Seborrheic Keratosis & Sunscreen
Seborrheic Keratosis is a wart-like growth that occurs on the skin mostly in individuals over the age of forty. It is benign and therefore is not cancerous at all, unlike what most people may think. Being benign, however, does not mean that these kinds of outgrowths are not harmful at all. In fact, some of them become itchy and painful, hence a source of great discomfort.
So far, there is no known cause of the growths. However, there are many proven safe methods of treating and getting rid of them. The fact that they may not be painful does not mean that they can be ignored. They can be a source of embarrassment especially when they appear in the prominent body parts like the face and they should therefore be treated as soon as they appear.
There are many different elements that can be put into play during the treatment of these outgrowths. Among them is sunscreen, something that many people may think that may not actually be good for any kind of outgrowths on the skin. Such people may advise others that all types of creams usually worsen any skin condition.
The truth however, is that although there are the harmful types of creams, there are still many that have the right chemical composition to treat various skin conditions. A very helpful cream in the treatment of seborrheic keratosis for example, is sunscreen.
But how does sunscreen help? Sunscreen usually minimizes any exposure to the rays of the sun, something that is essential in the treatment of seborrheic keratosis.
The sun usually emit’s ultra-violet rays that is generally harmful to the skin and worsens most skin conditions. People who walk outdoors therefore need to use sunscreen more often to avoid any further itching or pain on the seborrheic keratosis.
Some people treat these outgrowths by using bleaching cream to make them disappear. Applying of the bleaching cream generally requires that one applies a protective layer of sunscreen just under the sunscreen. This sunscreen cream helps keep the bleaching process in check by preventing any ultra violet rays from worsening the condition.
If one does not use the sunscreen in this case and is exposed to the ultra violet rays from the sun, then the whole bleaching treatment is nullified. That is even of the bleaching had almost made the seborrheic keratosis disappear because they will just simply revert back to their previous condition.
Sunscreen, although an element that may be ignored, is therefore vital and essential in the treatment of Seborrheic keratosis. It is even more important to people who are bleaching the outgrowths in order to permanently remove them from the body.
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