Yes lemon juice can help to remove the dark spots as it is citric acid and the acid has effects of exfoliating the skin. So it is used in most of the whitening skin products. Vitamin C or lemon juice not only helps in reducing the dark spots but it makes the skin more brighter and lighter and healthier internally and externally. So lemon juice should not only be applied on thaw skin while taking a shower, but eaten everyday. Lemon should be a part of your daily diet. You can take a lemon shot everyday like neat lemon without dilution with salt or sugar, just take a cup of one lemon and drink in between the meals so that you do not feel the sourness and doing this will nourish your skin externally as well as internally.
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