This makes it important to remember to use sunscreen every time you go out. A cream with equal parts of milk powder, lemon juice, honey and almond oil can be applied and left on for 20 minutes. This will help lighten your tan.

-Aloe vera gel is an excellent remedy for taking care of dark tans. It will lighten the skin in as little as a week, if applied everyday to the affected area. However, aloe has the property of making your skin photosynthetic and can darken it is you go out in the sun without sunscreen lotion.

-Apply a paste made with turmeric powder and lime juice thrice a week. This will lighten the skin colour considerably.

-Make a juice of one raw potato and apply this to lighten tans.

-Soak almonds overnight and grind them into a fine paste the next morning. To this, add equal quantities of milk cream and apply to your hands

- Another paste you can make and apply is powdered oatmeal, yogurt, a few drops of lime and tomato juice. Wash this with cold water after half an hour.

Keep in mind that all of these remedies will take at least a week to show positive results.