How to lighten dark elbows?

Answer 1

This is not a medical condition, but a simple case of skin pigmentation. Use a good skin lightening cream and apply every other day on underarms. Apply daily for dark knees and elbows. :-)

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If you choose to use a skin lightener -- do not use one containing hydroquinine. There are associated risks involved with products containing hydroquinine. This is a product that has been banned in several other countries:

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If you're not convinced that skin-lightening products that contain hydroquinone are best avoided, consider that hydroquinone has already been banned for sale in the European Union, Australia, and Japan.

Also rubbing fresh lemon on your elbows and knees will bleach it causing it to go back to its normal colour.

Answer 2

I'm assuming you mean dark spots caused by hair growth. You can bleach the area (with hair bleach made for such areas) but keep in mind that will bleach the skin too (so, if have a tan and bleach your bikini area, for example, you'll then have bright spots instead of dark ones). You could look into something like permanent or laser hair removal but these options are not cheap! ~ T

Answer 3

If you want a natural solution to lighten dark elbows, lemon juice works great! Apply lemon juice to your elbows before you sleep and wash off in the morning.

Sometimes dark elbows are the result of a build-up of dead skin so it is important to exfoliate your elbows regularly using a loofah or a pumice stone to see results.


You could also buy a skin lightening cream like and use it just on your elbows.