how to lighten your skin without bleaching

Many people strive to attain lighter, brighter, healthier-looking skin. Fortunately, there are many things you can do effectively.
Lighten your skin and get a smooth, blemish-free complexion just start with:
Steps
Caring for your skin
1. Wear sunscreen everyday
Sun exposure can wreak all sorts of havoc on your complexion-from  brown spots and freckles, to burns and skin cancer. When you expose your skin to UVA and UVB light, your body produces melanin which makes your skin appear darker.
2. Regularly cleanse and exfoilate your skin
Taking good care of your skin involves following a skincare routine where skin is properly cleansed, exfoilate and moisturized.
3. Drink more water and follow a healthy diet
drinking water and eating right won't magically make your skin lighter but it will help skin to rejuvenate itself .
4. Quit smoking
Everyone knows that smoking is bad for your health, but not everyone is aware of the damage it can do to your skin.
Method using home remedies:
*Try lemon juice: the citric acid in lemon juice is natural lighting agent which can help to lighten the skin.
To use
Squeeze the juice from half a lemon and dilute it to half strength with water.dip a cotton ball to the liquid and apply the lemon juice to your face or where ever you wish to lighten  the skin.
Leave the lemon juice to sit on the skin for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not go outside during this time. As the juice makes your skin hyper-sensitive to sunlight.
Thoroughly rinse your skin when you're done. Then apply a good moisturizer as lemon juice can be very drying.  Repeat this treatment 2 to 3 times a week.
*Try aloe Vera : Aloe Vera is a very soothing substance, which can help to fade discoloration
It is also very moisturizing on the skin which aids skin rejuvenation.
To use aloe Vera break a leaf off of an aloe Vera plant and rub the gel like a soap over the skin. Aloe Vera is very gentle so it's not necessary to rinse it off. However you may prefer to remove it if it makes your skin feel sticky.