How to Make Skin Tone Lighter

If you like your skin lighter and not overly tan, there are specific steps you can follow to help lighten your skin tone. If the precautions do not help you achieve the look you are going for, you can actually bleach the skin pigment with soap containing kojic acid in it. The soap will further lighten your skin to help give you the look you are going for.

Things You'll Need

• Kojic soap
• Sunscreen
• Long clothing

Instructions

1. When going outside, make sure to cover areas of your body that receive direct sunlight with sunscreen of at least SPF 45. Wear long-sleeved clothing to cover your skin. Keeping your skin away from the sunlight will keep it from tanning.

2. Purchase a bar of soap with kojic acid in it. This acid is derived from mushrooms and is heavily used in Asia to lighten skin pigment. This product is safe and legal.

3. Wash with the bar of soap every day. Make sure you avoid eye contact. Constant contact with your mouth will eventually lighten your lips as well. After several weeks, your skin will be noticeably lighter.

4. Stop the use of your kojic acid soap, and your skin will eventually return back to its normal skin tone. This is because the skin will regenerate itself after you stop using the soap.

References

• Kojic Acid