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Uneven pigment and vitiligo
What is it: Uneven pigmentation can be caused by environmental stress, excessive UV exposure, the production of excess melanin which clumps together in cells, or a continued increase in melanin production and a slowing down in melanin dispersion, which highlights the difference between pigmented and normal skin areas, with the skin appearing uneven. In contrast, vitiligo is a disorder in which patches of white skin appear on various parts of the body. The skin is white because the cells responsible for producing brown pigment have disappeared. There are more than half a million vitiligo sufferers in the UK, with 50 per cent of cases appearing before the age of 20.
How to treat it: Steroid creams and PUVA - a combination of medication (psoralens) and UVA treatment are the conventional treatment methods. Asian company SK-II (0800 072 1771) has two new products - Whitening Source, £65 and Whitening Mask, £55. These work by evening out patchy complexions by regulating the way melanin is dispersed in the skin and by inhibiting the production of the melanin stimulating enzyme, tyrosinase. Shiseido White Lucency Concentrated Brightening Serum, £64 (available from 18th April), fades today's pigmentation and carefully reduces the skin's melanin production to help prevent new discolouration. Phytomer Skin Lightening Treatment, from £45 (01753 856 836), is a salon treatment that works on hyperpigmentation caused by sun damage, age spots, hormonal activity and the Pill, and can be used on specific patches or all over the face.
Uneven pigment and vitiligo
What is it: Uneven pigmentation can be caused by environmental stress, excessive UV exposure, the production of excess melanin which clumps together in cells, or a continued increase in melanin production and a slowing down in melanin dispersion, which highlights the difference between pigmented and normal skin areas, with the skin appearing uneven. In contrast, vitiligo is a disorder in which patches of white skin appear on various parts of the body. The skin is white because the cells responsible for producing brown pigment have disappeared. There are more than half a million vitiligo sufferers in the UK, with 50 per cent of cases appearing before the age of 20.
How to treat it: Steroid creams and PUVA - a combination of medication (psoralens) and UVA treatment are the conventional treatment methods. Asian company SK-II (0800 072 1771) has two new products - Whitening Source, £65 and Whitening Mask, £55. These work by evening out patchy complexions by regulating the way melanin is dispersed in the skin and by inhibiting the production of the melanin stimulating enzyme, tyrosinase. Shiseido White Lucency Concentrated Brightening Serum, £64 (available from 18th April), fades today's pigmentation and carefully reduces the skin's melanin production to help prevent new discolouration. Phytomer Skin Lightening Treatment, from £45 (01753 856 836), is a salon treatment that works on hyperpigmentation caused by sun damage, age spots, hormonal activity and the Pill, and can be used on specific patches or all over the face.
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