Brighten Your Dark Neck Naturally: Best DIY Home Remedies

Almonds contain vitamins that are essential for skin health. Almonds have some properties that can nourish the skin and remove blemishes. You can use almonds in different ways to treat the black skin of your neck.

For this remedy, mix half a teaspoon of almond powder, one teaspoon of milk powder and one teaspoon of honey and make a paste. Apply this paste around the neck and wash it with water after half an hour. Use this remedy two to four times a week.

Heat almond oil slightly and massage your neck. Massage a few times a month to improve blood circulation in the neck area. This oil acts as a moisturizer as well as makes the skin glow. Soak four to five almonds in water overnight. Prepare a paste of them in the morning. Apply this paste around the neck, scrub for some time. After that, clean it with cold water. Repeat this process two to three times a week.

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Aloe vera is a natural skin lightener which also moisturizes the skin. It removes the darkness of the skin to a great extent and is also helpful in removing skin blemishes. Aloe vera contains many antioxidants and other nutrients which help in repairing our skin cells as well as creating new skin.

• Extract the gel from the aloe vera leaf.
• Apply it on the neck and massage and keep it for about 20 minutes.
• Clean it with water.
• Repeat this remedy once daily for better results.

Walnuts contain vitamins and minerals that nourish the skin. These are helpful in maintaining the moisture of the skin which is very important for our skin. Walnut and curd scrub is very beneficial to remove the blackness of the neck.

• Mix walnut powder in curd and prepare a thick paste.
• Apply this paste on the dark part of your neck. After scrubbing for a while, let it dry.
• Wash it with cold water or rose water.
• By adopting this remedy regularly twice a week, not only will the blackness of your skin go away but your skin will also get new life.

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• Cucumber is also used to clean the neck. Cucumber has some properties that are helpful in repairing your skin, removing dead cells as well as bringing a new complexion to the skin.
• Scrub your neck with cucumber juice for 10 minutes. Then wash with the help of cold water or rose water.
• Another option, mix equal amounts of cucumber and lemon juice. Now apply this mixture on the neck with the help of cotton and wash it with cold water after ten minutes.
• Follow this remedy regularly for a few months or until you are satisfied with the result.

Lemon contains citric acid, which is a natural bleaching agent. Also, vitamin C present in lemon helps in removing dead skin cells and increasing the complexion of the skin. Therefore, lemon is effective in clearing the blackness of the neck.

Apply lemon juice on the dark skin with the help of cotton. If you have sensitive skin, dilute the lemon juice by adding some water. Wash it off with cold water after applying it for twenty minutes. Avoid direct exposure of your skin to the sun after applying lemon juice.

Another option, mix lemon juice and rose water in equal amounts and apply this mixture on your neck before sleeping. Do this remedy for about a month for better results.

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Oats work as a very good skin scrubber and are also helpful in removing dead skin. It is quite effective in removing the blackness of the neck.

Take two teaspoons of oats powder and make a thick paste by adding some tomato puree to it. Apply this mixture on your neck and leave it for twenty minutes. Now scrub it gently. Finally, wash your neck with cold water and apply any moisturizer. Repeat this remedy once or twice a week.

Make a paste by mixing one teaspoon of oats powder with enough milk and honey. Apply it on the dark part of the neck. After applying it for twenty to thirty minutes, wash it with lukewarm water. Follow this remedy twice a week. 

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Baking soda naturally cleanses the skin and also gradually removes dark spots. A mixture of baking soda and water is very effective in removing hyper-pigmentation of the neck.

• Make a thick mixture by mixing three parts baking soda and one part water.
• Apply this paste on your neck and let it dry.
• Wash it after some time.
• Follow this remedy twice a week to enhance the complexion of your neck in a few weeks.

The high amount of vitamin C present in orange is also helpful in reducing the blackness of the skin. Orange peel is used to clean the skin as well as bleach it.

Dry the orange peels in the sun. Then grind it and make a powder. Mix equal amounts of milk in this powder and make a thick paste. Apply this paste on the neck and let it dry. Then wash it off with cold water.

Alternatively, you can also grind orange peels and add orange juice to it. Apply this mixture on the neck and wash it off with cold water after ten minutes. Repeat this remedy regularly.

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Gram flour is an excellent scrubber to get rid of dark necks. Gram flour should always be used with turmeric, turmeric has antiseptic properties and is used to get rid of various skin problems.

• Mix a pinch of turmeric in two teaspoons of gram flour.
• Add some water and mix the ingredients well to make a thick paste.
• Apply this paste on the dark spots and let it dry for twenty minutes.
• Use this remedy regularly.

• Potatoes contain the enzyme catecholase which has bleaching properties that help lighten the blackness of the neck.
• Apply grated potato or potato juice on the neck. Leave it for fifteen minutes and then wash it off with cold water.
• Alternatively, you can mix lemon and potato juice and apply it on the affected area. Leave it for ten to fifteen minutes and then wash it off with cold water. Follow this remedy daily for better results. This remedy is also helpful in removing dark spots and acne marks.
• Try out these remedies and see which one works for you. Keep in mind that getting rid of blackness of the neck requires some time, as well as patience.

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