Treatment of pigmentation with the help of cosmetics

Hyperpigmentation in certain areas of the body is a problem faced by people of any age. But if in childhood and early adolescence freckles look even cute, then for adults they often become a reason for frustration. Especially girls and young women suffer, in which the pigmentation on the face and other parts of the body can manifest during pregnancy.

Treatment of pigmentation is, as a rule, in the conduct of bleaching procedures. To do this, exfoliation of the stratum corneum is performed, and conditions are created to reduce the production of melanin.

At the first stage, you need to remove the top layer of the epidermis, for this apply a variety of peelings. The choice of means for exfoliation depends on the degree of manifestation of hyperpigmentation and its type. Previously, as a peeling used salicylic alcohol (20%), phenol, mercury ointment. Today, the treatment of pigmentation is carried out using more gentle means based on a-hydroxy acids - glycolic, lactic or citric.

Various means are used to suppress the production of melanin. For example, a very good effect gives the use of hydroquinone. However, this substance is quite toxic, so it should be used with great care. Therefore, cosmetologists use, mainly, hydroquinone preparations with one or two percent content of the main substance. Only in the most extreme cases is it possible to increase the concentration of hydroquinone to four percent. To substances that reduce the production of melanin also includes arbutin, kojevaya, azelaic acid , etc. However, many of these substances are capable of provoking an allergic reaction, so it is necessary to select the drugs individually.

In complex cases, pigmentation treatment is performed using surgical methods. Laser bleaching, dermabrasion or other methods are used for bleaching the skin.

It should be noted that the treatment of pigmentation may be ineffective if the main cause that causes increased production of melanin is not eliminated. Therefore, before using cosmetic methods, you should go through the examination and find out the cause of the appearance of age spots.

Fight with freckles and can be the home methods that our grandmothers used. As a rule, the greatest concern for girls is the pigmentation on the face. The treatment in this case is the use of whitening masks with the use of juice of cucumber, lemon and parsley. Of course, in order to achieve a noticeable result, you will have to spend a lot of time, and not always at urban residents have the opportunity to use organic vegetables. After all, when using greenhouse cucumbers, it is hardly possible to achieve the desired effect.

Therefore, most girls are more comfortable to deal with freckles with the help of cosmetic whitening products, which are in most lines. As a rule, the removal of pigmentation involves the use of a whole series of preparations - creams, masks, milk, peelings, lotions, etc.

Each cosmetic line uses its own method of combating pigmentation. It can be a product containing milk, wine, salicylic or glycolic acid in combination with oils and softening additives. Professional lines of bleaching agents can contain a whole complex of fruit acids in combination with kojic acid. Some manufacturers promise a wonderful whitening effect when using products containing a complex of essential oils in combination with ascorbic acid.

Often used for the manufacture of bleaching masks and creams are extracts of medicinal plants - leaves of bearberry, licorice root, mulberry root , etc.

If it is necessary to remove a single spot, rather than fight with a scattering of freckles, then a gel-corrector containing kojic acid will help in solving the problems. Such a product can be purchased at pharmacies or large cosmetic stores.