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Taking proper skin care is the fastest way to get fair skin complexion both for men and women. For both women and men, for getting fair skin tone proper skincare is essential. At the present time, men are also giving full attention on their appearance and complexion along with dressing style. If you want a fair skin then this article is for you.

Men get darker skin due to age spots, overexposure to the sun, scars and freckles that add to hyper pigmentation. Your skin becomes darker in which the accumulation of natural pigment in skin named melanin. There are many ways by which a man can get a fair skin. In market, there are many products which play an important role in the achievement of fair skin.


How To Get Fair And Glowing Skin For Men

Taking Care of Your Skin


1. Cleanse Your Skin Regularly

In this process deep skin cleansing takes place where the dead skin and clogged impurities are removed from the top layer of skin making you look fresh and fair. Now a days there are lots of facial scrubs available in market that are just for men’s use. Buy scrubs that contain salicylic acid, citric acid, fruit enzymes, glycolic acid. For getting more effective results it advised to steam skin before exfoliation. Steam consists of hot vapours that make our soft and easy for the scrub to clean the dirt and oils from skin. Follow this method just once a week for getting instant skin fairness.

2. Shaving a Part of Daily Regime

Try to shave in the night so that the fluids recede from your face. The puffiness that is the result of close shave will not show on your face. You will look healthy and fresh in the morning.

3. Use Sun Protection

Strong winds tend to take away the moisture from hair making skin making it dry and rough. Also hot sunny weathers can lead to pigmentation and darkening of skin. Hence you need to provide adequate moisture to skin. Also use fairness creams for men that have sun protection to shield your skin from the harmful rays of sun. Wear full sleeves clothes, hats and caps to reduce the exposure of sun to skin.

4. Wash Your Face

For fair face you need to remove the impurities from skin you encountered throughout the day. Use a good face wash for clearing the dirt and dust that sticks to your skin. Wash your face twice or thrice daily for making skin glowing and fair. Remember to provide moisture to skin after every wash. This will prevent your skin from drying and keep it soft and smooth.

5. Massage Your Skin

Massages your skin not with moisturizer but only takes an ice dice with and rub over your skin. It helps to improve blood movement to skin building it more shimmering as well as fair. Get 2-3 ice cubes in a clean cloth as well as gently rubs it to skin every day for 15 minutes prior to sleeping.

6. Healthy  Food For Skin

Healthy food like fruits and vegetables should be provided for nourishing the skin cells. Its not that eating oily food and spicy food will make your skin oily. But these foods are hard to digest and makes you unhealthy and thus skin may look dry and dull. Hence include vitamin C, E, A , proteins and antioxidants for keeping skin fair and young.

7. Drink a Lot of Water

Gulp down a lot of water to keep yourself hydrated as water helps flush out toxins from your body, making your skin glowing and youthful. Ensure you drink 10-12 glasses of water everyday to keep yourself hydrated and active all the time.

8. Give Up Smoking

Dear boys, give your skin a favour by giving up smoking as smoking depletes oxygen level in your body and damages collagen, resulting in appearance of  tell-tale signs of wrinkles and fine-lines on your skin faster than normal. Not only for your body, smoking is bad for your all round health. So guys, do not let smoking suck life and radiance out of your skin and make a resolution to give up smoking right away.

9. Proper Sleep of 8 Hours

 Do you know that lack of sleep can play havoc with your skin? Yes, it is true!  Sleep deprivation can trigger off break down in collagen , a protein that keeps skin tight and elastic. As a result, it can speed up aging process, making your face wrinkled and dull. in addition, dark circles, which rob your skin's radiance, are  by-products of sleep-deprivation.  So 8 hours of qualitative sleep is a must to keep your skin healthy.


Home Remedies For Getting a Fairer Skin

• Take 1/2 teaspoon of ground almond powder, 1/2 teaspoon of  sandalwood, 1/2 teaspoon of neem leaf extract and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Mix these with some milk and apply on your face as a mask. Leave for 15 minutes and then rinse off with lukewarm water. This will make your skin fairer.

