In some cultures, snow-white skin is considered a sign of beauty, and many women resort to lightening creams that can have destructive side effects.
Botanical remedies for lightening and whitening the skin have existed for centuries. Many chemicals from natural herbs could whiten your skin via inhibiting melanin production, such as alpha-arbutin, beta-arbutin, and deoxyarbutin, etc. These herbs can give a lighter tone to the skin and make the person look much fairer than they actually are. These herbs also give a healthier glow to the skin. Some very beneficial herbs for skin whitening are mentioned below.
Chamomile, according to herbalists, is more known as a hair lightener but it can also act as a skin whitener. Additionally, it works in whitening both hands and complexion. One of the most important herbs for skin lightening is turmeric. The powder of this herb can be used to make a paste with milk cream, a few drops of lime juice and plain yogurt. Lemon Juice is known to all that it is acidic in nature. It has the ability to clear away the dark outer layers of the skin. This helps in revealing the lighter layers of skin beneath it.
Stanford Chemicals provides a variety of these natural chemicals to research institutes, colleges and universities, pharmaceutical companies and health products companies for research and manufacturing.