HDD said:I have spent most of my life in the sun and and now have sun damaged skin. A family member that works for a dermatologist told me I should use fluorouracil on my arms and face to take care of anything that could possibly be precancerous. (From RP- " [Topical fluorouracil for skin cancer] About 6% of the fluorouracil is absorbed systemically.") I don't really want to use the Fluorouracil especially since I don't have anything obvious that requires treatment.
I also have a large amount of age spots from early menopause and too much sun.
Do you think SolBan could help with either?
Both of these conditions have been successfully treated by 4% topical niacinamide and topical vitamin A. I posted studies covering both, especially sun damaged skin. So, SolBan and EstroBan combined should work very well, but I would try SolBan first as the caffeine and aspirin additions are supposed to help a lot with sun damaged skin and won't stain or grease your skin. The SolBan liquid is completely transparent and the only way you find out you have been applying a substance is that if some of the ingredients don't get absorbed so you may get a white powdery residue on your skin which is easily rubbed off. Just don't use too much SolBan in the evening. If I use it after 8pm I find it hard to fall asleep. It seems that caffeine is very well absorbed through the skin in this preparation. Finally, here is a report of niacinamide helping sun burn a lot. Not exactly what you have but similar enough.
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