Lemon is one of the best fruit that holds health and beauty benefits. The fruit is naturally rich with fruity acids and natural sugars. Applying the fruit juice externally helps in increasing the skin tone, removing black heads, removing dead cells etc. to have smooth, supple and flawless skin, have a look on these lemon benefits. 

Can heal acne: 

Lemon fruit also helps in healing the acne. For effective use, dilute the lemon juice and apply it on the affected area with the help of cotton pad. Leave it for about fifteen minutes and then wash off with clean cold water. Regular usage of lemon juice helps in healing acne. Apart from this one could also have a glass of lemon water daily to clean their system internally and thus attain a glowing acne-free skin.

For discoloured elbows: 

Rub the lemon rind on the discoloured elbows. This will help in reducing the dark patches on your elbows.

For skin whitening:

Lemon acts as a natural bleaching component. The bleaching properties in it help to brighten the color of your skin. Ass 2 tbsp of lemon juice to 3 tbsp of water, mix it well and apply it on the entire face and neck. Leave it on for 30 mins and wash it off with cool water. Repeat this procedure daily to attain greater results within a short span of time. 

Get rid of pimples: 

Lemons are one of the best known remedies to lighten the pimple marks. Just scrub the lemon rind on your face and leave it for about ten minutes and then wash it off with cold water. Repeat this procedure for a couple of days till you can notice some changes.

Removes blackheads: 

Direct application of fresh lemon juice extract on blackheads helps in removing them effectively.

Get rid of dark spots: 

Citrus fruits, particularly lemons, are immensely good for healing dark spots, age spots and freckles. Applying lemon juice on the affected area helps in decreasing the spots over time. 

Get rid of pigmentation: 

Lemon juice acts as bleaching agent and helps in clarifying the skin. Regular application of lemon juice in the dark areas of skin helps in decreasing the pigmentation. 

By Lizitha