Pigment spots worry many women. You can use folk remedies to get rid of such spots.
- Mix 2 teaspoons of honey with the juice of 1 lemon. Apply the mask on the face and leave for 10-15 minutes.
- Mix the yeast with 3% hydrogen peroxide solution for oily skin, warm water for normal skin and milk for dry skin until a creamy consistency is obtained. Apply the mixture on the pigment spots. After the mask dries, rinse it with boiled water.
- Peel a squash, grate it and squeeze the juice. Strain the juice, apply on the skin with freckles and pigment spots and leave for 20-30 minutes. Keep in mind that frequent use of carrot juice can cause darkening of the skin.
- Another remedy against freckles and pigment spots on the skin is lemon juice. You can squeeze a lemon and apply its juice on the face, or simply wipe the skin with a slice of lemon.
- One of the most common methods of whitening the skin is the use of cucumber. Peel a squash, grate it and put it on the skin with a damp towel. Remove the mask after 30 minutes. This procedure should be repeated frequently. Cucumbers can also be used in this way: apply freshly squeezed cucumber juice to the areas of the skin with freckles and spots with a cotton swab. This can be done 2-3 times a day.
- Berries (strawberries, cherries, currants) give a good whitening effect. Squeeze their juice. Beat the egg whites until foamy and add the berry juice. As it deteriorates quickly, the mask should be used as soon as possible after preparation.
It is very difficult to fight pigment spots and freckles. Therefore, first of all, it is necessary to try to prevent their formation as much as possible. If your skin is prone to such spots, use the following tips:
1. Fruits and vegetables that contain vitamin C (oranges, lemons, mandarins, apples, currants, cabbage, hips, etc.) and vitamin PP (eggplant, potatoes, beans, apricots, cherries, peaches) should be included in your diet more often. please. These vitamins reduce the skin's sensitivity to ultraviolet rays.
2. Take vitamins C and B12 after consulting your doctor.
3. Use a quality sunscreen at any time of the year, when you go out in the sun. You can also apply a light powder to the skin for this purpose. In this way, you will protect it from the sun's rays by creating a protective layer on the skin for a certain period of time.
4. Wear a sun hat (hat, panama, baseball cap, etc.) and goggles when going out in sunny weather.
5. Perform chemical peels and other cosmetic procedures only in autumn and winter.
6. Do not use retinol creams in summer and spring. These creams increase the skin's photosensitivity.
7. Try to protect your skin from the sun after any procedure performed in a beauty salon!