how do you lighten darkened elbows?

Question

bleach doesn't work, sanding doesn't work.

Answer 1

Cut a lemon in 1/2. Rest your elbows in them for 20 to 30 min. a day. (maybe read or watch t.v.). This is an old fashioned remedy, but it works. Wash after and use some lotion.

Answer 2

I'm assuming this is from sunless tanning. Use a scrub, and soak in the tub. Your skin is thicker at your elbow, so more solution was absorbed in those areas. You can try to make the rest of your skin darker, but the orange won't totally go away for a few weeks.

Answer 3

If the lemon juice doesn't work, go to a Dermatologist or Esthetician and get a "Dermafile" treatment. Make take more than one session. Go to a professional for this one, and DO NOT use a nail file. They are different tools with different purposes!

Answer 4

forget the bleach and sanding??

Soak them next time you bath, use an exfoliator, and moisturise well. Do this every couple of days and they should fade.
If that doesnt work see a dermatologist

Answer 5

Rest your elbows in a half a lemon for about an hour a day. My grandmom told me this, I've never tried it, but she said it works.

Answer 6

u should not be afraid to use nail brush to scrub ur elbows and knees then u massage by rubbing body lotions gently on it in a circular form.

Answer 7

Rub with cocoa butter every night.

Answer 8

Paint.

Answer 9

Use lemon juice. But it will take time and multiple treatments.

Answer 10

peroxide.... put some on a cotton ball and dab it onto your eyebrows...leave it on until it dries rince it off and do it again and again untill you get them as light as u want them