Pigmented spots: removal at home

Pigmented spots have a dark brown color, have a different shape. They are found only in women. Most often, pigmentation spots appear during pregnancy. They can also appear as a result of diseases of various organs of the body: ovaries, liver, adrenals. May be associated with helminth diseases. They manifest themselves in diseases of a chronic nature, such as tuberculosis or malaria. Sometimes the cause of the formation of such spots on the skin can not be determined. So we can see them in girls who are not sick at all.

The reasons for the appearance of age spots on the face are the long use of cologne, soap and other cosmetic products that can cause irritation on the skin and ultimately contribute to its pigmentation.

Dirty brown spots on the body often witness the use of mineral oils( for example, engine oils), gasoline. Another reason for the formation of such spots can be long-term sun exposure.

Yellowish-brown spots usually have a dry, scaly surface and are formed in the region of the knees, elbows. The cause of their appearance may be a deficiency in the body of vitamin A. Also, such spots appear as a result of tight pressure clothing( for example, the belt).

The production pigmentation is also distinguished. It represents a vast surface of the skin, covered with a dark gray "grid."There are similar spots as a result of working with phenol or with the regular inhalation of hydrocarbon vapors. Another reason is the use of drugs with arsenic content.

In people with increased sensitivity of the skin to ultraviolet radiation, skin inflammation can be caused( so-called sun dermatitis).Afterwards, the inflamed areas can be covered with spots of various types, shapes and sizes.

Spots appearing on the face are called chloasma.

Chloasma is yellow-brown spots of irregular shape and of various sizes. They are located on the skin of the nose, forehead, cheeks and neck symmetrically. The causes of the formation of chloasma can be a violation of the function of endocrine glands, liver disease, anemia, gastrointestinal tract disease, unbalanced diet, worms and the like. Chloasma is peculiar to appear during pregnancy. After birth, they do not always pass.

Treatment of skin pigmentation is selected, based on the causes that caused the appearance of spots and from the form of hyperpigmentation. Therapy is performed by a complex of doctors: dermatologist, endocrinologist, therapist, gynecologist. When the etiologic causes are eliminated, the pigmentation becomes very pale and eventually disappears. To restore melanogenesis, vitamin therapy is carried out, which includes ascorbic acid, methionine, vitamins B6 and B1.The age of pigmentation, the condition of the skin determine the type of local treatment of the disease. To hide pigmentation bleaching creams are used, to reduce it, creams with hydroquinone, vitamin A and hydrocortisone are used. In summer, the surface of the skin is wiped with cucumber juice or black currant juice, an exfoliating agent is used. Cryotherapy with liquid nitrogen and other is recommended. If chloasma emerged as a result of prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays, antimalarial drugs having photodensensitizing action are ingested. Contraindicated use of cosmetics because of the essential oils in them, which increase the sensitivity of the skin to sunlight. It is allowed to use only photo-protection creams. Sometimes pigmentation spots, even when treated at home, can completely disappear.

Pigmented spots are also age-related. In this case they have yellow, yellow-brown or straw color. Their size is different, like the shape. They appear more often after fifty years of age on the face, hands and back. Sometimes these spots are accompanied by the appearance of age-related warts( keratitis).Age spots do not form new growths.

Rashes or pigmentation spots, removal at home of ailment:

1. If it is necessary to slightly discolor the pigmentation spots, then the following means can be used. It is worth wiping the skin with yogurt, a few days old ice cream, hydrogen peroxide solution( 3%).
2. It is possible to reduce the brightness of pigmentation with the help of bleaching creams. Before applying a special cream, you need to cleanse your face. The applied cream is left for forty minutes - an hour. Remains of the cream are removed with a wet napkin or cotton swab. To wash off a cream it is not necessary.
3. Mix 1 tablespoon of lemon juice with 1 tablespoon of diluted vinegar, add 2 teaspoons of warm boiled water. The face of the mixture must be cleaned daily. When dry skin, 1 teaspoon of oil( vegetable) should be added to the mixture. It is also not bad to wipe the skin with a piece of cucumber or lemon, sour milk. After that, you need to wash.
4. It is believed that it is good to reduce pigment spots with castor oil. For this it is necessary to bring the castor oil to a high temperature on the steam bath. The resulting warm agent is impregnated with gauze in several layers, which is used like a mask, put on the face. The parchment paper lies on top. The mask is removed after 40 minutes. This procedure should be carried out within a month.
5. Pour 1 cup of boiling water a handful of dandelion flowers. When the infusion cools down, strain it and pour it into a container. In the morning and evening, use infusion of pigmentation spots and freckles.
6. Cleanse your face and apply cream. Put on the face pieces of tomatoes and radishes. Thirty minutes later, wipe the skin with cool milk.
7. Well-bleached pigmentation mask from grated cucumber or red strawberries, red currant juice, grapefruit and lemon. The result of bleaching will be visible after 1-2 months.

Removal of pigmentation at home is not fully effective, therefore it is carried out in cosmetology clinics due to exfoliation of the top layer of skin or grinding by the apparatus.