Tranexamic acid for hyperpigmentation can be a great solution especially if you have been
struggling with dark spots, discoloration, and melasma. And chances are youve probably
already tried products like vitamin c or even hydroquinone at one point to fade away dark spots,
but maybe havent found any luck. Is it time to try tranexamic acid? Well, if you dont know,
tranexamic acid has gained a lot of popularity as one of the newest dark spot treatments on
the market and I think its important that we mention in this video, everything you need to
know about tranexamic acid serum so you can start fading away those dark spots as soon as possible.
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as well. Now without wasting anymore time, lets get straight into what is tranxemaic acid.
Now Tranexamic acid is a synthetic analog of the amino acid lysine and has been used to treat or
stop excessive loss of blood in various situations including major trauma and surgery. And in 1979,
they discovered that one if its side effects was lightening up dark spots on the skin,
which paved the way for skin care manufacturers to start incorporating tranexamic acid as a solution
for dark spots. And many people have been able to see an improvement in their discoloration just by
adding it into their regimen at around the 8 to 12 week mark, which is amazing. And how it works is
really interesting because Its great at targeting hyperpigmentation whether it be post-inflammatory
or from hormonally induced melasma because if you take a look at one of the causes of dark spots,
you find a lot of the times it comes from UV light which activates plasmin, which then
activates tyrosinase activity, which then produces melanin pigments which we want to avoid. BUT,
when we use tranexamic acid, we find that it blocks this first pathway, the UV induced melanin
synthesis by stopping the interaction between our keratinocytes which are our skin cells and
melanocytes which are our melanin producing cells. So if you stop that, you stop dark spot formation.
And the best part, is that its very gentle and works well with other ingredients because it
doesn't exfoliate or stimulate collagen, so you can use it with vitamin c, retinol, niacinamide,
and kojic acid, which ive made videos on all of them linked in the description below,
which I encourage you to watch as well. So now that we defined what tranxemaic acid is and how it
works. Lets talk about how to use it and layer it. Many of the products youll find come in either as
a serum or moisturizer but you can find it in a peel as well. And The ideal concentration to look
for is between 3 to 5 percent and you can start by using it once a day to see how your skin reacts to
it, then move up to twice a day. If your starting it in the morning, start by using a gentle facial
cleanser, then your vitamin c serum, then layer on the tranexamic acid after and follow it up with
spf of 50 or more. It is super important you dont forget the sunscreen because without it,
youll reverse a lot of the progress you make. And whats awesome, is that when Combining it
with vitamin C , this is going to help maximize those brightening effects because essentially what
your doing is maximizing the strength against the tyrosinase enzyme to stop making more pigment and
your doing that with 2 products. And lets say If your using a retinol or retinoid at night,
then layer it under your preferred retinoids and retinol to get an extra kick at night,
for overall improved skin tone and texture. And as far as which products, so for the vitamin
c, go with the least expensive one that produces good results which ive mentioned before on this
channel, the 10% l ascorbic acid by cerave, and then layer it with the paulas choice 3%
tranexamic acid, especially if its your first time since going straight to 5% can cause dryness,
irritation, and a little flaking as well. The paulas choice discoloration repair serum has
the 3% tranexamic acid, 5% niacinamide and 0.5% bakuchiol along with vitamin e and milk thistle
to improve the look of those dark spots at the 8 to 12 week mark. And the bakuchiol in it can
be a great alternative to anyone looking to replace retinol if lets say you had a
bad reaction to retinol and cant tolerate it. Its essentially a meroterpene phenol and is the
functional analogue of retinol and at the 12 week mark of using bakuchiol, significant improvements
in photo damage on the skin has been seen as well as skin firmness and elasticity,
which are all amazing. But keep in mind with the discoloration repair serum, start with 3 times a
week and work up to twice a day to give your skin that time to adjust and dont forget the sunscreen.
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