Will applying potatoes on your face really make you darker? Potatoes can whiten your face, so don’t apply them during the day.

The ingredients of potato mask are simple and cheap, making it very suitable for making at home. However, some people reported that applying potato on the face made their face turn darker. What's going on? Does applying potatoes on your face really make it darker?

Does applying potatoes on your face really make it darker?

Generally not. In theory, applying potatoes on the face can whiten your skin. Because potatoes are rich in vitamins and polyphenols, using them to apply on the face can inhibit the damage of free radicals to the elastic fibers in the skin, and restore luster and elasticity to dull and grayish skin. Applying potatoes on the face can also promote the growth of skin cells, bleach skin melanin, and achieve a whitening effect.

However, potato masks for facial whitening should not be applied during the day and are best applied at night. If you apply it during the day, your skin may get darker. Because potatoes are light-sensitive plants, when you apply potatoes on your face during the day and encounter direct sunlight, a photolysis reaction will occur. Not only will it fail to whiten your skin, it will also make your skin darker. Moreover, the benefit of applying it at night is that the skin's absorption capacity will be better at night, and it can absorb more nutrients from potatoes, making the effect of potato facial mask better.

How to whiten your skin by applying potatoes on your face

1. Milk + potatoes

① Wash and peel the potatoes, then mash them;

②Cook the mashed potatoes and skim milk together and keep them in a mashed state;

③ Warm the cooked potato milk and apply it on your face;

④After fifteen minutes, wash off the milk and mashed potatoes on your face with warm water.

Effect: Potatoes and milk are both foods that have whitening effects. Mixing these two together can make the whitening effect better and also have the effect of lightening spots.

2. Strawberries + potatoes

①Peel the potatoes and steam them, and wash the strawberries;

② Mash the potatoes and strawberries into a paste and mix well;

③You can add a little milk to the strawberry mashed potatoes;

④Apply mashed potatoes on your face and wash it off after fifteen minutes.

Effect: This potato facial mask method can hydrate the skin, make the skin firmer, whiten the skin, and make the skin elastic and shiny.

3. Cucumber + Potato

① Wash and peel the potatoes, then steam them;

②Wash the cucumber and squeeze the juice;

③ Pour the filtered cucumber juice into the mashed potatoes and mix well;

④You can add some lemon juice to the mashed potatoes;

⑤ Apply the mashed potatoes on your face and wash it off after fifteen minutes.

Effect: Applying potatoes on your face in this way can replenish moisture to the skin. Both lemon and potatoes are rich in vitamin C, which can whiten the skin.

4. Pearl powder + potatoes

① Wash, peel and steam fresh potatoes;

②Then mash the steamed potatoes and add pearl powder;

③Mix mashed potatoes and pearl powder evenly and apply on face;

④ Wash off the mashed potatoes on your face after fifteen to twenty minutes.

Effect: Applying potatoes on your face can whiten your skin, make it fairer, and remove spots.

5. Honey + potatoes

① Squeeze the potatoes into juice, then add appropriate amount of honey to the potato juice and stir well.

② Soak the mask paper in the adjusted mixture of potato juice and honey for a while.

③Then take out the mask paper and apply it directly on your facial skin. After 20 minutes, wash it off with warm water.

Efficacy: This mask can effectively relax the skin, whiten the skin, eliminate puffiness of the facial skin and repair the skin after sunburn and tanning. At the same time, potato juice can also effectively remove facial spots.