No need for turmeric and coffee, this is how to lighten black knees using only 2 kitchen ingredients

foto: freepik.com; TikTok/@fitsehat

Avoid using harsh scrubs because they can make your knees blacker.

Brilio.net - Apart from the face, other parts of the body also need to be cared for so that they always look bright and free from dullness or darkness. The knee is one part of the body that is prone to discoloration. Usually, the knee will turn black and appear darker than the surrounding area.

The problem of black knees can really disturb your appearance, especially for those of you who like to wear shorts or skirts above the knee. Even so, this condition is actually a normal thing.

Several natural processes within the body or environmental factors can cause the knees to turn dark and black. This condition can be experienced by everyone, regardless of skin color. Even so, there are many people who are not confident because they have black knees, so they feel the need to brighten them up.

This condition can occur due to hyperpigmentation. This occurs when the skin produces excessive melanin, which is a pigment or substance that gives the skin its natural color. Some of the causes of darkening on the knees include a buildup of dead skin cells, excessive friction or pressure, sun exposure, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, and certain skin conditions such as eczema.

Apart from that, when the skin around the knees tends to be dry, this can also make them look darker and dull. If you have black knees and want to whiten them, you can do various things. Starting from treatment at beauty clinics, using skincare products such as whitening scrubs or bleaching, to using natural ingredients.

Natural ingredients that are often used to lighten black knees are turmeric and coffee. These two ingredients are claimed to be effective in treating the problem of black knees so that they become brighter naturally. But apparently, there are other ingredients that are no less effective, you know. As shared by one TikTok user with the account name @fitsehat, who just uses tea and lemon.

photo: TikTok/@fitsehat

Tea is one of the beverage ingredients that is often used as a natural skin care ingredient by most people. The reason is, tea can be a natural scrub which has a slightly rough texture but is safer and will not irritate the skin. One of the benefits is to even out the color of striped and blackened skin, such as the knees.

The benefits of this tea for the skin can be obtained thanks to the caffeine content in it which is effective in brightening the skin. This natural ingredient also contains gallic acid which is an antioxidant, so it can suppress melanin production in the skin. The effect is that the skin in the knee area will appear brighter and evenly white.

Lemon contains alpha hydroxy acid which also works wonders on the skin. Apart from that, this fruit is also an abundant source of vitamin C, magnesium and potassium. Reporting from the Healthline page, lemons can help overcome skin problems thanks to their high vitamin C content.

Not only is it an antioxidant and vitamin C, lemon is also a natural skin whitening agent. Because it comes from nature, the benefits of lemon for brightening the skin are certainly much safer than skin whitening products that use chemicals. Not only that, lemons are also rich in citric acid which also functions as a skin brightener by eroding the buildup of stubborn dead skin cells.

Relying on these two kitchen ingredients, you can make an effective knee whitening scrub to treat black knees. This is how to make and use it, as reported by briliobeauty.net from the TikTok account @fitsehat, Thursday (2/5).

photo: TikTok/@fitsehat

Material:

- 1 tablespoon of tea
- 1/2 lemon juice

photo: TikTok/@fitsehat

How to create and use:

1. Pour the two ingredients into a container
2. Stir both until evenly mixed
3. Make sure your knees are clean first from any dirt stuck to them
4. Apply the scrub to the knees thoroughly
5. Rub gently using circular movements
6. Do it for 5-10 minutes
7. Rinse using water until clean
8. Do this regularly 2-3 times a week to get even brighter knees.

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(brl/wen)