First of all, freckles are associated with cute red-haired children. But often with age, this phenomenon does not please its owners at all. The presence of freckles can bring people not only cosmetic, but also psychological inconvenience. In addition, as it turned out, freckles can be a sign of health problems. Therefore, today Estet-portal decided to understand the reasons why freckles appear and how to get rid of this phenomenon.

What are freckles

Freckles – it is a type of age spots that mainly appear on the face, arms, upper back and chest. They are round in shape and yellowish-brown in color. The activity of freckle pigmentation depends on the time of year. So, in winter they become almost invisible, and in summer, under the influence of sunlight, they open in all their glory. Freckles begin to appear at the age of 5-7 years, and reach their quantitative peak during puberty. With age, freckles become smaller, but after 40 years, lentigo spots may appear in their place.

Why freckles appear

First of all, the appearance of freckles depends on heredity. It is associated with changes that occur in melanocyte cells. It is these cells that are responsible for the synthesis of melanin. Most often, freckles appear in fair-haired, red-haired and light-eyed people. After all, their skin contains an insufficient amount of melanin.

Freckles – this is a kind of protection of the body from sunburn and cell degeneration under the influence of ultraviolet radiation. In addition to the hereditary factor, freckles can appear due to:

  • hormonal imbalance;
  • frequent peels;
  • constant stress;
  • diseases of the liver and gallbladder;
  • hypovitaminosis.

Therefore, in case of sudden appearance of freckles, it is worth first consulting a specialist and undergoing an examination. After all, getting rid of freckles, you will not get rid of the cause of their appearance.

How to get rid of freckles

There are many different ways to get rid of freckles. Moreover, there are both professional methods for removing freckles, which are used by cosmetologists, and home procedures. It is worth noting that home remedies can be used to maintain the effect after professional freckle removal. Remember that removing freckles that have appeared due to diseases will not solve the underlying problem and freckles may reappear.

How to get rid of freckles at home

There are many remedies you can use to get rid of freckles at home. To do this, you can purchase special, ready-made, whitening and exfoliating products in the store. It can be a variety of masks, lotions and peels for home use. You can also prepare these products yourself, using only natural ingredients. We bring to your attention some simple ways to help get rid of freckles at home.

Wipe

You can whiten the skin and, accordingly, reduce the pigmentation of freckles by rubbing. So you can wipe the skin of the face:

  1. Lemon juice. Dilute the juice of a third of a lemon in a glass of cold water.
  2. Parsley juice. Pour 2 tsp. finely chopped fresh parsley with a cup of boiling water and let cool.
  3. Cucumber juice. Cut a cucumber into pieces and rub them on your face.
  4. Natural grapefruit or currant juice.
  5. Sour-milk products. To do this, you can use kefir, yogurt, koumiss, sourdough and even sour milk. They gently whiten the skin without irritating it.

All rubbing should be done in the evening. The thing is that after bleaching, even if done at home, you should not appear in the sun.

Masks and lotions

An alcohol cucumber lotion and a sour-milk mask will also help to cope with freckles. To prepare the lotion, you need to infuse cucumber seeds with 40% ethyl alcohol for two weeks. Then it must be diluted in a ratio of 1 to 10 with water. You need to wipe your face with this lotion daily.

To prepare a whitening mask, take:

  • one tablespoon of oatmeal;
  • half a teaspoon of grated horseradish;
  • a quarter cup of milk.

Flour and horseradish should be stirred in milk until a homogeneous consistency is reached. The viscous mixture that you have obtained should be applied in a thin layer to the areas of the greatest accumulation of age spots. After 15 minutes, the mask should be washed off with warm water, and the skin should be moisturized with cream.

It is worth noting that the use of such products can cause an allergic reaction to the components. Therefore, before applying a mask or lotion on your face, apply it on a small area of ​​the skin of your hands for about 20 minutes. If after a day there are no allergic reactions, then the product can be used.

Professional ways to remove freckles

The following procedures are used as professional methods for dealing with freckles:

  1. Chemical peels. They help exfoliate pigmented areas of the skin and whiten it.
  2. Hardware peeling. During this procedure, the skin is polished with an erbium or alexandrite laser.  
  3. Lotions from medicines. The composition of such funds includes a mixture of salicylic alcohol with mercury ointment, bodyaga and a solution of phenol. This tool is used only when prescribed by a doctor, as it has a number of contraindications.
  4. Quartzation of the skin. This method is mainly used by people who have to stay under the sun for a long time. In addition to directly whitening freckles, quartz treatment reduces skin sensitivity to ultraviolet light. It can only be carried out under the supervision of a specialist.

Freck removal: good or bad

Be aware that most procedures, home and professional, for skin whitening and freckle removal can cause a number of side effects. Among the side effects after freckle removal procedures are considered:

  • early wrinkle formation;
  • dryness and flaking of the skin;
  • premature aging of the skin.

Therefore, it is worth considering how much you really need to get rid of freckles. After all, often freckles – this is a seasonal phenomenon that can be prevented if timely prevention is carried out.

Prevention of freckles

It is necessary to carry out prophylaxis to prevent the appearance of freckles at the very beginning of spring, when the sun's rays are not yet so active. For this you need:

  1. Include foods rich in vitamins C and PP in your diet. After all, it is the lack of them that leads to increased skin pigmentation. Therefore, do not neglect such foods as buckwheat, beef, chicken, liver, as well as vegetables and fruits.
  2. Do not appear in the sun at the peak of its activity. That is, in the period from 11 to 15 & nbsp; hours. If you still need to go out at this time, then try to cover the skin areas on which freckles appear.
  3. Apply sunscreen to all exposed areas of your body before going outside. In the period from March to October, the SPF in these products should be at least 30, and in the period from November to February, funds with SPF 15-25 are quite suitable.  
  4. Use a powder containing salol or quinine. These components have a protective effect on your skin. Remember that these preventive measures cannot completely rid you of freckles, but they will definitely reduce their number and saturation.

The appearance of freckles may be a consequence of the manifestation of internal problems of the body. In this case, neither the prevention nor the treatment described above will be able to fully help you. Therefore, Estet-portal recommends that you first consult a doctor to identify the cause of freckles, and only after that proceed to solving the problem. We hope that our advice will help you solve it.

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