14 Easy Ways to Get Rid of Dark Neck (100% Working…)

If you are used to seeing your face in a small hand-held mirror, you should now switch to looking yourself in a tall mirror or at least move the small mirror down your face too! You’ll see how dark is your neck when compared to your face. This is because, we give our whole attention to the skin of our face and forget the one just below it and the result- a dark neck. You may not be bothered about it but when people talk to you, they not only look into your eyes or the face alone. Their eyes roam around all over your head region and also towards your neck. A dark neck may really put your personality in a poor light. I am not saying that a dark neck comes in between your success but when you can have a clean neck region matching with your sparkling face, why not!

How to Get Rid of Dark Neck

1. Make Daily Care Routine to Get Rid of Dark Neck

It is very essential to cleanse and exfoliate neck skin every day just as we do with our faces. When we neglect neck while pampering face, this results in the patchy dark skin. So follow this daily care routine for getting rid of dark neck.

• Take milk and rub your neck with it. Milk is an excellent cleanser and a toner too.
• After cleansing, use a scrub, preferably natural one, to exfoliate the skin around your neck.
• You may mix olive oil with sugar and rub gently to scrub your neck.
• Sometimes use another scrub having bleaching agent such as lemon juice. You will find many scrubs here in this article that you can use for daily exfoliation.
• After exfoliating, wash off with water and apply some moisturizer.
• Whenever you go out, apply sunscreen to your neck along with your face. This will avoid pigmentation.
• Never step out in the sun when you apply lemon juice on your skin. This will make your neck darker than before.

If you follow the above neck care regime daily, you will begin seeing a result in a two week’s time. However, do not stop and continue cleansing, scrubbing and moisturizing your skin.

Here are some easy tips and tricks, you can call them home remedies too, for whitening your dark neck.

2. Lemon Bleach for Lightening Dark Neck Skin

Lemon, the very common ingredient found in your kitchen, has amazing bleaching properties due to the natural citric acid present in it. You can use lemon to make your skin of dark neck light in two ways.

1st way to use lemon for dark neck

You will need:
• Lemon juice (squeezed from a fresh lemon) -1 teaspoon
• Rose water – 1 teaspoon

Directions:
• Mix lemon juice and rose water.
• Apply this mixture gently on your dark neck before going to bed at night.
• Leave it overnight.
• In the morning, wash your neck with water.

You can even store lemon juice- rose water mix in a bottle. Mix both the ingredients in equal amounts and then store. Apply whatever amount is required every night on your dark skin. Do it for at least one month to see your neck get whitened.

2nd way to use lemon for dark neck

You will need:
• lemon juice from a fresh lemon
• Turmeric powder (optional) – a generous pinch
• Cotton ball (optional)

Directions:
• Take the lemon juice and apply it on your neck region with the help of cotton ball or your hand.
• Let it sit there for 10-15 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
• You may even add turmeric powder to lemon juice and then apply it on your dark neck. It gives glow to your skin.
• If using turmeric powder, wash off with lukewarm water after 10-15 minutes.
Take Precaution
Do not step out in sun just after using lemon juice on your skin or when you have it on your skin.

3. Oats – Natural Scrub and Mask for Dark Neck

Oats are not only good for your overall health but also for your patchy dark neck. As we do not pay more attention towards cleaning our necks while doing everything for our face- from cleansing, scrubbing, moisturizing and what not – our neck gets dirty with the oil and fine grit deposits. This makes it look patchy and dark. Oats can be used as a scrub as well as a mask for dark neck when mixed with certain other skin lightening ingredients.
Use oats as a scrub for dark neck

You will need:
• Oats – ground it coarsely, do not make a fine powder out of it
• Tomato Pulp
• Water
• Moisturizer

Directions:
• Take the coarsely ground oats powder.
• Mix tomato pulp to it to get a paste-like consistency.
• Apply this mixture to your entire neck region.
• Leave it for about 15-20 minutes.
• Now wet your fingers a little and start rubbing your neck gently in circular motions. The coarse oats will have an exfoliating effect to remove dead skin cells from your dark neck.
• After scrubbing your neck with this natural oats scrub for about 5-7 minutes, wash off with water.
• Apply some moisturizer on neck and massage gently.
You may use this scrub twice or even thrice in a week depending upon the intensity of dark patchy skin on your neck. While oats will remove dirt and dead cells, tomato pulp will lighten the skin due to its natural bleaching properties.

