Everyone wants to have a clean and glass-skin face. To achieve it, you must have a baby skin face. However, it is natural that wrinkles and fine lines may start appearing if a person gets older. How about freckles? Is it naturally occurring due to genetics or a sign of aging?
Freckles are small spots that appear on sun-exposed areas of the body. The skin condition comes in various colors, such as:
- tan
- red
- light brown
- dark brown
Freckles are very common and not a threat to one’s health. However, many don’t want to see them appearing, and seen in the summer. There are options to get rid of these small flat spots. There are non-surgical and natural treatments on how to remove freckles.
Treatment for freckles
There are various types of solutions to consider to fade freckles:
- Chemical Peels
- Intense Pulsed Light Rejuvenation
- Laser treatment
- Natural remedies
- Topical retinoid creams
Can freckles be removed naturally?
Everyone wants flawless skin without any single spot. Unluckily, many do not have the luck to have clear skin naturally. Freckles are harmful and it is formed because of melanin overproduction because of too much exposure to ultraviolet radiation. When ditching pricey beauty and chemical procedures prevent freckles, and try some home remedies.
Here are the top ten home remedies to help remove freckles, they are:
- Apple cider vinegar
- Lemon
- Turmeric
- Almond oil
- Aloe Vera
- Honey
- Buttermilk
- Eucalyptus Oil
- Eggplant
- Cocoa Butter
There are proper procedures that you must follow to use these home remedies so that they successfully work.
Remove freckles through non-surgical procedure
Some may say that the most effective freckle removal is a light-based treatment, such as:
- Laser
- BBL intense pulsed light
Skincare and preventing excessive sun exposure are important in keeping pigmentation to a minimum. BBL (Broad Band Light) intense pulse light releases a short pulse of filtered light, readily absorbed with a high concentration of melanin found in liver spots, sun spots, or freckles. Rapid absorption of the light energy heats melanin, destroying melanin-rich cells.
BBL treats freckles, including different skin conditions:
- age spots (liver spots)
- sun damage
- redness
- broken facial vessels
- wrinkles
- dull skin
The appearance of freckles is reduced and birthmarks or stretch marks. The treatment is performed on all body areas, such as:
- face
- neck
- chest
- arms
- hands
BBL can treat only a pigment rather than the surrounding skin. The patients will experience a quick, effective treatment with minimal downtime. With BBL, the brown spots will look darker in 2-3 days and turn darker, until they frequently feel scaly. In 2 to 3 weeks, the scaly areas will fall off and will leave new and healthy skin.
Is BBL safe?
Yes, it is an FDA-approved treatment to correct dark spots.
Are freckles harmless?
In some cases, it is harmless. Freckles form because of the overproduction of melanin, responsible for skin and hair color. Indeed, freckles are caused by UV radiation stimulation.
Are the effects of natural home remedies and non-surgical procedures achieved on the same duration? IThe effectiveness depends on the severity of the freckles.
