Actinic or UV keratosis:Natural Cures
Actinic keratosis is a skin disease caused by the harmful action of UV sun rays on the skin DNA.
It can go until the appearance of skin cancer: but natural treatments can avoid all of this.
We analyze the causes, natural cures for actinic keratosis and the current common therapies proposed.
WHAT IS ACTINIC or SOLAR KERATOSIS
The cause lies in excessive exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet rays, which also cause
skin aging. Actinic keratosis appears especially after the age of 40, increases with age
and initially manifests itself as a small reddish growth or plaque covered with crusts that
change the color of the skin to reddish-brown. The lesions are dry and rough. It has a
slow development and can reach a size of 0,4 to 1 inch in diameter.
Affected people may have a single lesion or multiple lesions, covering a large area of skin.
The most affected sites are those exposed to the sun: face, lips, back of hands, front part
of the chest, back and scalp of bald subjects.
Only one in 4 actinic keratoses heals spontaneously, while the other 3 can become
skin cancer.
WHAT are the CAUSES of ACTINIC KERATOSIS
From a biochemical point of view, there is an increase in free radicals and cytokines
favoring inflammation. Natural solutions for actinic keratosis improve DNA repair
and the skin's barrier function.
HOW ACTINIC KERATOSIS is TREATED in the TRADITIONAL WAY
Traditional therapy consists of a gel to be applied on the lesions of actinic keratosis,
based on Ingenol mebutate (Picato) or on Imiquimod. But, both the Italian drug
agency (AIFA) than the European one (EMA) have banned for some time
(January 17, 2020) the use of Picato because it can cause a higher incidence of cancer
on the area of skin treated with this gel.
In fact, a study showed a higher probability of skin cancer on area treated with
ingenol mebutate than with Imiquimod. However, this means that also Imiquimod
can cause skin cancer in the area where it is applied, albeit to a lesser extent.
WHICH NATURAL CURES for ACTINIC KERATOSIS
However, a natural cure for actinic keratosis is possible with natural substances
like Calendula Officinalis and Rhodiola rosea, effective and above all without side
effects. They have an anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, soothing action and
reduce the production of free radicals.
Together with other natural substances, like flavoproteins and coenzymes, they are
able not only to cure but also to prevent actinic keratosis, repairing DNA, restoring
the skin's barrier function and thus recreating the normalcy of the immune system.
