Home Remedies To Remove Sun Tan From Face & Body Instantly

Home Remedies To Remove Sun Tan From Face & Body Instantly

After a tedious day outside, most of us are left with ugly and unattractive sun tan on face and hands at the end of the day when we return back to our home.  Due to busy schedules, we opt for quick fixes like bleaching or few even use chemical laden cosmetic products for instant tan removal.  Unfortunately, all these cause serious side effects on your skin in the long run.  Therefore, it is best to choose natural home remedies to remove sun tan. 

Top 10 Home Remedies to Remove Sun Tan Naturally

1.Water

No matter what the season is, make sure that you drink lots of water (min of 2-3 liters per day) to keep your skin hydrated and avoid drying due to tan. 

2.  Lemon, Rosewater & Cucumber

Mix 1 spoon lemon juice, 1 spoon rose water and 2 spoons cucumber juice.  Apply this mix as a face pack, leave it for 5 to 10 minutes and wash off with cool water.  The acidic nature of lemon will help in removing the tan while the cucumber and rose water cool down your skin. 

3.  Lemon & Honey

4.  Turmeric With Milk Or Flour

Our ancestors are very brilliant.  They used the turmeric in milk, or with other types of flour to make a paste, that can help in removing the tan from your skin very easily.  Just apply this paste on your face, leave for a few minutes and then scrub it when dry to remove it. 

5.  Curd, Gram Flour & Lemon

This is another Indian home remedy to remove skin tan.  Mix the curd, gram flour and lemon to make a fine paste.  Apply this paste on your face or the tanned area, leave it for some time and scrub the skin when dry, to remove the tanned and dead skin. 

6.  Coconut Water & Aloe vera

You can use the fresh coconut water and aloe vera gel directly on the tanned area as cleaning agents. 

7.  Papaya & Honey

Papaya is known for its skin lightening properties.  When the papaya is mixed with a tsp of honey and a few pieces of ripe papaya pulp to make a paste.  Apply this on your face and let it dry for 15-20 minutes.  Rinse off with water. 

8.  Oatmeal & Buttermilk

Oatmeal and Butter Milk mix acts as a natural scrub that exfoliates the skin and removes dead skin cells.  Just mix 2 tbsp of oatmeal and 3 tbsp of buttermilk.  Apply this mix on the tanned area, gently massage it in a circular motion.  Leave it for 20 minutes and cleanse with water. 

9.  Sandalwood & Coconut Water

Sandalwood and coconut water face pack is very popular skin cleanser that removes dead cells easily.  Mix a tbsp of sandalwood powder with coconut water to make a thick paste.  In that, add few drops of almond oil.  Apply it and leave it for 20-25 minutes and wash with water. 

10.  Sunscreen Lotion

Lastly, remember to use a sunscreen lotion when you’re going outside and wash off the face with a cold water once you return back to the house.