Age spots are caused because of exposure to the sun and since our hands are in the sun more than any other part of our body with the exception of our faces, that’s where most age spots occur.
That puts those brown looking spots right on display for everyone to see every time we hand something to another person, pay for our groceries, and hold hands with our significant other. Those spots just yell out AGE as loud as they can.
So, what can you do about them to make them use their quiet voice when you put your hands out there for everyone to see? There are actually a few things that might help keep new ones at bay and lighten up the ones you currently have.
Every day when you leave, just like you do on your face, apply sunscreen to the tops of your hands. It’s also wise to do it at least 2 other times throughout the day to give you protection all day long. Use a sunscreen that’s at least 50 SPF and contains zinc. Zinc is water resistant so it will stay on the best even when you have to wash your hands throughout the day.
If you’ve been in the sun, even if you applied sunscreen all day, spread vitamin E oil to your hands. Because it’s an antioxidant if can help to prevent age spots from occurring.
Aloe vera gel that you get right from that plant you have in your kitchen. Cut a leaf and squeeze the gel onto the age spot. An aloe vera plant has chemicals in it that will help get rid of dead cells and promote new, healthy cells to grow. Use it one or two times per day for the best results.
Fresh lemon juice is recognized a lot for bleaching and that magic works well on age spots too. Just rub fresh lemon juice on your age spots before you go to bed at night and then rinse it off when you get up in the morning. You’ll start to see the spots fade in a few weeks.
The same is true for onion juice as it is for lemon juice. The lemon juice will smell better, but in a pinch onion juice will do just as well. Use the juice from an onion, rub it on your age spots before bed and rinse it off the next morning when you get up.
Use a hand scrub at least once a week on your hands. This will exfoliate the skin on your hands. You’ll get rid of old, dead skin cells and promote the growth of newer and healthier cells to grow. Scrubs work just as well on your hands as they do on your face.
Just because you’ve started noticing age spots on your hands doesn’t mean they have to stay there. Use the tips listed below most of which are things you can find in your kitchen cabinet to help reduce those annoying age spots.
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