I am a light brown skinned African American young woman and I am interested in making my skin lighter. It is not because I'm not happy with my skin color, its just because I have dark spots that are hard to get rid of and I also have oily skin which can make me look darker than what I am. I was wondering, what is the best way to lighten my skin without buying something expensive that may not work. I am trying to achieve the goal of having light luminous skin. I read on the internet about lemon juice, does it work and is it safe??