Skin Lightening for Dark Freckles

Ideally, freckles are round, flat and dark colored spots that can be as small as 2mm and as big as 4mm. These skin spots are often caused by hyper pigmentation in particular areas, since the surrounding skin is usually way lighter in color. Freckles might be caused by exposure to the sun, or they could be hereditary. Although there is no recorded medical downside to freckles, they effectively might ruin your looks. More so, they are sensitive to UV rays and are thus more prominent when your skin has been exposed to sunlight. Although these freckles can be present throughout your body, they’ll often be found in specific sunlight-exposed areas. There are several skin lightening and whitening approaches that are available in the market, but before we get to that – let’s look at the two basic forms of this skin problem.

·         Ephelides – these are light brown or flat red spots on the skin that are typical during the months of summer, and rare during winter. Skin experts and dermatologists attribute hereditary factors to these types of freckles.

·         Lentigenes – these are often small brown, tan or black spots that are darker than an ephelide. These will not fade during winter, and they are also attributed to hereditary/genetic factors.

Although exposure to sunlight and hereditary factors are the two main causes of freckles, they can also be caused by hormonal imbalance and rare disorders such as Xeroderma Pigmentosum.

Skin Lightening   - Remedies for Freckles

1.      Cosmetic Skin Lightening Products – there are dozens of cosmetic products in the market dedicated to the healing of freckles. However, most of these products hardly work as advertised. Before you go to the market and buy a cosmetic cream for treating freckles, make sure that you check it’s ingredients for safety. If a product has one or more ingredient that has been banned elsewhere (such information is easily available with an online search), make sure not to buy it.

2.      Home Remedies – home remedies are often the best option when you are looking for a safe skin lightening alternative to cure freckles. Based on who you are getting your advice from, there are dozens of home-made regimens that you can effectively use to heal this condition. However, before you can attain any success, you need to precisely follow the usage instructions. Here are a few of the more basis skin lightening home remedies for freckles.

ü  Applying sour cream on your face – once you apply the mask to your skin, don’t rinse it right away. Gently wipe it away and then apply an effective moisturizer.

ü  Honey - slightly heat honey and then apply it to your face. These done, pat the mask gently with your fingers. Wash the honey off with lukewarm water after a couple of minutes.

Apply odorless castor oil or Vit. E – Apply either Vitamin E or odorless castor oil before going to bed at night.