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Friction and pressure lead to the development of a thick layer of dead skin cells on the knees and elbows. This blackening of the skin may be caused by regularly leaning onto hard objects to support your frame.
Dark knees and elbows may be an embarrassment for anyone, especially for women, who are into wearing short skirts and sleeves. Too much tan, and too little scrubbing is surely not the way to go.
Read on about these home remedies for dark elbows and knees and let your free spirit soar.
Tips for Beautiful Elbows and Knees
1Baking Soda
Baking soda is an excellent bleaching agent that reduces darkening of the skin and cleanses it.
A tablespoon full of baking soda could be mixed with milk and applied to the darkened regions of your elbows and knees. Scrub the area in a circular motion before rinsing it off. The remedy, when repeated at least twice every week is sure to show immediate results.
2Turmeric, Honey and Milk
Turmeric is a renowned antiseptic, whereas milk acts as a bleaching agent, and honey as a moisturizer. These properties bestowed naturally to this pack, may just be the best thing you ever come across for your darkened elbows and knees.
Make a smooth paste with turmeric, milk and honey. Apply it on the darkened regions, before rinsing it off with water. The effects are believed to be immediate.
3Olive Oil and Sugar
Sugar acts as an exfoliator, whereas olive oil moisturizes.
You may mix equal quantities of olive oil and sugar, and apply the thick paste on the darkened regions. Wash the area using a mild soap once you thoroughly scrubbed the region.
Also Read: Natural Remedies for Dark Circles
4Lemon and Honey
Lemon juice is bestowed with natural bleaching properties, whereas honey deeply moisturizes your skin, which prevents further darkening of the regions.
The juice from one whole lemon may be mixed with a tablespoon full of honey and applied on the effected region. Leave for some time, to let the paste dry off, before you may rinse with lukewarm water, for optimal benefits.
5Gram Flour and Lemon
Gram flour deep cleanses the skin and also exfoliates the region. Lemon, the natural bleach brings about lightening of the skin. You may dampen the gram flour by adding and lemon juice to it and apply the concoction on the effected region.
6Cocoa Butter and Shea Butter
Both cocoa butter and shea butter are natural fats which moisturize the skin and keeps it soft. Darkness is more often than not caused by drying of the skin, which may even lead to the formation of flakes.
You may choose to apply, either or both of the butters on the darkened area before you go to bed, and positively hope for a clearer complexion on your knees and elbows, the next morning.
7Aloe vera Gel
Aloe Vera cures the damaging effect that, overexposure to the sun may have on the skin. It as well moisturizes the skin, and hence prevents flaking. Aloe vera gel is commercially available in its natural form. Otherwise, it may be very easily extracted by slitting open an aloe vera leaf.
You may apply the gel on your elbows and knees and leave it on for some time, in order to experience first hand, the pleasant change in the complexion on the skin of your elbows and knees.
