Red, red, freckled ...

 The main way to deal with freckles - bleaching. But cosmetics, skin lightening, and usually contain mercury may cause new problems.

Dignity or a disadvantage?

Women relate differently to these points on the face of a redhead. Some people do not pay attention to them, while others consider part of its charm and charm, while others hate it.
If you fall into the latter category, every spring and summer turn to you in the fight with freckles. Everything would be fine, but when these small points are added spots, which is even more difficult to hide, hot season becomes for you a real nightmare. All attempts to disguise them usually do not bring any results. Concealer and corrector special save only for a day, and the next morning the procedure is repeated, and so for a few months.

Is there any way to solve this problem once and for all? Unfortunately, no, because the appearance of age spots caused by a genetic predisposition and the reaction of melanin (the substance responsible for skin color) in the sun. However, there are some techniques that will weaken and disguise freckles almost the entire spring and summer, and this will agree, is not bad.

Absolute protection

If you already know that your skin is prone to freckles and spots, take care of preventive maintenance before the summer season. Solar radiation is activated in March-April, so the end of cold weather begins to apply a sunscreen with UV filters. At the same time, minimize expose a person under the rays of the sun, then the freckles will not in such large numbers as usual.

Do not forget that a protective cream and powder are only 3-4 hours, so if you spend all day in the fresh air, try to remove the old layer of cream and apply a new one. Before going out on the street is useful to wash with lemon, greypfutovym or cabbage juice, it creates additional protection.

Chemical bleach

The basic method of war freckles and age spots - bleaching, but cosmetics, skin lightening, and usually contain mercury may cause new problems. Before carefully smear the face cream with a short quiz on the arm or behind the ear lobe. If the skin is red, itchy, or covered with bubbles, it means you are contraindicated.

Even if you are well tolerated drug, not get involved in its use. Mercury - a heavy metal that will not benefit your health. And if you are pregnant or breast-feeding, better not give up such creams.

But can use cosmetics containing hydrogen peroxide, citric acid or lactic acid. These components also whiten the skin softer and act on the body. Before going out to apply a remedy such person, and in the evening after removing makeup moisturize the skin nutritious fat cream. During use, the cream is not recommended to wash with water, it enhances the action of the means and causes dry skin. Instead, wipe the face lotion or milk.

Natural Stain Remover

Nature provides a cure for any problems, including the improper skin pigmentation. Bleaching action have many plants, fruits and vegetables. So, lotions of cucumber juice significantly clarified and refresh the skin, they can use every day, and when freckles become less visible, continue once a week.
To Discolorations useful to put sauerkraut juice, dandelion leaves, fresh parsley. Pumps such compresses 3-4 times a day on problem areas of the face and the skin becomes softer and lighter. With fresh strawberries or fruit viburnum can make a mask on your face and keep for 10 minutes a day. Berries are struggling with freckles and nourish your skin with vitamins and give it a healthy and youthful appearance.

There are also more complicated recipes. For example, mix the foam whipped egg whites with the juice of one lemon, add a teaspoon of glycerin and half a cup of eau de cologne. The resulting lotion to wipe the skin at night before going to sleep, then it becomes less sensitive to the sun.

Peels and laser

If all your efforts are in vain, talk to a beauty salon for professional beautician. Usually, they offer a deep peeling - remove the surface layer of the skin by chemical means. It is almost painless, and swelling and redness disappear in a few days. Or cosmetologist will advise you laser resurfacing (removal of old layers of skin with a laser beam).

But all this is only effective as long as the skin is not updated, and no one will give you a guarantee that a new layer will be without freckles and blemishes. However, if you follow the advice of a doctor after the procedure, the risk would be minimal. And of course, these procedures are best done in the fall or winter, when the sun is not as active as in summer.
Lead the battle with freckles can be in the salon and at home, with this much time and effort. But, before you declare war on your own skin, think about whether it is really necessary. Maybe quite easy care and let faint red-haired point of living peacefully in your face, making you special!

Olga Safonov

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