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Have you ever longed for fairer, brighter skin? Strange isn’t it? How some very fair ladies feel they look sickly and bask in the sun for a so called healthy tan. They were healthier pale than browned because a tan is a sign of sun damage. If you are born brown, then you would be the envy of these women. Then again, the grass is always greener on the other side. Dark girls often want to be fair.
Modern technology is amazing. A pale girl can get tan skin without even stepping out in the sun. Thanks to self tanners in the form of lotions or even pills.
Likewise, dark girls can go fairer. Going to a plastic surgeon for skin bleaching can give you very drastic results. Your best bet is to stay out of the sun and use sun protection and wear long sleeves and pants by day to allow your skin fade to the color you were born with.
An old home remedy to fade away the freckles and dark spots with lemon juice. It is a risky thing because lemon juice is very acid pH2. Sulphuric acid is just 1 point away at pH1, so you can imagine how acidic lemons are. You could end up burning or irritating your skin with lemon juice. At very least, it would make your skin more sensitive to sunlight. UV exposure triggers off melanin production. If your skin is continuously irritated, not just by sunlight, but by pollutants and allergens, your skin will react by producing more melanin and darkening even further.
Basically, your skin gets dark because melanin is produced by your skin, to shade it from the sun. The freckles, dark spots and even the even tan is due to melanin clustering together to protect your skin.
To get fair, you slowly exfoliate off the darkened skin over time and prevent the new skin from darkening. As the darkened dead skin cells are rubbed off, younger,lighter skin is revealed. It takes time no doubt, but the results are worth the wait.
There are several things commonly used to lighten the skin.
Hydroquinone is one of them but in higher concentrations, it can cause irritations and may even be carcinogenic. It makes skin lighter by preventing melanin from being formed.
Alchemilla a plant popular amongst the alchemists in the Middle Ages, slows the release of melanin pigments to your skin, hence slowing down the darkening of your skin.
Kojic acid is used to to prevent melanin formation.
Black-Out Yeast Complex, a formula by clinique, used extensively in its Derma White range breaks down the melanin clusters so that these can be disposed of via exfoliation and defuses irritants that would otherwise darken the skin, through its delivery of antioxidants. Most importantly, it prevents more melanin from forming by blocking away the signals to produce melanin.
Then there are the skin bleaching treatments by a plastic surgeon using AHAs or retin-A amongst other things. These are for more drastic results. For something gentler, I suggest you get a skin whitening range from your favourite skin care brand.
By: Janice Tham
- Categories: Skin Whitening
- Tags: Biological Functions, Biological Process, Cellular Level, Dark Skin, Functions Of The Skin, Michael Jackson, New Skin, Pigment Removal, Skin Blotches, Skin Care Products, Skin Pigment, Skin Treatment Products, Skin Whitening Products, Skins, Substrate, Sun Exposure, Time In History, Truth Of The Matter, Tv Man, Watching Tv
When was the last time that you saw Michael Jackson on your TV set and said to yourself or the person sitting in the room with you watching TV, “man he looks great”! Probably never, because the truth of the matter is that he has really screwed himself up good.
If you stop for a moment to thing about it though, there is something to be learned from what he has done to himself. That is that it is now possible more than any other time in history to actually change the way that you look.
For instance, have you ever noticed that he has treated his skin to lighten the color that it is? This is because, there are now substances available that can actually remove pigment from a persons skin. These substances are what is contained in new skin treatment products that are available for treating dark skin blotches that are the result of aging and exposure to the sun.
These products were developed as the result of years of research into to actual intrinsic biological functions of the skin its self. The fact is, that your skin has a natural biological process by which it rids itself of skin pigment and this is why a tan goes way in time.
In dark skin blotches this process has shut down and that is why the pigment in them stays. Effective skin whitening products on the market now function in the skins substrate on a cellular level to click the skins pigment removal process back on long enough for it to rid itself of the accumulated pigment in dark skin blotches.
More and more skin care products now function on this same principle of functioning below the skins surface to temporarily stimulate the skins natural biological functions that have been lost due to aging or sun exposure.
By: Ceci Lewis
- Categories: Skin Whitening
- Tags: Best Whitening Cream, Cell Formation, Cosmetic Treatment, Healing Process, Melanin, Mother Nature, Natural Ingredients, Natural Substances, New Skin, Prime Causes, Radiations, Sea Kelp, Skin Cell, Skin Irritations, Skin Problems, Skin Whitener, Skin Whitening Cream, Uniform Patches, Uv Rays, Wakame
Are you aggravated with the dark non uniform patches on your skin? Looking for a remedy to bless you with a clean, clear and uniformly white skin? The good news is here. This article is intended to provide some useful tips to help you understand the key things to look for in a skin whitening cream. Read on to find that out.
Most of the skin problems like dark pigmented patches on skin, dullness and roughness, wrinkles – they are all symptoms of the damage to the skin caused over a period of years. This damage is mostly caused due to the over exposure to UV rays coming from the sun. Moreover, with age, the process of new skin cell formation gets slow causing the skin to be more prone to the damage. Thereby, reduces the healing process as well.
The key to finding the best skin whitening cream lies in understanding the fact that aging and solar radiations – which are the prime causes of skin problems – they both work by the nature’s rule. And there can be no chemical or cosmetic treatment possible having the ability to reverse the effect of nature. If it has to be done, the solution has to be looked for in Mother Nature herself. And that is exactly my point.
The best skin whitening cream does not consist of any chemicals which can harm your skin. Not even fragrances which can actually cause skin irritations. The best whitening cream is one which consists of natural substances mixed together in required concentrations. Use of natural ingredients makes these creams absolutely safe and free from side effects.
Extrapone Nutgrass Root is a plant which acts as an excellent skin whitener. The way it works is extra ordinarily effective. It directly inhibits the production of melanin. Now, since melanin is responsible for providing color to the skin; the lower its content is, the whiter the skin will be. Clinically, it has been proven to reduce the melanin content by 40%.
Phytessence Wakame is a sea kelp which helps in protecting the skin from harmful UV rays. The better the protection, lower the risk of any kind of skin problem – be it dark patchy spots or dull and rough skin. It also inhibits the break down of hyaluronic acid which is essential for maintaining elasticity and smoothness in the skin.
Shea butter is another way to protect the skin from solar radiations. It is an excellent moisturizer and emollient.
The force formed by the combination of these natural substances is so powerful that it not only helps in whitening the skin, but also improves its overall health. An effective skin whitening cream should have a good concentration of like substances.
Now that you are armed with this information, I hope this helps you in finding the most effective skin whitening cream. Put it to the test right away and rediscover the younger and whiter you.
By: Frank Langella