•  Rub lemon juice to skin for deeply removing the blocked dirt and oils from skin. Citric acid in lemon works as a natural bleaching agent for skin, while vitamin C removes dark spots from skin making it beautiful. Let it stay for 15-20 minutes and then wash off.

• Cucumber is also a great skin lightening natural product that contains bleaching properties that helps to make skin fair. Keep the slices of cucumber on skin daily for 20 minutes. Keeping cucumbers also provides moisture to skin giving you a lighten skin tone.

• Mix turmeric powder to milk cream and cover skin with this paste. While turmeric makes skin radiant milk cream provide moisture and nourishment giving you a fairer skin complexion.

• Gel of aloe vera is rich in anti oxidants, moisture and vitamins that help in repairing damaged skin and improving skin complexion. This gel also acts as a natural scrub and should be massaged in circular motion for removing dead cells and dirt from skin.

• You can buy some olive oil or the wonder oil called Argan oil. Massage it lightly on your body. This results in fairer complexion. Your skin will also get a healthy glow.

• Mixture of fruit juices like papaya, pineapple and strawberry can be used as a facial mask for getting a fair skin tone.

• Potato also has a lightening effect on skin that is beneficial in fading the dark spots, scars. It also contains an enzyme that has properties for lightening dark skin. Rub potato slices or apply its juice to skin. Keep it for 15 minutes and wash it using warm water.

• Mixture of carrot and beetroot juice helps to make skin more reddish and fair.

• In case of dry skin keep honey on skin for 15-20 minutes. Honey is a great source of moisture and also helps in treating skin allergies.

 Men have more thicker skin than women, hence they need to be more attentive while choosing the skin care products because many beauty products and face masks that work for women often don't work well for men's skin. That's why they should choose those products that have been prepared specially for their thick skin. Although many skin whitening products including various creams, lotions, scrubs and masks are available in the market but many of them don't show the desired results.

Luckily, here we have some best natural skin whitening masks that are equally effective even for men's thick skin. You can try them even at home and see the difference within few days.


12. Natural Skin Whitening Masks For Men

 1. Almonds and Lime juice


Soak 4-5 almonds overnight. In the morning remove their skin and grind them fine. Make a paste by adding one teaspoon of Gram flour(Besan), one Teaspoon of milk and four drops of Lime juice. Apply this mask on your face and neck. Let it stay for few minutes to absorb the ingredients. After 15-20 minutes wipe the mask by using moist cloth and finally wash with fresh water.

2. Banana, Almond and Yogurt Facial Mask


You will need 2 medium sized bananas, 5 almonds powdered, and 50g yogurt. Place the bananas and yogurt in a blender/mixer and blend until you get a thick slimy consistency. Transfer the thick paste in a bowl. Add 5 powdered almonds to the paste and mix with a spoon. Apply this mask gently on your face and keep it on for 5 to 7 minutes. Wash with splashes of cold water. This mask can be used daily. If you have extremely oily skin avoid using almond powder in this facial mask. This mask adds radiance to skin and gives skin an even tone.

3. Turmeric, Lemon Juice And Cucumber


Turmeric is a spice that's popular in  cooking. It has been found that turmeric inhibits melanin production (the pigment responsible for darkening skin) and can help suntanned skin go back to its original color.

To use, make a mask containing half a teaspoon of turmeric, 2 teaspoons of lemon juice and two teaspoons of cucumber juice and spread it on the area you wish to lighten.Let it sit for 15 minutes before rinsing off. The turmeric may stain your skin slightly yellow, but don't worry, it will soon fade away.

