Eliminating Age Spots

RE: Eliminating Age Spots Post by Autumn_Sidd (2) | (02/03/2008) Contact I have been using something called Dr Bragi. It has a marine enzyme in it which exfoliates the skin, and it works on bags under the eyes and age spots ( or liver spots as my mother charmingly calls them) over time - they fade away - but it does take time. I've been trying for 6 months and my skin looks amazing - very soft and smooth and all the redness and freckles are fading slowly. Apparently it could take up to 2 years but I can see a difference. I got it on the web at DrBragi.com. RE: Eliminating Age Spots Post By Lynda (Guest Post) (12/18/2007) I've had great luck with the cheaper brand, Dr. Palmer's Skintone Fade Cream, with sunscreen and vitamins. It's mild but works. I believe the secret is to apply to freshly bathed and towel dried skin with anything that's clean and the size of your dark spots, following the jar's instructions. For applicators, I have used the tops of old pearl corsage pins, metal nail pushers, q-tips, and the end of a rat-tail comb. Don't be impatient, while you diligently apply just to the spot, going slowly enough to not get any of the cream outside of the dark spot, if at all possible. I've used this successfully for 20+ years. I've tried all brands of bleaching creams and found this one to be just fine for my sensitive skin, especially during the winter when I'm more confined to the indoors out of the sun. Good luck. God bless and help you. : ) RE: Eliminating Age Spots Post by pamphyila (408) | (12/17/2007) Blog! | Contact To avoid spots to begin with - ALWAYS wear suncreen on face & HANDS and other exposed areas. We forget the hands until too late.... RE: Eliminating Age Spots Post By (Guest Post) (12/14/2007) My sister in law put mashed up garbanzo beans mixed with a little water on hers. She put it on everyday and it really worked. RE: Eliminating Age Spots Post by chretienne (35) | (12/14/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact There's a really good treatment lotion made by Dermadoctor, called Immaculate Correction. You can find it at the site, www.dermadoctor.com. It's $62 -- expensive, but still way cheaper than professional treatments. You will notice a difference within a week, but then the improvement will slow down. I've used it continuously for about a year and a half, and the sun damage on my face is pale enough that a light makeup hides it. The downside: I'm not sure the effects are permanent, so I might have to use the stuff indefinitely. Request: Eliminating Age Spots Post by Sally_Admin (28) | (12/14/2007) Profile | Blog! | Contact Any ideas about how to eliminate those brown age spots that show up on your hands around the age of 50ish. Thanks a bunch! Mitzi Answers: Eliminating Age Spots Heard of using lemon juice concentrate or an actual lemon wedge. Apply every day for a while & it's said to lighten age spots. (07/21/2005) By kidsNclutter Eliminating Age Spots Try any product with "microdermabrasion" in it. These are found in the beauty or skin care department of grocery, drug or Walmart/Target store. This should help. Gently rub the product on the area and rinse. Do this daily. (07/22/2005) By bible sandy Eliminating Age Spots Age spots usually are coming from over exposure to the sun. whats physically happening is that at some point in your lifetime (when you were probably in your late teens or early twenties actually) some skin cells were hit by the UV rays from the sun, and they were damaged- but instead of them just fading away and falling off of your body as skin cells naturally do, these cells began reproducing more and more damaged skin cells like themselves. Eventually, as time as passed by, they have shown up on your hands as age spots. Microdermabrasions will help a little bit, as well things with hydroquinone or any kind of melanin supressant, however, these remedies will NOT remove the spots. It only temporarily removes the most superficial damaged cells (thus, lightening the skin) or in the case of "lightening" products (Nadinola, or a department store cream) they just simply supress the melanin that is helping to create that dark spot. If you really want to find a way to get rid of the spots all together, start looking into a laser treatment called Foto Facial. Its a great treatment, it will successfully stop those damaged cells from creating more damaged cells- so that as each treatment passes, you will definitely have less and less- and the spots will not return. There are some catches- you want to begin making a daily habit of wearing an SPF of 30 or higher, and reapplying through out the day. But I've done these treatments- and they are superb. The also tighten the skin a bit, and even out the texture. I think they were well worth the investment. Make sure that if you begin looking into them you do so with a doctor or registered nurse. In some states you dont need to be a RN or a MD to run a laser- so make SURE you check. Let me know how it turns out! (07/23/2005) By SamIAm Eliminating Age Spots I also have 'age spots' on my face and hands. I hate them. I have been using the lightening cream and also home dermabarasion. No help. I figure if I can get tan enough, they will blend in, not really. I give up. (07/29/2005) By valery