Hyperpigmentation

It is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin are darker than the surrounding skin. It occurs when special cells in the skin make too much of the pigment called melanin. Hyperpigmentation may appear as freckles, age spots, or larger areas of darkened skin. Hyperpigmentation affects people of all skin types.

Types of Hyperpigmentation

1. Age Spots
Symptoms:

• Brown, tan, or black spots that appear on the skin with too much sun exposure.
• It will occur commonly on the face and hands or on sun-exposed areas of the body.
• Usually, it affects older adults or those with extended sun exposure.

2. Melasma (Chloasma, or the mask of pregnancy)
Symptoms:

• Large patches of darkened skin.
• It will occur on the forehead, face and stomach.
• Usually it affects women, people who are pregnant or taking birth control pills and those with medium- to dark-skinned.

3. Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Symptoms:

• Spots or patches of darkened skin that appear after an inflammatory skin condition, such as acne or eczema.
• It will occur anywhere in the body.
• People have an inflammation or an injury in the skin.
• Sun spots are more common in areas with frequent sun exposure, including the face, arms and legs.

What is face serum?
Serums are a concentration of active ingredients that penetrate through the skin to solve specific skin concerns. They have the ability to penetrate deep through the 7 layers of our skin, making them more effective than other skincare products as they are made of smaller molecules.

Benefits of serum:
It tightens your skin, preventing it from premature ageing and sagging. They are filled with ingredients used to tighten your skin and make it look young and firm. Serums can be used to brighten your skin. Your skin tends to lose its glow as it ages. Serums will help you detoxify and rejuvenate dull-looking skin.
It reduces dark spots, pigmentation and discoloration in the skin. As our skin is constantly exposed to UVA rays that accelerate ageing and UVB rays that cause the skin to burn, we must ensure that it is protected. By using a serum, you can reduce the appearance of these dark spots.
Using a serum can help repair dull skin and promote cellular development, leaving your skin looking bright and radiant. It can hydrate the skin through its moisturizing benefits. It locks the moisture into the pores and creates healthier-looking skin.

What does it contain?
Extra virgin coconut oil: Coconut oil can help lighten the skin, reduce the appearance of hyperpigmentation, and melisma discoloration and improve uneven skin tone. It contains lauric acid, which helps fade dark spots as well as acne scars and freckles. When combined with other natural ingredients, such as essential oils, its skin- lightening properties are enhanced.

Evening primrose oil: Evening primrose oil is a yellow oil derived from the seeds of the evening primrose flower. It has a thick texture and a powerful fragrance. Gamma-linolenic acid is an omega-6 fatty acid found in high concentrations in evening primrose oil. This vitamin is necessary for skin that is hydrated, clear, bright and healthy. Hyperpigmentation can be caused by too much sun exposure. Hyperpigmentation can also be caused by heat or trauma. It will balance the skin’s tone and make it lighter.

It inhibits the development of melanin and has a soothing and healing impact on pigment spots produced by UVB exposure.
Extra virgin olive oil is cold-pressed. This means it’s squeezed from whole olives without using chemicals or heat.
Olive oil boosts the skin’s natural sun-blocking proteins. Olive oil also contains a fat called squalene. This natural fat is the skin’s most important protective fat. Adding olive oil strengthens this natural barrier. Extra virgin olive oil has only very slight skin-lightening effects. It doesn’t reduce melanin or increase skin cell exfoliation. However, it may help block damage and pigmentation from the sun. It may also help reduce skin redness and wrinkles.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, which is an incredibly important quality that plays a role in combating dark spots. In addition, vitamin C has excellent anti-inflammatory and anti-aging properties. It helps inhibit the enzyme tyrosinase, which helps prevent melanin production and also significantly lightens pigmentation.