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Causes And Remedies Of Freckles

October 29, 2009


Freckles are the pigment cells on the skin. Usually they are very small, flat and brown or tan colored areas on the skin. Normally freckles doesn’t cause any harm to your health. It only reduces the beauty of your skin.

Freckles are circular head with the size of a pin head. The color of freckle may be different on different person depending up on the concentration of melanin on the skin. Normally there are two types of freckles called as sunburn freckles and simple freckles.

Sunburn freckles are large, jagged bordered and are more prominent. While simple freckles are small, round and tan colored.

Causes of Freckles

Freckles are normally caused by the harsh sun. You have pigment producing cells called melanocytes on your skin and the pigment produces by melanocytes are given to the outer barrier of your skin called keratinocytes. This outer layer of the skin along with these pigments protects you from the harmful sun rays.

Once these melanocytes are got damaged then you will get freckles by the abnormal aggregation of melanin pigments. Prolonged exposure to sun and hormonal imbalance are found to increase your chances of getting freckles.

Herbal Remedies for Freckles

Radish and Lemon

Grate a radish and mix it with the juice taken from a freshly cut lemon. Combine both to make a fine paste. Spread this paste on the affected area and when the mask gets dried then wash off with normal water. The bleaching effect t of both lemon and radish will help you to lighten the color of the freckles.

Honey

Mix a little wheat germ in honey and warm the mixture. Then apply the mixture on the affected area. Then massage the area by slightly tapping on the skin. Keep it for 15 minutes and then wash off the honey and wheat germ mixture with some warm water.

Fruits Juices

Make a mixture of juices by mixing equal quantities of lemon juice, red currant juice, orange juice and parsley juice. Apply this mixture on the affected area and this will help you to reduce the freckles.

Aloe vera

Rub fresh aloe vera on the freckles daily. This will reduce the freckles gradually.


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