• Cut parsley into fine particles, add boiling water and let it sit for 20-30 min. Then filter it, let it cool and rub your face with this tea 2-3 times a day. You can keep it in your refrigerator for no more than a week.

• Mix 3 parts of fresh milk and 1 part of 98% pure rubbing alcohol. Rub your face before you go to bed.

• Grate 1 carrot. Mix 2-3 tbl spoons of the carrot with 1 tbl spoon of milk ( cream, cottage cheese or raw egg yolk ). Apply the mask on your face for 20-30 min, wash it off with warm water and follow with your moisturizer. Do this mask 2-3 times a week.

• Grate 1 horseradish and 1 small raw beet.Take 1 tea spoon of each and mix it together and add a little bit of mineral water. Apply the mask on your face for 15-20 min. You will have a tingling sensation, but this remedy is very effective.

• Take one part vodka and 10 parts cucumber seeds, mix it , put it in a jar or a bottle and leave it for 2 weeks. Then filter it and add 10 parts of water. Rub your face with this cucumber lotion every day.

• Mix 1 part vinegar, 1 part lemon juice and 1 part water. Rub your face morning and night for a month.

• Mix 2 tea spoons of cottage cheese with 1 tea spoon of sour cream and add 12 drops of 3% hydrogen peroxide. Apply the mask on your cleansed face for 30 min. Rinse it with water and follow with your moisturizer.

• Take 1/2 glass of peeled almonds, add 1 glass of boiling water and let it sit for 5 min. Then grind the almonds, add juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 tbl spoon of water. Stir the mix and apply the mask for 30 min. and rinse it with water. Do it twice a week for 4-5 months.

• Mix 1 part lemon juice and 1 part water. Rub your face with this lotion 2-3 times a day.

Preventing Age Spots 

Despite the moniker, old age is not necessarily the reason behind age spots: the darks splotchy areas common on the skin of people 55 or older. In most cases, the actual culprits behind these unsightly spots are the ultraviolet rays of the sun. Perhaps this makes the alternate term: sunspot, a more apt name.

Frolicking in the sunshine is not the only guilty pleasure that causes your skin to spot. Smoking, refined sugars, junky fast food and a diet that lacks vitamins are also accomplices in helping make these so called age spots appear on your skin, no matter how far away your retirement is. Perhaps they could be called poor living spots.

Lipofuscin is a granular pigment responsible for darkening our skin and causing these unsightly spots to appear. They come from body parts that aid in the digestion and elimination process, and are seen as “wear and tear” pigments that are given off. Our liver in one of the organs that produces lipofuscin, which is why the brown splotches on the skin are sometimes called liver spots.

Aside from being called age spots, sunspots and liver spots, these skin creatures have been also called brown spots and lentigo. 

Since they are a skin condition the what ever you care to call them spots are easier to prevent than to get rid of. Eating a well balanced diet rich in antioxidants and low in saturated fats and refined sugars is good away from preventing the premature emergence of these unsightly spots. Orange veggies like carrots and sweet potatoes and leafy greens like spinach and collard greens will help keep your skin looking nice well into old age. These foods are rich in powerful antioxidants which will help fight off the free radical damage caused by the sun.  General clean, healthy living and keeping yourself out of the sun are also good preventative measures.

If your fun or sun loving lifestyle has already caught up with you, there is some good news. There are ways to fade these spots away by using several available products on the market today. A mild bleaching agent, hydroquinone, will help you lighten these spots along with scars and freckles.  Topical Vitamin A, found is some prescription versions of hydroquinone, will also help fade the scar away. 

If you have a really ugly age spot in a very conspicuous space you might have to get “serious” with a more invasive removal technique. Chemical peels with 80 % glycol acid solution have become a popular skin treatment. This procedure simply removes several layers of skin to help downgrade the appearance of the spot.

Laser resurfacing is another procedure that you might want to consider to get. Sophisticated Lasers are used to burn the spots away. Laser resurfacing, however, only works when there is a contrast of colors. Dark spots on dark skin are more resilient to the blast of a targeted laser than dark spot on light skin.

Most age spots are harmless, but some just might be pretending to be harmless dark skin spots.  If a spot thickens and changes color, itches or bleeds be sure to have a dermatologist check it out.  Irregular spots that grow and spread are early signs of skin cancer. 

