How Can I Clear Brown Age Spots?
Brown age spots can be one of the most unsightly skin conditions any woman has to deal with. Even though they are called age spots, a woman doesn’t necessarily have to be older in order to get them.
There are various related reasons as to why these spots might appear. There are also several solutions although there is a big difference in how sucessful they are. It is not uncommon for these blemishes to appear in the early twenties.
They are often referred to as liver spots and sun spots. The reference to sun is accurate as over-exposure to the suns ultraviolet rays is the main reason for their appearance on the skin.
Other factors that can add to these spots, regardless of a woman’s age are smoking, lack of vitamins, eating to much poor quality saturated oils, and a diet high in refined sugars and fats.
These spots are easier to prevent than to cure, however, there are solutions available that can do wonders in reversing the effects of the sun on the skin.
When we are exposed to the sun, the melanin in our skin begins to darken our skin. This is the cause of sun tans and spots. When melanin clumps together and darkens, they form age spots.
Our diet can help significantly in reducing your chances of developing these unsightly conditions. Orange vegetables such as yams and carrots are a good beginning.
You will also want to eat as many green leafy vegetables as possible such as collard greens, lettuce, and watercress.
Garlic, chives, and other foods that are rich in antioxidants are not only great for your health, but are also wonderful for helping to fight off damaging free radicals that are created as the result of too much exposure to the sun.
Another option available for removing age spots is surgery, although it only has limited success.
Laser surgery is very limited as it is fairly ineffective on those with dark skins or purplish age spots. It works by actually burning the spot off the skin and this may not be an option that many would like.
There are also chemical peels that are used to solve this problem. This means that you will have to put an acid on your skin, which again eats away your skin in order to fix the spots.
Again, not a very pleasant experience for getting rid of these sun spots.
The most effective and safest choice is using an all natural bleaching cream.
The ingredients used in all natural creams concentrate at reducing the amount of pigment which actually causes the coloring rather than damaging the skin by burning the spot off.
The safest and most effective method of removing age spots has to be by applying an all natural bleaching cream.