Sun Protection for Melasma Suffers

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  Melasma is a common skin problem affecting mostly women.  In fact, only 10% of all men are affected with the condition. Melasma appears as brown or gray-brown patches on the face, appearing most often on the cheeks, bridge of the nose, forehead, chin, and the upper lip. It also can appear on other parts [...]

Hyperpigmentation: New Treatment Options

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Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin. Hyperpigmentation can be triggered by a variety of conditions, resulting in different types [...]

Treating Hyperpigmenatation

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Hyperpigmentation is a difficult condition to treat successfully – that’s in large part due to the complex process the skin undergoes and the interconnected reactions that occur. Effective topical treatments are designed to interrupt melanin production at multiple points, however, the most effective approach for treating hyperpigmentation appears to be a multi-layered approach that uses [...]

Hyperpigmentation

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Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin.We often refer to hyperpigmentation as age spots, liver spots, freckles, sun spots, pregnancy [...]

Melasma Skin Type

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People who struggle with Melasma have all kinds of skin types – just like the rest of us.  However, if you have Melasma, chances are that your skin is dry, resistant and tight. That happens to be one of the most common skin types among those who have Melasma. If you have this skin type, [...]

Melasma – How to Cover Signs of Melasma

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Melasma is a darkening of the skin or hyperpigmentation problem that often occurs in adult women and is believed to be triggered by the hormones of pregancy, as most women get it during or after pregnancy. The condition of melasma is sometimes called ‘the mask of pregnancy’, but the condition can occur completely independent of pregnancy. Your [...]

Melasma

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 What is Melasma? Melasma is a skin condition that causes gray-brown patches on the face.  It is a form of pigmentation, sometimes mistaken for a tan and often referred to as ‘pregnancy mask’.  Melasma is most common among women of childbearing age.  Only 10% of men will be afflicted with Melasma. Melasma is not a [...]

New Breakthrough for Melasma Suffers

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  Melasma is an increasingly common condition affecting more women of childbearing age than ever before.  While the exact cause of Melasma is still debated among professionals, there is a clear link to hormone abnormalities resulting in physiologic and cellular changes. Regardless of the causes, the disfiguring pigmentation can significantly impact the daily lives of [...]

Shelf Life of Skincare Products

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How Long Should Your Skincare Products Last? Nothing lasts forever, especially when it comes to skincare products.  Too bad, because many of them are expensive.  However, using some skincare products past their prime can cause more serious problems.  For example, some active ingredients like glycolic fruit acids may get stronger as they age and could [...]

Skin Lightening

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Skin lightening, skin whitening or skin bleaching is the practice of using chemicals to lighten the skin or to create an even skin tone by minimizing concentrations of melanin that can appear for several reasons. Skin lightening is nothing new – it has a long history in Japan, China and India where light complexions were [...]

 
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