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Home Remedies to Reduce Darkness of Knees and Elbows

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Home Remedies to Reduce Darkness of Knees and Elbows

Are your knees and elbows are dark? Feeling bad while wearing a short skirt, bikini or sleeveless dress? Don't worry you can easily reduce the darkness of knees and elbows with these home remedies. 

Earlier we saw how to remove the darkness in underarm, neck region and get a glowing face using activated charcoal. And in this article let's see some mind-blowing tips on reducing the darkness in knees and elbows. 

Table of Contents
Reasons for Dark Knees and Elbows
Best Home Remedies to Remove Knees & Elbow Darkness
1. Green Tea: Helps to prevent accumulation of melanin
2. Orange peel and milk mixture will lighten the skin
3. Coconut oil + Warm Relaxing Shower Removes Knees & Elbow Darkness
Did you know?
4. Oatmeal and Yogurt Paste to remove darkness of elbows and knees
5. Lemon and Baking Soda to Remove Elbow & Knee Darkness
Bottomline

Reasons for Dark Knees and Elbows

Dark skin on the knees and elbows is a common occurrence and usually affects those with darker skin tones as such skin types are more likely to overproduce melanin. It may be a result of several factors including 

  • Accumulation of dead skin cells
  • Sun Exposure
  • Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation

Checkout: How To Remove Sun Tan from face, hands, legs and neck

Best Home Remedies to Remove Knees & Elbow Darkness

How to lighten dark knees and elbows naturally? Here are some of best tips to to reduce darkness in elbows and knees. 

Dark knees and elbows need no treatment. However, it is possible to lighten their appearance. 

1. Green Tea: Helps to prevent accumulation of melanin

Green tea for skin tone

a cup of green tea on wood board, drink for health

  • Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate that has skin-lightening properties
  • It helps in preventing melanin accumulation.
  • Steep some green tea with a tea bag or green tea powder. Let it cool.
  • Now, dip a cotton pad in the tea and squeeze out excess. Rub the pad on the dark areas of your elbows and knees.
  • Do this every day for visible results.

2. Orange peel and milk mixture will lighten the skin

Orange peel for Skin lightening
  • Orange peel helps in lightening dark skin patches due to sun exposure.
  • To make the most of it, dry orange peel in sunlight and grind it into a fine powder.
  • Now, make a paste with equal portions of orange peel powder, rose water, and whole milk.
  • Scrub this paste on your knees and elbows thrice a week for your elbows and knees to lighten.

3. Coconut oil + Warm Relaxing Shower Removes Knees & Elbow Darkness

Olive Oil Breast Massage
  • Another great remedy for dry and flaky skin is some rich coconut oil.
  • Give your elbows and knees a good massage with coconut oil. 
  • Massage until it completely seeps inside and until your skin no longer feels oily.
  • Following this, take a nice warm shower.
  • Avoid using soap this time and pat dry your skin for best results.

Did you know?

A regular breast massage with coconut oil helps to increase the breast size naturally.

4. Oatmeal and Yogurt Paste to remove darkness of elbows and knees

Oatmeal Lotion for Glowing Skin
  • Oatmeal and yogurt mixture adds moisture to the skin, and this mask can be applied on elbows and knees as well as to the face.
  • Make a mask using equal parts oatmeal and yogurt and mix it well to form a thick consistency.
  • Apply it to the elbows and knees; gently scrub and rinse after 15 minutes.
  • Do this every day for lighter skin.

5. Lemon and Baking Soda to Remove Elbow & Knee Darkness

Do you know? Both lemon and baking soda are known to have excellent bleaching properties. This helps to remove darkness in neck, elbow and knee region. 

Baking Soda to Remove Dark Neck
  • Make a paste of lemon juice and baking soda. Apply it to the darkened skin.
  • Rub this mixture on the knees and elbows and leave it for 10 minutes.
  • Rinse thoroughly with cold water.

Bottomline

We hope with these 5 simple and effective home remedies you can brighten your elbows and knees. These ingredients will help minimize the visible darkness and cleanse your skin effectively.

Written by: Gaja Lakshmi on August 1, 2021.

About Gaja Lakshmi

I help individuals achieve holistic well-being through skincare, nutrition, and lifestyle choices. With years of experience in the industry, I offer insightful tips and advice for enhancing both inner vitality and outer radiance.

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