As they say, girls can kill to get flawless skin that actresses and models have. Well, there is no need to kill anybody when home remedies can do the trick for you. If you do not like the freckles on your face, you can easily fade them away at home with natural remedies. Read on to know how!

Adding to the woes of acne, blackheads, and whiteheads, freckles are something that most of us just don’t want to deal with. Though there are a few who see freckles as cute and unique, most of us want them gone. Nothing that interferes with our clear skin is ever welcome, isn’t it? You can add freckles to the list of “Please don’t ever come back!”

So, what exactly are these freckles? And how can you get rid of them with home remedies? This article goes into all those details. Keep reading!

What Are Freckles?
Freckles are tiny brown spots on your skin, usually the size of a tip of a needle or nail. They are seen on facial skin, arms, and shoulders mostly due to over exposure to the sun. This makes them more common among people with fair skin that is sensitive to sun damage.

What Causes Freckles?
An increase in the production of melanin in certain skin cells causes them to get darker. These appear as dark spots on the skin surface a complete contrast to the color of the rest of the skin. This is very much contrary to the common belief that it is due to the increase in melanocytes (melanin producing cells) in the skin.

On exposure to ultraviolet radiation from both natural and tanning lights, the melanocytes increase the production of melanin, and the skin tends to get darker and tanned. This production and deposition happen to provide further protection against the sun rays. Exposure beyond this limit ends with the formation of freckles.

It is believed that the formation of freckles has a strong connection between heredity and sun exposure. It has been observed that those with lighter skin tones, blonde or red hair and light eye colors are more genetically prone to freckles than the rest. But, at the same time, two people with the same sun exposure need not necessarily have the same size of freckles developing on their skin. This proves that heredity plays a key role in the development of freckles on face or any other part of the body.

Freckle treatment is invariably what you should keep as a last resort, even if you somehow manage to end up getting them despite taking all the preventive measures. If you wish to get rid of your freckles, then the remedies mentioned below can help you achieve that.

1. Apple Cider Vinegar For Freckles
You Will Need
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon honey
What You Have To Do
Mix the honey and vinegar, and apply on the freckles.
Leave it on for 15-20 minutes.
Rinse with lukewarm water.
This can also be applied on the entire face.

How Often You Should Do This
Apply this once every day on your freckles. If you are applying it on your entire face, repeat every alternate day.

Why This Works
The malic acid in ACV exfoliates the darkened skin cells to reveal lighter skin below your freckles.

2. Aloe Vera For Freckles
You Will Need
Fresh aloe vera gel

What You Have To Do
Apply some fresh aloe gel on the freckles and massage for 2-3 minutes.
Leave it on for 10 minutes and then rinse it off.
Aloe vera gel is safe to be left on the face overnight as well.

How Often You Should Do This
Repeat this every day.

Why This Works
Aloe vera helps in depigmentation of the dark spots and freckles on the skin. It contains aloesin which inhibits the pigmentation process.

3. Amla For Freckles
You Will Need
1-2 teaspoons amla powder
Water
What You Have To Do
Make a paste by adding some water to the amla powder.
Apply this as a face pack on the affected area and let it dry.
Rinse the pack off after 10 minutes.
How Often You Should Do This
Apply amla pack once in every 2-3 days.

Why This Works
Amla extracts containing ellagic acid and gallic acid were shown to lighten the skin by inhibiting the process of melanin formation.

4. Baking Soda For Freckles
You Will Need
1-2 drops castor oil
A pinch of baking soda
What You Have To Do
Mix the two ingredients together and apply on the affected skin.
Keep it on for half an hour or so and then rinse it off.
How Often You Should Do This
Do this 1-2 times daily.

Why This Works
Baking soda acts as an exfoliant and removes the dead and darkened skin cells from the surface.