How to Heal Age Spots Naturally

While age spots aren't health hazards, they aren't beauty spots either. Age spots can be healed naturally. The spots, caused by sun damage, usually cover a small area of skin that receives high sun exposure. Age spots are normally flat, brown areas that appear most often on people aged 55 and older.

Instructions

1. Rub something acidic on the area. Apple cider vinegar or lemon juice will help to naturally lighten age spots, when applied on a daily basis. You can also combine the vinegar with orange juice, if the smell is too pungent. With the lemon juice, make sure it is dry before you head outdoors, as lemon juice will increase the skin's sensitivity to sunlight.

2. Rub on moisturizer. Natural moisturizers include buttermilk and castor oil can lessen the appearance of age spots. Either can be applied morning or evening and rubbed into the skin.

3. Use home-grown plants. The leaves of aloe vera plants can be broken open to reveal a healing gel. Dandelions also contain a healing sap within their stems. When using either method, split open the plant and rub the sap into the age spot on a daily basis.

4. Eat herbs to heal age spots. Bilberry is thought to help lessen the appearance of age spots and can be ingested by eating the plant's berries or drinking an extract of the plant. Gotu kola is another herb that is thought to have healing properties, as well, and can be made into an herbal tea. Both herbs contain antioxidants that can help heal age spots.