As summer tans peel and darken and brown spots or hyperpigmentation stare back from the mirror, some of us might start Googling how to get a light and flawless skin tone. The good news is that you don’t have to use chemicals to achieve your desired look. By using ingredients found in your garden, local store, or online, you can develop healthier skin in a few months.
While natural methods won’t work their magic overnight, you can give your skin a lighter look by drinking these mixes twice a day for several months. Drinks made from foods high in Vitamin C increase glutathione in the body. Glutathione is an antioxidant that helps whiten skin by protecting cells from free-radical damage.
Here are 10 great ideas that show how to make a natural, permanent skin whitening drink at home without breaking the bank.
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How to Make a Permanent Skin-whitening Drink
All skin shades are natural, acceptable, and beautiful. At the same time, water, fruits, and vegetables packed with antioxidants and minerals help flush toxins from your body and improve digestion and circulation to lighten and give skin a healthier glow.
1. Lemon Mint Drink
Ingredients
- Organic mint leaves
- Lemon
- Water
- Honey
How to make it
Pour one cup of water into a pan. Bring water to a boil. Take a couple of fresh mint leaves and add these to the water in the pan. Stir as the water bubbles. Boil for 3 minutes. Strain the water. Remove and throw away the mint leaves. Next, squeeze one fresh lemon and add to the water. Then drop in half a tablespoon of honey and stir well.
2. Papaya, Lemon, and Cucumber Juice
Papaya contains vitamins A, B, and C that are crucial to creating a light skin tone. It’s a good idea to wear sunscreen in addition to these drinks to protect from sun damage that increases melanin production.
Ingredients
- Papaya
- Lemon
- Cucumber
How to make it
Wash and peel one papaya fruit. Wash and juice one lemon. Peel and juice one cucumber. Mix together.
3. Orange Juice
Ingredients
- Orange
How to make it
Squeeze and drink one Mandarin or Cara-Cara orange. You can also juice several Clementine oranges instead. Orange juice with its natural pulp is bursting with vitamin C, making it one of the top skin-whitening agents.
4. Strawberry Juice
Ingredients
- Organic Strawberries
How to make it
Wash, remove the caps and juice a small carton of organic strawberries before drinking. Strawberries feature high on the “dirty dozen” list for pesticide-sprayed foods, so it’s a good idea to use organic strawberries if possible.
5. Mango Juice
Ingredients
- Mango fruit
How to make it
Peel and cut up mango and put it into a blender or juicer. The more pulp that is retained, the more fruit fiber is included in the drink. This fiber along with mango’s antiaging vitamins A and C can aid with digestion that helps eliminate impurities and fade dark spots for whiter skin.
6. Indian Gooseberry, or Amla, Juice
Ingredients
- Amla
- Mint
- Water
- Salt
How to make it
Indian Gooseberry is a green fruit with a bitter-sour taste. If you look past its tart flavor, you will find that amla is an Ayurvedic superfood that delivers rich vitamin C and citric acid to purge toxins from your skin and improve blood hemoglobin for a fairer and clearer complexion. It also lightens tans and skin pigmentation.
To prepare an amla skin-whitening drink, take several mint leaves and blend them up with two amla fruits. Mix with a cup of water and a pinch of salt for a powerful superfood drink.
7. Glowing Skin Spinach Smoothie
Ingredients
- Organic spinach
- Mango
- Banana
- Pineapple
- Avocado
- Coconut water
How to make it
Drink at least 8 glasses of fresh, filtered water every day. Water flushes out toxins and your skin can benefit from the minerals in the water.
Place a half cup of coconut water with 2 cups of rinsed spinach leaves, 2 peeled and sliced frozen bananas, 1 cup chopped pineapple, 1 cup chopped mango pieces, and a ½ sliced avocado in the blender and puree until the mixture is smooth and blended.
8. Green Apple and Pomegranate Juice
Ingredients
- Organic Green Apple such as a Granny Smith variety
- Fresh pomegranate or unsweetened pomegranate juice
How to make it
Pomegranate has anti-aging vitamins that nourish and renew your skin’s cells to give it a light and healthy appearance. Peel and juice one apple. Add a cup of pomegranate juice.
9. “Golden Milk” or Turmeric Milk Latte
Turmeric is an antioxidant that helps purify the blood and assists with circulation. Improving blood quality and flow will also lighten skin and give your face a healthy glow. This caffeine-free drink is best served with a sprinkle of black pepper stirred in. Piperine, an active compound in black pepper activates a curcumin compound in turmeric that boosts its bioavailability.
Ingredients
- Organic powdered turmeric
- Ghee (optional)
- Hormone-free cow, goat, oat, almond, or coconut milk
- Nutmeg
- Cinnamon
- Ground black pepper
- Honey
How to make it
Heat a cup of milk to a simmer. In a separate pan, add a teaspoon of ghee. Sprinkle in a teaspoon of organic turmeric powder. Stir over a low flame for a couple of seconds to cook the turmeric powder through.
Remove the pan from the heat. Toss a 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon of nutmeg, and a tiny pinch of black pepper over the mixture. Mix well. Pour the hot milk over the turmeric mixture and bring it to a gentle boil.
You can add 1-2 teaspoons of honey or sugar for a sweet taste. Best results are achieved without added sugar.
10. The Works
Carrots, beets, ginger, and lemons are natural powerhouses packed with antioxidants that protect against free radical damage and help achieve glowing fair skin.
Ingredients
- Carrot juice
- Beetroot juice
- Tomato juice
- Lemon juice
- Ginger juice
- Black Pepper powder
- Honey
- Water
How to make it
Pour a half glass of water into the chosen container. Puree several peeled organic carrots until you have half a cup of juice. Peel and puree several beets or until you have enough for one cup of juice. Juice one tablespoon of peeled ginger root.
Squeeze one lemon and add one cup of tomato juice to the mix. Next, add one pinch of black pepper powder. Finally, mix in a teaspoon of honey. Stir or shake everything up well.
Conclusion
While genetics determine your basic melanin levels, you can mix up these natural, skin-whitening drinks at home. Keep in mind that it can take months for a healthy diet and skin-cleansing juices to create the fair skin that you want. Different factors such as weight, height, skin shade, and ingredients amounts used all play a role in how long it takes to see results.
According to skinwhiteningexpert.com, it can take 1-3 months to see increased Glutathione levels lighten pale brown skin. Medium to dark brown skin can range from 3-6 months. Very dark brown skin is estimated to take 6-12 months while black skin may require 18 months or more to see results.
These plant-based drinks flush out toxins and provide pigmentation-correcting vitamins to regulate melanin production and help skin heal from sun damage, dark, or uneven spots. Use these elixirs over a period of time to supply your body with essential nutrients and give your skin the clearest tone possible.