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Products use for pigmentation on skin
Q: Products For Pigmentation?
Q: Please can you tell me what products are best to use on pigmentation problem skin. I would love to sort this issue out. Can a serum for scars help? And what precautions can be taken with the sun?
A: While certain products do help with reducing the severity of pigmentation, the real answer here is prevention is better than cure. You must wear a high-factor facial sunscreen (applied to your neck, ears and chest area too) every day – and not just when you know you're going to be exposed to the sun. Staying out of the sun is of course best, but not always possible. So, protect yourself all day and every day with an absolute minimum of an SPF 30. For home use try a product such as Clinique's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector (call +27 11 516 3000 for stockists) but realise that it's a commitment, so you must be religious about your usage and of course about applying sunscreen. Try this instead of serums that target scars only – you really want the right product here that'll treat this specific skin condition. But do make an appointment with a dermatologist too as there are treatment options that show great results and your derm will be able to diagnose your skin properly and recommend the best plan of action.
Last updated: Tue, 2011-01-25 17:22
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I've started to get some about two years ago. Clinique's Even Better Clinical Dark Spot Corrector did not make a difference, but at least it did not get worst. Went to a dermatologist and after six weeks have about 80% improvement. 50+ SPF every day is a must.
I used bicarbonate of soda as a paste and that helped a lot.
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I have developed pigmentation under my eye due to hormone's (taking the pill)
I use a sunscreen everyday and realy look agter my skin.
Except for Clinique - what other products works for your skin?
Nimue has a great range of faders that you use in conjuctions to the cleanser, toner and exfoliating exzymes. because nimue products contain AHAs that helps with tranporting the ingredients down deep into the dermis-bringing out any impurities under lining the skin (aka the pigmentated skin cells)and it concentrates on removing your dead skin cells and promoting new skin cell production. But you always remember while treating pigmentaton: that it is going to get darker before it goes away- as it is all coming up from underneath.
there is not always an estimation of how long it will take to be fully removed as everyone's skin is different and if the pigmentation has tipped over into the dermis then much more deeper treatments should be used- such a chemobrasion treatment otherwise great peels.
I really battled with serious pigmentation that kept getting worse despite religiously applying sunscreen daily. I tried everything including Clinique and nothing worked. The one product that did wonders for my skin and has totally cleared it up (at a fraction of the cost of Cilinique) is Essel Anti-Dark spot serum. It really is amazing, it took a few months to see major results but I had big patches of pigmentation all over my face.
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