At a word "freckles" at us at once arisesassociation with redheads. However, freckles can appear on the face of many blonde, and even dark-haired people. Freckles are small pigment spots on the skin of a person of yellowish-orange hues. They can also manifest themselves on the body, on the hands, shoulders, back, chest. Freckles occur when the melanin pigment is deposited in the upper layers of the skin, appearing usually in children at an early age, and by the age of 30 they tend to decrease in size and quantity, or even disappear altogether. In medicine, freckles are called ephelids. Freckles usually appear in red-haired and fair-haired people, especially strongly manifested in the period of solar activity - in spring and summer, have the property of being inherited. Their color varies from light yellow, orange to terracotta and dark brown. Under the influence of sunlight, freckles become darker and brighter, they appear more and more. Freckles are a centralized accumulation of melanin in the skin, a protective response to the sun. That is why they are so common in red-haired people, whose skin is very sensitive to UV radiation and almost does not give in to sunburn, and immediately burns. Freckles can appear even in pregnant women, on the abdomen, chest, face, as if protecting the most important places from sunlight. 
Prevention of freckles
If your face and body are prone to freckles, do notworth experiencing. First, this is normal on the skin. Especially if freckles got you by inheritance from a mom or grandmother. To prevent the appearance of freckles on the face and body and reduce their manifestations, you should follow a few simple tips.
Remove freckles from the face
If the freckles still attacked your face, and youyou certainly want to get rid of them, it can be done in a variety of ways. Medical and cosmetic procedures Highly qualified specialists will help you quickly and reliably get rid of freckles. The list of procedures is rather wide, we will consider the most popular of them.
- Chemical peeling
This cosmetic procedure assumesApplying to the skin fruit acids, which, as it were, "corrode" the upper layer of the skin, removing the dead cells and not touching the living. This procedure is also good in that it removes from the skin and from the pores the perennial epithelium deposits that can not be removed by a conventional scrubbing agent. Chemical peeling does not completely eliminate freckles, but it will strongly discolor, and the skin will become young and healthy. The procedure should be in the cold season, in autumn or winter, during the least solar activity.
- Laser removal of freckles
This operation removes freckles with a laser beamexact concentration. After the procedure, freckles become much less noticeable, discolored or removed completely. This procedure is quick and safe for the skin, however, requires the experience of the master who conducts it. In addition, it is quite expensive.
- Cryosurgery
In other words, this is the removal of freckles by liquidnitrogen. It sounds scary, because the boiling point of nitrogen reaches almost minus 200 degrees. However, nitrogen has a high therapeutic activity, especially for the skin. The effects of the procedure resemble peeling, since the dead skin layer is removed. Freckles become discreet and discolored.
- Phototherapy
The procedure for photorejuvenation of the skin with flashes of light, light energy also gives its effect. Freckles thus become pale, less noticeable, small wrinkles are removed, the skin is rejuvenated.
- quartz lamp
During the course of sessions, the face is irradiated with quartzlamp. After stopping the course, the skin peels and slices, completely renewed. The new skin has much less pronounced manifestations of freckles, becoming less susceptible to sunlight. Folk remedies How to remove freckles from the face of folk remedies? The recipes listed below include natural and safe ingredients, the effectiveness of which has proven itself over time. The main components of masks, applications and compresses for the face are bleaching agents that can reduce the appearance of freckles on the skin. Lotions and facial rubs If the amount of freckles is small and they are not too dark, then for their removal and clarification it will be sufficient to wipe and moisturize the face daily with lotions and tonics prepared at home. This will be perfectly helped by the following natural remedies.
- Lemon, cucumber or onion juice, vinegar
Wipe the face daily, as much as possible, moistened with a cotton swab in the juice.
- Spoiled milk
It will also be good to wash with sour milk for the night.
- Juice or spirit tincture of celandine
Use these tools instead of the daily application of a tonic for the face.
- Spirituous tincture of cucumber seeds
1 tbsp. seeds cucumber poured 10 tbsp. vodka or 40% alcohol, insist for at least 10 days in a dark place, filter and dilute with water in a ratio of 1 to 10. Wipe the face daily, as often as possible.
- Broth lovage
1 tsp dry plant boiled in a glass of water for 10 minutes, infused for 1 hour, filtered, stored in the refrigerator. Wipe your face daily, as often as possible.
- Infusion of parsley
A small bunch or a few twigs of parsley is finely chopped, poured with boiling water, infused for 2 hours, filtered. Wipe your face daily, as often as possible.
- Carrot juice
Fresh carrot juice is able to give the skinyellowish tint. Wiping the face skin with carrot juice daily, you will make freckles less noticeable. Masks and compresses Stronger means for removing freckles are face masks and compresses. They are also based on bleaching agents, plant juices, natural ingredients.
- Mask with viburnum juice
The berries of the viburnum are best collected late in the autumn,when they are fully ripe. Try not to damage the berries. Fresh juice of viburnum is mixed with sour cream in a proportion of 1 to 1. The mask is applied to the skin for 15-20 minutes, rinse with cold water.
- Mask with lemon
15 g freshly squeezed lemon juice, 5 grams of pharmacy glycerin, 25 grams of water are mixed to a homogeneous mass. Lubricate the skin with face, leave for 15-20 minutes, rinse with water, apply cream.
- Mask with flour and honey
2 tsp. mix the flour with 1 tsp. natural honey and 1 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice. Mix until a paste is obtained, which is applied uniformly over the face. Leave on for 20-30 minutes before drying, rinse with water, apply cream.
- Mask with egg
Beat the egg white with protein, add boric acid powder, a teaspoon of fresh cream. Apply the mask to your face for 40 minutes or an hour. Wash off with water, apply cream.
- Potato mask
A little raw potatoes to grate on shallowgrater, add bran - oatmeal or wheat, a tablespoon of any vegetable oil and a teaspoon of sour milk. Blend the mixture on the face with a thick layer, leave for 20-30 minutes until drying, rinse with cold water, apply a cream.
- Compress with oatmeal
3-4 tablespoons sour milk mix well with 1 tbsp. oatmeal. Blend the mixture between two layers of fine gauze or bandage and apply to the desired skin area for 20 minutes. You can add a bit of finely grated horseradish to the mix to enhance the effect.
- Compresses with herbs
A good tool will be applied to the skin of the facecompresses with herbs. To do this, moisten a thin gauze or bandage in the broth or infusion of the following herbs, or their combinations: the root of elecampane, birch buds, cuff, celandine. You can make compresses and with birch juice, which whitens the skin well. We advise you to read:
