How to get rid of dark knee caps
The skin color of your knee caps may gradually darken because of scalding of the skin surface or frequent bruising. If you don’t take immediate care at preventing further darkening of the skin, your knee cap skin may slowly turn coarse and black with time. This is why you need to treat your knee caps using these natural therapies or some parlor treatments.
- Try soaking a cotton ball in diluted hydrogen peroxide and then massaging your knee cap with it for 10 to 15 minutes. Slowly you will find the blackened skin scraping off as dead skin.
- Rub the darkened area of the knee cap with fresh lemon juice. It helps reduce the blackening as it acts like a bleaching agent. Once it dries, wash off the juice with normal temperature water. You find that the skin starts feeling stiff; don’t worry. Repeating this once every day for a week will help reduce the darkened knee caps.
- Massage the blackened knee caps regularly with coconut oil after cleaning it with soap and water. You find the dark spot fading off within seven days and pretty soon, the skin starts growing smooth and fair.
- Include more foods rich in vitamin E in your diet. It helps get rid of dark spots on the knee caps.
- Using a pumice stone, gently scrub the knee caps every day when you shower. This helps remove all dead skin cells.
- Try grinding almonds to a paste and then rub the paste on the knee caps. Make sure you massage the paste on the knee cap for at least 15 minutes before washing off.
- Make a paste of a teaspoon of turmeric powder, a few drops of basil leaf extract and some milk cream. Apply it to the darkened regions and leave it for at least five hours, preferably during the night. Then wash off with cold water. Repeat for a week and you will see results.
Cosmetic treatment options
- It’s possible to prevent further darkening of the knee caps by using sunscreen lotions with an SPF more than 15. Make sure the lotion is applied at least half an hour before stepping out of your home.
- You can also use the skin bleachers you find in any department store to get rid of dark knee caps. However they can damage the skin through further scarring.
- Regular massage of creams or ointments containing vitamin E and exfoliating agents helps reduce the darkened areas of knee caps.