Not every representative of the beautifulThe floor is pleased with pigment spots on the face, called "freckles". "Sun kisses" look cute and perky only on young beauties - older girls try to disguise them or even get rid of them forever. The tendency to their appearance is genetic. Therefore, when planning to remove freckles, be prepared for the fact that sooner or later they may return.
Why do freckles appear?
According to statistics, 10% of women every springbecome victims of hyperpigmentation. The spring sun leaves traces only on thin skin, especially sensitive to ultraviolet rays. Freckles are a bizarre attempt by your body to protect the epidermis from sunburn. Sometimes these small brown spots appear due to problems with the gastrointestinal tract or pregnancy. Freckles usually cover the face, arms and back of the "victim". In autumn and winter they do not disappear - the spots simply become lighter and less noticeable.
Preventive measures
You can protect yourself from spring hyperpigmentation or at least reduce the amount of brown spots on your face and body to a minimum if you take good care of your skin.
- Less often on the street on sunny days
Limit your time in the sunrays on spring days. Take walks in the evening, and during the day use a hat and thin gloves to protect yourself from UV radiation and walk along shady streets. If you often get "freckles" on your back or décolleté, always carry a thin shawl or cape to cover your arms and chest if necessary.
- Be sure to use sunscreen
Replace your usual one from mid-Februarycosmetics for the face and body with a product with a sunscreen. Before applying makeup, be sure to use a day cream with a protection level of at least 25 units. To enhance the effect, it can also be mixed with foundation or gel base for makeup.
- Vitamins A and C are your best friends
The brown pigment of the spots “appears” due toexcessive melanin production. To curb this process, buy vitamin A oil extract and ascorbic acid at the pharmacy. Take one tablet three times a day - and your freckles will lighten before your eyes. You can also add these vitamins to facial care cosmetics - for example, cream, toner or mask.
People's methods of getting rid of "Konopouchek"
- Lemon and citric acid
Remove annoying freckles at homeforever, using lemon juice. However, it can only be used on oily and combination skin. Normal epidermis will be “spoilt” by acids due to increased activity of the sebaceous glands, and they are generally contraindicated for dry skin – burns, redness and peeling may occur. When removing freckles, regularly wipe your face with a homemade lemon toner. Boil 2 cups of water, add 1 lemon (crushed together with seeds and peel) to the liquid and boil for 5 minutes. Cool and use 2 times a day immediately after washing. To dry out pimples, prepare a lotion from equal parts of lemon juice and rubbing alcohol. Very oily skin can be wiped with freshly squeezed fruit juice, but it is better not to experiment with combination skin. How to make a lemon face mask at home? Cut the lemon into thin slices, sprinkle with salt and leave to soak for half an hour. Apply a thick layer of Vaseline or nourishing cream to the skin and rub it in vigorously with your fingertips. Put lemon slices on top of the cream and lie down with your eyes closed for 10-15 minutes. Rinse off the remaining cream with plenty of warm water and pat your face dry with a paper napkin. Usually, a mattifying face cream is used to moisturize oily epidermis. It contains absorbent substances that prevent oily shine for 6-8 hours. To get rid of freckles faster, add ½ teaspoon of citric acid to a jar of your favorite product and mix thoroughly. If you are bothered by enlarged pores and blackheads, cleanse your skin with an astringent lemon mask. Break 1 egg into a bowl, separate the yolk from the white. Add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice and ½ tablespoon of calendula alcohol tincture to the white. Mix and apply to cleansed face. When a feeling of tightness appears, wash off the mask with cool water.
- Parsley
Parsley juice has a whitening effect,Therefore, it can also be used to remove brown spots. Daily washing for dry and normal skin can be replaced by wiping with an ice cube. Finely chop 100 g of parsley, add 1 tbsp. of sea salt and 150 g of water. Pour the mixture into molds. Ice has a lightening and tightening effect on the skin of the face - it will not only remove freckles, but also help to defeat wrinkles. Based on parsley juice, you can make cosmetic milk for the face. With its help, it is easy to remove makeup from any skin type. Boil 200 g of parsley in 250 ml of water for 5 minutes. Cool, strain and add 200 g of full-fat milk. You can easily remove freckles if you make warm compresses 2-3 times a month. Squeeze the juice from 200 g of parsley, add 100 ml. water and heat in a water bath to 60°C. Soak gauze folded in several layers or clean cotton cloth in the mixture. Wash your face, apply the compress to your face and leave it until it cools completely.
