They look similar to a freckle or
age spot but can bleed or be black in colour.
Caption: WHAT TO LOOK FOR
Age spot or liver spot Non-cancerous mole Melanoma
Try Palmer's Eventone E
Age Spot Hand Cream (PS3.98, nationwide).
In the ethnic skin care category, Palmer's--the leading brand in the fade/bleach segment--this year alone has been extended with a number of products under the Eventone umbrella, including Cocoa Butter Formula BB Creams, Dark Spot Corrector,
Age Spot Hand Cream, Body Milk and Fade Cream.
Try Murad
Age Spot and Pigment Gel which has a 2 percent concentration of hydroquinone.
Palmer's Cocoa Butter Formula Eventone
Age Spot Hand Cream is one of several formulas that were added to the Eventone line last fall, the spokeswoman says.
This year alone the brand has launched a number of products under the Eventone umbrella including Cocoa Butter Formula BB Creams, Dark Spot Corrector,
Age Spot Hand Cream, Body Milk and Fade Cream.
The type of patch that develops with age is called
age spot, lentigo, or liver spot.
And tackle
age spots with Barielle Porcelain Skin Whitening cream, pounds 16 (www.barielle.co.uk), or Dior's Capture D-30
Age Spot Correction Hand Creme SPF15, pounds 32 from department stores.
Gary Coody, national health fraud coordinator in the Food and Drug Administration's Office of Regulatory Affairs says acne treatments, skin lighteners, antiaging creams, antiwrinkle creams,
age spot removers, freckle removers and blemish treatments are included in the findings.
For the second year in a row, Murad's
Age Spot and Pigment Lightening Gel has been selected by the editors of InStyle magazine as the 2009 Best Beauty Buy in the anti-aging-spot treatment category.