Dark spots can appear anytime on your face and skin as you age.Consider yourself lucky if you do not get these spoilsports on your beautiful face.
Most dark spots are caused by sun exposure and are sometimes referred to as brown spots or sunspots. They can also be genetics or due to melasma and hyperpigmentation.
Your risk increases if you are fair skin or not used to regular sun exposure.
There are lots of natural remedies that lighten or even completely remove these unsightly spots. You can try rosehip oil for removing dark spots from your skin. Rosehip oil is easily available in stores.
Table of Contents
- How Rosehip Oil Treats Dark Spots?
- How to Use Rosehip Oil to Remove Dark Spots?
- Other Tips and Precautions
How Rosehip Oil Treats Dark Spots?
If your skin is regularly exposed to sunlight from childhood then your skin gets adjusted and generally does not cause dark spots due to occasional excess sun exposure.
If you are a dark skin individual then also you will not get badly affected by sun exposure.
Protecting yourself with appropriate sunscreen can prevent dark spots.
But, as you know sun exposure alone is the cause of these spots. So, when you already have dark spots due to sun exposure or any other cause, you can lighten them and in many cases completely get rid of them.
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Rosehip oil loaded with vitamins, antioxidants and fatty oils is one good option to lighten and remove dark spots from your face.
Rosehip oil also known as rosehip seed oil is made from the seeds of rose hips. Rose hips are the fruits left behind after the petals fall from the rise flower.
Oil is separated from the rosehip and seeds by the cold press extraction process.
In addition to its antioxidants vitamins A, C and E, the presence of essential fatty acids in rosehip oil help in treating the skin cells to maintain their strength. These essential fatty acids are oleic, linoleic, gamma linolenic acid (GLA) and palmitic acids.
Rosehip oil is super light and non greasy. The oil can penetrate deep inside the skin and nourish it.
High content of Vitamin C in Rosehip oil stimulates collagen production in the skin rejuvenating it to look younger again.
The antioxidants fight the free radicals and lighten the dark spots and remove them.
How to Use Rosehip Oil to Remove Dark Spots?
You can use rosehip oil both topically and by ingesting it to remove dark spots from your skin. You can also add it with other oil to improve its effectiveness on sunspots and other dark spots.
1. Topical Application of Rosehip Oil on Dark Spots
The oil is soft in your skin so you can apply directly on the skin
- Wash, clean and dry your face and neck
- Apply a drop in the affected area by a dropper and spread it quickly with your fingertip on a larger area. 2-3 drops should be enough to cover all dark spots on your face
- Leave it there. It will get absorbed and your skin will not look greasy at all
- Don't expose your skin to sun for the next one hour at least to get best results
- Do it twice daily
2. Rosehip Oil and Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is an excellent remedy for dark spots. Both these oils together will do more good to your skin than each oil being used alone.
- Wash clean and dab dry your face
- Add 3 drops if cold pressed Rosehip oil to ½ teaspoon of coconut oil and mix well
- Gently massage the mix on your entire face in circular upward motion for 3-5 minutes for the coconut oil to get absorbed
- Do it twice daily
3. Rosehip Oil and Honey
This is an oral consumption remedy to get rid of dark spots and rejuvenate the skin as well as increase body immunity.
- Add 5 drops of Rosehip oil to a teaspoon of honey
- Mix well
- Keep it in your mouth and don't swallow. Just let it melt and move down your throat with gravity.
- Do it twice daily.
By regular topical application and ingesting Rosehip oil daily you will not only get rid of your dark spots but also improve your facial skin and look younger.
Other Tips and Precautions
Rosehip oil is a delicate oil which can easily get rancid. Take the following precautions to get the best out of this wonderful oil.
- Store it in a dark glass bottle in refrigerator or a cool dark place
- Mix it with vitamin E oil for increasing its shelf life.
- Use cold pressed rosehip oil for the best results. Processed rosehip oil uses most of its potential to deal with dark spots. Cold pressed is expensive but worth every extra penny.
- Don't use it as sunscreen as it has no capacity to directly protect you from the sun exposure. It can repair the damage over a period of time.
- Don't use it on live acne as it can irritate it.
Have consistency and patience dealing with the dark spots on your face. It may take time but with the right remedies you will get the desired results.