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How Screen Time Is Secretly Ageing Your Skin

Alison Bladh

This light can lead to oxidative stress, collagen breakdown, and hyperpigmentation, making your skin appear older. Hyperpigmentation HEV light can stimulate melanin production, causing uneven pigmentation, especially in darker skin tones. Blue light contributes to hyperpigmentation in darker skin tones. Oplnder, C.,

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Can Oestrogen Cream Applied to the Skin Cause New Moles or Pigmentation?

Alison Bladh

Oestrogen can stimulate these cells, and in some cases, this leads to hyperpigmentation. 2011) 'Menopausal Hormone Therapy and Risks of Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers: Women's Health Initiative Randomized Trials', Journal of the National Cancer Institute , 103(19), pp. & Draelos, Z.D. Spaunhurst, K., Chlebowski, R.T.