Use oats to make the mask for dark neck

When you make a mask, you will need finely powdered oats and not the coarse ones that you use for scrubbing. There is not one but many ingredients that can be mixed with oats and used as a neck mask. You’ll get a list of these below. Whatever ingredient you mix with oats powder, you should apply the mask on the neck and leave it for about 15-20 minutes and then wash it off with water. Here are some of the combinations you can use for making oats mask for lightening your dark neck skin.
• Oatmeal Powder mixed with milk
• Oats powder mixed with honey
• Oats powder mixed with yogurt

4. Baking Soda for Exfoliating Neck with Hyper-pigmentation
Just as oats, baking soda to is a good natural exfoliant for removing patchy skin due to hyper-pigmentation.

You will need:
• Baking soda
• Water

Directions:
• Mix baking soda with water
• Apply the paste on your neck
• Leave for about 15 minutes
• Wash off with water

5. Soothe Your Neck with Cucumber

This is a cool way to brighten your dark neck. Th all soothing cucumber when applied on your neck, not only exfoliates the skin but also grant it a natural glow to match your facial spark.

You will need:
• Grated cucumber (it’s preferred but you can also use cucumber juice)
• Rosewater

Directions:
• Take the grated cucumber and apply it on your neck.
• Leave for about 10 minutes.
• Gently rub the neck with cucumber on it as if you are scrubbing.
• Wash off and apply some rose water.
• If using cucumber juice, just apply on a neck with a cotton ball and leave for 15-20 minutes.
• Wash off and apply some rose water.

6. Yogurt for Age Spots on Dark Neck

If your neck looks dark due to age spots, you may like to take help of yogurt. Yogurt is a good cleanser for skin. Also, the acid present in it helps in lightening dark skin. When mixed with lime juice, the bleaching effect increases and your dark neck whitens fast. However, you can always omit to add lemon and apply plain yogurt to your neck and leave it for about
15 minutes before washing off with water. Here are some of the combinations that you can use with yogurt to brighten your dark neck.

• Make a pack with yogurt and turmeric, apply and leave for 15 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.
• Mix yogurt with lemon juice, apply and wash after 15 minutes.
• Add fresh milk cream with yogurt. Apply it on your neck and massage gently for 5 minutes. Then wash of with a milk soap. It’s better if you use lukewarm water with lime juice in it to wash the yogurt-cream mix instead of soap.

All or any of these packs can be used twice or even thrice a week. Yogurt tightens your skin along with diminishing the fine lines there. The bright younger looking neck gives you greater confidence in turn!

7. Powerful Bleaching with Potato Juice

The bleaching agents in potato is a good home treatment for dark neck skin. There is an enzyme called catecholase in potato which helps in lightening the skin color of your neck. It also cures your blemishes if any. Here are some ways in which to use potato remedy for dark neck.

• Cut round slices of a cold potato and rub them on your neck daily for 5-10 minutes. Do this for at least 2-3 months.
• For faster results, add lemon juice to potato juice and apply this mixture on your neck. Leave for 15 minutes and then wash off with water.
• You can even apply grated potato or potato juice without adding anything. Leave this on your neck for sometime before washing off.

8. Fruit Masks for Dark Neck Whitening

Fruit masks made with such ingredients as banana, apple, orange, papaya, avocado etc. work well when it comes to dark neck home cure. They are rich in natural minerals, vitamins and enzymes that can make your neck look whiter than ever. Here are some such wonderful fruit masks for you.

Banana Mask

You will need:
• Ripe banana
• Olive oil

Directions:
• Mash the banana with hands to get pulp like consistency.
• Add olive oil to it and mix well.
• Apply this mask on your neck and leave for 15 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
This banana and olive oil mask packed with the goodness of fine antioxidants will make your fine lines vanish from the neck and will give you a healthy glowing skin.

