Myths about freckles
Myth 1: Freckles are a skin disease, and people with freckles have a higher risk of getting skin cancer.
Freckles are a type of age spots. But they don't require treatment like sunburns and can't become cancerous like moles. But the skin itself, which is prone to freckles, requires special attention.
According to the Fitzpatrick scale, which describes how different skin types react to the sun, Celtic skin types are most prone to freckles. Its owners have the fairest skin and are the easiest to get sunburned.
Daria Shchipakina, cosmetologist
The lower the skin's resistance to UV rays, the more easily spots appear on it. Therefore, cosmetologists advise people with freckles not to stay in the sun for long and use sunscreen at any time of the year.
The main thing in caring for skin with freckles is constant SPF protection against all types of radiation. This is important both on a frosty winter morning and on a hot sunny day.
Ekaterina Zhilyakova, cosmetologist
Myth 2: Freckles cannot be removed. They will always be on the skin
It is not a fact that these spots will remain with you for life. Most of them turn pale in winter, when the skin is only slightly exposed to the sun. “With age, freckles may disappear completely; for some, over time, only isolated spots remain,” explains cosmetologist Elena Parfyonova.
But if you don’t like freckles at all and don’t have the strength to wait for them to disappear, you can try to remove them. But be prepared right away that the fight against freckles is a large-scale undertaking.
You need to regularly use whitening creams and take special medications. There are even intravenous injections with a particularly active formula of vitamin C. Laser resurfacing is also good, but the melanin cells are very deep, so over time the freckles will appear again. Usually the procedure is done in the fall, and with the onset of summer the effect wears off.
Elena Parfenova, cosmetologist
Vitamin C can not only be injected, but also applied to the skin. Some people use lemon juice in the hope that the "natural bleach" will help get rid of freckles. The whitening effect of ascorbic acid contained in the juice really does exist.
Lemon juice blocks tyrosinase, an enzyme that triggers pigment production. So it can be used as a peeling if the sensitivity of the skin allows it.
Elena Parfenova, cosmetologist
Myth 3. People are born with freckles.
Indeed, a certain gene is responsible for increased pigmentation. But you can get spots without a genetic predisposition. After all, freckles are also a protective reaction of the skin to solar radiation. This is how our body protects the deep layers of the epidermis from ultraviolet radiation. Therefore, if you sunbathe for too long under natural or artificial UV rays - for example in a solarium - you can get “sun spots”.
But under no circumstances should you put your body at risk and try to tan until you have freckles. If you really want to get the coveted pigmentation, there are safe ways.
It is enough to use a regular can of paint to dye your hair roots. From a distance, spray a small amount on your face and your freckles are ready.
Anna Giron, makeup artist
You can replace the can with henna for mehendi, which will wash off from the skin after a couple of weeks. To make the pigmentation look natural, use a thin brush and apply the paint as chaotically as possible.
Freckles are a joy or a burden
Zdorovie-vashe.info How nice it is to look at a person with freckles, they are incredibly beautiful. But the situation with their owners is sometimes completely different; the majority want to get rid of them, thinking that it does not suit them. Most people have always had such pigments on their skin. Freckles appear due to a special coloring substance in the skin. Let's think about whether freckles are good or bad and whether you should get rid of them! It is almost impossible to completely get rid of them, especially when a person has a predisposition, and not only the face, but the whole body is covered with freckles.
There are many ways to reduce pigmentation. But often these ointments or lotions only harm the skin due to the mercury content in their composition. If you use a harmless product, then the freckles can only be made less noticeable; it will not be possible to remove them at all.
Lotions soaked in 3% hydrogen peroxide help a lot. Apply to the skin a couple of times a day and leave for half an hour. After the procedure, treat the area with Vaseline ointment.
You can wipe your face with hot flower tea every day, or soak an overripe cucumber with seeds in vodka and wipe with them. This procedure is done 2 times a day, for a long period.
Folk sympathetic signs and remedies say:
- If all the freckles on your nose are concentrated in one place, then you need to pull the egg backing over your nose, which goes in a thin layer under the shell. Punch a hole in a fresh egg on one side and the opposite side. Blow out the inside, then dig out a larger hole and take out the thin skin in which the white and yolk were enclosed. The egg must be used raw. This skin should be glued to the nose, and until it dries, wear it. This needs to be done for several days.
