If you're looking for help and advice on skin lightening or skin whitening, you have come to the right place. Uneven pigmentation affects many people the world over, regardless of ethnic background or skin colour. Skin either appears lighter or darker than normal; it could be blotchy, have uneven areas, patches of grey or brown discolouration or even freckling.
If you have skin pigmentation problems, this could be because your body produces either too much or too little melanin. Melanin has two components that combine to create various skin tones. Eumelanin produces a range of brown skin and hair color, while pheomelanin gives a yellow to reddish hue.
Increased melanin production — also known as hyperpigmentation — is often referred to as melasma, chloasma or solar lentigenes.
Aside from sun exposure and hormones, hyperpigmentation can be caused by skin damage, such as remnants of blemishes, wounds or rashes. This is especially true for those with darker skin tones.
The most typical cause of darkened areas of skin, brown spots or areas of discolouration is sun exposure without using a SPF sunblock or sunscreen.
Thankfully there are many products on the market to help with skin bleaching, skin whitening or skin lightening - so whatever you call it - there is a cream or gel that can help you.
