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Whether you already have or want to avoid their occurrence, these suggestions are the best measures to prevent stains on the skin caused by sun exposure.

- As said before, it is essential to use sunscreens or moisturizers with an SPF of above 30 and broad spectrum, not just when we go to the beach if not every time we expose to sunlight, especially during the summer and winter.

- Avoid taking antibiotics combined with the use of UVA or prolonged sun making.

- Do not apply perfumes in exposed areas like the face or neck, and that his contact with sunlight can cause unwanted pigmentation.

- Any makeup and cosmetic moisturizer or irritating cleaning should be suspended because the stains worse.

- Finally it should be noted that we should avoid self-medication at any time, any stain should be examined by the dermatologist to identify their origin and determine the best way to treat it is important to follow their instructions for maximum therapeutic benefit and avoid irrtaciones or complications of the skin which may worsen.

The first thing to do is to distinguish what type of stain has appeared on the skin, the ideal is to go to a doctor for a diagnosis for finding the most appropriate treatment.

Once the dermatologist has established the type of stain, tailor treatment to the characteristics of the patient’s skin (type of stain, sensitivity and skin color). Autumn and winter are the best seasons to do it because it lowers the intensity of ultraviolet radiation.

The photoresist is recommended in all cases, use sunscreens or moisturizers that contain SPF of not less than 30, broad spectrum (UVA and UVB), titanium oxide or zinc oxide to block visible light also obscuring the spots.

This preventive measure is not sufficient in cases where one can not help the cause of the appearance of sunspots, such as pregnancy or menopause, which must escape the sun as much as possible.

Medical treatment will be different depending on the type of stain diagnosed; the lentigines or sun spots on skin aging, respond well to laser treatment rather than to the depigmentation cream, while melasma-stain that appears for hormonal disorder-not reacts positively to the laser and thus can only be alleviated with creams or peeling.

In the case of melasma, if the stain is superficial may disappear spontaneously once it does the cause of which is either pregnancy, contraceptive pill intake or use of certain cosmetics.

On the other hand, keloids often do not require treatment but may be reduced in size by corticosteroid injections, external pressure, cryotherapy, laser treatments, radiation and surgical removal, with the dermatologist who establish what the most appropriate procedure .

Bleaching creams or dermoaclarantes

There whitening creams different types of these creams remain the most effective prescription. The most widely used skin lightening hydroquinone is used in concentrations ranging from 2 to 4%, and enhance its effect often associated with tretinoin is indicated or glycolic acid, always taking into account the tolerance of the patient’s skin.

Other medications that are useful are azelaic acid, which also serves to prevent acne blemishes, kojic acid and vitamin C.

Mandelic acid derived from almonds, and phytic acid, derived from the seeds of cereals, are recommended as alternatives for skins sensitive to hydroquinone and other whitening treatments. The chemical peel can be used to help clarify the stains but is recommended only in fair skin and in the context of a program dermoaclarante. The most commonly used are glycolic acid, mandelic, lactic and salicylic acid.

The spots on the skin are one of the main problems of consultation and skin beauty centers, some are the result of sustained exposure to sunlight but other causes are as diverse as hormonal disorders, use of medications or heredity.

Overall, the word stain, from Latin macula, refers to that part of something with a different general or dominant color in it; definition applied to the skin spots include moles, freckles, nevi, hemangiomas, keratoses, bruising, vitiligo, solar lentigines, chloasma and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation.

We targeted those who have their origins in exposure to ultraviolet radiation, ie, solar lentigines, chloasma and the inflammatory pigmentation.

Known solar  as senile lentigo spots or senile lentigo, is a flat spot of light yellow, light brown or dark brown, size ranges from 1 to 3 cm with irregular contours and well-defined, usually multiple, grow slowly and tend to coalesce.

Appears in older people, although less because every time they appear in younger people, is caused by sun exposure over many years, usually near the dorsal skin of the hands, forearms, neck and face areas being more unprotected. After cessation of exposure to sunlight can be clarified slightly, however some may persist indefinitely.

There are other two types, simple lentigo that appears in childhood and is unrelated to sun exposure, and, lentigo considered a form of malignant melanoma.

Chloasma

In popular language is called mask of pregnancy because it is a common skin condition during pregnancy, however the chloasma may appear with the use of oral contraceptives such as injections.

Although it is women who suffer from the appearance of melasma in ninety percent of cases, affecting the forehead, cheeks and upper lip, also appears in men’s skin as a result of antibiotic use perfumes or cosmetics.

This form of pigmentation is due to a phototoxic reaction, due to absorption of ultraviolet radiation by the chemical in the cologne or perfume. In these cases, the pigmentation is more extensive, also observed in the lateral neck and is usually most evident on one side due to sun exposure while driving. Chloasma also seen in healthy people with no no cause, assuming that is the result of discrete hormonal changes.

In all cases, the sun is also involved, because if in the winter months seem to have disappeared, the spots become darker and are again visible during the months of good weather.

