Are you guilty of neglecting your hands" While slathering sunscreen on the face, we forget to apply it on the most-exposed part of our body – hands! Harmful rays from the sun can damage the skin on hands severely, causing hyperpigmentation on the knuckles and trigger premature ageing. Apart from that, working with harsh chemicals, lack of moisturization, nutrient deficiencies, and certain medical conditions like acanthosis nigricans can cause darkening of knuckles as well. There are various creams and lotions available in the market which can help to soften and fade away hyperpigmentation, but these 11 home remedies have been found to be equally effective to fade darkness on the knuckles.

1. Mix a bit of powdered oatmeal mixed with sour yoghurt and cucumber juice on the knuckles to brighten the skin. The mixture needs to be applied and left on for half an hour before you rinse it off with cold water. 2. Blend together a few grounded almonds and some yogurt and whisk well. Use this mixture after scrubbing your hands well with an exfoliator. Apply this mixture on damp skin and then rub intensely, paying extra attention on the knuckles, for about 10-15 minutes. Then, wait for few minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.
3. Take 2 tbsp of honey and squeeze in a few drops of lemon juice, mix well and apply on the hands and knuckle area. You just need to rub the mixture onto the problem areas for almost ten minutes daily to see improvement in the dark skin.
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