How to Get Rid
of Freckles Fast
1. Avoid from Sun
This not only helps in reducing them, but also
helps to avoid the formation of freckles and fades them. Always use a good
sunscreen and cover your skin against the harmful sun rays. Use Umbrella for
some added protection and extra oomph.
Chemical Treatments
2. Do Bleach
Bleaching
the skin is a good way of reducing pigmentation. This must be done with very care
though because improper bleaching may lead to worsening the freckles by
darkening the area around them.
3. Retinoid
These need to
be prescribed by a dermatologist as they include a high concentration of
chemicals and shouldn’t be used without proper information. Retinoid are known
to peel the damaged skin and fast
the process of new skin generation.
4. Chemical Peels
This is another medical procedure
with sure shot results. Chemical peels are known to give the best results.
Surgical Methods
5. Laser Treatment
Though expensive, this is a
permanent way to get rid of freckles. Make sure you are consulting a certified
dermatologist and get your skin checked before you opt for laser treatment. The
laser will direct an intense light to the affected spots, which is then
absorbed by the skin and melanin. This will destroy the dark cells, and leave
the healthy cells intact.
6. Cryosurgery
This is a procedure where extreme
cold is applied to the damaged tissues. Liquid nitrogen is mainly used in this
treatment. Again, please go to a certified doctor.
Home Remedies
7. Apply Lemon Juice
Now stop worrying on how to lighten
freckles, and start using lime juice. Being the best cure for any blemish,
lemon juice works here too to reduce the pigmentation levels of freckles. The
natural bleaching properties of lemon help in lightening dark spots over time.
Squeeze half a lime, and apply the
juice onto the areas with brown spots using a cotton ball. Leave it for 15
minutes, and then wash off with water.
8. Use Vitamin C
If you are too sensitive to lemon
juice, try including vitamin C rich foods in your diet. It might not be as
effective as direct application, but it will considerably reduce the
occurrence.
9. Use Strawberries
Slice up some strawberries and use
them as a mask. You can also use some apricots instead.
A paste of sour milk and oats also
helps in fading the freckles.
11. Use Kitchen Ingredients
These ingredients from the kitchen
are known to fade the freckles – honey, cucumber, and nutmeg paste to name a
few.
12. Use Fruit Mask
You can also try this fruit mask!
Blend together two strawberries, a two inch piece of papaya, and appropriate
quantities of cucumber and pineapple. Apply the mask to the face, and wash off
after 15 minutes.
Makeup
13. Concealer
If there is no way out, there is
always some concealer. Put your makeup skills to good use and conceal the
freckles.
14. Learn To Love Yourself
Own up to them. Freckles are beautiful and an individual’s identity.
Let us say this again! Prevention is better than cure. To avoid
freckle formation in first place, stay out of the sun. Though tanning sounds
like a lot of fun (I mean the tan that makes us look like bronze goddesses),
you are exposing your skin to a lot of sun damage. Your skin is forced to
produce extra melanin and also there is a high risk of cancerous cells being
generated. Tanning beds aren’t wise either.
Different Types Of Freckles
Yes, freckles have different types to them too! Like any other
skin trouble, they tend to vary in types depending on the cause. As a freckle
is mostly caused due to sun exposure, it can be classified into simple freckles
and sunburn freckles.
Simple Freckles
A simple freckle or epehlidesis is a
flat tan spot that tends to appear in the summer months when the sun is out.
They tend to fade in the winters again. This is a type that is generally found
in people with fair skin but it is also hereditary in some families. Red-heads
and people with green eye color are more prone to this type of a freckle than
the others with fair skin.
Sunburn Freckles
These are a darker form of freckles
that are scientifically called lent genes. This term includes certain types of
dark freckles and the sunburn freckles. Sunburn freckles occur mostly on the
shoulder and back where sunburns are most common. These are very rarely
genetic.
Another form of freckles that we must discuss is called the liver
spots. Don’t worry. This doesn’t have any connection with liver diseases. These
spots just form as a result of old age at the back of the hands. Some of them
also develop non-malignant cysts around these spots that are popularly called barnacles or rice krispies. In some, they begin as darker freckles and
grow into barnacles. These are invariably referred to as the barnacles of old
age.
How Are Freckles Formed?
It is believed that the formation of freckles has a strong
connection between heredity and sun exposure. Two people with the same sun
exposure need not necessarily have the same results of freckles development.
Both natural and tanning lights have the wavelengths of the ultra
violet rays. On exposure to this ultra violet radiation, the skin thickens. The
melanin pigment producing cells, melanocytes, then increases the production and
the skin tends to get darker and tanned. This production and deposition can
provide further protection against the sun rays. Exposure beyond this limit ends
with the formation of freckles.
Those with darker skin complexion are less sensitive to sun
exposure. But even they on prolonged exposure will develop sun damage and
burns. And it has been observed that those with lighter skin tones, blonde or
red hair and light eye colors are more genetically prone to freckles than the
rest. This proves that the heredity plays a very important role in the
development of freckles on the face or any other part of the body. In a
research that was conducted in comparison between two pairs of identical twins
and fraternal twins, it was found that more correlative results were present
between the identical twins. Thus, confirming the genetic role play. Either
ways, irrespective of the skin color, freckles are results of over production
of melanin in certain areas.
Freckles Prevention
Prevention is always better than cure. Especially in the case of
freckles, since most people find the treatments unsatisfactory.
Since freckles are a combined result of genetics and sun exposure,
we shall focus on the sun exposure solutions. Obviously as there is nothing we
can do about our genetics but curse the stars and blame our parents.
Here are some freckles prevention tips –
·
Begin sun protection at a
younger age. Damage to the skin from sun exposure usually happens at a younger
age among children under the age of 18 years. For that is when you are more
likely to spend more time outside playing.
·
Use sunscreens with a SPF
value suitable to the environmental conditions that you live in. The greater
your exposure to the sun, higher should be the SPF.
·
Make sure that you reapply
your sunscreen periodically. There is no such thing as a sweat proof or water
proof sunscreen. They all wear off eventually; it’s just a matter of how long
they last.
·
Avoid stepping out in the sun
during the peak hours that is between 10 am and 4 pm during the day. This is
definitely a very simple job for those of us with desk jobs and also those who
work night shifts.
·
Try and stay in the shade as
much as possible. If you have to wait, then wait in the shade. Avoid sun
exposure as much as possible. This is especially true for those of you with
fair skin, light or red hair, and light eyes for you have a genetic inclination
to developing freckles already.
A warning to all those of you who
exhibit sensitivity to heat, please check your skin for freckling frequently.
This is a sign of UV damage that can leave you open to malignant skin cancers
in the future.
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