How to remove suntan?

India
October 5, 2010 8:59am CST
i have a 4 year old suntan.. is it possible to remove it and if possible what are the ways in which i can remove the suntan?
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@ank_47 (1959)
• India
26 Oct 10
For suntan curd is the best remedy take curd apply on your face and body everyday before bath stay for sometime then wash it off. Tomato juice also can apply on tanned skin. A moderate sun exposure has never harmed your skin. It helps in building vitamin D in your body which proves to be very beneficial for your body. Removing sun tan is possible with the help of bleaches, as well as skin lightening creams or lotions. However, most commercial products contain harsh chemicals that may not be appropriate for children. Therefore, it is best to remove sun tan naturally, using home remedies. Most people want to get rid of their tans but are unaware of how to remove a suntan naturally. One could remove suntans naturally, without the use of expensive treatments or products with harsh chemicals. Chemicals could cause irreversible damage to the skin.This is probably why most dermatologists are often asked questions on how to remove sun tans using natural and safe products. There are several products that you can use at home, that are believed to be relatively safer and milder. Make equal parts of tomato juice and cucumber juice and apply the liquid on the affected skin. Leave it on for about 15 minutes or so, before rinsing it off. Alternately, take a bath with black tea and rinse skin with gram flour in between. This can be very effective in removing suntan as it allows the skin to return to its normal color, at a faster rate. Given below are some of the most common and effective home remedies that would help you to remove sun tan naturally: Butter milk A mixture of oil and corn meal Plain yogurt, mixed with water Olive oil and sugar Lime juice mixed with cream and saffron Aloe Vera gel Preventing a sun tan, is much more effective than removing sun tan. Once you manage to get rid of your tan, it is best to keep her away from the harsh rays of the sun. In case if u needs to go out in the sun, make sure that u wear a good suntan lotion. It is also best to wear clothes that cover the skin from the sun. Use a wide brimmed hat or a cap to keep the rays of sun away from ur face. Whatever your outlook on beauty, a sun tan is only a temporary and entirely natural darkening of the skin. Even if you do not see a sun tan as a good thing, there is no need to worry; you may find some relief in knowing that the tan will disappear on its own. You should however understand that this is a slow process - developing a tan takes only a day, or even a couple of hours for some people, but it can take several months for the tan to go away. When our skin is exposed to sunlight, it creates more melanin, the pigment that gives our skin its color. More melanin of course means that the skin becomes darker. However, if exposure to sunlight is not continued, the excess of melanin that has been produced will slowly disappear, and the skin will not produce more melanin to take its place. As a result, the skin will gradually return to its natural color. It is probably a good idea however to ensure that u use sunscreen - this is more to prevent sun damage, but it will also reduce tanning to some extent. A moderate sun exposure has never harmed your skin. It helps in building vitamin D in your body which proves to be very beneficial for your body source:http://www.home-remedies-for-you.com/askquestion/23020/natural-remedies-to-remove-suntan-kindly-let-me-kn.html While going out in sunny days you can can apply some sunscreen lotion like SPF 30. Here are some home made remedies if you are already affected with tanned skin. Grind potato to a fine thick paste. Add some lemon to juice to it. Apply it on the affected areas like face, neck, and arms. Leave on until it is dry like say about 25 to 30 minutes. Then wash with cold water. Repeat this procedure twice in a week. Before going for a bath rub the lemon slice on the affected skin. Let it dry and take bath after half an hour. Lemon is one of the best remedy to get rid from tan. Apply yogurt daily on your face. This makes the skin softer and also reduces darkness. This can be applied daily. It acts as a deep cleanser. Squeeze some tomato juice and apply it directly on to your face and leave it for 15 minutes. This caan be done in alternate days which helps to reduce the sun tan. Mix grounded powdered almonds, oatmeal, plain yogurt, milk and allow it soak for few minutes. When they are mixed well apply to your face. Leave it for 30 minutes and when fully dried wash it warm water. Repeat it twice in a week. Aloe vera is one of the best remedy for sun tanned skin. This can be applied daily at bedtime. source:http://www.naturalremediesathome.com/remedies-for-sun-tanned-skin/comment-page-1 Homemade glowing skin and suntan remedies: Few very good masks to lighten the skin tone and add a glow to the complexion. continue to care your skin is always important to maintain your skin and look fresh all the time. SANDALWOOD: This is best home remedy for dark skin. Sandalwood is one of the most expensive, most exotic, and most aromatic plants known to humans. Sandalwood has a use in treating most skin problems. It is a cooling agent, stimulant, and blood purifier. It protects skin from the sun’s rays, acts an anti-aging agent, and keeps skin smooth and aromatic. Sandalwood is extremely effective on pimples, prickly heat, skin erruptions, itching, rashes, spots, freckles, and swellings. To remove suntan: Take 4 tsp of sandalwood powder, five tbls of coconut and two tsp of almond oil. Mix together and apply on the exposed areas. Mix almond, neem leaf , turmeric, sandalwood and poppy seeds. Blend this mixture into a fine paste using milk . Apply this paste on face and allow it to dry. remove the dried mask by massaging your face in circular motion and wash your face using lukewarm water. To help remove tan in arms: Massage with sandalwood based cream and apply a paste of fullers earth (multani mitti) and sandalwood powder mixed together. Mash the cucumber with the skin still on to get the juice. You may then need to squeeze the juice out with your hands. You can use lime juice with Turmeric (haldi) and Gram Flour (besan), and scrub your face with this to try and remove the tan. However. simply applying lime juice and cucumber will help lighten skin over time. for more remedies see http://www.galpoint.com/homemade-glowing-skin-and-suntan-remedies/
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
5 Oct 10
Why do you want to remove your suntan? Having a little bit brown skin color is considered healthy and beautiful.
• India
5 Oct 10
the tan looks too much bad on me :P.. and i want to remove it..
@veronizm (907)
• Philippines
23 Feb 11
I had a suntan on my shoulders before. It was caused by going to the beach to often. It's shaped like my bathing suit, LOL! I always find it annoying because I can't wear sabrina cut necklines without my shoulders looking like zebra stripes. They're gone now. What I did was just put whitening lotion on it and stopped going to the beach that much. I apply the lotion every day after taking a shower. I know that suntans are very hard to remove but if you do it religiously it will soon fade and go back to your normal and natural skin color :)
• India
24 Mar 13
Hello you are an old member here as per your profile, seems you are not active, more over you are 18 years young, in my opinion you should never use any chemicals or bleaches, just try curd, sandal paste, aloe vera, turmeric paste, they are effective and safe. Will you tell me how you got them, was it in beach?