Strawberry Papaya Mask

You will need:
• Mashed Papaya pulp – 1-2 tablespoons
• Strawberries- 2

Directions:
• Crush the strawberries
• Add the crushed strawberries to papaya pulp.
• Apply the mix onto your neck.
• Leave it for about 10 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
The vitamins and minerals of these fruits are great for nourishing your skin cells. While the enzyme called papain present in papaya removes the dead skin cells, the antioxidants of strawberries repair the damaged skin faster.

Raw Papaya Mask

You will need:
• Raw papaya
• Water

Directions:
• Grate the raw papaya.
• Using a fine cloth or sieve, squeeze out the juice from the grated papaya. If needed, you can add a little water to facilitate squeezing out the juice.
• Apply this juice on your neck and leave for 20 minutes.
• Wash off.
The enzymes found in papaya help generate new skin cells thus giving your dull skin of neck a new glow. Apply this mask on daily basis for a month or so.

Orange Peel Mask

You will need:
• Dried Orange Peel (always dry the peel in shade and never in sun)
• Milk

Directions:
• Grind the dried orange peel to obtain its powder.
• Mix the orange peel powder with milk to get a paste-like consistency.
• Apply the mask on your neck.
• Leave for 15-20 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
The vitamin C and antioxidants of orange are a wonderful treat for your skin and so is it’s bleaching properties. Milk works as a natural cleanser to give you a glowing skin in place of a dark neck.

9. Dry Fruits Make Great Scrubbers for Dark Neck

Why only fruits, even dry fruits are a great remedy for getting a light skin tone on your neck. Almonds and walnuts both can be used to make scrubs for your neck.

Walnut Scrub

You will need:
• Walnuts
• Milk

Directions:
• Grind the walnuts coarsely. Do not make a powder of it, keep its course so that it can exfoliate your skin.
• Add milk to the coarse walnut to make a paste.
• Apply it on your neck, leave for 10 minutes.
• Now gently rub with your fingers as if you are scrubbing your neck. Do it for 5-7 minutes.
• Wash off with water.
Repeat for two to four times a week to get the real benefits from one of the best cleaning methods. The vitamins and zinc of walnut nourish your skin while milk acts as a fine cleansing medium.

Almond Mask

You will need:
• Almonds
• Milk Powder
• Honey

Directions:
• Make a powder of almonds by grinding them.
• Mix milk powder and honey, mix well to make a paste.
• Apply the paste on the neck
• Leave for half an hour.
• Wash off with water.
The vitamins in almonds give a new life to the skin and the oil in it acts as a moisturizer to give you a soft supple skin.

10. Chickpea- Another Good Scrubber for Dark Neck

The dullness of neck region can be treated excellently with the help of chickpea flour which is yet another very good scrubber for your dark neck. Make this scrub to bring glowing life to your neck skin.

You will need:
• Chickpea flour – 1 tablespoon
• Turmeric- a pinch or two of it
• Water

Directions:
• Take the chickpea flour.
• Mix turmeric and water to make a paste.
• Apply to your neck.
• Leave for about half an hour or till it dries up.
• Wash with lukewarm water.
If you have really dry skin, you may also add some fresh cream to this mix to moisturize your skin. While chickpea cleanses your skin, turmeric lightens it up to remove the darkness of the region.

11. Aloe Vera for Neck Pigmentation

Those having the dark neck with pigmentation can use aloe vera gel which is one of the best cleansers for skin. Just apply the gel, if possible daily, for some time on your neck. Sit back for a few minutes and wash off. Aloe Vera not only diminishes the spots but also lighten the skin tone of your neck. Rich in antioxidants and other beneficial natural compounds, this gel assists greatly in repairing and producing new skin cells.

12. Rice Starch Massage

There is yet another way to reduce the dark spots on your neck and this is through the rice water or rice starch.
You will need:
• Rice- 1 cup
• Water- 2 cups

Directions:
• Add rice in water.
• When the rice boils, put off the flame. You may like to boil the rice till the point when it is cooked enough to be eaten. You certainly don’t want to waste the rice.
• Use a strainer to separate the rice and the water in which it was boiling.
• Let the water (it is, in fact, the starch) cool down.
• When the rice starch is just warm enough to handle, rub your neck with it gently scrubbing the region.
• It’s better if you do this massage for about 10 minutes before taking bath.

