Experience in proper skin care for melasma that women should know

For women, melasma on the skin is one of the defects that makes them feel extremely self-conscious. Melasma causes the skin to change color, black and brown, losing the aesthetics of the face and the areas where it spreads. In this article, Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa will share the experience of taking care of melasma skin in practice that women should know.

What is melasma?

Melanin, commonly known as melanin, is an important factor in determining each person’s skin color. When the body produces too much melanin, it will accumulate and concentrate in certain areas of the skin. These discolored areas are also known as melasma.

On the human body, melasma is often concentrated in areas such as the cheeks, nose, chin and forehead. Melasma spots mostly cause an unsightly appearance to the skin, making many women feel self-conscious and lacking confidence in their daily lives. Therefore, women need to know how to properly care for melasma skin to improve this condition.

Causes of melasma

Melasma develops over time. In fact, there are many causes that accelerate the formation of melasma. Below are the most common causes that make melasma worse:

The first cause is sunlight: Sunlight is the leading cause of a number of human skin diseases, including melasma. When sunlight comes into direct contact with the skin, it will produce an abnormal amount of melanin. The manifestation is that the skin area quickly darkens, melasma spots form and spread more and more.

The second cause is melasma due to genetics: According to scientific research, 30% of all people with melasma are determined by genetics.

The third cause is women’s hormones: Hormonal disorders are the leading cause of rapid increase in melanin in the body. Usually pregnant women, women who have just given birth, girls reaching puberty and premenopausal women are the most susceptible to melasma.

Besides the 3 common causes above, melasma can also be caused by using cosmetics improperly, using mixed creams, low-quality creams, an unreasonable lifestyle or frequent stress and fatigue. Therefore, you need to understand melasma clearly and have a melasma skin care method suitable for your skin condition.

Why do we need to take care of melasma skin?

Skin is an important protective layer of the dermis. The skin performs three main functions: protecting the body, regulating body temperature and feeling. The skin will be the first shield to protect all the cells inside. Therefore, a healthy, rosy skin is what women always want. In addition, human skin will also degenerate over time. Skin care is a mandatory measure to have healthy skin, repel skin diseases such as melasma.

Skin care for melasma is the most important factor to create aesthetics for the skin. Soft, shiny, smooth skin, reducing melasma, freckles and acne, tightening pores or not depends largely on how you take care of your skin.

How to care for melasma-prone skin that women should know

Wash face with gentle cleanser morning and night

Washing your face with a cleanser is a basic skin cleansing step that everyone needs to do. Depending on your skin type, you can choose a cleanser with different ingredients and pH levels. Normally, a cleanser with a pH of 5 – 6 will leave your skin relatively moist after washing. For oily skin, you can choose a cleanser with a pH of 6 – 6.5 to soothe your skin. Note that the higher the pH of a cleanser, the drier it will be.

Therefore, women who need to care for melasma skin should carefully research the cosmetics they are using to choose the right type.

Exfoliate twice a week

Exfoliation is a way to wash your face with a substance that has the ability to remove dirt and dead skin cells from the skin. Because exfoliating cosmetics have a strong impact on the skin, you should only use it 2-3 times a week and moisturize thoroughly after exfoliating.

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Use vitamin C serum during the day

After gently washing your face, you should use an antioxidant serum to create healthy skin in the morning. Good antioxidant essences contain vitamin C. This vitamin helps protect the skin from sunlight, dirt and pollution from the environment throughout the day.

In addition to protecting the skin, vitamin C is also a nutrient that helps brighten the skin, lighten brown spots such as melasma, freckles and stimulates collagen production to help the skin become smooth and shiny. This is one of the indispensable steps in the melasma skin care process of women.

Use prescription topical medications for melasma

Skin prone to acne, inflamed acne, and redness is more prone to melasma than other skin types. Therefore, before treating melasma, women should see a dermatologist to improve the acne condition on the skin. After the inflammation is improved, the skin is healthier, and the melasma treatment nutrients will have the best effect on the face.

Moisturize skin according to the season

Using moisturizer every day, regardless of winter or summer, is necessary for the skin. Depending on the weather, hot, cold, dry or humid, you need to choose the right moisturizer. For example, in the summer, women need to use a type that is absorbent and cool for the skin. However, when winter comes, moisturizer and moisture lock are necessary products to provide the right moisture in the dry season.

Use sunscreen

Sunscreen is an indispensable product for women, especially in the process of caring for facial skin with freckles and melasma. After applying sunscreen to the face and body, it will leave a protective layer that protects against harmful rays such as ultraviolet rays – the main cause of melasma and skin irritation.

Sunscreen should be applied whether you are at home or on the street. For the best effect, you should apply it 30 minutes before going out and repeat after 2-3 hours depending on the level of activity.

Improve skin tone with hydroquinone

Hydroquinone 4% is a commonly used ingredient in skin lightening and melanin-inhibiting creams. Typically, hydroquinone is applied in stages of 3 months of application – 3 months of discontinuation and then the process is repeated. Besides hydroquinone, other ingredients with similar properties are niacinamide, tranexamic acid or resorcinol.

Skin care for melasma at spa

Beauty spas are chosen by many women to take care of unsightly melasma and freckles. The reason is that beauty centers will have machines to measure the condition of women’s skin. From there, the spa will advise on a specific melasma treatment regimen along with cosmetic substances compatible with the skin.

When coming to take care of melasma skin at spas like Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa, women can be completely assured of the ability to eliminate melasma and the safety of the accompanying cosmetic products. Each treatment here has been researched and evaluated for quality in practice and is used by many people.

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Melasma treatment with W+ essence at Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa

Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa is a trusted beauty and melasma treatment center for women in Go Vap as well as in Ho Chi Minh City. The W+ essence melasma treatment service helps to quickly fade melasma, acne scars, freckles, giving women healthy, smooth, confident skin. Women only need to take care of melasma skin according to the instructions of the technicians at Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa to quickly regain the beauty of their skin.

The content of the article has shared with women effective and safe melasma skin care experiences. In addition, Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa also has many other skin care services such as pitted scar treatment, intensive skin purification, multi-layer HA essence implantation, nano-needle stem cell microneedling, … which have positive effects on the skin, both fading blemishes and helping the skin become healthier. If you have any questions about melasma, please contact Enbi Bao Bao Nail & Spa for detailed advice.

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