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How to Get Rid of Freckles
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1. Got Freckles?
As you may know, freckles are nothing more than spots on your skin where melanin (skin pigmentation) has gone pigment-happy. They are common in children and usually fade as one grows into adulthood. Usually.
2. How to Get Rid of Freckles
While many people find freckles cute or attractive, some of us just want them gone.
While there are several available ‘invasive’ methods, I would urge you to see your doctor rather than reading an arbitrary web site. Among the more popular medical options are laser freckle removal and the cryogenic freezing of freckles. Over-the-counter bleaching creams are also available.
Freckle Removal & Minimization Tips
- Stay out of the sun whenever possible and wear sunscreen when you do go outside. Your freckles will tan just like the rest of you, causing them to become more obvious.
- Apply lemon juice directly to your face twice a day and let it sit for at least 15 minutes. You can also apply it at night before retiring and wash it off in the morning after rising. This will also increase your sensitivity to sunlight so wear sunscreen when you go out.
- Rinse your face with sour milk.
- Apply sour cream over your entire face, let it sit for 15 minutes and then wipe it off with a towel or tissue, but don’t rinse.
- Use a cosmetic cover-up.
Freckle Removal Cream Recipes:
Use the following home remedies by mixing them with yogurt, your favorite cream, or by applying directly to the skin. Most of these concoctions will make you more sensitive to sunlight, so be sure and use sunscreen when you go outside.
- Lemon juice
- Parsley juice
- Onion juice (Or crushed onions) - not a very pleasant solution…
- Cucumber juice (you can also crush a cucumber into paste and use the resulting material)
- Fenugreek oil (Dilute in cream or yogurt)
- A mixture of 2 oz. Lemon juice, 2 oz. rum, 1 tsp. glycerin, and 4 tbsp. buttermilk - let the mixture set on your face for 30 minutes and wash, no more than twice a day.
- A mixture of 1 tbsp. yogurt and a dribble of honey. Apply this directly to your freckles and it let set for 30 minutes before washing.
If you know of any more home remedies for freckles please share them with other visitors by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.
you’re 12… relax.
OK Listen, I am 12 years old, IRISH, PALE, and I have a MILLION freckles EVERYWHERE! I want to try that lemon juice thing, but yet I don’t. Come to think of it… I just want my freckles GONE and I want TAN skin!! Come ON GOD! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE THIS?!? I really hate it! Suggestions?
Going once
Going twice
Going three times
ANYONE?
PLEASE HELP! I want to be pretty and have a flawless face, I really do.
i’ve only used the lemon technique 4 times and its worked! squeeze one lemon into a cup, dip a towel in lemon and apply it to your face, its a bit stingy but its okay, then i added a face cream over it and it works so well!!
I am 31 female…well, it’s only now that i have noticed these spots on my face…guess it’s really obvious cause many of my friends noticed them…before i don’t have any of these….now i think it’s getting worst….i will try the lemon juice…hope it works…tried consultations well obagi nuderm works….
i have freckles on my face. i like them actually. they give me a different look. i think those with freckles are a lot cuter than those without. and plus boys love the freckles!
I don’t know why info didn’t post the first time. Hydroquinone 4% by prescription only. It is a skin bleaching cream. This is the generic name and is $40. I works. My lighter freckles disappeared within about a week. The dark, dark, dark ones have not shown improvement yet and its been about 2 - 3 weeks. I have a large medium dark spot (not freckle) pigmentation thing on my arm and the cream worked within a few days. It is not gone yet, but almost half it original size. you can not rub the cream all over your skin, only apply to the dark spots. Try it, it will make you feel better especially if the freckles are on your face. If you are seeing a dermatologist, just call and ask. If not, go see one. If you go in for a full body check, like looking for suspecious spots (cancer) your medical insurance (if you have it that is) will cover the visit and you can ask the doctor for a prescription for the cream, but insurance won’t cover the cream because its cosmetic.
I’m 23 well tomorrow will be 24 male and I have very fair pale skin my entire life. I have a lot of freckles on my face but there really faded it’s all over. I really want to get rid of the freckles or atleast fade them slowly on the tops of my arms. I have a couple tats on my forearms area which has no freckles but the tops of my arms have a lot and I’m gonna try the lemon juice I guess hope this works. This won’t mess with my tattoo’s will it?
hi!i have lots of frekles all over my face!i tried lemon juice but it made my skin so itch and red!i am now using a cream called fade out u use it morning and night after cleansing i have been using it for 4 weeks now and my freckles are startin to lighten nd some r even gone!!
it is not that expencive nd really good!everyone should try it!it tingles for a min thats how you no its working!
I hate my freckles so much, I am so pale and then I have these DARK freckles, it looks like something pooped on my face. Everyone says that they look adorable….great, I’m a 23 yr old that is….adorable. I tried the lemon juice for 3 months! Nothing. Tried all sorts of juices and sour milks, nothing. I even tried covering them up with that “amazing” product BareMinerals…nada. My grandma said that she hated her freckles so much that she actually put pee on her face. Uh no thanks, but still…she has ZERO freckles. So for any of you ladies that can handle the smell of piss on your face, let us know if it works!
i am seriosuly upset, i have freckles all over my face, and i wear so much makeup to cover it, i hate wearing make up and just wish that i didnt have to wear it.. i have to pack it on just to cover them up, and you can still bloody see them !! does the lemon thing even work?? as if it would, i need something, i just want to stop wearing so much makeup. I HATE IT !!!!!!!! i just want to be one of those girls with flawless skin, help me please???