What Is Pigmentation (Acanthosis Nigricans)<\/p>\n
Pigmentation is a skin condition characterized by areas of dark, velvety discoloration in the body folds and creases. The affected skin can become thickened. Areas of the body most often affected include the armpits, groin, neck, elbows, knees, knuckles, lips, palms and the souls of the feet.<\/p>\n
Signs of pigmentation are generally noticed by skin changes, where skin darkens becoming thickened and velvety. The skin changes usually appear slowly and the affected skin may also have an odor or itch.<\/p>\n
Pigmentation Risk Factors Include:<\/p>\n
Obesity \u2013 People who are overweight have a higher risk of pigmentation.
\nHereditary \u2013 Some types of pigmentation can be passed on genetically.<\/p>\n
Causes Of Pigmentation:<\/p>\n
Insulin resistance \u2013 Most people who have pigmentation have also become insulin resistant.<\/p>\n
Hormonal disorders \u2013 Pigmentation often occurs in people who have disorders such as ovarian cysts, underactive thyroids or problems with the adrenal glands.<\/p>\n
Certain drugs & supplements \u2013 High-dose niacin, birth control pills, prednisone and other corticosteroids may cause pigmentation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Clear Complex Is The Latest Trend In Pigment Lightening.<\/p>\n
Clear Complex is a pigmentation lightening cream that breaks down melanin particles, leaving the dark spot looking speckled. These small particles of melanin are recognized by the body as waste and rise to the skin surface eventually flacking away.<\/p>\n
KEY BENEFITS:<\/p>\n
– Breaks down skin pigmentation
\n– Works on any discoloured area of skin
\n– Lightens dark spots & skin blemishes
\n– Suitable for all skin types
\n– Unisex
\n– 90ml<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":898,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[20,30],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-838","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-all-products","7":"product_cat-no-grow","8":"desktop-align-left","9":"tablet-align-left","10":"mobile-align-left","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/838","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=838"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/slendermed.slimplicity.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}