A Natural Method to Clear your Melasma

What is a Melasma?

Melasma, also known as Chloasma, appears as a brownish pigmentation on the face that develops slowly and fades with time. It generally affects the forehead, cheeks and upper lips.

Melasma is especially common in women aged 20-40. Occasionally is seen in young men who use after-shave lotions, scented soaps, and other toiletries.

It usually fades a few months after delivery.

How does a Melasma appear?

A Melasma is a very common skin disorder. Though it can affect anyone, young women with brownish skin tones are at greatest risk.

Melasma is often associated with the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. It is especially common in women who are taking oral contraceptives ("the pill") or injected depot contraceptive preparations, women taking hormone replacement therapy during menopause, and in pregnant women. Repeated pregnancies can intensify the pigmentation. It may also be noticed in apparently healthy, normal, non-pregnant women where it is presumed to be due to some mild and harmless hormonal imbalance.

Melasma generally appears during Summer as a result of a higher sun exposure. It also can get greater if, during sun exposure, we use scented toiletries, deodorant soaps, or cosmetics. This is called a phototoxic reaction and is due to ultraviolet radiation being absorbed by the chemical substance (perfume, cologne and other types of fragrance) on the skin. This pigmentation often extends down to the sun-exposed areas of the neck.

How Can I recognize a Melasma?

Your physician can usually diagnose melasma based upon the appearance of your skin. A closer examination using a Wood's lamp may help guide your treatment.

Melasma doesn't cause any other symptoms besides skin discoloration but may be of great cosmetic concern.

A uniform brown color is usually seen over the cheeks, forehead, nose, or upper lip. It is most often symmetrical (matching on both sides of the face).

How Can I treat a Melasma?

If you are on hormonal contraception, try to stop the treatment, although it is not easy, for understanding reasons.

Sun protection is very important. Use a very high protection factor sunscreen of reflectant type and apply it to the whole face. Alternatively, use a make-up that includes sunscreen.

Avoid irritating the facial skin. Do not use strong soaps or abrasive cleaners but only a mild soap or cleanser for washing.

Occasionally, your physician may add chemical peels or topical steroid creams as well. In severe cases, laser treatments can be used to remove the dark pigment.

You can escape from these artificial and quite aggressive treatments using a cream that naturally clear your Melasma. Our all natural skin care cream contains organic renewal activators that enhances the Collagen and Elastin production process. Your skin becomes clear and healthy.

However, sun avoidance and daily sunscreen use are of course the key to avoid melasma and sun burns. Daily sunscreen use not only helps prevent melasma but is crucial in the prevention of skin cancer and wrinkles.

The different Sun Damage degrees:

Mild (age 28-35 years): Few wrinkles, no keratoses, requires little or no make-up.

Moderate (age 35-50 years): Early wrinkling, sallow complexion with early actinic keratoses, requires little makeup.

Advanced (age 50-60 years): Persistent wrinkling, discoloration of the skin with telangiectases and actinic keratoses, always wears makeup.

Severe (age 65-70 years): Severe wrinkling, photoaging, gravitational and dynamic forces affecting skin, actinic keratoses with or without skin cancer, wears makeup with poor coverage