Freckles appear early in life, increase in number during summer months and fade in winter. After the age of 40-45 they disappear, but who wants to wait?
Age spots are similar to freckles. They appear later in life and can occur in any skin type.
If you know why the discoloration occurs and take measures to prevent and treat it, you can have an even skin tone at any age.
What To Do
If you want to avoid skin discoloration, the first and the most important thing you need to do is to avoid sun exposure and wear sunscreen. This way your body will not need to produce more melanin (melanin is produced by the body in response to sun exposure).
Since melanin is accumulated in the upper layer of the skin, you might want to consider skin lightening and peeling. There are different products that can be used for this purpose:
Hydroquinone has been a very popular treatment, however it can irritate the skin.
Kojic acid, discovered in Japan in 1989, is a natural product derived from fungi. It is gentle on the skin and very effective in treating skin discoloration. Penetrating upper skin layers, it inhibits the formation of the pigment.
Alpha hydroxy acids help to shed the old cells faster, therefore they will be helpful as well. By removing the outer skin cells, which are usually darker, you will make your freckles or age spots lighter and less visible.
If you decide to use any of the above products, extra sun protection is imperative. If necessary, apply an SPF cream several times a day. By using skin lighteners and peels, you affect the upper darker layer. Lower layers are lighter, with less melanin present. If you don't protect your skin, it will launch its own defense mechanism producing more melanin. This will result in darker and more intensive discoloration which can be even harder to get rid of.
Please remember that skin discoloration require consistent treatment. Once you stop using lighteners and protection, the dark patches will be back. But keeping up with your skin regiment is not difficult: all you need is a gentle yet effective lightener and a moisturizer with complete UV protection - against both UVB and UVA rays.
Natural Remedies
Wash your face with sour milk. Lactic acid will provide gentle peeling effect without irritating or drying your skin.
Lemon juice is a time-proven freckle fighting remedy. It is not necessary to rub your skin with a piece of lemon. Applying the juice with your fingers will do the job.
Fruit and vegetable masks (apricots, strawberries, cucumbers, red currant).
Sour cream mask. Do not rinse this mask completely, just remove gently with a facial tissue, then apply a moisturizer. For oily skin - use lemon juice before applying the mask.
Natural parsley juice (or parsley infusion) mixed with equal amounts of lemon juice, orange juice, and red currant juice under your favorite cream will help you keep your freckles invisible.
Increase your Vitamin C intake! It makes your skin less sensitive to the sun. Foods rich in vitamin C include citrus fruits, apples, green onions, black and red currant, rosehip tea.
2007-02-08 16:15:15
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answered by LoVeLy 3
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freckles are always cute. red hair almost never is. feel blessed.
use sunscreen every day (yes, even in winter) to prevent getting more. try a facial peel/lotion with lactic acid or glycolic acid. scrub your face well as often as you can tolerate it (sensitive skin will be every 2 or 3 days, normal skin can get away with every day). if you want a fast but temporary remedy, you can buy a heavy-duty concealer (cream kinds are usually the thickest) and pat it over your freckles, though this can be time consuming if they're all over your face.
2007-02-08 16:30:02
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answered by polymyxinbsulfates 4
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Freckles are wonderful on all people. movie movie star Lucy Liu has dazzling freckles and in an interview as quickly as mentioned she hates it whilst magazines airbrush her freckles out. i'm east indian and my little sister has freckles...it provides a measurement to her face that each and every physique falls in love with. If she would be in a position to embody them together with her dark hair and dark eyes...i'm specific your freckles are much extra loveable given which you have the organic blond hair and honest dermis to end them. do exactly no longer overlook to positioned on dermis protection so as that they stay that way continuously :)
2016-11-02 23:01:48
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answered by ? 4
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well i have a suggestion that you probably wont like BUT just in case..
If you use foundation (found at a department store) that matches your skin tone exactly and wear it on your face, itll hide them and wont look like you have makeup on. just make sure you rub it in good and no one will be able to notice. It wont hide them COMPLETELY but itll make them less noticable
2007-02-09 04:35:51
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answered by MeghanGene 2
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notin wrong with frecks their cool and if nobody likes them then their not your friends.
ROCK ON FRECKLES!!!!!!!!!!
2007-02-08 15:41:14
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answered by cheerleadermonkie 2
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