Have White Spots on Skin? Try These Home Remedies

White skin spots caused by vitiligo or fungal infections can be an annoyance, creating major psychological and emotional worry. Simple herbal and home remedies rooted in Ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, or naturopathy can get rid of these spots. With a few ingredients like holy basil, turmeric, mustard oil, and apple cider vinegar, rustle up these easy remedies for your pigmentation issues.

# Turmeric With Mustard Oil

Pound down 500 gm of fresh turmeric and soak it in 8 kg of water overnight. In the morning, heat the mixture, reducing it down until just a kilo of water remains. Strain this out and mix with 500 gm of mustard oil. Heat this mixture further to evaporate the remaining water. You will now be left with a pure mustard oil and turmeric mixture. This should be applied daily to the white spots – once in the morning and once in the evening. Continue this treatment for a few months.

# Neem Leaves

Like turmeric, neem is also a good antifungal and antibacterial agent that can work against fungal white spots. It has also been used to treat vitiligo. Four grams of neem leaves were given to test subjects in one study, thrice a day, before mealtimes. This regimen was followed by people with vitiligo for a year. A herbal cream with neem was also used, though other research indicates that neem leaves can work perfectly fine on their own. In just 90 days, a quarter of the patients said they had complete relief from vitiligo symptoms.

# Apple Cider Vinegar

Vitiligo is suspected to have autoimmune antecedents. And like many autoimmune problems, it can benefit from having a healthy gut. Apple cider vinegar (ACV), made by fermentation, works in a manner similar to probiotics that increase the abundance of “good” bacteria in your gut. It helps break down and digest food better, too. Take it about half an hour (or even an hour) before you eat. Simply sip on a third of a teaspoon of ACV without swallowing. Slosh it around in your mouth for 60 seconds and swallow.

# Basil

Basil juice can act as an antifungal, killing spores responsible for discoloration as a result of a fungal infection. Tulsi or holy basil (Ocimum sanctum) is a naturopathic and traditional Ayurvedic remedy for white spots due to leucoderma. Eat the leaves raw or brew the leaves and stem with clean water to make a healthy drink that’s good for the problem. Stress may have a role to play in triggering vitiligo in some people, too. Basil’s pharmacological action helps your body get a better handle on physical, psychological, chemical, and metabolic stress.

# Honey, Olive Oil And Beeswax

White patches or spots on the skin may sometimes appear as a result of a fungal infection, also known as tinea versicolor or pityriasis versicolor. This is quite common if you live in a subtropical or tropical location. It may also happen if you sweat heavily and have oily skin.