There is a lot of conflict on the amount of time lemon juice should sit on the face, due to the face that it is highly acidic. Can it be left on the face overnight?
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There is a lot of conflict on the amount of time lemon juice should sit on the face, due to the face that it is highly acidic. Can it be left on the face overnight?
Lemon juice is usually applied on the face to reduce the dark spots. Lemon juice contains acid properties that help to diminish the dark spots. if you use it regularly it will glow your face, but don’t take regularly (daily). From my personal experience, I used to have small whiteheads and dark spot below my lower lips, I used to apply daily, at beginning it was good. I was feeling the burning sensation and I was happy to see the pimples and dark spot were diminishing. That encouraged me to apply daily, but in just few days the spots and skin started getting rough and dry. After a week, I noticed that were I to accidently even graze my facial skin with a fingernail, the skin would turn red. After a time, it got so bad that even touching my skin would make it turn red. It was also itchy. So while lemon juice is helpful, it isn’t the best thing for your face.
Never apply lemon on its own because its acidic and might cause minor burns. Always mix with some other ingredients but use it after doing a patch test and yes it is better to use it at night because lemons are photo sensitive which means it is sensitive to sunlight. Lemon contains citric acid, so directly applying it on face for a longer period can damage skin layer. You can apply diluted juice with honey if you want but only concentrated lemon juice will be very harsh for skin. Applying raw lemon juice on your face will only make your face will turn yellow and sticky. And I guess it might actually get itchy or something.