How to lighten Dark Elbows
HOW TO LIGHTEN DARK KNEES AND ELBOWS FAST AND NATURALLY
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summer is coming and I wanted to do a
video that you all have highly requested
how to get rid of those dark knees and
elbows so I'm going to show you a few
quick tips and tricks but remember that
nothing is perfect you are not gonna
have perfect knees and elbows however
you can improve them and get on point
with things that will help them to
become better what's up y'all it's your
girl dr. nina beautiful brown baby doll
and today we gonna be talking about how
to get the knees and the elbows
glistening nice right and good for our
summertime we got a few months but we
can get it together
April what you're thinking April said we
got a little time you all know that I
love my natural home and aerobatic
remedies I'm gonna take you through some
of those yes we will be cooking it up in
the kitchen but I'm also gonna give you
some over-the-counter things that might
work well for you exfoliate us rinse off
treatments and also moisturizers that
are gonna get those areas more treating
and not putting a damper on y'all spring
and summer look we want to be out here
looking good but when we thought we want
them to be fly I just tried to kiss my
elbow they didn't work can I kiss you
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upload so let's talk about why your
elbows and your knees get darker over
time elbows and knees have natural
cracks and folds in them making it
easier for them to get darker over time
we are constantly sitting on using
bending down or kneeling on our elbows
and knees that causes natural friction
we build thick dead skin in those areas
causing those folds to become more dark
over time as all of us have that
favorite piece of clothing that's just
so soft
hmmm it might be beautiful at all but
the more and more friction that happens
across the folds of that skin the
thicker the skin become causing the skin
to dry out and become darker over time
not exfoliating enough can also cause
darker areas ash
dry scratchy skin is always gonna be a
cause for thickening and darker areas of
the skin also being in the Sun with no
sunscreen and there could be certain
disorders and diseases that you have
that cause you to have different
difficulties with darkening of the skin
and in that case you definitely need to
go to a doctor so today I'm gonna show
you three different things that you need
to be doing exfoliating trying natural
rinse off techniques and also
moisturization everything that I'm gonna
talk to you guys about today will be
found down in the links below in the
information section of the video first
up are exfoliator 'z and these are
needed to get rid of the thick old skin
that builds up around the knees and the
elbows I'm giving you several options in
each step and for me with exfoliator
I tend to use several different ones
throughout the course of my week first
up is baking soda in full fat or whole
milk you need about one tablespoon of
each or enough to make a good thick
paste baking soda is great because it
scrubs away dead skin cells while the
whole milk helps the naturally bleach
and cleanse the skin all you need to do
is mix the two together thoroughly until
they make a nice thick paste with this
one I apply the paste and rub it gently
in circles concentrating on areas that
have thicker and darker skin prints this
one off gently with water and sometimes
I use this one once a day or once every
other day but once I get the results
that I want I cut down to about once a
week
it makes my elbows and knees feel
amazingly soft and they look very clear
even after using just a few times
another one I've mentioned before is my
sugar and olive oil scrub which you all
have seen me use several times before
the sugar is great because it's a
natural exfoliator and moisturizer and
the olive oil helps to slow any aging
and helps to boost the exfoliation if
you have white sugar instead of brown
sugar you can use that instead but this
when I add the mixture to a regular old
loofah taking the loofah and then
rubbing it across my knees and my elbows
gently and massaging it in then I rinse
it off completely with water and you
find that your elbows and knees look
shiny or glowy and also feel softer and
they look less start I use this scrub
almost daily until I get the results
that I want another simple old trick is
using baking soda and a lemon have we
already know what baking soda does but
lemon has vitamin C that helps to
brighten and improve the skin color and
also firms this
with this one you just put the baking
soda on top of the lemon ham making sure
that the baking soda makes it across
evenly and it is normal to hear it
fizzle a little and then I add it
directly to the knee or the elbow
working it into a nice circle for about
one minute of leaving on 15 minutes he's
very gentle with this I only use this
one when my knees are elbows look extra
dark and I want to get that out quickly
I like this one because you don't have
to use it too often and you rinse it off
with warm water and it almost
immediately makes a change because it's
so harsh you want to follow it up with a
little bit of olive oil and coconut oil
to seal the moisture back in now we have
graduated to the second step and that
involves rinse off mixtures I'm gonna
provide you guys with two options and
you can rotate these options as needed
however I don't do rinse off mixtures as
often maybe every other day until I get
a desired effect and I usually only use
them when I see a lot of darkness around
the elbows and knees the first one is
the turmeric besan and plain yogurt mix
and I place the portions down below in
the info section the tumeric is great
for getting rid of pigmentation and
scaly patches while Bay's on is good for
nourishing the skin and plain yogurt
helps to moisturize and even skin tone I
simply mix this one together until I get
a nice thick paste I'll show you how to
use it right after the next quick mix
the next one is simply a mixture of
besan and whole milk and we know the
benefits of both because we've discussed
them already mix equal parts of each one
until you get a thick paste the great
thing about this one is it's good for
oily skin while the other one is better
for normal to dry skin with this one you
rub it in thoroughly to the knee or the
elbow and then let it sit for about 20
minutes I like to wipe it off with a
towel and then rinse off the rest in the
shower keep in mind that turmeric does
stain so use a towel you don't care much
about but this one works pretty quickly
and when you use it consistently or
every other day until you see results
it's usually very effective I even think
little Bella was even impressed the last
step of your process is moisturizing and
this is the most important you should be
doing this daily I have a natural
moisturizer and over-the-counter
moisturizers that'll help you in this
process the aloe vera olive oil and
lemon juice mixture is a great before
bedtime moisturizer the aloe vera helps
to heal your skin while the
oil helps to hold in moisture and the
lemon juice of course helps to brighten
the skin again I place proportions in
the information section when you mix
this one together it looks almost like
an egg yolk the key to using any of the
moisturizers is just making sure that
you get into the grooves of the knees
and the elbows remember that skin is
folded so you want to get inside of that
area to help to loosen up that thickened
skin this moisturizing technique is
gonna leave your skin soft and supple
and almost glowing and glistening if
you're gonna use over-the-counter
moisturizers use those with higher
glycolic acid or alpha hydroxy content I
love you Saran I love renewed hope in a
jar I also love a vino eczema therapy
all of these get the job done and up to
smooth out the skin when you go out into
the Sun make sure that you have a great
sunscreen these are my two favorites won
by Neutrogena and won by equate I aim
for our SPF upwards of 50 make sure that
you rub it in adequately into those
darker areas of your body as well so
that they don't get darker in the Sun
this last one is really crazy sounding
but I promise you it works like a charm
I use foot butter on my knees and elbows
when they get a little bit thicker
because the calluses that build on your
feet from walking around or just like
the calluses that build around your
knees and elbows that you guys enjoyed
all of those different treatments no
matter what route you go buying high-end
expensive products or using the kitchen
mixes that I showed you today make sure
that you stay consistent if you get off
your game no it's not gonna work and
it's not gonna work overnight those
elbows and knees didn't get darker
overnight don't expect them to go away
overnight thank you guys for watching
today you know that I appreciate you if
there are any comments or questions
please put those down below also make
sure that you let us know some of the
things that you're using for your darker
knees and elbows that are working for
you thanks so much for watching guys
beautiful brown baby doll peace
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