- If the freckles are scattered all over the face and not located in one place, then everything should be wiped with a freshly laid chicken egg. Of course, such a magical effect is only possible if you live where there are chickens, because the egg must be fresh, warm and not washed. They say this is a very effective remedy. If you do this for three days, no less, and use only a new egg every day.
- An ancient recipe for lightening skin from freckles, age spots or tanning. The petals of white (garden or water) lilies are collected and immediately poured with a glass of boiled water, left to infuse for two hours. Lotions are made for 10 - 12 days, either every day or every other day.
- Grass and parsley roots highlight well. You can make a mask based on them. To do this, grind all the parts of the parsley in a meat grinder and spread this paste over the skin. Do this for at least two weeks.
- You should always remember that before carrying out any procedure, you need your facial skin to be cleansed and ready for practice.
Modern cosmetology has come far in the field of removing age spots, but grandmother's old remedies have remained the same. And only we can decide whether to delete them or admire them. And by the way, we heard that they are back in fashion!
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Freckles (what are they)
What are freckles? They are accumulations of melanin grains. They are distributed unevenly throughout the body. Freckles come in a variety of shades. Some are dark brown, others are light yellow.
Mostly, the owners of such freckles are people with fair skin and red hair. Freckles have one feature - they can protect the skin from sunburn. Freckles also protect the skin from malignant cell degeneration.
Why do freckles appear?
Why do freckles appear on the face? There are several reasons for their appearance. The main reason is heredity. For example: wide pores on the face. This occurs due to a violation of pigment metabolism.
There are other reasons for the appearance of freckles, such as:
- pregnancy
- biliary tract diseases
- kidney disease
- stressful situations
- very frequent peeling
- hormonal imbalance
Freckles often fade over the years, but young people try their best to get rid of them. Before you start getting rid of freckles on your own, consult your doctor.
In order not to harm your appearance and health, find out exactly why freckles appear and if it is not hereditary, expert advice is very important.
How to get rid of freckles on your face
Freckles on the face - many authoritative people do not consider them a defect, but quite the opposite, especially in the fashion world. They emphasize individuality and charm.
Expert Ulyana Ramazanova says that the appearance of freckles can be caused by increased ultraviolet activity. She also says that if you are a brunette and no one in your family has freckles, and suddenly they begin to appear as an adult, health problems are most likely making themselves known.
If you don’t trust folk remedies or don’t want to bother with how to get rid of freckles on your face, you can contact cosmetology centers.
They offer:
- laser treatment
- phototherapy
- quartzization
- chemical peeling
You should definitely know that chemical bleaching creams, due to their effects, have a strong effect on the skin. In addition, they may contain ingredients that are hazardous to your health.
For example:
Hydroquinone is a very strong bleaching agent, but very harmful to health.
How to distinguish freckles from other types of age spots
Freckles are small spots whose color ranges from yellow to brown. Freckles are usually located on the face (mostly on the cheeks), but it is not uncommon to see freckles on the body, such as the arms, chest and back. Any age spots are accumulations of melanin pigment , produced by the body to protect the skin from ultraviolet radiation. The peculiarity of freckles is that they do not have an increased number of melanocytes - cells that produce melanin, unlike age spots and moles.
Freckles on the face are most often individual small light spots, of which there can be many, but they rarely look like a solid pigment spot, since each element has fairly clear contours. But freckles on the body are often very densely located, this is especially typical for freckles on the back, of which there are a lot, so many that they almost completely cover the upper back and shoulders. By the way, there is an opinion that it is the number, and not the very fact of the appearance of freckles, that is genetically determined. This means that freckles can appear on the face and body of any person, regardless of whether close relatives have age spots.
Freckles have the ability to change color. In summer, when there is a lot of sun, melanin deposition is active, and freckles acquire a dark shade; autumn and winter are the time when freckles gradually lose melanin and turn pale, and by the beginning of spring they may disappear completely, then return to their place with the first rays of sunshine. Even after getting rid of freckles using hardware cosmetology methods, you cannot be sure that they will not appear again. Only in adulthood can you breathe easy - freckles on the body and face will go away by themselves.
