The Truth About Melasma: Everything You Need to Know

As we go through life and experience stress and aging, one of the changes that may happen to our skin is the appearance of melasma. This skin condition commonly occurs in women with darker skin tones. 

Melasma is a common skin condition that causes dark patches or spots to appear all over the body. This skin discoloration does not have any negative effects on your body, but it can affect you mentally if you feel conscious about the way melasma looks. 

Melasma can be caused by multiple factors such as hormones, stress, and sun exposure. Unfortunately, once you have melasma, there is no cure for it. However, there are numerous treatment options available to lighten these dark patches and prevent them from getting worse.

In this blog post, we’ll tell you all about melasma and your treatment options. Keep reading to learn all about melasma!

What causes melasma?

There is no exact cause of melasma. It can be triggered by numerous things ranging from your hormones, and sun exposure, to your organs. One of the biggest internal factors that can cause melasma is the estrogen and progesterone sensitivity. So, if you’re pregnant, undergoing hormone therapy, or taking birth control pills, you may notice these dark spots appearing on your skin.

Another internal factor that can trigger melasma is thyroid disease and stress.

An external factor that can also cause melasma is sun exposure. This is because the UV rays that the sun emits can control the melanocytes located in your skin.

How to treat melasma?

Here at Spalina Skincare, we treat melasma in a holistic way that goes from inside to outside. 

Understanding the Body

Our first step in treating your melasma is to understand what's causing this imbalance in your body. We believe that in order to treat melasma, we must first understand what’s triggering it. Only then can we treat it.

Epidermal Repair Serum

Once we understand the internal causes of melasma, we treat the external manifestations of melasma through an epidermal repair serum.

Spalina’s epidermal repair serum works wonders for the skin. It helps in remedying hyperpigmentation by reducing the overproduction of melanocytes. It also detoxifies the skin, making it easier for the skin to receive the benefits of other products that we’ll layer on.

Vitamin A

After treating our patients with an epidermal repair serum, we add a layer of our Antioxidant Line Diffusing serum. Antioxidants are a form of Vitamin A, which can stabilize free radicals which can damage the skin. It also acts as a protective barrier against the damage melasma can cause to your skin.

Vitamin E and Vitamin C

Finally, for that extra touch of melasma lightening and nutrition boost for the skin, we recommend bringing home a bottle of our Complex Vitamin C serum for your skincare routine. 

Saying goodbye to melasma

Once you’ve lightened the effects of melasma, all that’s left is to make sure it never comes back again. A great way to do this is to limit your sun exposure and to religiously put on sunblock and reapply every couple of hours.

Putting on sunblock with UV-blocking ingredients like zinc oxide can keep melasma at bay. If you’re looking for a sunblock that can help you do just that, then you might want to check out our Hydrating Mineral Zinc Oxide Sunscreen.

Having problems with melasma? Book a consultation with us today and let’s make a customized plan for your skin.