What should I do if spots gradually appear on my face?

Freckles on the face are often caused by genetics, but some freckles are caused by acquired factors, such as long-term exposure to ultraviolet rays. For friends who have spots on their faces, there are actually many ways to alleviate the symptoms, such as drinking tomato juice, cucumber porridge, etc., the effects are very good.

Causes of freckles

1. Genetic factors

However, it is not necessarily inherited from your parents, it may be inherited from several generations. Generally speaking, freckles mostly appear on the face with fair skin.

2. Acquired factors

Exposure to sunlight, the ultraviolet rays in the sun, on the one hand, stimulate the frequent activity of pigment cells under the skin, producing a large amount of melanin; on the other hand, it damages the normal metabolic function of skin cells, making it impossible for melanin to be excreted smoothly and remaining on the skin, or even deposited in the dermis. Therefore, excessive sun exposure will aggravate and deepen freckles, but in winter, freckles will gradually fade.

How to treat freckles on the face

1. Tomatoes: Drinking a cup of tomato juice every day or eating tomatoes regularly is effective in preventing and treating freckles. Because tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, they are known as "warehouses of vitamin C." It can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase in the skin and effectively reduce the formation of melanin, thereby making the skin white and tender and fading dark spots.

2. Cucumber porridge: take 100 grams of rice, 300 grams of fresh cucumber, 2 grams of fine salt and 10 grams of ginger. Wash the cucumber, peel and core it and cut into thin slices. Wash the rice and chop the ginger. Add 500 grams of water into the pot, put it on the fire, add rice and ginger, bring to a boil, then simmer over low heat until the rice is soft, add cucumber slices, and cook until the soup is thick, then add salt to taste. Take it warm twice a day to moisturize the skin, remove spots and lose weight. Regular consumption of cucumber porridge can eliminate freckles and whiten the skin.

3. Lemon and rock sugar juice: squeeze the lemon juice and add rock sugar to drink in appropriate amount. Lemons are rich in vitamin C. 100 grams of lemon juice contains up to 50 mg of vitamin C. It also contains calcium, phosphorus, iron and B vitamins. Drinking lemon juice regularly can not only whiten and tenderize the skin, prevent aging of skin blood vessels, and eliminate facial spots, but also has the effect of preventing and treating arteriosclerosis.

4. Black fungus and red dates soup: take 30 grams of black fungus and 20 red dates. Wash the black fungus, remove the core of the red dates, add appropriate amount of water, and cook for about half an hour. Take once every day after breakfast and dinner. Regular consumption can preserve youthful complexion, remove freckles, strengthen and plump the skin, and can also be used to treat facial dark spots.

5. Hawthorn drink: drink appropriate amount of hawthorn and tangerine peel. Boil hawthorn and orange peel with water, wait until it cools down, filter the residue with gauze, take out the juice and add honey. Can be consumed frequently. Effect: Removes dark spots. Suitable for facial spots and freckles.

6. Job's tears porridge: 1 pair of pig kidneys, 100 grams of yam, 200 grams of polished rice, 50 grams of Job's tears, and add appropriate amount of water. Remove the fascia and smell glands of the pig kidney, chop it into pieces, wash it, and cook it together with peeled and chopped yam, rice, coix seed, and water over low heat into porridge. Add seasonings to taste. Eat in meals. It has the effect of nourishing the kidney and benefiting the skin. Suitable for skin with pigmentation and dark spots.

7. Lemon honey water: Put lemon slices in a sealed container, add honey, add cold water to submerge the lemon slices, cover the container, and put it in the refrigerator. The next day, take out two slices and soak them in water. One lemon can be used for drinking for about a week. Lemon is durable and easy to preserve. It is rich in vitamin C, which can prevent redness, swelling and bleeding of the gums. It can also reduce the occurrence of dark spots and freckles, and has a partial whitening effect.