In dermatology, hyperpigmentation is the darkening of an area of skin or nails caused by increased melanin.
Hyperpigmentation may be caused by sun damage, inflammation, or other skin injuries, including those related to acne vulgaris. People with darker Asian, Mediterranean, or African skin tones are also more prone to hyperpigmentation, especially if they have excess sun exposure.
Source : Wikipedia, Hyperpigmentation
Suffering from dark spots can be just as much a killer blow to the self esteem as the spot itself. I've told several times before that most times it never really matters how I treat a spot, when it starts to go down the spot turns into a darker more permanent fixture on the skin.
Soon you will read a post on skincare I was testing out to prevent breakouts and acne that left me with my most recent scarring. I didn't want to go back down the lemon dousing route just because I wanted something that could work throughout the day. Let me introduce some that I've tested since about February. I nearly always accept products that are to do with dark spot correction cos I truly suffer.
Starting with Indeed Labs Peptabright*, the claim was that within 14 days I would see an improvement with my dark spots. O.k. great, 14 days that's nothing, adding this to the routine day & night to see a change is small change in skincare testing. Let me first say this, it smells. The smell of this cream when rubbing it in, seems to release a spicy, plastic, chemical, odd odour. Is it just me? I just find the scent horrid. Once rubbed into the skin, I didn't find it did much on the moisturising side, more so it dried mine out. After my two week period, I didn't notice my dark spots lighten much at all. I decided to try for two more weeks and nothing. Disappointing results.
Below are some images that you can see where I chose not to cover them up without and with make-up just to be able to show a difference of how the marks are so pigmented even under make-up, without concealing and how well it's fading. Set aside a few months it's really nothing and I've not seen a difference in my skins overall appearance with getting lighter, the images are just in different lighting and distance.
*pr samples
This is purely my experience with the products above, it worked to my satisfaction, it may not for you and I cannot be held accountable if it doesn't work, please don't curse me out under your breath at home :) thanks.
This is purely my experience with the products above, it worked to my satisfaction, it may not for you and I cannot be held accountable if it doesn't work, please don't curse me out under your breath at home :) thanks.