Does staying in the sun help you gain back freckles, from back in the day?

Written on: 11/24/2008 (01:00pm)

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Freckles are genetic and they are triggered by exposure to sunlight. While most common on fair skin, anyone can get them. I even have them on my lips which has prompted me to look for lip products with sunscreen.

According to Wikipedia, freckles may fade with age-- but will resurface with UV exposure even after treatment.

Written on: 11/25/2008 (02:03pm)

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I have olive skin ans some freckles. My freckles get darker when exposed to sunlight. My freckles are mainly on my shoulders, forearms, nose, and tops of my cheeks.

Written on: 12/01/2008 (07:45am)

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Like Vicki, my freckles get darker (or appear that way) in the sun, and I read somewhere that freckles are actually a form of sun damage! I did not always have them but got them sometime in the past 15 years. I always use sunscreen on them, and sometimes foundation to make them less noticeable.

They are supposedly skin's reaction to getting more sun than it can handle. I have them on my cheeks. I cringe when I think how I used to lie in the sun & bake, like roasting a chicken! LOL This was in the 1970's, when everyone sunbathed, and there was no talk/awareness of skin cancer and what people were doing to their poor skin! :-(

I think some people look good with freckles, in spite of what causes them. But I don't like them on me. :-(

Written on: 12/03/2008 (01:34pm)

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