Consider whitening your skin the natural way by trying this homemade recipe using milk and lemon. It’s really easy and pretty effective if you use it often enough, but note that lemon can make your skin sensitive so you’ll need to be careful. The recipe is suitable for your face and body but do make sure you put on your sunscreen if you try this.
Ingredients and recipe
Depending on where you want to apply this, you can use half or one whole lemon mixed with equal parts of milk. I used Meji milk for this purpose. Once the milk and the lemon is mixed together, the milk will curdle because of the acidity of the lemon juice. If you do not like too much acidity, then lessen the amount of lemon juice.
No need to rinse off after polishing
After you have mixed the two ingredients in a container, soak a flat complexion sponge in the mixture until moist and massage the moist sponge into clean skin in gentle, circular motions for about for two minutes. No need to rinse off. I do this in the night before bedtime on my hands and tissue off the excess. I have also tried it on my feet because I have some small pigmentation marks there. My skin feels nice and smooth, but the smell of the milk can be overbearing. If you use this on your face, I suggest you leave the mixture on for about 10 minutes and rinse off before toweling dry and carrying on with your usual skin care routine.
Benefits of using milk and lemon
Milk contains lactic acid that will exfoliate and remove dead skin cells and the protein and enzymes in milk will help to moisturize our skin. In addition, it will help to soften the skin to allow the lemon juice to better penetrate. Lemon juice is acidic and on top of also exfoliating the skin, it works as a bleaching agent to help fade uneven pigmentation.
Words of caution
I noticed that with continual usage at one stage (three to four times a week), my hands were a shade fairer and some of the smaller pigmentation spots were fading. I hesitated to use this recipe on my face as lemon is a photosensitive ingredient. So if you really want to try this on your face, I suggest doing this once or twice a week at most in the evenings and please use sunscreen during the day. If you have acne-proned skin, I would advice you against using this because milk may trigger breakouts for some people. Additionally, some people may not like this recipe as lemon can sting the skin a little. So my advice is not to try this DIY recipe if you have sensitive skin.
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Hi, how much milk and lemon juice would i add to it and do i need to heat it up. Thank you.
you can use half or one whole lemon mixed with equal parts of milk. No need to heat up. If you find the lemon too acidic, then reduce the amount of lemon.
Will this lighten dark marks on toes?
It might…no harm giving it a try. But it will take some time.
hi there,
been using this great mixture of powder milk and lemmon juice for the pass 3 days now and have seen results already
yaaaah!!!
i had some black spots on my feet and since using this mixture, they have turned light brown. i just didnt wash it off. my complexion is dark brown caribbean.
That’s wonderful!
hej! can i use any kind of milk? what is the best milk for skin? i want to try that milk with lemon or citrus…….
Best if you use fresh milk.
Hi to all.
ive been doing this fresh milk and lemon every other day. During nite time. And i find it working so well. So i do this as one of my routine. So no doubt try it and u will notice after u shower ur skin so smooth and glossy. 
Glad you are benefiting from using this.
Hi! I want to try this and I dont know how much milk and lemon will I put. Can you tell me how much milk and lemon you put?
i want to give it a try next week, please clarify—-after mixed of lemon & fresh milk,do i need to rinse water only or can i used any soap? thanks
Just rinsing with lukewarm water is fine as long as you’ve gotten rid of all the traces of lemon and milk. You should have washed your face or body before using this polisher.
Please i want to try this polisher….ihope its will be great and good to my sken..
Yeah, I hope it’ll work well for you.
How do you keep this mixture? In the refrigerator or can it stay outside?
Best in the fridge.
Hey, I really wanted to try this bit is it safe to use everyday? Or should I just stick to every other day?
If you use on your body, you can use this daily for a period of time and then just twice weekly after that.
Hi!im just wondering, how long do i have to leave it on to my body? Is it like overnight or just couple of hours then i have to rinse it off? Thanks…
No, just polish a few minutes and you can wash off…at most you leave on for 10 mins.
can i leave lemon juice on my legs over night cuz the skin there is alot thicker
and more resistant
Ah…better not. Lemon can be irritating and we don’t know what it can do to the skin when left too long.
will a lightning cream with licorice extract work faster my problem is hyper pigment from ingrown hair so i have a lot of dark brown bumps/spots on my legs I WANT THOSE GONE HELP!!!!!
It will still take some time…a few weeks to a month or two to see some difference.
Can I leave it over night on my skin. And I d morning before I bath for 15 minutes then bath and use my creme
I would not recommend cos the lemon can sting your skin.
I dont use sunscreen.. and have heard that after use lemon on skin…when we go in sunlight it makes our complexion more dark then before…is it true??
Yes, because it’s photosensitive. That’s why it’s best to use this in the evening and in the day, use sunscreen.
I would be using this mixture on areas that hardly get any sun like the inner thighs and under arms and neck. Would you still suggest I use sunscreen?
At least use sunscreen on your neck.
Pls i hve dark skin around my eyes due to some creams i used.pls can i use this lemon and milk to whitning it..
Lemon can be stinging for your eyes though.
hello! before applying the mixture of lemon & milk, do i have to take a shower first? and after applying them, can i use soap or just wash my body with water?
Yes, shower. After application, wash with water…no need to use soap.