Hyperpigmentation: Types and causes
"When addressing hyperpigmentation, it's really important to understand what it actually is and that it is a journey to properly target and correct it. Your skin gets its color from pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Melanocytes produce melanin which gives your skin its unique color. When the melanocytes are damaged, unhealthy, or pushed into overdrive they start to produce excessive melanin in certain areas, causing those areas to darken." –Amber Murphy, Licensed esthetician,
From tans to acne, your skin keeps a visible record of the trauma it faces, which often shows up in the form of…