Thursday, July 22, 2010

Skin Pigmentation

The nature of skin pigmentation

The colour of the skin depends on its pigmentation and can vary form very dark brown skin to a almost white and colourless and it depends on the dark pigment called melanin which is produced by skin cells called melanocytes situated in the base of epidermis.

All the skin types (African-American, Asian, European, Caucasian etc.) have the same structure. Human skin consists of the three layers: epidermis, dermis and fatty layer. Epidermis is the first one outer skin layer, dermis is the middle one structural layer and fatty layer is the innermost one. These skin layers constantly interact and produce skin features such as complexion and texture.

As it was said, melanin is located in the epidermis or outermost skin layer and is produced by specialized skin cells called melanocytes. All the people have melanin in their skin but the number and size of the pigment particles can differ. There are also two forms of melanin — pheomelanin and eumelanin. Pheomelanin is mostly found in the skin of light complexioned people has red to yellow colour while eumelanin has brown to black colour and it’s mostly found in the dark skin.

Melanin protects our skin form the ultraviolet radiation by absorbing it and transforming into harmless heat. This property of melanin helps to prevent sunburn damage and numerous skin disorders caused by sun radiation. Due to the fact that in the tropical latitudes the ultraviolet radiation is the most intensive, people there have darker skin by nature.

Skin tanning
Our skin also can change its colour depending on the amount of sun radiatin igets. It happens in the summer when the amount of sun radiation increases and our skin seasonaly changes its colour into the darker one. This ability of the skin is usually called tanning. When our skin tans the amount of melanin in its cells increases.

Tanning process is divided into two processes: darkening of the melanin that already produced in the skin and increasing of the production of new melanin particles which causes delayed skin tanning within 3 days after the sun exposure.

Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation is the darkening of a certain skin areas, dark skinned people with African, Asian, and Mediterranean skin types are more prone to it. Hyperpigmentation can be caused by skin inflammations, sun damage, skin injuries, scars etc. The reason of hyperpigmentation is an excess melanin production in the skin cells.

Monday, July 19, 2010

How To Get Rid of Dark Circles Under Your Eyes

Have you tried nearly everything to get rid of black circles under your eyes? Well, you will be glad to know that there are a few ways that you can do it. It is a common dilemma shared by millions of people, men and women alike, and there are those who have wasted a lot of money buying products that don’t really work. From placing cucumbers, to creams, to intensive formulas that claim to help get rid of those circles, many have realized the sad fact that they just reduce it a little bit, but does not get rid of them completely.

It seem like a rather futile search, so nowadays, even men have resorted to wearing make-up concealers so that they can look more presentable at work. There are many companies that require their sales personnel, front desk officers, marketing and PR officers to look their best at all times, as this help convey a better image for the company. Whether your concern is for business reasons or for your personal care, you know that no matter how perfect you look, if your eyes have dark circles under them, it will make you look haggard and tired.

To get rid of black circles under the eyes, what is needed it first treat what caused it. The reason why they turn black is because the blood capillaries that get weakened and leak near the surface of the skin. What happens next is similar to that of having a bruise, the skin turns red, the bluish-black. By strengthening these capillaries, the dark circles will disappear. The skin has to be treated 3 key ingredients, which are collagen, Hyaluronic Acid, and Fibronectin, to be able to restore the elasticity and restore it back to normal.

Cosmetic surgeons have been using Haloxyl for years to get rid of black circles under the eyes to stop the leaking of the capillaries and restore them to a healthy state. Recently, the Haloxyl has been placed in a revitalizing under eye treatment, and it was combined with the 3 key ingredients that will restore the black circles back to normal. This highly effective product is Hydrolyze, which will not only help to get rid of the black circles but can reduce the wrinkles in the under eye area.