Age Spots, or Liver spots, are gray, brown or black spots on the skin that are caused by exposure to the sun. These flat spots, which are also called solar lentigo, occur on portions on the skin that see constant sun exposure such as the back of the hands or the forehead although they may be found in other less exposed areas also. Extremely common occurrences after the age of 55, these spots are considered harmless in spite of their somewhat cancerous appearance. 

Age spots happen because of the skin pigment melanin. Melanin is the pigment that is responsible for protecting your under layers of skin from the suns harmful UV rays and is the stuff which makes people tan. These spots develop when extra melanin is produced in higher concentrations than normal, or when it becomes clumped together in certain sun exposed areas of the skin. Age spots can range from freckle size to more than a centimeter in length. They can also group together, thus becoming more prominent. Age spots are oftentimes accompanied by other symptoms of skin damage such as painless skin lesions and macules ( flat patchy areas of discolored skin). Avoiding the sun, or using really good sun screen while in the sun is the surest way to prevent these unsightly spots from happening.

Liver spots happed because of the build up of ceriod pigments in older people. Liver spots are outward signs of free radical damage within as fats are pre-oxidized in the cells instead of the liver. Liver spots are generally not cancerous but medical advice should be sought if they began to change color, shape or size..

These unsightly age spots can be treated through several different methods which involve superficial destruction of the skin. Options include freezing, using acid, skin sanding, electric needle and laser therapy. Lasers are the preferred method because they are much less damaging to the skin due to their selective precision. Laser therapy also involves less pain and a quicker healing time than the other methods.  Liver spots can also be bleached into obscurity or may be frozen away with liquid nitrogen in a procedure known as cryotherapy. 

All of these procedures are a bit costly and only superficial in their results. Home remedies do exist that can be just as effective in removing these spots while at the same time being easier on your pocket book and better for your skin.

Here are some home remedy tips for age spots…

Aloe: The gel of the Aloe Vera plant has many skin healing properties and will help fade the spots effectively. Apply Aloe juice or gel twice a day  for  two months and be astounded by the results.

Apple Cider Vinegar:  Take two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and one teaspoon of orange juice. Soak a cloth or a cotton pad with the mixture and secure to the area you want to treat.

Bilberry herb:  This plant is  known to slow the aging process and is a powerful antioxident that will stop free radicals in thiere tracks. 4 to 8 ounces of fresh berries or 80 to 160 mg of bilberry extract daily should keep the spots at bay.

Buttermilk:  Buttermilk not only makes good pancakes, it has also been used as a skin and beauty aid for years. A dab of buttermilk on the spots will help the skin heal beacuase of the lactic acid within the milk.

Castor Oil:  Apply this vitamin rich oil on the spots each morning and evening and rub in vigorously. The spots will be gone within a few months.

Chick Peas:  Mash one third cup of garbanzo beans together with a dribble of water and smear the resulting paste on the spots. Leave until dry.

Dandelion Milk:  Apply to spots 2 to 3 times per day. Great cure for warts too.

Gotu Kola:  mix 1/8 teaspoon of this Chinese herb into a cup of herbal tea. Or, mix it with plain hot water along with 1/8 teaspoon of ginseng and a pinch of cayenne pepper. This should clear the spots within a few days.

Horseradish root:  Mix 1 teaspoon of horseradish root with ½ teaspoon of fresh lemon juice, ½ teaspoon of vinegar and 3 drops of rosemary essential oil.  Dab your spots once or twice a day to exfoliate the top layer of your skin and lighten the spots.

Lemon Juice:  Apply fresh lemon juice on your spots twice a day to help erase them in a few months. Just before to let the juice dry before going outdoors ( lemon juice will increase your skins sensitivity to skin).

Very effective home remedy for age spots: Take 1 part St John's wort flowers and 1 part St John's wort leaves (grind the flowers and the leaves), add 3 parts olive oil, 1 part sunflower oil and 1 part corn oil and stir everything well. Pour the mix in a glass bottle and keep it  in a cool dark place for 1 month, then filter it and rub it in the spots until they are lightened.

Lightening rejuvenating mask for dry wrinkled skin: mix 1.5 tea spoon of fresh lemon juice with 1.5 tea spoon of cream and add 5 drops of hydrogen peroxide. Apply the mask on your face using a brush or a q-tip. Leave it for 15-20 minutes, then wash it off using warm water and follow with your moisturizer. To enhance  the effect have a steam bath for your face before applying the mask. A steam bath opens pores, soothes sore muscles, increases blood circulation and provides relaxing experience.