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Ramona Achterberg
Tracks new techniques and devices in age spot removal and separates genuine advances from marketing.
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AdvancesAt-home IPL devices and age spots: what the gadget in your bathroom can and cannot do
Handheld light devices promise clinic-style spot fading for a few hundred dollars. The physics behind the lower price explains both why they are safe enough to sell and why the results rarely match the brochure.
· Ramona Achterberg · 6 min
ExplainerDo natural remedies for age spots actually work?
Lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, and aloe promise to fade sun spots for pennies, but the evidence is thin and one popular remedy can leave you darker than you started.
· Ramona Achterberg · 5 min