin type. No matter what type of skin you have, moisturizing your skin is necessary.
5 homemade moisturizers for oily, acne-prone skin.
7. Control Your Pimple
Be careful and be honest with your skin. Controlling your pimples is the best way to prevent dark spots. Use, scrub, toner, and face mask weekly to prevent pimples to form.
8. Choose The Right Skin-Care Products:
 Use skin-care products according to your skin type. Using wrong skin-care products makes the pimple worse and results in dark spots. You can only care for your skin when you know your skin type. Do you know your skin type? Read the post below to know your skin type easily at home.
9. Say Hello To Natural Remedy:
The natural remedy works best for lightening dark spots, and pigmentation without any side effects. Use papaya, tomato, aloe vera gel, curd, turmeric, red lentil, coffee, orange, lemon peel are the best natural remedies for dark spots.
10. Treat Pimple In A Right Way:
Stop using bleaching products that claim to remove dark spots caused by pimples. Be careful when using store-bought commercial products that usually contain harsh bleaching agents that slowly damage the upper layer of the skin and often feel more clear and even tone but this damages your skin more and leaves behind ugly dark spots, black patches that cannot be treated easily.
Conclusion:
Dark spots caused by pimples are common especially if your skin is acne-prone. The best way to treat dark spots is to prevent pimples to form. Read the post carefully for 10 ways to prevent dark spots caused by pimples and try these natural remedies to remove them naturally without any side effects.
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