Everyone has the desire to be beautiful, especially for women who are always very concerned and interested in topics related to beauty. Today, I will explain the causes of facial pigmentation in women.
Causes of Facial Pigmentation in Women
1. Genetic or Naturally Fair Skin
Freckles are small spots that appear in a large area from the nose to the cheeks. Freckles are mostly genetic, and people who have freckles in their siblings will start to develop freckles around puberty.
2. UV Radiation
When the skin is directly exposed to a large amount of UV radiation, the body secretes a large amount of melanin to protect the skin cells from oxidation, resulting in pigmentation and the formation of dark spots.
3. Overuse of Poor-Quality Cosmetics
Some women use a large amount of cosmetics for a long time. Harmful ingredients such as preservatives, germicides, metals, pigments, and fragrances in cosmetics can accumulate over time and cause a series of skin diseases, including melasma. Long-term use of poor-quality cosmetics can have more severe consequences.
4. Consumption of Foods with Artificial Colorants
Foods that are harmful to us include carbonated drinks, biscuits, potato chips, fried foods, skewers, hot pot, etc. These things can accumulate toxins in the body and stimulate cell growth.
5. Frequent Late Nights and Computer Radiation
Staring at a computer for a long time, having a reversed sleep schedule, or having a chronically insufficient amount of sleep can all trigger the formation of melasma.
6. Pregnancy
Women are prone to develop melasma during the 3-5 months of pregnancy, hence the name "pregnancy mask".
7. Excessive Psychological Stress
Being under long-term stress slows down the body's metabolism, leading to insufficient supply of nutrients to the skin. As a result, the pigment cells become more active and melasma increases.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Dietary Recommendations
The following foods have a lightening effect on pigmentation and can gradually fade facial spots with long-term consumption.
1. Tomato Juice
Drinking a glass of tomato juice daily or regularly consuming tomatoes has a good effect on preventing and treating freckles. This is because tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, which is known as the "warehouse of vitamin C".
Vitamin C can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase in the skin, effectively reduce the formation of melanin, and make the skin white, tender, and fade dark spots.
2. Carrot Juice
Carrots are rich in beta-carotene, which can be converted into vitamin A in the body. Vitamin A has a moisturizing and skin-strengthening effect and can prevent and treat rough skin and freckles.
3. Lemon and Rock Sugar Juice
Drinking lemon juice regularly not only whitens the skin, prevents skin blood vessel aging, and eliminates facial pigmentation, but also has the effect of preventing and treating arteriosclerosis.
4. Black Fungus and Red Date Soup
Take 30g of black fungus and 20 red dates. Wash the black fungus, remove the pits from the red dates, add an appropriate amount of water, and boil for about half an hour. Have it once after breakfast and dinner. Regular consumption can improve complexion, remove spots, and beautify the skin. It can also be used to treat facial dark spots and weight loss.
