Anti-pigmentation cream
Skin pigmentation can hardly be called an adornment of both female and male faces and bodies. This applies to both large spots and small defects. A healthy skin color, free from any formations, is the goal to strive for, and high-quality anti-pigmentation creams will help to achieve it.
Content:
- How do they work?
- What is the effectiveness of whitening creams?
- 10 popular face pigmentation creams
- 5 best face pigmentation creams
How do they work?
Whichever cream is chosen as a whitening agent, it will destroy the substance that caused the pigmentation. A similar effect is due to the active chemicals included in a particular cream. Therefore, when choosing this or that product, you need to carefully read the composition indicated on its packaging.
For the product to truly whiten the skin, the following components must be present in it:
- Arbutin. This substance is a plant glycoside extracted from bearberry leaves. Arbutin acts gently, gradually destroying the pigment that provoked the appearance of the defect.
- Hydroquinone is an organic antioxidant. Its action is aimed at reducing the work of melanocytes. Care should be taken when using hydroquinone creams, as the substance has a toxic effect. It is not recommended to use such funds for more than a year.
- Gluconic acid. This substance is synthesized by jellyfish. It is added to creams as a whitening enhancer.
- Kojic acid. This substance is extracted from plants, it is present in mushrooms, in cereals. It is a powerful bleach, but it can provoke severe allergic reactions.
- Beta-carotene in the whitening cream prevents pigment accumulation in skin cells.
- Ascorbic acid promotes skin regeneration, reduces the effect of melanin.
- Grape seed oil, jojoba oil, lemon, cucumber, and parsley extract have a mild whitening effect.
To buy whitening creams, you should go to the pharmacy, since the chances of purchasing a high-quality product there that corresponds to the declared composition are higher than that of a cosmetic store.
What is the effectiveness of whitening creams?
Do not expect that after the first application of the whitening cream to the skin, it will be possible to immediately get rid of pigmentation.
Typically, quality products have the following effects:
- The first result can be noticed no earlier than 3 days from the start of using the cream. As for home-made products, the effect will be more delayed in time, it can be seen no earlier than 4-5 days from the start of using the product. This is due to the fact that the active substances, penetrating the skin, destroy the coloring pigments gradually, and not at lightning speed.
- You should not stop treatment after the pigmentation area has become slightly lighter. The course must be completed, this may take about a month, but at least 3 weeks. It is important to follow all the manufacturer's recommendations and apply the cream to the skin regularly.
- Gradually, age spots will become less noticeable and then disappear altogether. The skin will become bright, supple, healthy and radiant.
- Whitening cream not only removes pigmentation, but also helps to reduce inflammation. This means that with its help you can get rid of acne, as well as smooth out superficial wrinkles.
Evaluating the effectiveness of whitening creams should be objective, without expecting any magic. This will avoid disappointment from unfulfilled hopes. In addition to the positive effects, most bleaching agents have side effects. Therefore, in this regard, it is safer to use homemade bleaching products. But their disadvantage is that the effect will be delayed in time and not as noticeable as when using commercial creams.
10 popular face pigmentation creams
The ideal anti-pigmentation cream is the one that suits a specific skin type, a specific person. To find it, you will need to experience the effects of a number of creams.
Professional cosmetologists have created a rating of 10 popular face pigmentation creams:
- Belgian cream Elure (Elure). It is the most expensive of all the creams on this list. When the cream is applied to the skin, melanin is destroyed in the upper layers of the epidermis. This is possible due to the natural enzyme lignin peroxidase included in the cream. It is especially effective to use this remedy for photodamage of the skin, with melasma, as it allows you to even out the color of the dermis, to give it brightness.
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American cream Lakshma Maxi (Lakshma MAXXI), the cost of which can reach 1,700 rubles. Its use allows you to quickly and safely remove age spots and freckles. The product can be used even on the most delicate skin, such as intimate areas and armpits.
