Contents:
- Whitening lotion
- Bleaching compresses
- Whitening Mask
From the appearance of age spots no one is immune, alas. You must agree, it is very sad to find unattractive dark spots. But do not despair - on them is quite possible to get rid of. And at home, without imposing expenses to visit a beautician! However, one doctor visit still have - a dermatologist.
It is rare, but still there are cases when staining indicates a problem on the part of the body. And only if the doctor confirms that health you have everything in order, you can begin treatment of pigmented spots in the home. All recipes are safe for health - unless, of course, you do not have an allergic reaction to a particular component.
Whitening lotion
If dark spots are expressed not so much with them is quite possible to cope with the help of whitening lotion:
Cucumber Lotion is widely known that treats oily skin. However, pigmented spots and he is very, very effective. To prepare the lotion you will need one medium-sized cucumber, 50 grams of vodka and 50 grams of clean boiled water. Cucumber peel, grate on a fine grater and place in a glass bowl. Pour the vodka, stir well, cover and place in the refrigerator to infuse for three days.
During this time, periodically shake the container of lotion. Then strain using a strainer or cheesecloth, add water. Store lotion also only necessary refrigerated in a tightly closed vessel. Wipe age spots with a cotton pad soaked in the lotion at least three times a day. The course of treatment should last at least a month. If during this time dark spots disappear, you will need to use a more powerful tool.
The most common yogurt can be an ideal way to eliminate small age spots. Just wipe them with a cotton swab dipped in yogurt, as often as possible - at least five or six times a day. Within a week you will notice a striking result. And about a month later age spots will disappear completely.
If the area of age spots is large enough, you can try the lotion of calendula. To make it, buy in a drugstore calendula tincture of alcohol, dilute it with boiled water in a ratio of one to one - you should have 100 ml of lotion. Add one teaspoon of honey and stir well to dissolve honey.
Dipped in lotion, wipe with a cotton pad pigmented spots at least five times a day. Such treatment can not continue longer than one week - then you should make a week break. In most cases, missing two similar courses to get rid of even the most persistent pigment spots. If all of a sudden, after wiping the skin, you will have irritation, burning, or you will experience a burning sensation - add another 50 grams of boiled water.
Bleaching compresses
If using lotions to cure age spots fails, you can try to compress - of course they are more aggressive, but more effective.
To prepare the solution compress you need 100 grams of fresh dill and a glass of boiling water. Put the fennel in a thermos, pour boiling water and leave to infuse for a day. Then infusion of strain and pour into a glass container. Dampen a tincture gauze, folded in several layers, apply to the spots and leave for 20 minutes. If the cloth dries before, change it - it throughout the 20 minutes must remain moist.
This tool is strong enough - do not forget any time after the procedure lubricate the treated place moisturizer to avoid skin irritation. For the preparation you need to compress three dandelion root, and a spoonful of honey. Chop the dandelion, fill it with a glass of water and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat, cover the pan with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Then cool the broth, strain, add honey and mix thoroughly. In the resulting broth moisten gauze, apply to the spots and leave for 20 minutes. A similar procedure can be performed no more than three times a week during one month.
In the summer, to help in the fight against pigment spots will redcurrants. Mince one glass of red currants and fill it with half a glass of cold water. Put in refrigerator to infuse for 5 hours, stirring occasionally. Then, using gauze wring currants.
In the resulting broth moisten gauze and apply for 20 minutes to the pigment spots - as drying cloths should be changed. After compression, flush skin with cool water and apply a little cream or moisturizer. Make such a procedure every other day for one month.
Whitening Mask
The most powerful weapon in the fight against pigment spots - whitening mask. But be careful with them - if you overdo it, great figure of skin damage.
For this mask, you can use any berries - preferably a little immature. Mash five tablespoons of berries with a fork and put on dark spots. Cover the stain with plastic wrap and leave on for 15 minutes. Then rinse with water and apply moisturizer. Such a mask is quite forgiving, so they can do in a day, for two months.
The mask - classic means for removing age spots. You know how to cook meringues? By the same principle, and preparing a mask - of course, without heat treatment of the protein. Using a mixer, beat halo or thick foam of egg whites, add the juice of half a lemon and continue beating for a few minutes.
Then apply a dense foam on the spots, leave for 15 minutes and rinse with plenty of water, apply a moisturizer. Such a mask can be done three times a week for six weeks. If you want to - after a week's break, the course can be repeated.
If you have oily skin to remove age spots, you can use cottage cheese mask. For its preparation you need 100 grams of fat cottage cheese, one tablespoon of hydrogen peroxide, the egg yolk and a teaspoon of honey.
In a plastic or glass container thoroughly mix all the above ingredients - you should get a homogeneous mass. Apply this mixture on dark spots, cover with plastic wrap mask and leave for 30 minutes. If you feel a strong burning sensation, the mask should be washed off immediately.
Rinse skin with plenty of water and lubricate the treated areas with a lot of moisturizer. Do not get too keen on such means - it can damage the skin.
If you do not have time to make a false mask, try yolk. For its preparation you need two yolks and 10 drops of ammonia. Mix them and put on dark spots, cover the top with gauze. Leave the mask on for 15 minutes and then rinse with cool water and apply your usual moisturizer.
This mask can not be done more than twice a week, to avoid skin irritation. Typically, only two or three weeks to lentigo disappeared. If this does not happen, after a month's course of whitening must be done a week break and then continue the whitening.
In most cases, these recipes are really effective and people manage to forget about the dark spots. If this does not happen, the only way to get rid of excessive pigmentation become cosmetic procedures.