Thursday, June 01, 2006

Introduction

The topic of skin lightening automatically has negative connotations and brings up issues related to racial pride and identity. In the Far East and in Africa, women continue to ruin their skins with toxic preparations in an effort to become lighter and hence more accepted in society. The media naturally focuses on the horrors of skin lightening and condemns these practices, it unfortunately also devalues the information that can help people lighten their pigmentation problems.

The truth is, the topic of skin lightening and knowledge on what works for pigmentation problems, is a necessity. A large number of people of all colors suffer from areas of skin that are blemished by pigment spots. Most people would love to have perfectly even-toned skin and DO NOT want to lighten their natural skin tone. They are merely looking to lighten their blemishes. These folks often run into very few and very confusing choices when it comes to lightening their dark spots and scars, due to the current dearth of information on the topic of skin lightening. Many of them use dubious creams in an effort to lighten these dark spots and end up ruining their skins or making the pigmentation come back in a more aggressive form, especially after sun exposure. There is really a sad lack of knowledge about what works with pigment problems and what actually makes it worse.

There are various reasons for these blemishes and a number of causes. Some of these are hormonal, others are caused by some sort of trauma to the skin such as insect bites, ingrown hairs, skin wounds etc. Whatever the cause, there are a number of ways to get rid of these spots and blemishes. In the next few posts, I will be writing about the most common pigment conditions, their causes and possible ways to prevent them. Stay Tuned!