Sun damage is the number one cause of premature aging, fine lines and age spots, most commonly found on the face and most of all it is also the cause of skin cancer. It has been a fact that the UV rays of the sun is dangerous specially at the time of the day where the sun is at its peak of hotness because the UVA rays will penetrate deep into the skin.

During the summer month. The sun is always at its full capacity of giving us a lot of its UV rays and because of the pollution that damages our ozone layer, a large amount of these UV rays are hitting us directly. In this time also skin becomes dull because of sand, chlorine and other factors.

Since summer time is the best way to go on a vacation,most of us enjoys spending it on the beach and have fun under the sun, so the most essential thing that we should do to protect our skin from the sun is used a sunblock. Sunblock helps prevents the sun from inflicting too much damage to our skin, but we have to remember that in using sunblock it must be compatible with our skin type or else we may get allergies.

Hyperpigmentation

Hyperpigmentation in dermatology is defined as the darkening of a certain area of the skin or nails caused by increase melanin. It is usually harmless but it is not good to look at either.

Several people are suffering from this skin darkening, and most of them are caused by the sun. If your skin is exposed to too much sun then there is a great possibility that you can have hyperpigmentation. Taking birth control is also a factor because this may cause a hormonal change to the body.

Since it is harmless, you need not to worry too much. It is also curable, there are a lot of home remedies that can lighten the skin and there are also a lot of surgical operation that you can do to diminish it.

You should be careful on whatever medication you will be choosing, you should consult a professional before trying anything to prevent it from worsening!