7 Simple Homemade Face Packs For Tanned Skin

1. Orange Or Lemon Peel And Milk Face Pack
2. Sugar, Glycerin, And Lemon Face Pack
3. Banana Face Pack
4. Besan Face Pack
5. Curd Face Pack
6. Multani Mitti Face Pack
7. Cucumber Face Pack

1. Orange Or Lemon Peel And Milk Face Pack

You Will Need

• 1 tablespoon orange or lemon peel powder
• 1 tablespoon raw milk

What You Have To Do

1. Make a smooth paste with the milk and citrus peel powder of your choice. Add more peel powder if the mixture is too runny.
2. Once ready, apply the paste on your face.
3.  Let it dry for 10-15 minutes and then wash it off with water.

If you are using dried lemon peel, after adding the milk, you can grate it in a food mixer.

How Often You Should Do This

Use this face pack twice or thrice a week.

Why This Works

Milk moisturizes the skin, making it supple and soft. It also exfoliates the darkened layer of skin cells as it contains lactic acid, a natural exfoliant (1, 2). The lemon and orange peels contain vitamin C and citric acid that help the pack to lighten the skin tone and reduce tanning (3, 4).

Caution

Do apply a small amount of the pack on a small area to check whether the lemon or orange peel powder is too harsh for your skin. Do not apply it directly on irritated skin as it may aggravate the condition

2. Sugar, Glycerin, And Lemon Face Pack

You Will Need

• 1 tablespoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon glycerin
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

What You Have To Do

1. Take the lemon juice in a bowl. Add sugar and glycerin to it. Mix well.
2. Apply this pack as a scrub. Use a gentle upward massaging motion as you rub your skin.
3. Repeat the scrubbing for 3-4 minutes.
4. After scrubbing with the sugar granules, rinse off the pack with water.

How Often You Should Do This

Use this face scrub twice a week.

Why This Works

This face pack (and scrub) helps you to get rid of tan and gently moisturizes your skin with glycerin (5). Lemon is a great bleaching agent, and it helps in making the skin tone lighter (6). The sugar granules help to exfoliate the dead layer of skin cells that have darkened and formed the layer of tan on your skin. Scrubbing also increases circulation, and this will help to bring back the natural glow of your skin (7).

3. Banana Face Pack For Tanned Skin

You Will Need

• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/2 banana

What You Have To Do

1. Mash the banana properly so that no lumps remain.
2. Add the milk and lemon juice to this and mix well.
3. Apply this pack on the affected area and let it sit for about 15 minutes.
4. Rinse with lukewarm water.

How Often You Should Do This

You can apply this face pack for tanned skin twice a week.

Why This Works

Banana is very moisturizing for the skin. It soothes the skin while nourishing it with healthy vitamins and minerals. It also lends a wonderful natural glow to your skin (8). These nutrients are essential for the skin to restore its natural tone and glow. The other ingredients in this face pack lighten the tan.

4. Besan Face Pack For Tanned Skin

You Will Need

• 2-3 tablespoons besan (gram flour)
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• A pinch of turmeric powder

What You Have To Do

1. Mix the ingredients to get a smooth paste.
2. Apply this paste on your face and keep it on until it dries (approximately 10-12 minutes).
3. Rinse it off with lukewarm water.

How Often You Should Do This

Apply this face pack twice a week.

Why This Works

Besan absorbs the impurities from the skin and cleans it. It contains antioxidants that rejuvenate the skin (9, 10). Turmeric helps to even out the skin tone and remove the tan (11).

5. Curd Face Pack For Tanned Skin

You Will Need

• 2 tablespoons curd (plain yogurt)
• 1 teaspoon honey

What You Have To Do

1. Mix the two and apply the pack as a thick layer on the skin.
2. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then wash it off with tepid water.

How Often You Should Do This

Repeat this every alternate day.

Why This Works

Curd or yogurt contains naturally produced enzymes and acids that remove the tan and exfoliate the skin. It cleanses the skin and also reduces the redness that may have occured due to sun exposure (12). In this face pack, honey supplies the antioxidants that reverse the skin damage caused by the UV rays (13).

6. Multani Mitti Face Pack For Tanned Skin

You Will Need

• 2 tablespoons multani mitti (Fuller’s earth)
• 1 tablespoon tomato juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sandalwood powder
• Rose water

What You Have To Do

1. Mix all the ingredients with enough rose water to get a paste of medium consistency.
2. Apply this paste on your face and wait for 15 minutes before washing it off.

You can also use coconut water instead of tomato juice in this face pack.

How Often You Should Do This

Apply this once or twice a week.

Why This Works

Multani mitti is a cosmetic clay that absorbs all impurities from your skin pores and enhances capillary circulation to the skin. It also removes all the dead skin cells and tan on your skin (14, 15). Tomato juice lightens the skin by interrupting the melanin formation process (16).

7. Cucumber Face Pack For Tanned Skin

You Will Need

• 1/2 cucumber
• A few drops of lemon juice

What You Have To Do

1. Cut the cucumber and mash it to get the pulp.
2. Add lemon juice to this pulp, mix well, and apply on the tanned skin.
3. Leave it on for 15 minutes and then rinse with water.

How Often You Should Do This

Use this every day until the tan fades away.

Why This Works

Cucumber hydrates the skin and also exerts skin bleaching properties along with the lemon juice (17, 18). Doing this as recommended will fade away your tan in just a few days.