How to effectively prevent melasma? What causes melasma?

In our lives, many girls are troubled by chloasma, and chloasma is difficult to cure. Therefore, only by knowing more about the common sense of preventing chloasma in life can we help female friends do a good job of prevention and stay away from the troubles of chloasma. So how can we effectively prevent chloasma?

How to effectively prevent melasma

1. Sun protection! This is very important because pigmentation is most afraid of sun exposure. Excessive exposure to sunlight or X-rays or ultraviolet rays can trigger pigmentation and aggravate it. Even fluorescent lamps used for indoor lighting can aggravate pigmentation by stimulating ultraviolet rays, so pigmentation can be considered a physical damage skin disease.

Sun exposure can increase the activity of melanin, causing an increase in the melanin content in the basal layer of the epidermis and the formation of spots. In the summer, there is plenty of sunlight, the spots are active frequently, the number of spots increases, the color deepens, and the damage becomes larger; in the winter, there is less sunlight, the number of spots decreases, the color becomes lighter, and the damage is reduced. From this we can see that sun exposure is an essential factor in the occurrence of pigmentation, so patients should try to avoid prolonged sun exposure, especially in summer.

2. Prevent all kinds of ionizing radiation! Including various glass shell display screens, various fluorescent lamps, X-ray machines, ultraviolet irradiators, etc. These adverse stimuli can produce similar consequences to strong sunlight exposure, or even cause more damage than sunlight exposure, resulting in worsening of melasma.

3. Use various invasive treatments with caution! This includes freezing, laser, ions, strong acids and alkalis and other corrosive substances, otherwise it is easy to cause disfigurement.

4. It is taboo to use "quick-acting freckle cream" containing hormones, lead, mercury and other harmful substances, because there are too many side effects, which can cause hundreds of side effects and lead to serious disfigurement.

5. Quit bad habits such as smoking, drinking, staying up late, etc.

What causes melasma

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of chloasma is related to internal injuries caused by the seven emotions, diet, fatigue, and irregular menstruation in women.

1. Emotional disorders can cause liver qi stagnation, blood stagnation, or qi stagnation turning into fire, which invades the head and face and forms yellow spots;

2. Liver disease and spleen, or spleen deficiency and liver attack leading to liver-spleen imbalance, Qi and blood cannot rise, turning into brown spots, excessive fatigue, irregular diet, spleen failure to transport and transform, dampness and turbidity stagnate, fumigating the face, thus forming yellow spots.

3. Chloasma may also occur if the body's endowment is insufficient, or if there is frequent sexual intercourse, or if long-term illness damages the yin, leading to deficiency of yin essence in the liver and kidneys, loss of nourishment to the head and face, or if the yin is deficient and the virtual fire rises, burning the face.

After reading the above article, everyone should have a better understanding of some effective methods to prevent chloasma. I hope that everyone understands these preventive measures and can do a good job of prevention in life. In daily life, you must get rid of bad living habits, eat a reasonable diet, pay more attention to rest, and avoid staying up late for long periods of time.