Monday 10 May 2021

Easy Ways To Fix An Uneven Skintone


Something as small as a pimple or as complex as melasma equally contribute to the overall look of your skin, so when it comes to getting a totally even skin tone, you have to address all the factors at hand. 

According to New York dermatologist Neal Schultz, MD, two main categories make a skin tone appear to be uneven: texture and color. 

"For successful treatment, we need to smooth the texture, decrease the brown spots, and decrease the redness," he explains. And he says since the body can make excess pigment faster than we can remove it, we've also got to protect our skin to prevent it from returning so quickly. 

So just how do we go about doing all of those things?

Exfoliate Regularly

If the texture of your skin sounds like a weird thing to bring up when on the topic of skin tone, allow us to explain.

 If your texture isn't smooth due to either large pores or fine lines, that texture will not only prevent your products from applying evenly but also can cause shadows and darkness. 

"Skin tone is 75% about how the light hits it and what the light does when it hits it," Schultz explains. "Does it reflect back or does it get scattered? When the surface is smooth and the light reflects off, your skin tone appears more even because it gets brighter and the browns are not as obvious." In other words, the first step to an even skin tone is to have smoother skin, whether that's by removing dead skin cells, minimizing pores, or evening out fine lines, and the most effective way to do that is through proper exfoliation.

Vitamin C

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient required for the growth and repair of tissues in all parts of the body, including the skin, but we cannot produce it on our own. For the skin, it helps to boost collagen, lighten discoloration, and fight free radicals.

An easy method of achieving even skin is using topical wipes or washes containing glycolic acid or topical vitamins C and E, which minimize the production of melanin, the substance that causes skin darkening, and even out skin tone.

Get You A Sunscreen

The importance of proper sun protection is to stop an uneven skin tone from getting worse or prevent unevenness from returning. 

At the end of the day, any sun protection is better than none, but if you are someone who has melasma 

Melasma is stimulation of the melanin, which are supersensitized usually by female hormone so that any injury causes darkening, the most common injury being ultraviolet light)

You might want to swap out your formula that relies on traditional chemical ingredients for a physical sunscreen, which is one that is formulated with minerals such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide.

Zinc is an essential mineral that is needed for numerous healthy bodily functions, including boosting the immune system, healing wounds, and assisting in DNA/protein synthesis and growth. Applied topically, it's shown to aid in wound healing and regeneration, as well as protect the skin by deflecting UV rays.



Source: Byrdie




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