Homemade Creams for Blemishes on the Face and Body

Blemish products are a very popular cosmetic, as hardly anyone gets rid of these unsightly skin marks. If you like the natural, making homemade creams for skin blemishes is very easy to do, cheap, and effective.

The reasons for its appearance are varied: the passage of age, some chronic diseases, the improper use of certain cosmetics, bad habits in life, and overexposure to the sun.

In this article, you will learn about the types of spots you may have so that you can identify yours. We also include some home remedies such as creams and masks with which you can mitigate these annoying blemishes.

Most Common Types of Spots

If those marks that appear on our bodies have something in common, it is that they are all unsightly.

They are not all the same, their size, color and location vary.

Depending on their origin, there are many types of spots. This time we will refer to the three most common types.

Hormonal

They appear in women due to hormonal changes combined with the sun. For example, during pregnancy, menopause, or when taking birth control.

They are located on the face (upper lip and chin), forehead, and cheeks.

They are dark or light brown in color and have ragged edges.

Sun Damage

They appear with age, due to overexposure to the sun without the use of sunscreen.

They are located in areas that receive more solar radiation such as the face, neckline, and hands.

They are flat, small, and rounded spots. They have a uniform color that ranges from light brown to black.

Aging

They appear around 50 years of age. The cause is the aging of the epidermis.

They are located in different areas of the body: on the back of the hands, face, neckline, arms, shoulders, and even on the torso.

They are like small brownish polka dots and are rounded or oval in shape. Over time they increase in number, in size and tend to darken.

How to treat skin blemishes?

The first thing is to determine the type of spots that you are going to treat, since depending on its origin and the skin you have, the procedure may vary.

If you are not clear about the cause of the spots you want to reduce, consult a professional to make sure it is not problematic and can advise you on the best treatment.

The procedures used to treat this skin condition are varied: depigmenting master prescriptions, chemical exfoliants that peel the skin, commercial creams, laser treatments, and pulsed light or cryotherapy ...

The good news is that you can tone down its visual impact with home remedies.

Homemade Creams for Spots

Homemade creams based on natural products are a good complement to mitigate those annoying marks.

Foods such as oatmeal, milk, honey, turmeric, yogurt, or cucumber are present in these homemade formulations.

With these remedies, you will attenuate the tone of your skin blemishes. We propose two creams, two masks, and a lotion that will help in your fight against these annoying skin imperfections.

Keep reading because you are going to find out about different options and you can choose the one that best suits your skin and your beauty routines.

Lemon and oatmeal cream

Ingredients

• 1/2 tablespoon of organic oat flakes
• 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
• 1 cup distilled water

Preparation

• Beat the oats, lemon, and distilled water very well.
• Store in an airtight glass container.

Apply

1. Apply daily, in your night routine.

2. Leave on for 15 minutes.

3. Remove with lukewarm water.

Milk and lemon cream

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 three drops of hydrogen peroxide
• 2 tablespoons of powdered milk
• 5 drops of vegetable glycerin
• a few drops of lemon 

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients, adding the necessary drops of lemon to give it a creamy consistency so that it is easy to apply.

Store it in a suitable glass container.

Apply

1. Distribute the cream on the area to be treated.

2. Leave on overnight.

3. Remove in the morning, with warm water.

Honey and turmeric mask

Ingredients

• Organic honey
• Turmeric
• Mix the honey and turmeric until it is a uniform and thick cream.

Apply

1. Apply it on the spots and leave it to act for half an hour.

2. Remove it with lukewarm water.

Aloe Vera mask

Ingredients

The leaves of aloe vera (aloe)

Preparation

Extract the pulp from some stems of the aloe vera plant. To do this, open them in half.

Apply

1. Apply the mask on the spots.

2. Let it act for 20 minutes.

3. Rinse with cold water.

Lemon and cucumber lotion

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup of the juice of a cucumber
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon vegetable glycerin

Preparation

Mix all ingredients well.

Store this product in a spray bottle.

Apply

1. Shake before use.

2. Apply this lotion at night.

3. You don't need to remove it.

A Challenge To Finish

When these spots have already settled on our skin, the challenge should not be their elimination, but you should prevent them from reappearing.

This will mean not only applying the products that we detail throughout the article or others of your choice, but also that you will have to make changes in habit.

Protect your skin from the sun with sunscreen creams every day, during all seasons of the year, and forever.

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