Signs and Symptoms of Age Spots
Age spots (also known as sun spots, liver spots, and lentigines), are harmless, flat, yellow or brown discolorations of
the skin which usually occur on the back of the hands, neck and face of people above
the age of 40. These age spots are usually not serious, but instead are mainly an annoyance since they can
reveal a person's age. However, if you have irregular, dark spots that increase in size or change color/texture,
have them checked by a doctor since they could be a sign of skin cancer.
Home remedies for Age spots
- Use lemon juice and apple cider vinegar - A tsp. of
lemon juice & apple cider vinegar applied 2 times per day to your skin
will help reduce the appearance of age spots or…
- You can use fresh lemon juice by itself to bleach age spots by
rubbing the lemon juice on your Age spots at night and then washing it
off in the morning. The citric acid in lemons is what helps you get rid
of age spots.
- Buttermilk - The acid from the butter milk helps cleanse your face while also helping to getting rid of age spots.
- Castor Oil - Massaging castor oil on your age spots regularly will help them fade away after a few months.
- Onions - Rub onions or onion juice on your age spots 2 times a day until your age spots go away. The
vitamin C from lemons and onions are natural skin lighteners.
- Apply Aloe Vera Gel on your age spots for at least 45
minutes 2 times a day and for better results… Apply Aloe Vera for 8
hours a day to lighten your age spots by putting it on your skin at
bedtime.
- Mix 1 tsp. of onion juice & 2 tsp. of vinegar and rub this on your Age spots or…
- Mix 1 tsp. of orange juice & 2 tsp. of apple cider vinegar
and then use a clean cotton ball to put this mixture on your Age spots
before you go to bed.
- Use the rind of a watermelon - Rub the rind of a watermelon on your Age spots and then wash away with cold water.
- Horseradish - let horseradish sit in a bowl of milk for 30 minutes and place the horseradish on your Age spots to get rid of them.
- Cucumber Juice or using crushed cucumbers on your face can help remove your dark spots because cucumbers have lots of bleaching properties.
- Turmeric is a good skin whitener but you have
to use turmeric powder with milk to make a paste strong enough to
remove any Age spots you have or… You can also make a paste by mixing turmeric with curry leaves or sandalwood.
- Saffron is also a very well know n skin whitener that
can be used to get rid of your dark spots when it is mixed with
rosewater and sandalwood.
- Make a paste of Chick peas or garbanzo beans by mashing a 1/3 cup of chick peas in some water and then start removing your Age spots by putting the paste on your Age spots and leaving the paste on your Age spots until the paste dries up.
- Dandelion - Rub the sap of a dandelion root on your Age spots2-to-3 times a day.
- Apply the paste of dried orange peels (by grinding the orange peels in water) to remove Age spots.
- Cumin Seeds - Boil cumin seeds and then wash your face with that water to get rid of Age spots.
- Jaiphal - Grind Jaiphal into milk Or Grind Jaiphal
& black pepper in milk and then put this mixture on your face
before going to bed to remove Age spots.
- Use olive Oil which is high in
vitamin E to get rid of Age spots.
- Papaya - Put a fresh piece of papaya on your Age spots for 10-to-15 minutes at a time to gradually fade out your age spots.
- Gotu kola - You can Mix 1/8 tsp. of Gotu Kola with
herbal tea or plain hot water along with 1/8 tsp of ginseng and a pinch
of cayenne to clear up Age spots.
- Black Walnuts - You can use the juice from the greener but not fully ripe black walnuts to remove Age spots.
- Yogurt Mask - After washing your skin with warm water & patting
dry… Apply plain whole-milk yogurt for 30 minutes. Do daily
for 2 months for best results.
Precautions :
- Use an Umbrella to shade yourself from the direct exposure to sunlight.
- Drink plenty of water and eat fresh vegetables and fruits to keep the bowels working
- Use a sun cream when going out.
