Melanin is the skin’s natural shield designed to protect cells from damage, and UV is its prime trigger. The more UV exposure skin receives, the more melanin it produces. The excess pigment production is part of a reactive chain of...
There’s no quick fix for fading dark spots or excess pigmentation, but a peel will definitely give your results a rapid-fire boost. A medium-depth peel will bring the most dramatic effects, but it comes with some recovery time. For instant...
When you think about skin aging, you may think it’s all about the clock. But what if we told you there’s something greater than time and genetics at play? Would you be surprised to learn that UV exposure is a...
Table of contents Can Treatment Make Dark Spots Temporarily Darker? The Essential Skin Brightening Ingredient: Mandelic Acid "Best Combination to Actually Fade Dark Marks" Mandelic Acid and Dark Spots FAQs You’ve been faithfully sticking to your brightening regimen, and yet,...
You likely know the basic rules for protecting your skin from damage that can lead to dark spots, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Limit sun exposure. Wear sun screen. Don't pick at blemishes. Avoid irritating or damaging your skin. But despite...
Hyperpigmentation—dark spots or patches of excess pigment in the skin—can be caused by hormones, inflammation, and exposure to chemicals, pollutants, and UV radiation. It can also be caused, or worsened, by things you are doing, unwittingly, to trigger your skin’s...
For targeting age spots, hyperpigmentation, and acne scars, there are two types of ingredients: the fixers and the preventers. Fixers are ingredients that break down melanocytes (the basal cells at the deepest part of the epidermis that produce melanin)...
With about 5 million hair follicles on the surface of your skin, the odds of getting an ingrown hair at some point are fairly high. They’re itchy, painful, and they often leave behind dark marks as a not-so-subtle warning that...
We hate to be the bearers of bad news, but if you’re hoping to find a miracle, overnight treatment to fade discoloration, forget it. Not going to happen. Excess pigment is a problem that’s rooted deep under the surface of...
Mandelic acid is great for all skin tones but has some unique advantages for dark skin because of its non-irritating action. In dark skin tones, the risk of hyperpigmentation is magnified because there’s more melanin in the skin....
Full disclosure, you cannot get the hands of your twenty-year-old self back, unless maybe you are twenty-five or have a time machine. Your skin is aging every day, and your hands are doing the heavy lifting. They are exposed...
