No one wants to see the appearance of brown age spots, but anyone that goes out in the sun may see them at some point.
There are ways to prevent them and ways to fade them.
When it comes to fading, some alternatives are safer and more effective than others.
It's a long subject when you start talking about unsafe ingredients in cosmetics and skincare products, but here's a brief look.
The most effective products are the ones that inhibit melanin production.
Melanin is a pigment released by specialized cells when they are stimulated by UV rays from the sun.
Hormonal changes can also stimulate melanin production.
Some women see brown age spots during pregnancy.
But, in young women, they usually fade fairly quickly.
Typically, people see them on areas that are frequently exposed to sunlight.
For example, men who are bald or balding and do not wear a hat see them on the top of their head.
This is just one of the things that overexposure to the sun can do to your skin's appearance.
Appearance is one thing.
Your skin's health is another and overexposure to the sun affects it negatively.
Researchers recently reported that sun damage could be repaired by using topical creams that contain coenzyme Q10.
COQ10 is a vitamin-like substance found in every cell of the body.
Particularly high concentrations are found in the muscles, including the heart muscle.
Certain medications, including cholesterol lowering statins, cause COQ10 depletion.
When it comes to the skin, COQ10 levels are quickly depleted when it is exposed to UV rays from the sun.
COQ10 creams have been shown to reduce wrinkles, soften, improve moisture content and provide an overall improvement in the appearance of sun damaged skin.
But, does that mean it will fade brown age spots? Probably not, but it is an important ingredient to look for.
COQ10 is one of the few antioxidants that repairs, as well as prevents, free radical damage.
Free radical damage may or may not play a role in the production of melanin clumps that make up an age spot.
But, a spot may go away over time, if the skin's health is supported and sun exposure is reduced.
If not, then we turn to ingredients that inhibit melanin production.
We just have to be careful.
Hydroquinone is popular and expensive, because it works to lighten brown age spots.
But, it is believed to increase the skin cancer risk.
Its use has been banned in France and other countries.
Some companies say that amino acid complexes are effective.
That may well be the case, because some of them stimulate the production of new cells.
If sun exposure is reduced and the cell turnover rate is increased, those new cells should be lighter in color.
But, to speed up the process, there is a safe alternative to hydroquinone.
It is called EXTRAPONE nut-grass root.
It is an extract from the cyperus rotundus plant and it has been shown to inhibit melanin production by over 40%.
Combine that with COQ10 and some amino acids.
You'll see those brown age spots vanish, in no time.
There are ways to prevent them and ways to fade them.
When it comes to fading, some alternatives are safer and more effective than others.
It's a long subject when you start talking about unsafe ingredients in cosmetics and skincare products, but here's a brief look.
The most effective products are the ones that inhibit melanin production.
Melanin is a pigment released by specialized cells when they are stimulated by UV rays from the sun.
Hormonal changes can also stimulate melanin production.
Some women see brown age spots during pregnancy.
But, in young women, they usually fade fairly quickly.
Typically, people see them on areas that are frequently exposed to sunlight.
For example, men who are bald or balding and do not wear a hat see them on the top of their head.
This is just one of the things that overexposure to the sun can do to your skin's appearance.
Appearance is one thing.
Your skin's health is another and overexposure to the sun affects it negatively.
Researchers recently reported that sun damage could be repaired by using topical creams that contain coenzyme Q10.
COQ10 is a vitamin-like substance found in every cell of the body.
Particularly high concentrations are found in the muscles, including the heart muscle.
Certain medications, including cholesterol lowering statins, cause COQ10 depletion.
When it comes to the skin, COQ10 levels are quickly depleted when it is exposed to UV rays from the sun.
COQ10 creams have been shown to reduce wrinkles, soften, improve moisture content and provide an overall improvement in the appearance of sun damaged skin.
But, does that mean it will fade brown age spots? Probably not, but it is an important ingredient to look for.
COQ10 is one of the few antioxidants that repairs, as well as prevents, free radical damage.
Free radical damage may or may not play a role in the production of melanin clumps that make up an age spot.
But, a spot may go away over time, if the skin's health is supported and sun exposure is reduced.
If not, then we turn to ingredients that inhibit melanin production.
We just have to be careful.
Hydroquinone is popular and expensive, because it works to lighten brown age spots.
But, it is believed to increase the skin cancer risk.
Its use has been banned in France and other countries.
Some companies say that amino acid complexes are effective.
That may well be the case, because some of them stimulate the production of new cells.
If sun exposure is reduced and the cell turnover rate is increased, those new cells should be lighter in color.
But, to speed up the process, there is a safe alternative to hydroquinone.
It is called EXTRAPONE nut-grass root.
It is an extract from the cyperus rotundus plant and it has been shown to inhibit melanin production by over 40%.
Combine that with COQ10 and some amino acids.
You'll see those brown age spots vanish, in no time.
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