Green tea extract
According to researchers, green tea extracts helps in fighting the pigmentation on the skin and is very effective to get rid of melasma at home. You can use green tea bags in the affected areas to get the benefits from this remedy, and you can also purchase the green tea extract from the market. Although there are no solid pieces of evidence that support the fact of green tea extract lightening the dark skin, there is a lot of studies to do. You can steep the green tea bag in boiled water for 5 to 6 minutes and then remove it from the water. Cool the tea bag and rub it on the melasma affected skin twice a day until there is a lightening of these dark patches on your skin.