13. Use Natural Oils for Lightening Dark Neck

Natural oils with their abundant natural compounds help in nourishing and rejuvenating your skin. They are also fine moisturizing agents. Certain oils like almond oil, olive oil and coconut oil are particularly beneficial when it comes to removing darkness from your neck. Almond oil, for example, removes the dead skin layer responsible for causing dark neck. Vitamin E oil is even recommended by doctors to help you with many skin problems. Here is how you can use some of these oils to get rid of your dark neck.

• Heat some almond oil and massage with this warm oil for about 5 minutes.
• You can even mix almond oil with Vitamin E oil. First heat the almond oil then mix Vitamin E oil to it. Gently massage your neck into the mix for about 10 minutes and then wash off with water. If needed, use lukewarm water to wash off.
• Almond oil can also be mixed with olive oil and coconut oil for greater and faster result. Apply such an oil mixture to your neck before going to bed for deeply moisturizing the skin.
• When using coconut oil alone, you may like to mix it in little amount with a little water. This is done because coconut oil is considered to be a heavy oil. Massage with oil mixed with water gently and then wash off.
• Some of the other oils that you can use for moisturizing and get glowing neck in place of dark neck include olive oil, chamomile oil, eucalyptus oil and rose oil.

14. Milk Cream for Glowing Neck

Milk, as mentioned earlier, is a great cleanser and the cream of milk is a great moisturizing. You can either use the cream alone or combine it with a variety of ingredients to get most out of it.

• Mix yogurt with fresh cream and gently massage your neck daily with the mixture. Wash off with warm water or a mild soap.
• Rub your neck with fresh cream and then wash off with warm water.
• Mix gram flour with fresh cream and rub your neck gently. This is a very good scrub to exfoliate your neck as well as to moisturize it. Wash of with warm water.
• Add a pinch of turmeric to cream and rub your neck with it. Great remedy for a glowing skin around your neck and to get rid of dark neck.

Most Common Question And Answers:

Q: What are the causes of a dark neck?

Ans: Although, the dark neck is not considered as a serious health problem the darkness around the neck area will make the people feel embarrassed with those dark patches. There are various reasons that cause this skin pigmentation disorder. Have a look at some of them below.

• Ageing
• Excessive sun exposure
• Poor skin care hygiene
• Diabetes
• Polycystic ovary syndrome
• Genetics
• Sudden gain or loss in your body weight (obesity)
• Pregnancy or hormonal imbalance
• Environmental pollutants
• Over usage of cosmetics or skin care products
• Fungal skin infections
• Unbalanced diet

Q: What does it mean when you have a black neck?

Ans: It means you have elevated pigmentation that caused due to prolonged exposure to the sun or lacking in taking proper care to your skin, especially the neck area or simply suffering from any health problem (or hormonal imbalance). Take necessary steps to get rid of this black neck.

Q: Is a black neck a sign of diabetes?

Ans: Maybe, people suffering from diabetes are generally extra prone to hyperpigmentation of the skin, including the face and neck area. It is caused due to the fluctuations of insulin level in which the skin cells activity is triggered by this hormone and thereby results in the dark patches on the skin, especially in the areas that get stimulated by UV radiation.

Q: Why is my neck getting dark during pregnancy?

Ans: It is quite common to get dark discolouration around the neck during pregnancy and this condition is known as melasma or chloasma. You may develop dark patches on the sun-exposed areas of the skin.

The main reason behind getting black discolouration of the neck during pregnancy is the hormonal changes that stimulate a temporary increase in the melanin content and thereby results in darker complexions.

Q: How to get rid of dark neck with baking soda (or) baking soda mask can get rid of dark neck?

Ans: Baking soda acts as an excellent natural exfoliant that helps to scrub your neck to remove dark patches around the neck area which is caused due to hyperpigmentation. It helps to promote the circulation, clears the dirt and dead skin cells by unclogging the skin pores and thereby nourishes your skin.

The combination of baking soda and water will help a lot in removing the hyperpigmentation that forms around the neck. Here is a detailed procedure on how to use this baking soda for removing dark discoloration of the neck.

