4 remedies to get rid of black neck
Try Natural
Skin-Lightening Agents
A pigment called melanin is
responsible for the color of your skin.2 Excess
production of this pigment darkens your skin. Conditions like acanthosis
nigricans are associated with hyperpigmentation due to excess melanin.3 Certain
natural ingredients can be used to tackle this hyperpigmentation:
1. Mash Up Some
Avocado
Avocados contain an
important antioxidant known as glutathione. Glutathione has been found to lower
melanin levels by inhibiting the enzyme tyrosinase involved in melanin
production.4
How To Use:
·
Apply a little mashed up avocado to darkened areas of your neck to
help lighten it.
2. Apply Grape
Seed Oil
Grape seed oil is a rich source
of linoleic acid. According to research, linoleic acid can be effective in
treating hyperpigmentation. One study on patients with melasma, a condition
where you develop patches of hyperpigmented skin, found that the severity of
the condition was reduced more when they applied linoleic acid in combination
with conventional medicines (lincomycin and betamethasone valerate) than when
they used only medication.5 Another study
found that applying linoleic acid lightened skin that was darkened by exposure
to ultraviolet rays.
3. Try
Arnica-Infused Oil
Researchers have found that
a compound present in flowers of Arnica can strongly inhibit the biosynthesis
of melanin.7
How To Use:
You can take advantage of
this beneficial property of arnica flowers by making some arnica infused oil.
Here’s how.8
·
Pack some arnica flowers into a clean jar and pour in a carrier
oil to top it up. Try using grapeseed oil to get the added benefit of linoleic
acid.
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Leave the jar for around 2 to 6 weeks to allow the oil to infuse,
but remember to shake the jar once daily to help the process.
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Once the oil is infused, strain it into a clean jar and you’ve got
your arnica infused oil.
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Apply this oil to the affected area to get rid of the dark skin.
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4. Use A Licorice
Mask
Licorice might be able to
get rid of those dark patches of skin for you. Animal studies have found that
glabridin, a chemical component present in licorice roots, inhibits tyrosinase
activity. As we’ve seen, inhibiting this enzyme can reduce melanin production.9
How To Use:
·
Try mixing licorice powder with cooked oats to make a creamy
paste. Cooking the oats in milk will make a creamier paste that’ll work better
on dry skin.
·
You can also brew some licorice tea and apply that to lighten your
skin.
Article Source: curejoy.com
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