CosBeauty Magazine #91

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1. CALECIM ® Professional Pigment Solution, $269,
2. Clinique Even Better Clinical Radical Dark Spot
Corrector + Interrupter in limited edition packaging,
$113, 3. Skin Virtue Future Advanced Brightening
Cream, $100, 4. mesoestetic brightening
peel booster, $119, 5. Medik8 White Balance
Brightening Serum, $124
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PIGMENTATION
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If you’ve spent your fair share of
time in the sun, freckles and other
forms of pigmentation will rear their
ugly heads. In its various forms,
hyperpigmentation affects over 80
percent of women over the age of
25 and is rated the number two skin
concern after facial wrinkles.
Hyperpigmentation refers
to changes in the melanin
content and distribution of the
skin. There are four major types
of hyperpigmentation: Post-
Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation
(PIH) caused by trauma to the skin;
age spots accumulated with age from
exposure to the sun or pollution;
freckles caused by an excess of
melanin on the skin, either as a result
of genetics or from excess
sun exposure; and melasma, which
often appears on the face as larger
brown patches with a non-distinct
border and is often linked to
hormonal imbalances.
Research has shown that a high
concentration of Vitamin C can
significantly improve brown spots, as
well as skin-brightening ingredients
such as hydroquinone. Vitamin A, in
the form of stabilised retinol, enables
surface hyperpigmented cells to be
sloughed off, as well as helping to
reduce melanin production. Vitamin
B3/Niacinamide helps prevent
transfer of the melanin pigment from
the melanocyte to the keratinocyte
in the epidermis. Koji acid is another
commonly used ingredient in treating
pigmentation as it helps inhibit the
production of tyrosinase.
If there’s one thing you can do, it’s
this: wear sunscreen every day! Not
only does it help prevent potentially
fatal skin cancer but it also protects
your skin from harmful UV rays – the
culprit behind most pigmented spots
and premature ageing.
The best way to tackle tricky
brown spots is with a multi-pronged
approach including cosmeceuticalgrade
skincare using actives
mentioned above, using broadspectrum
sun protection every day,
and individualised clinical treatment
such as cosmelan® depigmentation
treatment. This advanced formulation
from mesoestetic, a multinational
pharma specialising in medical
cosmetics, offers an in-clinic solution
and home system for hard-to-treat
pigmentation.
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