Top 7 uses of Lemon for skin care, Lemon uses for skin care

Lemon uses for skin care

Lemon juice is a common folk remedy for lightening skin quickly and cheaply. Some people, however, have a severe chemical reaction when their skin is exposed to lemon juice and sunlight. This painful condition is called phytophotodermatitis, and care should be taken to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight and/or UV rays when using lemon juice as a lightening agent. If you're careful about how long you leave the lemon juice on your skin, and in what conditions you apply it, you should find lemon juice a pretty effective skin lightener.

Top 7 uses of Lemon for skin care

1. Moisturize your skin

If you have excessively dry skin, you can use lemon juice, olive oil and honey to moisturize your skin. Mix equal amounts of the ingredients and apply to the dry areas. Leave the mixture on for 10-15 minutes then rinse with warm water.

2.Fade age spots 

Just apply straight lemon to the areas before bed and wash off in the morning with cool water. After a week or two, the lemon will have cleansed the skin and lighten the color. If you want an all over body treatment, just add 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice to your bath and soak for 20 minutes.

3.Remove blackheads

For removal of occasional blackheads, rub straight lemon juice on the blackheads every night until they disappear. Be sure to rinse the lemon juice off with cool water in the morning.

4.For brighter, softer skin

Use fresh lemon juice on any area of your body, including the knees, elbows, and face to brighten up and soften your skin.

5.Fight wrinkles

Add a few drops of lemon juice and a drop of almond oil to a teaspoon of honey and mix well. Put this mixture on your face for 15-20 minutes then rinse off with cool water. Use this over several days to remove the fine wrinkles around your eyes, but do not get the mixture in your eyes!

6.Dry skin

Lemon juice applied to already dry skin can actually make that condition worse. If you do have dry skin, be sure to use a good moisturizer after applying lemon juice to your skin. Lemon juice and honey also make for a good antibacterial and moisturizing combination. If your skin is oily, try combining the lemon juice with some cucumber juice.

7.Tone oily skin

Mixing lemon juice with vodka, water and witch hazel will produce a solution that will help tone oily skin. Mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1-tablespoon water, 2 tablespoons vodka and 1 teaspoon of witch hazel. Mix well and apply to the oily areas of your skin. Rinse with cool water.