Postinflammatory hyperpigmentation

This  postinflammatory hyperpigmentation type of stain is common in dark skinned people because they have larger melanosomes and with more melanin than white skin, a scar appearing on product from a back injury like a cut or scrape, following surgery, or after certain skin disorders like acne. Pigmentation is usually greater when the area is exposed to sunlight.

Despite that may have the same causes should not be confused with keloids, which consist of an overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of skin injury.

Those who believed that a person tan and sun exposure caused great benefits to the body, they are very wrong because the decline of the ozone layer, these properties are discarded solar radiation now moving into a product of environmental pollution.

Thus, it concluded that solar overexposure can cause spots and the worst case the dreaded skin cancer, especially for children who have yet to complete their defenses to deal with these diseases, mainly those that have not seven years have been fulfilled.

One of the main ways of realizing that your child may have melanoma which is skin cancer is the growth of a mole at which the child should be taken immediately to the doctor, with the recommendation to use sunscreens among time periods between 10 am and 4 pm, thus preventing the disease.

It was also learned that only in the United States 62,000 people suffer from this disease and reach 8 thousand die from this, being a great concern for the entire population should follow the directions in order to prevent melanoma.

Acne, bumps or pimples, you name it, is caused by the blockage of skin pores, ie the accumulation of fat and dead cells that are generated faster than they can be eliminated.

It usually begins in the pre-puberty, when levels of androgens that produce growth of the sebaceous glands of the skin with a consequent increase of sebum on the face, chest and back. The fundamental lesion in acne vulgaris is the comedo pimple or caused by retention of sebum within the pilosebaceous follicle. The blockage causes a follicle bulge causing white spots and the top of the obstruction can cause dark spots.

Acne is classified by the type of injuries to comedones and mild seborrhea, mild when present papulo severe inflammatory pustules and the presence of nodules and cysts. If the obstruction causes a break in the follicle wall, dead cells, fat and bacteria, normally found on the surface of the skin, can penetrate and form small infected areas called pustules, if these infected areas are deep in the skin may increase in size until it forms firm, painful cysts.

The importance of acne treatment is to reduce and prevent scar formation and excessive skin coloration and reduce the negative psychological effects that affect the self-producing social inhibition, depression and / or anxiety. There are many products available for the treatment of acne, many with unproven effects scientifically. The effectiveness of all treatments for acne can be evaluated just after 6 to 8 weeks of starting, most patients will see a 40% improvement after 2 months of treatment, 60% at 4 months and 80% or more at 6 months.

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What is acne?
Acne, also known as pimples, is the result of excess oil produced by glands in the skin, which is reflected in the face with outbreaks. Acne is usually a condition affecting all ages and both sexes, is common in adolescence, although not all teenagers suffer from it. This depends, often, genetics or the circumstances of each agency. This excessive production of fat can be caused by several factors:

Causes of acne
• hormonal imbalance: the hormones act to produce high amounts of natural oils. Heredity is a factor contributing to hormonal imbalance. During adolescence and menstruation have great movement hormonal, so during such acne is more likely to sprout.
• Medications: birth control pills or steroids, which influence the motion hormone can lead to acne.
• Cosmetics Chemicals: cosmetics containing mineral oils may trigger acne. We must prefer unquestionably natural cosmetics and always use them sparingly.
• Power supply: it is believed that eating chocolate or greasy products conducive to acne. But this has not been proven.

• Emotions and tension depression or stress: emotional stress, depression or affect the production of glandular secretions.

Natural treatments for acne. All of these remedies, but you seem very snecillos, are powerful elements together to fight acne:
* RELAXATION: If you suffer from acne, the first thing you should do is try to relax as much as possible and not see the problem as a monster. If you see well, you feel bad about yourself, you disapprove it and reject your image, which substantially affects your mood and could lead to more acne. So try, whenever you feel despair or anger about this condition, thinking that you’re taking action on the matter, and that soon your face will start to look better looking. Just give him time to acts of nature.
* NATUROPATHY: to prevent the infection from spreading, you have to use towels, cotton balls and clean cloths soaked in water hamammelis. The rose water is good tonic too.

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Being a teenager is a tough life. We need to worry with all of the endless problems, such as the school life, friendship, falling in love for the first time and much more. I still remember that I was frustrated with the acne matter, as I’m the person that always has the cute and sweet face, suddenly turned into an ugly and hideous monster face, thanks to the acne!

My parents and elder friends always tell me that I cannot pick or even popping the acne, as this will getting worse! Well, I’m the stubborn person and I mostly ignored what they’ve told me. As a result, my acne problem has had turned into a nightmare!

After that, I was wondering is there any good organic skin care that I can use to get the acne disappear slowly.

Then, Michelle, a good friend of mine since 1st grade, has recommended me to use the Achemilla’s organic skin care products.

It does take time to make all my acne vanish from my face, but I still think it’s worth the time. Since then, I keep using the Achemilla’s organic skin care products, as I don’t want the acne to walk into my life again