- French cream Uriage (Uriage), at a price of 1500 rubles apiece. The product contains licorice extract, green tea extract, vitamins and acids. Well suited for dry skin, maintains the achieved effect due to its high sun protection factor.
- Another French Vichy cream (Vichy Idealia Pro), its price is 1400 rubles. This tool allows you to get rid of pronounced skin pigmentation, is perfectly absorbed, does not leave an oily sheen.
- French cream Lierac (Lierac Sunific Extreme), for 1300 rubles. Corrects signs of photo-aging, moisturizes the skin, fights inflammation, protects against the appearance of wrinkles and age spots.
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French cream Isis Pharma (Isis Pharma) for 1300 rubles. Contains glycolic acid, cyclopentasiloxane, salicylic acid and other components. After application to the skin, a decrease in the intensity of the color of age spots is observed, the action of free radicals is neutralized, the epidermis is carefully exfoliated, and excess melanin is eliminated.
- Ukrainian cream Biocon for 200 rubles. Brightens the skin, makes freckles less noticeable, reduces the synthesis of tyrosinase, protects the skin from ultraviolet radiation.
- Belarusian cream Bielita Vitex at a price of 130 rubles. The cream evens out the complexion, brightens age spots and freckles, smoothes fine wrinkles.
- Bulgarian cream Achromin (Achromin) for 100 rubles. Allows to protect the skin from harmful ultraviolet radiation, eliminates pigmentation by inhibiting the synthesis of melanin.
- Indian cream Himani (Himani Boro Plus) for 60 rubles. In addition to the whitening effect, the cream has an antiseptic effect, helping to fight acne breakouts.
Based on the above list, you can choose the right product for yourself in terms of price and quality. The best option would be to first apply a cream probe to the skin, which will allow you to evaluate the result without overpaying for the whole package. In the event that the cream is not suitable, do not give up and put up with the existing cosmetic defect. You need to continue your search and a suitable cream will definitely be found. If this still did not happen, or there are any doubts about the safety of a particular product, then you can prepare the whitening composition yourself.
5 best face pigmentation creams
There is another list of pigmentation creams, which includes the five most effective remedies for whitening facial skin:
- Chanel's Performance Anti-taches Cream, created in the Chanel Endormeline laboratory. Using this tool, it will be possible to whiten even the darkest skin of people in adulthood. It contains licorice extract, narcissus bulb extract and stabilized ascorbic acid. The price for a pack of such a cream reaches $ 100.
- Another slightly less expensive cream from Clinique called "Even Better Clinical". It costs about $ 80, but the effect of using it is amazing. Importantly, the cream does not cause allergic reactions even on the most sensitive skin, its safety has been confirmed experimentally. In addition to the whitening effect, the product helps the skin to resist the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays.
- Helena Rubinstein's Prodigy Age Sport Reducer has a pronounced whitening effect, helps fight wrinkles, prevents the appearance of new age spots, and makes the skin firmer and fresh. By applying the product to your face, you do not have to worry about the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays, skin protection will be provided. The price for this cream is equal to $ 120.
- A more expensive product from Yves Saint Laurent called SPF 12-Temps Majeur at $ 180 apiece. In addition to the whitening effect, the cream protects the skin from ultraviolet and infrared rays, tightens the facial contours.
- The most expensive and effective cream is produced by Guerlain, it is called Orchidee Imperial White and costs an average of $ 500. It leaves the skin wonderfully soft, smooth and hydrated at its deepest level. Pigmentation will disappear without a trace thanks to the white orchid extract included in the cream.
You can whiten your skin, tighten the oval of the face, and protect yourself from the harmful effects of ultraviolet rays with the help of these expensive but very effective means.
The author of the article: Kuzmina Vera Valerievna | Endocrinologist, nutritionist
Education: Diploma of the Russian State Medical University named after NI Pirogov with a degree in General Medicine (2004). Residency at Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, diploma in Endocrinology (2006).
