How To Defeat Male Age Spots and Reclaim Better Looking Skin

In recent years, men have openly admitted that their appearance is important to them. Sales of products to help men look, smell, and feel better have been climbing steadily. This is a good thing! After all, male age spots are just as unsightly as the ones women develop.

Indeed, polls and research conducted recently have shown that now more than half of men believe age spots make them look older than they'd like.

However, because it's still a relatively recent phenomenon that men have been able to admit openly that they care about their appearance, more than half of them also are not even aware that male age spots can be treated!

Luckily for you, you've found the right information here; read on if you're interested in reclaiming not just younger, firmer skin, but actually improving its health as well.

Age spots are the result of hyperpigmentation caused by melanin. This simply means the pigment that gives our skin its color concentrates heavily in a small area causing that area to look darker than the surrounding skin.

Depending on your lifestyle choices and family genes, male age spots can start appearing at different phases of your life. For some men, they start to crop up when you're in your 20's. Others manage to avoid them until their 30's or 40's.

Regardless of when you began to develop them, their root cause is the same and, therefore, you need to treat them with products that will help counter the heightened pigmentation that occurred in the areas they developed.

First, make sure you avoid excessive sun exposure going forward, one of the primary causes for age spots, and cleanse your skin daily using ingredients that help with exfoliation to keep it healthy and brighter looking.

When it comes to actual pigment fighting substances, Retinol is a very common one. It can be purchased over the counter or a more powerful prescription only form, known as Retin-A, is also available. There are possible adverse side effects and you should discuss these with a physician.

For example, Retin-A is a derivative of vitamin A, which can produce toxicity in high doses. It can also cause skin peeling and irritation until your skin adjusts to it.

A powerful natural ingredient that helps to smooth the skin out and make its tone more even, and has prized antioxidant properties that help protect it against the sun's damaging UV rays, is called Phytessence Wakame, a kelp from Japan that is now being employed in elite skin care products for men.

Phytessence Wakame also indirectly helps your skin maintain and boost more of its two vital proteins, collagen and elastin, which we gradually lose over time, causing much of the visible aging and winkling that we all see on the exterior.

A great deal of skin's aging is also caused by inflammation. Sun damage, for example, is a major culprit of inflammation. Therefore, you should consider using beneficial substances that fight this inflammation. One ingredient that does this well is called Capuacu butter. It is rich in important essential fatty acids that help the skin maintain moisture and heal.

Years ago, men's skin care consisted simply of drying soap and water and a daily shave; but nowadays ingredients that truly nourish its appearance and protect it are available. Male age spots are also called sun spots so ingredients like the two briefly discussed above can really go a long way in reversing damage that has already occurred and make sure your body's most visible organ remains fresh looking through the years.

The women in your life will thank you for it!