How To Get Rid of Age Spots On Legs

You’ve spent years in the sun and now you’ve noticed age spots on legs, arms, and other parts of the body. From childhood summers that you spent swimming in your backyard kiddie pool, to your teen years at the beach with your friends, to the summers you spent chasing your own children around while they splashed in their own kiddie pools.

After decades of sun exposure, your skin is sure to show it. Choosing the right products for your skin is essential for helping you to reduce the look of age spots.

Use Sunscreen

Wearing sunscreen won’t magically remove existing age spots on legs, but it will keep them from getting darker and help to prevent any new ones from forming. There are other benefits to wearing sunscreen as well.

Plenty of SPF reduces your risk of burning after a day in the sun, reduces the symptoms of psoriasis or rosacea, and even reduces your risk of developing skin cancer. In addition to an SPF lotion when you’re outside, you can find makeup and other skincare products that include SPF in their ingredients. Remember to use sunscreen every day, even when it’s cloudy.

Add Vitamin C to Your Skincare Routine

Vitamin C has a number of benefits and is safe for all types of skin. The hydration that is available in products like Obagi System Professional-C Serum Vitamin C Serum helps your skin to fade the pigmentation in age spots on legs, smoothing its surface to brighten the skin and help you look younger.

Vitamin C also helps to even out any red spots, reduces the appearance of circles under your eyes, and helps your body create more collagen, which helps to keep you from developing fine lines and wrinkles. It may even help wounds to heal, which is especially helpful if you are someone who spends lots of time outdoors.

Invest in a Brightening Cream

“Age spots” typically occur because you spend lots of time in the sun throughout your life. A pigment lightening product can help to prevent further hyperpigmentation as well as reduce the appearance of current pigmentation spots on your legs.

Products such as IMAGE Skincare MD Restoring Brightening Creme with ADT Technology brightens the skin and events out skin tone, lightening age spots on legs and sunspots to make them less noticeable. Many brightening cremes work because they use ingredients that release into your skin over time and often take only a few applications for you to start to notice results. They also typically include sunblock that protects you from further sun damage. 

Use a Skin Evening Serum for Age Spots on Legs

Face serums come in all varieties, and don’t let the name fool you. A color correction formula like Colorescience Even Up Multi Correction Serum can be used on age spots on your legs, too.

Correction serums help to create a more even skin tone by moisturizing and brightening your skin to create a more youthful appearance. It refines the texture of your skin to ensure deeper hydration and create a smoother complexion that reduces hyperpigmentation of age spots, sun spots, and other types of discoloration.

This type of serum also soothes skin that has been exposed to the sun and creates a healthy barrier for your skin. When used daily, it creates an overall more balanced complexion.

Use Ingredients You Have in the Home

If you like to create home remedies, using them in addition to your serums can help you create a relaxing spa-like day at home while protecting your skin. Two popular options are honey rubs and cucumber pastes.

Using raw honey on your legs works as an exfoliant. It helps to remove dead skin cells, including the pigmented skin of age spots on legs, to make room for newer, healthier skin cells. Cucumber paste minimizes inflammation on your skin, which may also reduce the appearance of sunspots. 

Talk To Your Doctor

If you have tried over-the-counter remedies and aren’t seeing the results you hope for, the next step is to talk to your doctor. He or she may be able to provide prescription medication to help you reduce the appearance of age spots or stop more from appearing.

Aging is a natural part of life, but that doesn’t mean that you need to settle for legs you don’t love. Read more about age spots and skincare routines at the LaLa Daisy Resource Center. The right combination of washing, exfoliating, and using high-quality products from La La Daisy will help you love every inch of your skin!

If you want even more information about age spots and understanding hyperpigmentation read this article by the Mayo Clinic.