Treat Dark Patches Caused by Tanning

Winters may be our favorite time to go out and bask in the sun. More from fun, it gives us many skin problems.

Sun exposure not only causes only skin to become tanned, but its UV rays can lead to dark patches our skin, because the melanin pigment is transferred in an uneven manner.

How to Treat Dark Patches Caused by Tanning

The cause might be an internal one, however sun exposure makes it visible on the face within the form of dark patches. Repeated (rapid) exposure to the sun causes the dark patches to become more visible.

In winters, the skin also loses moisture (wetness). This made the patches even more visible. 

Apply sunscreen cream

The first aspect of treatment is protection from sun. Physical protection can also be solved, with an umbrella or hat, you can also apply a sunscreen.

Select (choose) a sunscreen cream with an SPF of a minimum of twenty. The quantity is related to the duration of sun exposure. The sunscreen cream should be applied about twenty minutes before sun-exposure. It should be reapplied if you're in the sun for longer than an hour.

The effects of the sun increase close to water bodies and snow, as they reflect the sun's radiation. Therefore, it becomes all the more necessary to protect the skin and re-apply the sun screen once twenty to half-hour past.

Use moisturizer-

During winter season, the skin should be kept moisturized, especially if it's a normal to dry skin. At night, after cleansing, you have to apply a nourishing cream and massage it on the skin with some drops of water.

Use the scrubs and masks-

The use of scrubs and masks also facilitate to get rid of dead skin cells. This helps the dark patches of the skin to become lighter gradually. It also improves our skin's cell renewal function. External care, itself, can take away pigmentation

Remedies:

To remove tan after the sun exposure, you'll use a facial scrub after cleansing your skin. For dry skins, use a scrub just once every week.

Scrub: blend 3 tablespoons almond meal (ground almonds) with 0.5 cup yoghourt. Apply the mixture on your face and neck. Rub it gently, especially on the dark patches. It also helps to get rid of tan.

For dry skin, add 0.5 teaspoon til (sesame) oil to a little quantity of milk and apply on the face. Wipe off with wet cotton wool once quarter-hour past. It helps dark patches to gradually become lighter.

For sunburn: apply milk (Cold) daily, using a cotton wool(cloth), not only helps soothe the skin, however additionally keeps it soft. It also makes skin to appear lighter over a period of time, if you use daily.

Another remedy to soothe sunburn and protect the skin by using sesame seed, or "til seed". Take a full hand of sesame seeds, crush them and add 0.5 a cup of water. Let it and wait for 2 hours. Strain the liquid and use it to clean your face.

For dark patches: blend along a big pinch of coarse salt with a cream. Apply the mixture on the areas with dark patches and rub gently. Wash off. Then apply cold milk and wash off once quarter-hour past. Try this twice every week.

Or blend cucumber juice and lime juice and apply only on the dark patches daily. Wash when quarter-hour past. This suits oily skin more.

You can also add a pinch of turmeric powder (haldi) to curd and apply daily. Wash it off when twenty to half-hour past. This helps to lighten dark spots. For dry skin, blend one teaspoon honey with milk and apply daily on the face, wash it off with plain water when twenty minutes past. 

Mask: combine 3 teaspoons of oatmeal with ripe papaya pulp and one tea spoon of curd (cold) into a thick paste. Apply and wash off when twenty minutes past. This mask suits both dry and oily skins.