Age Spots, though they sound like spots you’d get from ageing, barely have anything to do with the process of ageing. They’re marks (sometimes even freckles), that appear on the skin because of too much sun exposure.
These marks normally appear darker than the rest of your skin and can be brown, black or tan in colour.
However,
There are cases in which age spots appear blue-ish/purple-ish.
Let's try to understand why we get age spots and why they appear blue-ish/purple-ish in some cases.
Age spots are caused by excess melanin production. Melanin is the pigment that gives skin its colour. The reason why age spots are a direct result of prolonged sun exposure is because excess melanin production happens in the skin when it's exposed to the sun, to protect it from the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) rays.
So, after years of exposure to sunlight and UV rays, melanin builds up in certain areas and is produced in high concentrations. Which is why only some spots get darker on our skin and not the entirety of it.
Age spots normally start to show in one’s 50s, but, since the appearance of age spots has very little to do with "age" and depends on one’s exposure to sun, some people might start seeing them even in their 20s. Keep reading to find out how you can get rid of them in the "healthiest" way possible - quite literally this is the healthiest way!
Why do age spots sometimes appear blue-ish/purple-ish?
That’s because of the difference in the opacity of one’s skin texture. If you see blue-ish/purple-ish spots on your face, especially around your eyes, nose or lips (which are NOT bruises), that’s because of the thinness of your skin. It’s that thinness and colour tone of your skin that allows your blood vessels to be more prominently seen – hence the blue-ish/purple-ish hue.
How do you reduce the appearance of age spots?
There is a 100% Natural way of doing that. But first things first, there are a couple of things you need to keep in mind:
a) Age spots are harmless. Age spots do not hurt, or have any health implications. If you see brownish or even blue-ish/purple-ish spots on your face, then don’t be immediately alarmed, they’re not always indicative of some disease.
b) You do NOT have to be conscious about them. If you want to get rid of them for cosmetic reasons, then don’t go for extremes like applying chemical peels, or getting laser and intense pulse light therapies. You don’t need to subject your skin to the many negative, skin-health deteriorating risks (like redness, scabbing and swelling) of such therapies and solutions. Instead, try a wholesome, holistic, 100% natural method that’s so potent and good for you, that the reduction of the appearance of age spots becomes the easiest thing and a result of true self-care!
But what is this wholesome, holistic, 100% natural method?
You will find it here – in the texts of Ayurveda.
Ayurveda is the 5000-year-old ‘Science of Life’ that recommends specific herbal concoctions for specific ailments that show targeted results to ensure healthy and holistic skincare, haircare and overall optimal wellbeing.
Despite having been in existence since 5000 years ago, Ayurveda has a a whole repository of time-tested, some even clinically tested herbs, plants and fruits that can have transformative effects on beauty and wellness. These herbs have very specific properties that work on various conditions in a targeted fashion.
That is how Ayurveda works, it doesn't just work on the surface of a bodily indisposition, but it looks into the root cause of it and then tries to fix it.
Which is why authentic Ayurveda is the best route. If the stem of what's causing a particular ailment was worked on in a natural and healthy way, then that wouldn't loop you in the vicious cycle of chemicals and their side-effects. Instead, it'd make your body naturally self-dependent, ensuring any positive changes you see, actually last.
That is how Ayurveda operates. It operates on the belief that self-care and self-love combined with the nature's own science of wellness and beauty can give targeted results, and not just results that go 'poof' after a day or two but STAY.
But that is not all, Ayurveda doesn't operate on just beliefs, ancient Ayurvedic texts have documented certain specific herbs that help with these brownish, bluish and purplish age spots that we just talked about.
To find the right answer to this question, one can't simply rely on google searches.
A simple google search will tell you that Ayurveda recommends a basic DIY solution like a turmeric mask, or aloe vera or something like that to get rid of age spots.
And that’s what happens when there’s a lack of understanding of Ayurvedic texts. Did you know that turmeric is a renowned herb in Ayurveda not because it has a plethora of benefits (because that's true and a given), but because it’s a bioavailability enhancer – which means that its own goodness, and the goodness of other herbs you use with turmeric is exacerbated and makes it easier for the nutrition of the herbs to penetrate your skin thoroughly to give targeted results? So, alone, turmeric isn’t the best solution for age spots.
Hence the emphasis on “good understanding of Ayurvedic texts and its prescription of herbs for problems”. Which is why we're going to tell you about not one, but the right combination of herbs that will target age spots specifically and brighten your skin in minimum 7 nights.
The first of the prescribed set of Ayurvedic herbs for age spots is – Manjistha.
Manjistha is a renowned herb in the world of Ayurveda, known for its complexion enhancing and skin rejuvenating abilities. The herb is so powerful that there’s a saying about one if its most popular formulations - “One who applies it on their face regularly for minimum 7 consecutive nights, gets skin with a glow that's reminiscent of the attractive radiance of gold!”
