Before smearing the vigorous products from pigment spots, think about the consequences. Not all types of pigmentation can be removed by home and purchased products. In addition, some pigment spots may be malignant tumors, and do something with them without the permission of the doctor - to sign a sentence.
Even if the appearance of coffee or dark brown specks has nothing to do with the development of something malignant in the body, girls who remove cosmetic flaws on their own or with the help of a cosmetologist, you need to understand the problem.
To get rid of the defect and not to provoke the appearance of dangerous complications, the first thing you need to do is understand what pigment spots you declare war on. You should also get to the bottom of the reasons for their appearance and find out how, with the help of which / whom you can remove these defects without causing harm to health.
Types of age spots on the face and the reasons for their appearance
The most common type of age spots is freckles. Fortunately, these brown spots are benign. In addition to freckles, primary pigmentation also includes: melasma, chloasma, lentigo. But post-acne spots and other defects similar to them, which are formed as a result of the development of pathological processes on the skin or due to injury to the face, belong to secondary pigmentation. Moles are also pigmented spots. They are congenital and acquired.
As for the causes of pigment spots, they are easy to sort into two groups. The first group is the external causes of the development of excessive pigmentation of the face. Dark spots can cause solar activity, which adversely affects the condition of the skin. Hyperpigmentation, as it turned out, is often a post-traumatic consequence of mechanical, chemical damage. The external causes of the appearance of pigment spots also include: untimely or improper use of purchased or home remedies, such as body masks, the use of low-quality creams, oils.
One of the main internal causes of pigment spots is hormonal failure. It can be triggered by pregnancy, oral contraceptives, etc. Photosensitizing agents are also capable of causing the appearance of stains, as a result of which the skin is more sensitive to both the sun's rays and artificial ultraviolet radiation. Two more internal causes of hyperpigmentation are lack of vitamins or folic acid. Some blemishes are caused by age-related changes in the skin. It happens that their appearance provokes kidney and liver diseases.
Freckles
Freckles often appear on the face and have the appearance of light yellow or dark yellow specks. Most of all they occupy the skin of children. With age, their number often decreases, and the remaining specks begin to brighten. Usually freckles annoy almost all redheads, but since they are not skin diseases, you should not worry too much about people who are kissed by the sun. The only thing they should be careful of is the sun's rays. Therefore, girls with freckles need to give up long sunbathing. Also, they should not forget to use sunscreen cosmetics. Such precautions are understandable, because the sunlight not only makes the existing freckles more vivid, but also provokes the emergence of new spots.
Some girls remove freckles with a laser, many women use homemade masks and lotions based on kefir, lemon juice or parsley juice for this purpose. The latter means also work, but, of course, they are not as fast as the laser, they remove the spots. Although in this case, it may be better to prefer home-made safe products, which will definitely not leave any scars on the face, unlike some cosmetic tools.
If you live in a hot climate zone, then do not limit yourself to using homemade brightening products and sunblock creams. You should also regularly visit a dermatologist. Why do you need it? The fact is that people who are too susceptible to ultraviolet rays can develop various dermatosis and even skin cancer.
Chloasma
Chloasma from freckles is distinguished by the large size of the spots and the clarity of their outlines. Chloasma is similar to freckles in that these pigment spots darken in summer and brighten in winter. It can occur as a result of functional disorders of the ovaries, liver, pituitary, due to helminthic invasion, etc. In such cases, the first thing to do is to treat the underlying disease, which provokes hyperpigmentation.
Chloasma, which has arisen as a result of pregnancy, usually does not require any treatment, since these pigment spots disappear after childbirth themselves. Most often, such yellowish-brown specks appear on the cheeks, temples, forehead, and sometimes on the eyelids. The shape of the spots is different. Small defects can merge together, forming large spots, spread on almost the entire face.
Melasma
Melasma occurs due to dysfunctions of the formation of melanin, which is synthesized in the skin. Melasma can be characterized not only by hyperpigmentation, but also by focal weakening of the color of the skin or by its absence - depigmentation. Such disorders of pigmentation often occur due to genetic predisposition or develop due to exposure to UV rays. Mentioned contraceptives, photosensitizers can also cause the appearance of melasma, absolutely like all hormonal drugs. Gastrointestinal diseases also affect the development of the disease.
How to get rid of these melasmatic spots? Cosmetologists advise people with melasma to get rid of age spots with chemical and laser peels. If you do not want to go to the beautician, you can try to make such a peeling at home using dairy products and fruit juice. Another way to get rid of melasma is photorejuvenation. Of course, such a procedure can not be carried out with the help of available tools at home.
Lentigo
Lentigo are dark brown pigment spots that appear due to the increased accumulation of melanocytes in the epidermis. Spots can occur due to excessive exposure to the scorching rays of the sun. Especially often they settle on the faces of those people who neglected to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation.
