Proper skin care basics involve understanding the order of sunblock and primer application. Discover how to wash your face with jojoba oil, lighten skin tone at home, and use glycolic acid toners and aloe vera to manage dark spots and redness.
Dark patches on the skin, or hyperpigmentation, are quite common, and can appear for a number of reasons. Inflammation caused by skin irritation, rashes, or acne blemishes can cause skin discoloration, as can pregnancy or birth control pills.
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Essential to the healing of wounds, collagen “is the major insoluble fibrous protein in the extracellular matrix and in connective tissue,” according to the textbook “Molecular Cell Biology,” published in 2000 by W. H. Freeman and Company. As we age, collagen production slows.
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