What Is Hyperpigmentation & Its Cure With Skin Brightening Cream

Hyperpigmentation is a concern faced by many people. To fight this battle, we use various skin care products like a Skin Brightening Cream or a natural anti-pigmentation cream. But what exactly is pigmentation or hyperpigmentation? While pigmentation means colouring on the skin, it means the unnatural colours or patches on our skin. The pigment responsible for this colouring is called melanin. Let’s learn about this much discussed and problematized topic in this blog.

What is Melanin? The Cause of Pigmentation
Melanin, which is present in your hair, eyes, and skin, is a pigment-producing substance. As you produce more melanin, your eyes, hair, and skin will darken. Genetics and the quantity of sun exposure your ancestors had are two factors that influence the amount of melanin in your body. 

Melanin is basically produced by melanocytes. They are located in different parts of your body like:

• Hair
• Under the skin
• The coloured part of the eye
• In your brain
• Kidneys
• Inner ear

Slight changes in melanin levels of your body can be brought by using suitable skin care products like skin lightening creams but for longer results, a deep understanding and routine around pigmentation must be built.

Types of melanin:

There are three different types of melanin which impart different colours to your skin or other parts of the body.

1. Eumelanin: Eumelanin comes in two colours: black and brown. Eumelanin is the pigment that gives skin, eyes, and hair their dark hues. Brown and black haired people have different quantities of brown and black eumelanin. Blonde hair and pale complexion are the results of a lack of black eumelanin and a tiny quantity of brown eumelanin.

2. Pheomelanin: Lips, nipples, and other pinkish regions of your body contain this form of melanin. People with red hair have an equal amount of eumelanin and pheomelanin.

3. Neuromelanin: While eumelanin and pheomelanin are responsible for the colour of everything you see (such as skin, hair, and eyes), neuromelanin is in charge of the colour of your neurons.

This also implies that one cannot change the colour of their natural skin drastically as these are determined by the pigments in your skin. We can always work towards a more glowing and brighter skin but not towards a darker or lighter skin complexion. The unnatural occurrence of this pigment, which is also known as pigmentation can however be lessened with the use of a natural anti pigmentation cream.

How does Melanin cause Pigmentation?

As we know, Pigmentation is the excess production of melanin in certain parts of the skin that causes a darker colour. It is also the less production of melanin that causes lighter or colourless patches on the skin. This imbalance in pigment production is caused by an imbalance in the hormone levels, on a primary level. Along with that, there are more reasons that cause hyperpigmentation, like:

• Chemotherapy drugs
• Addison’s disease
• Pregnancy
• Sun exposure
• Excessive friction
• Hormonal imbalance

How to Prevent Hyperpigmentation?
Prevention is better than cure. One can follow the following steps to prevent the damage of hyperpigmentation:

• Use a good sunscreen with PA+++ factor and a minimum SPF of 30
• Covering your body with clothes to prevent sun exposure
• Avoiding the sun during peak hours
• Using a natural skin brightening cream with chamomile and likewise, ingredients that have soothing and melanin or skin lightening properties 

The Beauty Sailor

It is important to note that melanin is not a villain in your skincare story. It is just the body’s way to defend itself against the cruelties of sun exposure, hormonal imbalances or excess friction. However, we understand that patchy melanin or hyperpigmentation might not look good. So one can always come back to this guide on pigmentation and have visible effects by using natural skin care products like an anti pigmentation cream or skin brightening cream, chamomile face care products, using sunscreen and having a good diet and routine in general.