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Old 10-05-2006, 02:32 PM
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Default Getting rid of freckles

hi everyone, just wondering what people know about getting rid of freckles.
i have heard of using sour milk and lemon juice, do these work?
please write what you know about it in this thread, would be muchly appreciated.
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Old 10-05-2006, 06:46 PM
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Well i know that the milk and lemon thing helps to remove a tan and dark marks on the face, so im guessing it shud help to remove freckles
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Lemon juice has a natural bleaching effect. Chamomile has a skin-lightening effect too. http://www.camocare.com/product_c_spot.html

Also dermatologists can remove freckles with a laser or with liquid nitrogen. These type of procedures can leave marks/scars behind occasionally.
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I hope they can help you .

The first and the most important thing you need to do is to avoid sun exposure and wear sunscreen. This way your body will not need to produce more melanin (melanin is produced by the body in response to sun exposure). Once you stop using lighteners and protection, the dark patches will be back. But keeping up with your skin regiment is not difficult: all you need is a gentle yet effective lightener and a moisturizer with complete UV protection - against both UVB and UVA rays.

Natural Remedies:

Wash your face with sour milk. Lactic acid will provide gentle peeling effect without irritating or drying your skin.
Lemon juice is a time-proven freckle fighting remedy. It is not necessary to rub your skin with a piece of lemon. Applying the juice with your fingers will do the job.
Fruit and vegetable masks (apricots, strawberries, cucumbers, red currant).
Sour cream mask. Do not rinse this mask completely, just remove gently with a facial tissue, then apply a moisturizer. For oily skin - use lemon juice before applying the mask.
Natural parsley juice (or parsley infusion) mixed with equal amounts of lemon juice, orange juice, and red currant juice under your favorite cream will help you keep your freckles invisible.
Increase your Vitamin C intake! It makes your skin less sensitive to the sun. Foods rich in vitamin C include citrus fruits, apples, green onions, black and red currant, rosehip tea.

Since melanin is accumulated in the upper layer of the skin, you might want to consider skin lightening and peeling. There are different products that can be used for this purpose:

Hydroquinone has been a very popular treatment, however it can irritate the skin.
Kojic acid, discovered in Japan in 1989, is a natural product derived from fungi. It is gentle on the skin and very effective in treating skin discoloration. Penetrating upper skin layers, it inhibits the formation of the pigment.
Alpha hydroxy acids help to shed the old cells faster, therefore they will be helpful as well. By removing the outer skin cells, which are usually darker, you will make your freckles or age spots lighter and less visible.
If you decide to use any of the above products, extra sun protection is imperative. If necessary, apply an SPF cream several times a day. By using skin lighteners and peels, you affect the upper darker layer. Lower layers are lighter, with less melanin present. If you don't protect your skin, it will launch its own defense mechanism producing more melanin. This will result in darker and more intensive discoloration which can be even harder to get rid of.
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i have freckles and i used to hate them. My advice is to not try to get rid of them, there beautiful. MAke sure you skin is glowing and beautiful and it looks great!
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Yeah I used to hate my freckles also, but I have this one freckle like above my lip like the ppls did in the old days where they wud like use something to make a dot above there lip and make them look pretty..well anyways..Zo my advice..... is too.....just like cutie1 says too leave it be....freckles are like a beauty mark..this is funny my friend says each one of my freckles stands for how many brain cells ive lost sniffing a perminent marker lol and i have a lot of freckles lol...well...put cover up over it..thats what i use sometimes..
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