Manjistha has many skin-clarifying and even-toning abilities. It basically fades the appearance of any spots or marks or discolouration and makes the complexion of your skin even and brightened.
Using Manjistha however is a little complicated, considering how it is essentially a tree-branch, so, you can’t exactly poke it in your face...
The maximum nutritional powers and goodness of an Ayurvedic herb can best reach one’s body when delivered via an authentic Ayurvedic oil.
If we go by the texts of Ayurveda, it recommends herbs to be "cooked" together, in a very specific way. The temperature at which the formulation is to be cooked, which herb is to be added at what point in the process, everything is specified in the texts.
This method of oil “cooking” (also called Taila Paak Vidhi in Sanskrit) makes it best for the formulation to be in oil format, because oils are great bioavailability enhancers, making them perfect for exacerbating the nutritional powers of the herbs used in the oil.
Also, oil is the purest and most concentrated method of herb delivery. The molecules of oils are smaller than those of creams, which aid in deeper penetration into the skin.
And when the herbs used in a formulation are so powerful, you want them to reach your skin easily!
And on that note, one question that has perplexed almost everyone we know is - do oils moisturise the skin much more effectively than lotions or creams?
The answer is YES!
Reason?
Let's list them out!
“But there are face creams that are oil based, do they not support the skin’s lipid barrier?”, you might wonder.
These face creams contain only a small portion of oil in them, which is nowhere near to what our skin requires.
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Manjish Glow Elixir is a nighttime Ayurvedic face oil, meticulously concocted with Ayurvedic herbs that specifically work on even-toning mature skin, reducing the appearances of age spots and blemishes, and eventually leaving behind a perennial glow!
The Hero ingredient of this wonder oil or wonder “face moisturiser” is - Manjistha
Manjistha is a renowned herb in Ayurveda, known for its glow-imparting, even-toning, and complexion-enhancing properties. It is said that Manjistha can impart a glow that is reminiscent of the radiant, luminescent shine of Gold!
Manjish Glow Elixir does that and more for you! It gives:
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2. An eased appearance of age spots
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This Manjistha-laden oil serves to be just as good for mature, ageing & dry skin because Manjistha as an ingredient has skin-firming properties, a direct result of which is reduced appearances of age spots and other signs of ageing. Not only for ageing, dry skin, Manjish Glow Elixir is good for acne-prone skin as well because of its skin clarifying and purifying properties.
This is non-sticky, non-greasy, and incredibly light in texture. It gets easily absorbed in the skin to give softness that is different (and superior) from the softness you’d get from the application of face creams.
Manjish Glow Elixir is only to be used at night as it contains a potent amount of Manjistha, which makes it best for you to give it the whole night to work its magic uninterruptedly and wake up with a morning glow!
Indian Madder or Manjishtha
A celebrated rejuvenative and complexion enhancer, it helps in balancing the skin's temper-tantrums and uneven skin tone.
It is often added to face care products to make the complexion even and tone down the appearance of uneven spots to give a relatively more even-looking complexion.
If your skin reminds you of angry, teenage days, Manjistha is like a soothing breeze of maturity and patience which boosts rather than smothers youthful exuberance!
Lemon or Jambheer
Ayurveda uses this plant in many formulations that are aimed at balancing Pitta (or the element of heat).
As part of a skin care oil, it has great benefits as a Pitta-pacifier (as a cooling, balancing, soothing herb). It also brings the clearing benefits of citrus for skin that appears clogged up. It also helps provide a lovely luster to give that glowy look!
Butter Tree Bark or Mahua Bark
Mahua longifolia is an Indian tropical tree found largely in the central and north Indian plains and forests. Also known as the Butter Tree or Honey Tree, it’s locally known as the ‘Mahua’ tree and is loved by the locals for the numerous benefits it has!
Its seeds are used to obtain a yellow, butter-like liquid used as fat. This butter melts immediately upon contact with the skin. It is believed that Mahua Butter keeps drying of the skin at bay and may tone down the appearance of wrinkles and restores the skin's radiance. BUT, this formulation does not contain this butter - and this is where it gets interesting
Note and notice this - this ingredient was also used thousands of years ago. Interestingly, the part of this tree used in our recipe is neither the flowers nor the leaves or the butter from the seeds - this formulation uses the bark instead! This recipe contains Butter Tree Bark, which, as modern research shows, contains 2 active ingredients particularly good for the skin, enabling rejuvenation and a youthful appearance. Isn’t it wonderful how thousands of years ago, when there were no ‘lab tests’, this choice of using the bark rather than the other parts of the tree was made keeping in mind its unique properties?
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