Fight Your Tan The Nature's Way

The summer is finally gone and I am sure that most of you are left with a deep tan. Most of us dont bother using a sunsreen  and end up with skin that looks burnt.  Apart from the tan,UV rays sun can penetrate deep into your skin and damage collagen, which is the protein that holds your skin together in a firm and smooth way causing wrinkles. I had spent the whole of last may in the beaches of goa and I got back home with a deep tan. Here are some of the things that worked out for me. One thing you must keep in mind is that you cannot get rid of your vacation tan overnight. Be patient and dont give up after the first two days.

Exfoliating the skin with gram flour helps give the appearance of a lighter skin. But what worked best for me was a mixture of powdered oats,yougurt and lemon juice. If you have a dry skin you can skip the lemon juice and use tomato juice instead.Leave the mixture on for 20-30 minutes. Grind raw potato, make a paste and apply around your eyes. You could place a slice of cucumber over your eyelids. For better results, after you wash off the yougurt- oats pack, you can go for an almond treatment. For this, soak 5-6 almonds in raw milk overnight and grind to a fine paste the next day and apply on your face.You will observe a considerable differnce in your complexion in three to four days. You can continue with this pack until you get rid of your tan. Make sure that you dont go out in the sun for a few days while you are treating tour tan.

A mixture of honey,orange juice and saffron works wonders on a tanned skin. Apply this on the skin and massage your face in small circular motions for 20 minutes. If your skin is prone to break outs, you can avoid the massage.

Wild turmeric powder (kasthuri manjal) mixed in honey has good anti-tanning properties. It works well for acne-prone oily skin. Apply this mask and leave it on for 25 minutes. If your skin tone is uneven, after you wash off this mask follow it with a mixture of red sandal and honey. It is best to buy red sandalwood stick as the powder available in market may not be genuine. After 20 minutes wash it off using gram flour.

Add sugar and lemon juice and apply on the face. Wait for 20 minutes and then wash the face with water. Sugar is an excellent cleansing agent. Lemon is a great anti-tan. For dry skin you can add few drops of glycerine to this pack.

Mix some orange peel powder and yougurt. Apply on the skin and leave it on for 20 minutes. You can make the orange peel powder by drying orange peel in an oven or sunlight and powdering it when it is dry. This pack gives quick results. But it dries up your skin. So make sure that you use glycerine if you have a dry skin.

If you are looking for quick results, try aloe vera pulp. It is very soothing to the skin. Papaya is another option. It nourishes the skin and gives it a glow.