Home Remedies for Dark Elbows and Knees

An even skin tone adds to your beauty and having dark knees and elbows can detract from it. This is a common issue that can make one self-conscious about wearing short-sleeve dresses and tops as well as skirts and shorts.
The skin around the elbows and knees is usually thicker and has more folds than its surrounding skin. Also, because there are no oil glands in these areas, this skin tends to be drier. So, when proper care and hygiene is not maintained, the skin on knees and elbows becomes much darker than other parts of your body.
Some other factors that contribute to dark elbows and knees are frequent rubbing, overexposure to the sun, genetic factors, dry skin, hormonal imbalance, obesity, dead skin buildup and increased melanin pigment.



1. Coconut Oil and Lemon


Coconut oil contains vitamin E, which helps the skin and eliminate black bruises. After the bath, and palm oil, 1 spoon rice and half a spoon honey mixed policy and anointed the elbow or knee with a black mark. Massage tender for 1 to 2 minutes, then left for 15 to 20 minutes, then wipe clean. Do this again in 1 day will be able to help make the skin elbow and knee a little black mark Again returning to the natural white.

2. Lemon

 Lemon has natural bleaching as well as exfoliating properties. Also, it has a high amount of vitamin C that helps remove dead cells and lighten skin tone. It can also promote regeneration of healthy skin cells.
Apply lemon juice on your elbows and knees and massage gently for a few minutes. Leave it on for about 20 minutes. Wash it off with warm water and apply a moisturizing lotion. You can also extract the juice of 1 lemon and mix it with 1 tablespoon of honey. Apply it on the affected areas and leave it on for 20 minutes. Wash the mixture off with water.

 3. Yogurt

 Can choose a third way by using sour milk painted black bruises may also have the same effect. Milk yogurt contains acids that help cleanse the skin and makes and provides moisture to the skin. Mix milk 1 spoon rice wine vinegar and 1 kitchen spoon stir and put on knee and elbow, let dry and then wash with hot water. This 2 to 3 weeks black bruises will disappear gradually.

4. Aloe Vera

 aloe vera is a natural product that helps the skin and provides moisture to the skin because it is cool. aloe vera  painted side elbow and knee, which has a black mark-term bruising 20 minutes, then wash with hot water. do again to 2 times a day for 2 to 3 weeks will see the actual effectiveness.

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