Jan 23, 2025, 10:20 AM IST

DIY hacks to de-tan your face naturally

Srishty Choudhury

Here is a list of DIY hacks to help you de-tan your face and get natural glow.

Take 2-3 teaspoons of oats and soak it in a half cup of water for 5-10 minutes. Then add 3 teaspoons of buttermilk and thoroughly mix them together until it becomes a paste. Apply the paste on the tanned part of the skin. Leave it there for 20-30 minutes. Wash it after with water.

Oatmeal and buttermilk

Take 5 cubes of papaya and add to it 1 tablespoon of honey. Mash the papaya in that mix and continue mixing until you get a smooth paste. Apply this paste on the tanned part of your skin for 30 mintues. Wash it after with water.

Honey and papaya 

Add 2 tablespoons of sandalwood powder to a half cup of coconut water. Add turmeric to it and mix it thoroughly. Apply the solution on the affected part of the skin that’s tanned. Leave it as is for the next 30 minutes. Wash it off with water. 

Turmeric, Coconut oil and sandalwood 

Add 2 tablespoon of lemon juice to some honey. Mix them thoroughly. Sugar can also be added to the mix, which can help get rid of dead cells of the skin. Apply the solution on parts of your skin that’s tanned. Leave it like that for the next 20 minutes after that wash it off with water. 

Honey and lemon juice 

Remove the skin of the tomato and blend it with 2 tablespoons of yoghurt. Make sure they are well mixed and that it looks like a paste. Apply the paste on the tanned part of your skin. Leave it on 20-30 mintues and wash it after with water. 

Yogurt and tomato

Add Yoghurt to a spoonful of Gram Flour and combine them to form a thick paste. Apply the mixture all over your body and leave it on for 20 minutes before hopping into the shower. 

Yoghurt and honey 

Cut a potato in half and apply it on the tanned part of your skin. Let it sit for 10-15 mintues after that wash it of with water.

Potato 

 To make this paste, mix Turmeric, Gram Flour and Milk and add them to a bowl of Rose Water. Keep it on for 20 minutes every day before sleeping and witness visible results in just a few weeks.

Gram flour and Turmeric 

This information is not DNA's opinion but obtained from media reports