4. Cucumber and Honey 


For making a cucumber face pack you will need 1 cucumber, and 1 tablespoon of honey. Peel the cucumber and cut into small pieces. Place the pieces of cucumber in a blender/mixer and then add a tablespoon of honey. Mix thoroughly. If you want the mixture slimy, blend for a longer time. Once you have your desired consistency transfer the mixture in a bowl and refrigerate for 45 minutes. Apply the concoction evenly on your face and neck. Let the face mask remain for 7 to 10 minutes. Wash the mask with splashes of cold water. Cucumber moisturizes the skin leaving it supple and soft.  This face pack is recommended for individuals that have dark circles and blemishes. Individuals with dark circles under their eyes can place medium hot green tea bags on eyes closed 2 hours after finishing with this facial mask. Also individuals that are continuously exposed to sunlight should use a cucumber face pack because it rejuvenates skin and prevents discoloration and skin darkening due to sun rays. This face pack is good for both normal skin and oily skin.

5. Dried Orange Peels And Curd Mask


Take some dried orange peels and grind them to make fine powder now mix this powder with some curd. Apply this on your face and neck and let it stay for few minutes then rinse off with fresh water. This home remedy not only lighten your complexion but also reduce blemishes and scars and give you fair glowing and even skin tone.

6. Oatmeal And Olive oil


First of all you have to cook oatmeal. Take 1 cup of water and boil it well. Then add 3 tablespoon of oatmeal in it. Cook it for 5 minutes until all the water dissolves. Now take a small bowl, add 1 egg white and cooked oatmeal in it and mix them well. After that add 1 tsp of olive oil. If your skin is dry, you can also add double quantity of olive oil in it i.e 2 tsp. Beat this paste properly for 30 seconds. Now put this mask thoroughly on your hands, face and neck. Leave it for 30 minutes. When it becomes dry, wash it off well with fresh water. You can use this mask once in a week. It also helps to remove dark spots and acne scars from face. This mask will surely make your complexion fair and clear. You will see good results quickly within a month.


7. Sandalwood Skin Whitening Mask


Take a small amount of sandalwood powder and add a few drops of tomato juice, lime juice and cucumber juice. Mix them well to make a fine paste. Spread this paste on your face and neck evenly and allow it to stay for 15-20 minutes then rinse off with lukewarm water.This is one of the best home remedy for even and lighten skin complexion.

8. Avocado And Honey  Face Mask


You will need 1 avocado and 1 tablespoon of honey to make this mask. Scoop the flesh of the avocado and mash it till you get a thick pulp. Add a tablespoon of honey and mix well. Cleanse your face with lukewarm water before you apply the face pack. Apply the paste gently on face and neck. Let it remain for 8 to 10 minutes. Wash thoroughly with splashes of cold water. This face pack nourishes the skin. Avocado and honey face pack can be use in winters and summers. This face pack is recommended for individuals that have oily skin. Avocado and honey have minerals and vitamins that have various skin benefits.

9. Banana, Honey And Sour Cream


Prepare a facial mask with mashed banana, 1 tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of sour cream. Apply this mixture to your face and neck and allow it to sit for at least 10-15 minutes then clean it with soft and moist cloth and finally wash off with fresh water.

10. Milk Cream, Lemon Juice And Gram Flour


Prepare a skin whitening face mask by mixing 2 teaspoon of milk cream, 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and 2 teaspoon of gram flour. Mix these ingredients as well and uses on the face for 15-20 minutes, then wash off with lukewarm water.

11. Yogurt


Yogurt, a by-product of milk, has many nutrients that are good for the skin. It also contains lactic acid that has bleaching properties. Gently rub plain yogurt onto your skin. Leave it on for a few minutes and then wash it off with lukewarm water. Do this once daily for several weeks to notice a significant change in your complexion. Alternatively, mix one tablespoon of fresh yogurt with one-half tablespoon of honey. Apply the mixture on your face and neck. Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes and then wash it off with water. Do this daily to improve your skin tone and complexion.

12. Yogurt And Lemon 


Combine 2 tbsp. of plain yogurt with one to two drops of lemon juice. Be sure to use regular yogurt and avoid the fat-free or low-fat varieties. Apply the yogurt to your skin. Leave the mask on for at least 20 minutes. Wash your skin to remove the yogurt mask. You can add other natural ingredients to your mask if desired.