PIGMENTATION

Pigment is the color of human skin. When it is healthy, your skin tone will look normal. Depending on different factors, your skin may change color and become darker (hyperpigmentation) or lighter (hypopigmentation).

Pigmentation means coloring. Skin pigmentation disorders affect the color of your skin. Your skin gets its color from a pigment called melanin. Special cells in the skin make melanin. When these cells become damaged or unhealthy, it affects melanin production. Some pigmentation disorders only affect skin blemishes. Others affect your whole body.

Melasma is a common pigmentation disorder that causes brown or gray spots to appear on the skin, especially on the face.

The most common areas for melasma to appear on the face are:

nasal bridge

Forehead - Cheeks - Upper lip

Melasma can also occur on other areas of the body, especially those exposed to too much sunlight. These areas are: Arms - Neck - Shoulders

Causes

Doctors do not fully understand why melasma occurs. Malfunctioning of melanocytes (coloring cells) in the skin can cause them to produce too much color.

As a result, people with darker skin are more likely to develop melanomas because they have more melanocytes than people with lighter skin.

Potential triggers for melasma include:

Hormonal changes (chloasma) during pregnancy, hormone therapy or while taking birth control pills

Sun exposure

Some skin care products irritate the person's skin

ACTIVE COMPONENTS

Dermawhite ™ WF Actiwhite ™ LS 9860 Arbutin

Tartaric Acid Ascorbic Acid Ferulic Acid

INDICATION

 SKIN WHITENING PIGMENTATION