How to Lighten Skin with a Turmeric Face Mask

The medicinal and beauty related benefits offered by turmeric has made it a popular ingredient for skincare over many centuries. When used in a face mask, it acts as an excellent skin brightener, while its main ingredient curcumin suppresses excess melanin production caused by sunlight.

How is turmeric beneficial for the skin?

Combats Signs of Ageing

Turmeric has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that help counteract skin ageing. Using face masks with turmeric in it can minimise appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, dark spots, crow’s feet, laugh lines, and changes in skin pigment. It imparts a youthful look and natural radiance.

Protects Against Sun Damage

If your skin is often exposed to UV rays, it causes a lot of damage over time. It can lead to wrinkles, skin thickening, larger blood vessels, changes in skin pigmentation, and loss of elasticity. However, turmeric acts as a barrier against the harmful effects of sunlight.

Remedies Oily Skin

It contains fatty acids and phytosterols that help to decrease oil production in the skin. Studies have shown that turmeric face masks can actually reduce oil production by almost 25%, when used for a period of 3 months!

Treats Skin Conditions

Armed with anti-bacterial properties, turmeric fights against the bacteria that cause acne. It reduces the symptoms of many chronic skin diseases such as rosacea, eczema, psoriasis, etc. 

Does Turmeric powder lighten skin?

As mentioned, curcumin slows down melanin production, while lightening darkened areas due to hyperpigmentation as well. Your skin tone brightens visibly within just a few weeks of regular application.

Try our turmeric mask

This face mask contains a blend of organic turmeric powder, white clay, and tea tree oil. Turmeric works wonders when it comes to getting rid of redness, scars, splotches, and marks due to acne, while reducing inflammations and skin discolourations.

The face mask gently draws out impurities, thus helping to detoxify and unclog pores. Raw honey can be added to this face mask. Honey has gluconic acid, a mild acid that gently exfoliates and brightens skin as well. It also softens, soothes, and moisturises skin, thus preventing signs of ageing from appearing.