• Take 3 parts of baking soda and 1 part of the water in a small bowl.
• Stir well to make a thick paste and apply this paste on all around the neck.
• Massage gently for a few minutes and let it sit for another few minutes.
• Finally, rinse your neck with lukewarm water followed by cold water.
• For effective results, scrub the area gently with your wet fingers before rinsing it off.
• Dry your skin and repeat the same process for twice a week to enhance your complexion of the neck.

Q: How to get rid of the dark patches around my neck?

Ans: There are many natural remedies that help you a lot in removing the dark patches around the neck. Have a look at some of the best remedies for whitening your dark neck.

• Oatmeal
• Baking soda
• Cucumber
• Yogurt
• Lemon
• Potato
• Ripe papaya paste
• Dried orange peel powder
• Chickpea flour
• Walnuts or almonds
• Aloe vera
• Natural oils
• Milk cream
• Turmeric
• Vitamin E oil

All you need is to apply any of these natural remedies regularly till you get a complete relief from this black neck problem.

Q: Best cream for dark neck?

Ans: Other than natural remedies, you can use some cosmetic creams that work well in lightening your dark neck area without much side effects. Here is the list…

• VLCC Snigdha Skin Whitening Cream
• Biotique Bio Coconut Whitening & Brightening Cream
• Pond’s Flawless White Visible Skin Lightening Cream
• Kozicare Skin Whitening Cream
• Garnier White Complete Speed White Cream
• Pink Madison Skin Whitening Corrector Brightening Cream
• Whitening Labs Whitening Skin Cream
• Eva Naturals Skin Whitening Cream
• Lakme Perfect Radiance Intense Whitening Night Crème
• Sattvik Organic Sun Ban Skin Whitening Cream
• INLIFE Natural Papaya Fairness Moisturizer Cream

Q: What are the simple Tips to Prevent Dark Neck?

Ans: A simple skincare routine will definitely help you to get rid of dark neck. So, follow the below mentioned few tips to whiten your dark underarms.

• Cleanse and exfoliate your neck skin regularly along with your face. Use milk to cleanse the neck and exfoliate with a mixture prepared with olive oil and sugar. Scrub it gently for a few minutes and rinse off thoroughly. Slather moisturizer (prefer natural ones) to protect it from external pollutants and dryness.
• Apply sunscreen to your neck area whenever you step out to protect it from the harmful UV radiation of the sun.
• Check with your doctor if you’re suffering from the dark neck that caused due to diabetes or obesity for proper diagnose and treatment to get rid of this problem.
• Never ever step out in the sun when you apply natural remedies that have bleaching property like lemon or tomato juice why because they make your neck even darker than before.
• Rinse your neck every time whenever you wash your face to clear the dirt, impurities and dead cells.
• Drink plenty of water and consume a healthy and well balanced nutritional diet to keep your body well hydrated and to flush out the toxins.
• Don’t forget to rinse your neck with a mild soap whenever you apply oil or any hair color to remove the leftover residues on the neck.
• Get enough physical activity and rest which help your body to regenerate and rejuvenate for completing its daily activities.

Q: How to get a brighter neck with aloe vera gel?

Ans: Aloe vera is enriched with antioxidants, enzymes, essential fatty acids, nutrients, flavonoids, skin moisturizing and many other beneficial natural compounds that help not only diminish the dark patches but also lighten the skin tone of your neck. Regular usage of aloe vera gel will help to repair and reproduce new skin cells by hydrating and nourishing the skin.

Here is the detail procedure on how to use aloe vera to whiten your dark neck.

• Take an aloe vera leaf and cut it to open.
• Extract its gel freshly and apply it to the neck area.
• Massage it gently for a few minutes and let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes.
• Finally, rinse the neck area with water and pat dry the skin gently.
• Continue the same process regularly for 2 – 4 times a week until you notice desired results.

Q: Can obesity cause facial and neck skin discoloration?

Ans: People who are overweight or obese will experience unbalanced level of insulin (even though not suffering from diabetes) and thereby it triggers hormonal imbalance and causes a dark discoloration of the skin. So, acanthosis nigricans (appears as velvety symmetrical dark patches) is a most common problem found in people suffering from overweight.