Removing Age Spots Can Be Tedious - Here is How to Avoid Them
The first thing you must keep in your mind at all times is the sun.
The sun plays a major role in the development, (or damage) to your skin as you age, and if you don't watch out, the sun can take over your skin and do major damage.
You also need to apply a moisturizing lotion on a daily basis.
This should be a routine.
This article will touch on both those points and many more, so read on if you are interested in reducing age spots.
Why is the sun so bad for your skin? There have been many research studies on this subject, and it's 100% true that the sun is awful for your skin.
I have read reports about how identical twins who spent different amounts of time in the sun growing up had major differences in skin appearance and wrinkling when they got to the age when those skin issues start to hit the surface.
Of course, these types of things can be controlled and reduce if you are you apply a high-spf moisturizing lotion and sunblock.
Never leave home without those if you live in a warm-weather climate or near the equator.
Age spots develop when you are exposed to the sun too much and don't necessarily cover yourself with the right lotion or sunblock.
People who remember their childhood and remember having a good deal of sunburn are major candidates for sun spots later in life.
My mother recently went through several chemical peels in order to remove sun spots.
These could have been avoided with proper protection.
There are products out there than can eliminate or at least reduce the appearance of sunspots without putting you through major or invasive surgery.
There are certain ingredients, such as haloxyl, that has showed effective in helping treat these sunspots and help the skin acquire it's normal pigmentation in that area.
Also, there are many moisturizers on the market containing protein complexes that are known to assist in the production of new skin cells.
There are many good creams out there in the form of anti aging wrinkle creams that do the trick as well.
Look for one with retinol and matrixyl if you are really looking under the hood at the creams ingredient list.
In a young person that lives a healthy lifestyle, the entire layer of epidermis is replaced every four weeks on average.
This process slows down greatly over time, however.
In someone who is older, it could slow to every two months, or even slower.
It's important to get rid of old skin cells and make way for new skin cells to have healthy skin.
Of course, there are always ways you can infuse your body with antioxidants on a daily basis to help step up this process.
Eating nuts, berries, beets, and legumes can help greatly in adding the necessary antioxidants to the body.
Also, anti aging capsules are an added bonus should you want to supplement your diet with rare Chinese herbs or other solutions that are available.
Sunspots can be a nuisance, but they can be avoided.
Trying to avoid them in order to ease your life and save a lot of time treating them in the future is always your best bet.