Clearing up pigmentation naturally

For all those who don’t know what pigmentation is, well it’s a skin disorder where one’s skin discolors. This usually happens due to the malfunctioning of the endocrine glands and the liver. This occurs as either an excessive coloration or darkening of the skin all over or in patches and spots. It is a wide spread disorder found in most middle aged women. Very rarely do younger women suffer from it and if they do also it is very minimal barring a few exceptions of course.

Pigmentation takes place due to many internal and external reasons. Some of them being… Internal Reasons: Menopause, Amoebiasis (intestine disorder) or deficiency of iron, calcium, vitamin A, E and B. External Reasons: Excessive exposure to the sun, use of bad or old cosmetics and side effect of some oral medication.

There are many ways to clear pigmentation in a natural way-

One can bleach that area; milk is considered one of the best natural bleaching agents. So buy your self some milk powder. Take two tablespoons of that, add hydrogen peroxide to it to make a thick paste. Add two drops of glycerin to it and apply on the pigmented areas. Leave it on for about 20 minutes and then rinse it off.

• Vitamin E helps reduce pigmentation. One can break a vitamin e capsule and mix it in a few drops of castor oil and apply it on the area it will surely help.
• Mix half a spoon of granular sugar with your cleansing cream and rub it on pigmented areas this will lightening the pigmentation as well as get rid of the dry and rough skin in that area.
• Almonds are great for pigmentation. Make a thick paste of almonds and apply it on the area it will help a great deal.
• If your entire face is discolored apply the following mask twice a week. Grate the skin of a papaya and mix half cup of multani mitti and 2 broken vitamin E capsules to it. Mix into a paste and apply of the face for twenty minutes and rinse. OR. Make some carrot pulp, mix that with multani mitti and add two drops olive oil make it a thick paste and apply on the affected areas.

Be sure your skin does not get too dry from pigmentation. To take care of the dryness one can follow these precautions;

• Pat butter milk it is a gentle bleach and moisturizer.
• Equal parts of vinegar, cucumber juice and rose water make a good cleanser for your pigmented areas.
• To moisturize take two tablespoons of grated radish reduced in milk and make it into a thick paste and apply.

Besides all this, follow these precautions…

• Make sure you’re having enough calcium, vitamins and iron.
• Vitamin A and E are great for pigmented skin. So make sure you supplement yourself with these enough.
• Make sure your see a doctor if the pigmentation is excessive.
• Do not use cosmetics which are coloring agents, try avoid make-up as much as you can. Wear sun-block at all times during the day even if at home.
• Avoid stress and anxiety as much as possible.

After learning about all the natural ways of clearing up pigmentation, next week we bring to you another vital aspect of beauty How to deal with open pores. Look out for it.

Tip of the Day: Zinc oxide is really effective in lightening the blemishes, so if you go in for a cream from the market make sure it has this component.