- Onion
To eliminate pigment spots on normal andFor combination skin, wipe your face with onion juice applied to a cotton pad instead of lotion. You can also use onion steam baths. Pour 2 liters of boiling water and 200 grams of freshly squeezed onion juice into a basin. Close your eyes, cover yourself with a towel or blanket and hold your face over the steam for 10-15 minutes. After such steaming, it is easy to carry out mechanical cleaning of the face, squeezing out acne and pimples with clean fingers.
- Sea salt
Sea salt also has a pronouncedlightening effect. It will remove freckles if you constantly use salt cosmetics. For example, a special homemade peeling. Take 2 tablespoons of coarse sea salt without dyes and fragrances, add 2 tablespoons of heavy cream and a few drops of tea tree essential oil. Apply to clean skin, massage it thoroughly for 2-3 minutes, then rinse and pat dry with a terry towel. Instead of your usual cleansing gel, use salt water. Add 1 tablespoon of sea salt to 2 glasses of warm water and wash your face as usual. Instead of water, you can use herbal infusions - for example, oregano, chamomile, sweet clover or yarrow.
Salon methods for removing freckles
- Chemical peeling
A renewing peeling will help lighten frecklesbased on fruit acids. Such products usually contain pineapple, citric and malic acids. They promote enhanced regeneration of the skin, dissolve and push out “blackheads”, exfoliate dead cells. Removing freckles with peeling can be done not only in salons, but also at home. Cosmetic sets of peeling products are sold in pharmacies and online stores, but are not cheap. They usually include a neutralizing foam or fluid for washing with a low pH level, the liquid exfoliant itself and a nourishing cream or moisturizing mask. While washing, massage the skin with circular movements. Dry your face, apply the peeling to it with patting movements and leave until completely dry. Rinse off the composition, making sure that it does not get into your eyes. Protect your skin from dryness and allergic rashes with a greasy cream. In the next 2-3 days after the procedure, be sure to use sunscreen before going outside. If you have a rash or peeling after the session, consult a cosmetologist to choose a more gentle product.
- Cryotherapy
Freckle removal with liquid nitrogen –one of the cheapest but effective methods. Only a certified doctor or cosmetologist has the right to perform the cryotherapy procedure. After all, in order to quickly treat your face with a cotton swab soaked in liquid nitrogen without causing harm, a certain skill is required. Within 2-3 days after cryotherapy, the face will remain red and slightly swollen, but then the inflammation will pass. Liquid nitrogen helps not only to lighten pigment spots, but also treats comedones and purulent inflammations on the face.
- Quartz
Quartz irradiation neutralizesskin pigmentation on any part of the body. Blue lamp irradiation is carried out in cosmetology rooms and state clinics. You will have to visit a cosmetologist every day for a week. On the fifth or sixth day, the skin will begin to peel, as after a sunburn. In another week, the top layer of the epidermis will completely “peel off”, and with it, the annoying freckles will disappear. Usually, this method of removing pigment spots is combined with ozone therapy. The procedure is very unpleasant: during the session, special microneedles are inserted under the skin, filling the upper layers of the epidermis with a mixture of oxygen, ozone and a vitamin complex. Ozone therapy gives excellent results in the treatment of freckles, acne vulgaris and teenage pimples.
- Laser resurfacing
With large pigment spots in modernbeauty salons are straightened out with the help of a laser. Laser face resurfacing is absolutely painless and effectively lightens the skin, freeing it from stretch marks, post-acne and freckles. The laser specifically affects the area of the skin suffering from excess melanin and “evaporates” the freckle from the surface of the epidermis. Freckles are a problem with a purely female face. If you have tried all the known methods of getting rid of them, but nothing helps you - get your thyroid gland and ovaries examined - sometimes the cause of their appearance is hormonal imbalance. We recommend reading:
