Effective Skin Clarifying Ingredients

Clarifying, Skin Brightening or Bleaching Ingredients

Lentigines, more popularly known as liver or age spots, most commonly result from the clumping of melanin after years of UV exposure. They can also be caused by other injuries to the skin's melanin, such as acne or a bug bite.

Melanin is nature's own sunscreen, but not a very good one. It works best as a sunscreen for dark-skinned people, who have densely-packed melanin. In light skin, it is believed to actually contribute to free radical damage and possibly participate in the carcinogenic process, particularly when it is overwhelmed by intense episodes of sunburn.

Most clarifying, bleaching or skin lightening/brightening creams today contain more than one active ingredient. Experience has shown that such creams are more effective when their forces are combined.

A high concentration of hydroquinone cream (10%), available by prescription, is the traditional medical treatment for age spots, but it carries a lot of precautions.

Use at least 30 SPF and even avoid sun exposure while using. Do not use for more than six months.

Lower concentrations of hydroquinone are available in OTC clarifying solutions. Be sure to read the package precautions.

If you prefer gentler ingredients that can be used indefinitely look for clarifying hydroquinone derivatives such as hauronoside (mitracarpus scaber leaf extract) and arbutin (arctostaphylos uva ursi leaf extract); beta carotene; glabridine (licorice extract); paper mulberry plant extract; kojic acid; azeleic acid; dithiaoctanediol; and vitamin C derivatives in combined form, e.g. l-ascorbic acid, magnesium ascorbyl phosphate and sodium ascorbyl phosphate.

This article is for informational purposes only. It does not purport to offer medical advice.

Consult a qualified physician before taking any of these products.

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