Skin Whitening

Some of the physical signs of sun damaged skin are sunburn, age spots, freckles and wrinkles. We all love the tanning effect of the sun but the reality is that too much exposure the UV rays cause a lot of havoc to your body. It increases free radicals which destroy your immune system, causing diseases including cancer; free radicals also cause premature aging of the skin leading to the appearance of lines, wrinkles and age spots.

The benefit of sunlight is not in doubt either; it helps your body to get the necessary vitamin D. However, you need to avoid too much exposure to it; to prevent sun damaged skin, you should always protect your body with sunscreen when going out. I do not mean the chemical laden SPFs, because those ones also contain chemicals harmful to your body.

Look for creams that contain D-Panthenol (vitamin B5); this is a natural sunblocker and moisturizer that protects your skin against the damaging effects of the UV rays of the sun. It is proven to be effective at preventing sunburns and removing existing ones; it also enhances natural tanning process.

The problem most people with sun damaged skin battle with is, finding a good skin whitening cream that will effectively remove the age spots, freckles, sunburns and wrinkles. Most of the whitening creams on the market contain lightening agents that irritate the skin such as hydroquinone and alphahydroxy acid; these chemicals will even make the sun damaged skin worse.

However, there are a few natural whitening creams that contain ingredients that are effective and yet gentle on a skin with such condition. I discovered one of such natural whitening creams; it contains a whitening agent called Extrapone Nutgrass. This ingredient works by inhibiting the production of melanin; it is important to note that it is the accumulation of melanin that causes age spots.

Extrapone Nutgrass is proven to inhibit melanin by over 41% when used in 0.5% concentration. The beauty of it all is that instead of causing irritation, Nutgrass actually prevents irritation; this is because it was first developed as an anti-irritant before its whitening properties were discovered. It is gentle on your skin, yet very effective in removing age spots, sunburns, freckles and other pigmentation.

Extrapone Nutgrass also contains anti-aging properties; thus, it helps to remove lines and wrinkles thereby rejuvenating your sun damaged skin, making it look smooth and younger.

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By: Caroline Igwe