Some facts on common skin pigmentation problem and about the skin.

Skin Pigmentation (Brown Spots)

• A type of skin disorders.
• Affect the color of your skin.
• There are three common occurrences which are seborrhoeic keratoses, melasma (also known as chloasma) and skin tag;
  • Seborrhoeic keratoses – raised, skin colored or light brown spots or like a growing mole.
  • Melasma – a blotchy, brownish pigmentation, flat grey or brown spot on the skin.
  • Skin Tag – Brown or grey, soft harmless lesions that appear to hang off the skin usually at armpit and neck.
• Pigmentation is harmless yet it causes individual skin to look dull and dirty.
• Treatment can be done by surgery (chemical peeling, laser resurfacing, dermabrasion, soft tissue fillers) or using cream spread.
• Individual aging 40 year old and up have higher risk to get pigmentation.

The Human Skin

• Skin is largest organ which weight around six pounds; skin have the role to protect muscles and human organ.
• Skin needs three vitamins: A, C and E to remain healthy.
• Balanced diet intake and additional nutrition is good to get healthy skin.
• Vitamin A, C and E, selenium and zinc are antioxidants that help to repair collagen and for skin whitening.
• Fatty acids (EFAs) are important as it forms layer that prevents skin humidity loss, important to overcome wrinkle and dry skin problem.
• Water is important for skin humidity.
• Human skin is divided into two major layers: dermis and epidermis .
• Scientifically, skin regulates body temperature, stores water, fat and vitamin D.
• Skin exposed to sunlight produce excess melanin pigment to protect from the UV emission, if excessively it will cause pigmentation.
• Stress problem such as eczema will harm skin.

Skincare

• Skin should be washed, protected with moisturizer and sunshade cream.
• Protect skin from sun light from 12 in the afternoon until 4 in the afternoon time.
• Use solar protection cream with SPF15 and up.
• If using makeup, use cosmetics with sunlight protection protector SPF15 and up.
• Do not smoke and stay away from cigarette smoke.
• Use moisturizing cream to prevent skin dryness.
• Sunlight containing UV radiation will accelerate the aging and pigmentation processes, so avoid exposing skin to the sunlight for too long.