Get Rid Of Hyperpigmentation To Look Youthful! |
Posted: December 7, 2016 |
Clear and blemish free skin is a sign that you have a good skincare regimen including ample sun protection. Uneven skin tone, dark or brown spots on your skin can make you look much older than your actual age even more than the lines and wrinkles on your face. The main cause of these dark spots or pigmentation is unprotected exposure to the sun rays. Just spend a week or so on a holiday while having a sun bath daily on the beach or in the garden or anywhere outdoors and here you go. You will come back with dark spots on your face, neck and sometimes hands. This is hyperpigmentation which is primarily caused by exposure to sunlight. The UV rays of the sun stimulate the production of melanin in skin’s epidermis layer. This not just cause sun tan but also hyperpigmentation in the end. Another sad fact about hyperpigmentation is that it appears with age. If you have are 30 years of age, you may have earned it 10 years ago when you were full of youthful energy and loved bathing in the sun without any care for your skin damage. On average, it takes about 10 years for the sun damage to your skin to appear as dark or age spots. The hyperpigmentation is further aggravated by the following factors: • Exposure to environmental heat: despite that you are following a vigilant skin care regimen and physically adopt sun protective behaviour if you already have hyperpigmentation, it tends to worsen when exposed to hot environmental heat and thermal energy. • Hormonal changes: this is more common in women in the form of ‘Melasma’. These are dark brown patches on the skin which gives uneven skin tone. It is common for the pregnant ladies and those who use birth control pills. • Skin injury or trauma: remember, if at some time in life you picked on your pimple or a wound, it left a dark mark on your skin. No matter how much you used Vitamin E oil, it won’t leave your skin that is because it is a post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) which appears on the skin following an injury or trauma. Any kind of skin inflammation can cause PIH. The rules to follow while combating hyperpigmentation Hyperpigmentation treatment is a difficult and long-term. As sun damage took a while to create hyperpigmentation, similarly it would take a while to remove it. Most of the products take at least four weeks to show some positive results. So patience is the first rule of hyperpigmentation treatment. The second golden rule of treating hyperpigmentation is diligence. There is no use of buying lots of expensive hyperpigmentation treatment products and using them, if you are not wearing a broad spectrum sunscreen on daily basis and not physically adopting a sun protective behaviour while you go into the sun. Keep you face thoroughly covered while going outdoors. After you have committed to yourself to follow these two rules, you can start off with hyperpigmentation treatment options including pigment inhibitors or blockers, skin exfoliation treatments, use of broad spectrum sunscreen and IPL/Laser treatment. The hyperpigmentation treatment before and after will give you an idea of how it helps in treating the issue.
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