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The Ultimate Guide To Pigmentation, Its Causes & Treatments

By Mary Basiadima, 15 April 2020

Thank you for our to pigmentation. We hope after you have it you will be better prepared to tackle your . (8 min read)

This guide covers the following areas:

What is pigmentation?

According to the Mariam Webster pigmentation is :

"a colouring matter in animals and plants especially in a cell or tissue"

What causes skin pigmentation?

We can suffer from whatever age, sex, skin tone and ethnicity we are.

Skin pigmentation can result in an over or under production of melanin. Melanin is produced by the meloncytes in the . When there is an over production of it is called hyperpigmentation, when not enough is produced it is called hypopigmentation.

Skincare experts and Doctors are not sure of the for certain skin changes. Other like sun spots have obvious causes.

Pigmentation and hyperpigmentation

of the skin is a as all skin contains pigmentation. When it is unwanted or a problem it is best to as .

Hyperpigmentation causes dark patches or spots. They can be beige, brown, red or purplish coloured and can appear anywhere.

The sun is one of the causes of pigmentation, along with pregnancy and changes. Below are the most common forms of . Sometimes it can be severe and noticeable like vitiligo or . Let’s look at these two of pigmentation first.

Pop star Michael Jackson is said to have from vitiligo which saw his skin colour change over the years from dark to light.

Other issues can occur due to autoimmune conditions, hormonal changes and sometimes shock.

Pigmentation seen in is not a severe as the two above. The following types of are more common, with one of the most .

What is Melasma?

caused by is called . (It is also known as ‘chloasma’ or