Usually, these pigment spots occur on the skin of older people and are called "senile lentigo." But in addition to senile lentigo, the juvenile stands out, which mainly appears in adolescents or very young children. Lentigo, which increases in diameter, changes pigmentation, may be malignant. This spot is considered a type of melanoma. This malignant tumor develops from pigment cells and can metastasize to all organs. The frequent location of the malignant lentigo is the cheeks.
Moles
But the mole, another kind of age spots, unlike melanoma, is a benign tumor. A mole occurs when skin cells begin to turn into melanocytes, which produce pigment. Moles often appear under the influence of hormones during puberty or pregnancy. Sometimes they change the size, color. After such changes, be sure to consult a doctor.
Pigment moles, located in places that are constantly susceptible to friction, it makes sense to remove, after consulting with experts. Why delete? The problem is that a mole that has been traumatized sometimes turns into melanoma. Ultraviolet radiation can also push it to rebirth.
How to improve the condition of pigmented skin
Before you improve something, you need to know what kind of pigmentation you are dealing with. The nature of the arisen pigment spots should establish a doctor. If you have already been with him and received the appropriate recommendations, it remains to adhere to the rules of skin care, which the specialist said. When you for some reason cannot go to the clinic and are very afraid to further aggravate the situation, then it remains to adhere to generally accepted rules of behavior for people with impaired skin pigmentation.
The main rule is maximum sun protection. This will help you special creams and other cosmetics that have ultraviolet filters. Glasses, wide-brimmed hats, too, float. Often, stains appear due to a deficiency of vitamin C or folic acid. In the first case, you need to drink vitamins, in the second - there are more greens, lemons, cabbages. You can safely do both, because neither greens nor vitamins will harm anyone. In any case, such actions will not exactly worsen the condition of the pigmented skin. But to independently engage in the normalization of hormonal balance is not worth it.
It does not hurt to make safe whitening masks, use moisturizers, brighten tonic to reduce the severity of spots. And do not forget to take the time to visit a dermatologist. Moreover, having any pigment spots, it is reasonable to undergo medical examinations regularly.
Removal of age spots on the face
Ways to remove pigment spots are selected based on the type of defects, skin condition, neglect of the situation, etc. All disposal procedures should be carried out after a full examination by a dermatologist, endocrinologist, oncologist and the determination of the cause of the occurrence of violations. If the doctors said that the stain does not have a malignant origin, did not arise due to serious diseases of the thyroid gland, kidneys, then you can safely stomp to a beautician, or do homemade products to reduce hyperpigmentation. But if the examination confirms that your pigment spots are a symptom of the development of the disease, then you should immediately treat the main disease. Girls who refuse therapy and immediately turn to a beautician are throwing money down the drain. After all, to achieve a lasting effect is possible only after the elimination of the root cause of pigment spots.
Most women are satisfied with the professionalism of beauticians, quickly and painlessly remove pigmentation from the face. Some ladies were disappointed by the beauty salon workers, as after their manipulations the defects appeared again, and the spots increased, darkened. In any case, completely abandon the salons wrong, because not all stains are cleaned by home remedies. For example, hardware cosmetology is best suited for removing large and bright age spots, senile lentigo. The main thing is to find a good specialist who will perform high-quality ultrasonic or chemical peels, cryoapplication, photorejuvenation, etc.
Popular whitening products are also popular. It makes sense to buy it, because in good cosmetics aggressive substances that are responsible for the removal of hyperpigmentation are combined with soothing, moisturizing, skin-protecting components. Such products, with a well-chosen composition, will not harm the skin and improve the situation. But not all ready-made tools are so safe. Regular use of individual specimens can lead to the development of cancer. It turns out that it is safer to use homemade products.
Simple whitening mask for age spots on the face
Of course, home products are not as effective as, for example, hardware cosmetology. But in some cases it is possible to cope with pigment spots with the help of a homemade mask, especially if we are talking about lightening ordinary freckles.
Strawberry curd pigment mask
Combine puree of three ripe strawberries with one tablespoon of cottage cheese and dessert spoon of sour cream. Mix the slurry, add a teaspoon of oatmeal to it. Apply the mask with a thick layer. Withstand 20 minutes. Course - 14 procedures
Attention: before applying a strawberry-curd mask on your face for about 7-10 minutes, you should hold gauze dipped in liquid from one article. spoons of lemon juice and two - hydrogen peroxide (3 percent).
Petrushko-honey mask pigment spots
Two Art. Spoon chopped parsley, combine with honey and lemon juice. The ratio is 1: 1: 1. Hold time is half an hour. Wash - water. Frequency of use - once a day.
