| Author | Here's to Your Health:  Age Spots  |  | 
              
                | JanaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
     482 Posts
 
 Jana
 Eau Claire 
                Wisconsin
 USA
 482 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 16 2008 :  02:26:08 AM   
 |  
                      | Ok I should preface this by saying I am a blonde haired, blue eyed, fair skinned German/Scandinavian who used to bake herself in the sun as a teen trying to get a tan, but to no avail. 
 I am 50 and have started getting a few rather good sized brown spots on one cheek that are simply to dark to call freckles! Any ideas on how they can be faded? I've tried lemon juice and peroxide. Any other ideas? They really don't cover well with makeup, they are rather dry in texture.
 
 Jana
 |  | 
              
                | ddmashayekhiTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      4826 Posts
 
 Dawn
 Naperville 
                Illinois
 USA
 4826 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 16 2008 :  09:41:06 AM   
 |  
                      | I am also a blond haired, blue eyed Polish Scandinavian. I had a few spots on my hands, but since I started drinking apple cider vinegar in water, (1 tablespoon ACV in ice cold water twice a day) they vanished. I've been drinking the ACV for almost two years now and it does a lot of good things, this is just one of it's many benefits. 
 Dawn in IL
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | herbquilterTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      891 Posts
 
 Kristine
 Bonney Lake 
                Wa
 USA
 891 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 16 2008 :  4:25:43 PM   
 |  
                      | Jana, You could think of them as "wisdom kisses".
 Dawn is right about the ACV, it help detox the liver and that releaves the spots.
 Some people even call them "liver spots"...I like wisdom kisses.
 Congrates on being 50, you've reached the age of the wise woman!
 
 Blessings,
 Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
 
 http://herbalmommasda.blogspot.com/
 
 
 Farmgirl Sister #97
 
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | Aunt JennyTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      11381 Posts
 
 Jenny
 middle of 
                Utah
 USA
 11381 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 16 2008 :  5:47:22 PM   
 |  
                      | I am just starting to get a few small ones on my cheeks and near my hairline...ugh!! I am 50 also..but a dark haired darkish skinned part American Indian who also baked myself in the sun as a teen (used baby oil..ugh!!) but it did work..I was just so dark!!! I am very careful now..but still..ick. My mom, who is very light skinned has those spots, but my dad never did when he died at 65 and I take after him more..so I assumed I wouldn't get them. I am trying the ACV for sur. Wisdom kisses. I like that. But who will I tell..the kids will just laugh. I will go tell Mona. She never laughs. 
 Jenny in Utah
 Proud Farmgirl sister #24
 Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
 http://www.auntjennysworld.blogspot.com/ visit my little online shop at www.auntjenny.etsy.com
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | ddmashayekhiTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      4826 Posts
 
 Dawn
 Naperville 
                Illinois
 USA
 4826 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 17 2008 :  2:52:12 PM   
 |  
                      | Keep up with the ACV Jenny. It will make the spots disappear before you know it. I did quit the ACV for an experiment once and couldn't believe how stiff & sore in the morning I was, the spots came back and I lacked energy. It does work, at least for me! 
 Dawn in IL
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | JanaTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
     482 Posts
 
 Jana
 Eau Claire 
                Wisconsin
 USA
 482 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 17 2008 :  6:40:40 PM   
 |  
                      | Thanks for replying, everyone. Wisdom kisses! I love it! I will have to try the vinegar thing. Or a paper bag... 
 Jana
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | JudyBlueEyesTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      657 Posts
 
 Judith
 Spokane 
                Washington
 USA
 657 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 18 2008 :  12:54:49 PM   
 |  
                      | Dawn, you have just inspired me to get back on the ACV program!  But, Jana, if the spots are dry in texture, that would be a warning to me to get them looked at by a dermatologist.  If they were just like the age spots that I have on my hands, that look like freckles, that's one thing, but if they're dark and dry, I'd get them looked at.  Good luck.  Judy 
 We come from the earth, we go back to the earth, and in between, we garden!
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                | Maryjane LeeTrue Blue Farmgirl
 
      2195 Posts
 
 Maryjane
 CA
 USA
 2195 Posts
 |  | 
              
                | mooselovingmamabearFarmgirl in Training
 
   20 Posts
 
 Gail
 MI
 USA
 20 Posts
 |  | 
              
                | lisamarie508True Blue Farmgirl
 
      2648 Posts
 
 Lisa
 Idaho City 
                ID
 USA
 2648 Posts
 | 
                    
                      |  Posted - Oct 25 2008 :  06:37:35 AM   
 |  
                      | Hmmm, I just started getting them on my hands.  I'll try that ACV thing, too, just to see what happens.  So, what other benefits does it have?  And would Italian dressing on my salad count?  I love Italian dressing. 
 Farmgirl Sister #35
 
 "If you can not do great things, do small things in a great way." Napoleon Hill (1883-1970)
 
 my blog: http://lisamariesbasketry.blogspot.com/
 My Website:
 http://www.freewebs.com/lisamariesbasketry/index.htm
 |  
                      |  |  | 
              
                |  | Here's to Your Health:  Age Spots  |  |