When we're on our travels or even in our home salon, we always get asked questions especially about the skin we're in, so we're going to concentrate on one of them in today's blog.
Some of you may notice that some areas of your skin have darker patches. This can be located anywhere on the body, but most commonly found on the face, arms and hands.
This is called 'hyperpigmentation', it's harmless and means that there is more melanin content in the noticeably darker area. There are many causes for this to occur, including Melasma, this is the more common name for it when the large darkened patches occur during hormonal changes, such as pregnancy and taking the 'pill'. Freckles and age spots darken when in the sun, because the melanin absorbs the suns harmful UV rays in order to protect the skin from harmful exposure. Therefore, wearing sunscreen is a must to save the damage the sun can do.
Other causers of dark spots can be 'acne' and skin diseases, where the darker spots are found after the condition clears.
We also get asked "How can we get rid of freckles?" and our answer is "You can't, as they are hereditary, but instead you can use sunscreen to reduce their appearance".
Sometimes the answer simply isn't enough to bring a smile to the face.
However, there are other some interesting answers, such as: some people confide in laser treatments or prescribed creams containing hydroquinone which, as the active ingredient slows the melanin production down. There are harsher creams which contain twice the amount of hydroquinone and cause sensitivity. There is also Lumixyl peptide which I came across. This is more advanced and worth reading about.
Remember, you can also use camouflage make-up, in this case, please contact us to book a one to one consultation where we can go through the application/products which will help you without the use of laser, chemicals etc.
Should you be looking to use any creams or treatments for skin lightening or equivalent, do contact the company to book in for your consultation or seek advice from your doctor. The information we have provided is to inform you of what hyperpigmentation is and what is available to you. The choices you make are your own.
If there are any other areas you would like us to look into or if you have any questions, then please feel free to contact us via our facebook page, or via our website.
Let us know your thoughts, we would love to hear from YOU!
Kindest regards
Sunita Johal (CC2) & Anita Cormier (CC1)
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