= 7 Forces That Shift Your Complexion Your Complexion Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UV EXPOSURE Melanocyte overactivation EARLY SIGN: Freckling, melasma HORMONES Estrogen shifts EARLY SIGN: Mask-pattern pigmentation CELL TURNOVER Slows with age EARLY SIGN: Dullness, roughness INFLAMMATION Post-breakout PIH EARLY SIGN: Brown/red marks POLLUTION PM2.5 oxidative damage EARLY SIGN: Dull, gray cast NUTRITION Antioxidant deficit EARLY SIGN: Sallow appearance SLEEP/STRESS Cortisol surge EARLY SIGN: Grayness, under-eye shift 5 of these 7 forces are controllable · 2 are age-inevitable · All are addressable