Causes of chloasma discussion And Analysis

Chloasma can occur to anyone of any gender and age group but is more likely to occur in pregnant women. About 90% of cases are reported in pregnant women. Reasons for developing chloasma are described below:

Hormones: Chloasma can occur due to an imbalance of hormones in the human body. When chloasma occurs in women, it is called melasma. Hyper-pigmentation is enhanced by the imbalance of the hormone named estrogen, and it increases the effects of the generation of melanin. People with medication of hormones may experience chloasma due to hormonal changes in the body. The reason for the dark line going down from the center of the belly during pregnancy is due to the increase in progesterone hormone level.

Sun: Sun exposure may also affect the skin and causes chloasma as the ultraviolet rays incident from the sun triggers melanocytes to produce melanin. Melanocytes are the pigment-producing cells of the skin. Other factors can be stress or some thyroid disease.

Heredity: Heredity is also a major cause of chloasma as science says that people of dark color skin tone are more likely to be affected by chloasma because their melanocytes are more active. Blood relation is also a cause of chloasma because, through genes, this condition can get transmitted. These factors are just the cases where this condition may or may not exist; however, people with light skin are sometimes affected by chloasma.

Prevention of chloasma
In most cases, chloasma gets faded away after birth, or sometimes, after some weeks of birth, it gets faded. If still, it remains, then some medication therapy should be followed.

Folate can help in preventing chloasma. Folic acid, which is a supplement form of folate, helps in reducing chloasma. This nutrition is mainly found in spinach, citrus fruits, pasta, rice, and beans, and this kind of food should be taken during pregnancy. It also helps in reducing hyper-pigmentation and hence reduces chloasma.

Wearing sunscreen may help in reducing chloasma because it prevents the adverse effect of ultraviolet rays coming from the sun. During pregnancy, the skin becomes more sensitive, therefore to prevent chloasma, try to use a hypo-allergic corrective foundation and concealer.

Waxing should be avoided because, as mentioned earlier, during pregnancy, the skin gets more sensitive, and waxing tears the skin. Therefore there are chances of inflammation, and worsening of chloasma can occur. The upper lip is the main part that gets affected by chloasma, therefore it should be protected properly.