My anti-spot routine
My skin right now:
My complexion lacks evenness and a few pigmentation spots have appeared. The reason? Melanin production (the skin pigment) goes into overdrive due to stress, hormonal variations or UV rays. The solution: exfoliate your skin more regularly, give it a high dose of anti-spot active ingredients and, above all, protect it from the sun, to avoid accentuating the phenomenon.
Getting started :
1 or 2 times a week:
Once or twice a week, you can opt for a deeper cleansing with exfoliation. For this, on evenings when Good Genes is not applied, we opt for the Daily Microfoliant Exfoliating Powder Dermalogica. This cult exfoliating powder transforms into a fine foam on contact with water to reveal a more luminous complexion.
And for those evenings when you don't apply Daily Microfoliant or Good Genes, you can turn to the new-generation mask Renaissance Mask Oskia. With its melting oil gel texture, it combines cleansing and gentle exfoliation for luminous skin.
To find out more:
Do you still have questions about a product, or would you like to go further in your beauty routine? Write to us at contact@ohmycream.com, and our beauty coaches will be delighted to help. You can also book an appointment via this link link for an online consultation to speak directly with one of our experts and carry out a skin diagnosis.
What are brown spots?
The brown spots or pigmentation spots are also known as age spots (although not directly age-related), sun spots or lentigo. They are small spots on the skin, varying in size and appearing on sun-exposed areas such as the face, hands, shoulders or arms. Brown spots are mainly caused by exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays, and are linked to excess melanin production. Brown spots can also be caused by stress, or even by living in a highly polluted environment.
After years of exposure, melanin can concentrate in certain areas of the skin, further pigmenting it. Brown spots appear permanently. Although benign, it's important to remain vigilant, as melanoma can be mistaken for lentigo, and only a dermatologist can distinguish between the two. These do not require treatment, but for aesthetic reasons, you may wish to make them less visible.
Why are pigment spots always more visible after the vacations?
It's all about the difference between tanning and brown spots Melanin: while melanin is responsible for both and has been activated this summer to protect us (and, of course, make us tan), it may unfortunately have been overwhelmed by UV rays. That's right, melanocytes are cells that tend to overreact, and when sun exposure is too intense, melanocyte production goes into overdrive in an attempt to protect us, marking the skin with brown spots.
Is it possible to completely eliminate brown spots on the face?
Removing a pigmentation spot 100% with cosmetics is not possible, for the simple reason that it would require an extremely large quantity of exfoliating agents to remove the surface layer of the skin, and therefore the brown spots (which would be dangerous to use alone). To greatly reduce or even eliminate a pigmentation spot in certain cases, you can book, in addition to a suitable routine a professional peellaser treatment or cryotherapy (performed by a dermatologist). As you can see, cosmetics can't eliminate spots, but they can reduce the "Dalmatian effect", as long as the chosen treatments are adapted and used regularly... And they're excellent for prevention!
Which beauty care products are right for dark spots?
- Use sun protection every day. There's no point in embarking on an anti-spot routine worthy of the name without applying a cream with SPF to prevent their appearance and even prevent those already present from darkening.
- Focus on the synergy of lightening active ingredients. Combine products rich in lactic acid, rice bran, licorice, vitamin C, glycolic acid... in the same routine.
- Make sure your morning routine doesn't contain any photo-sensitizing products: reserve fruit acids, retinol and glycolic acid for the evening, otherwise you risk the opposite effect.
- Resume an anti-spot routine Every autumn is the right time to calm the melanocyte and get it back on track.
- The ideal solution? Opt for a moisturizing day cream including a sun protection factor, as the sun is the primary cause of the appearance of pigmentation spots. In the evening, you can opt for a corrective night cream. Often exfoliating (retinol- or acid-based), this type of skin care comes as a serum or cream, and helps reduce the appearance of spots. So, prevent in the morning, treat in the evening!
What to avoid when you have brown spots
- Over-exfoliating can lead to skin inflammation and reactive pigmentation.
- Perfume all over the place before exposure: melanocytes are the most fragile cells, and certain substances don't mix well with the sun.
- Stop your routine after 15 days of treatment: stains are a complicated problem to solve, and it takes at least 6 to 8 weeks of consecutive treatments to see results.
- Thinking that a pigmentation spot can disappear completely: if it's very recent, it can. But in most cases, a cosmetic routine can lighten it, but not make it disappear completely.
The most effective creams against dark spots
To avoid the Dalmatian effect, the first thing to do is to use a day cream with sun protection every day, over the long term. It's also an excellent habit, since it's also the No. 1 way to prevent skin ageing.
- The High Protection Anti-Spot Fluid SPF30 Patyka. This anti-spot face cream features sun protection to prevent and correct pigmentation spots in a single step.
- For skin in search of glow, rely on Diem Vitamin C Gel Anti-Spot Cream Antipodes. This high-performance cream gel sublimates the skin while correcting spots, preventing hyperpigmentation and revitalizing dull complexion.
- Morning and night, you can also opt for a brightening, anti-aging serum. The PowerBright Dark Spot Serum quickly reduces the appearance of dark spots and prevents hyperpigmentation for an even complexion.
- For those in a hurry, or if you just want to correct a few well-localized spots, theAge Bright Clearing Serum is just the thing.
- Finally, a course of vitamin C is ideal for preventing and treating pigmentation spots, while at the same time revitalizing sun-damaged skin. We recommend CEO 15% Vitaminc C Brightening Serum Sunday Riley.
