Dark spots showing

I’m in my 50s, and lately, I’ve noticed pigmentation and light patches on my cheeks and near the eyes. I have been using various sun protection creams for over 30 years and don’t understand why pigmentation only occurs now. – Concerned Mature Woman

Before trainer Ivy Gan from Estee Lauder addresses your concern, perhaps it’s good to understand that dark spots/pigmentation originates from excessive production of melanin – a dark pigment that gives your skin its colour. Our skin needs melanin to protect us against damaging UV rays. Therefore, without melanin in our skin, we will risk getting skin cancer.