Geranium. Add geranium oil to a bath to help ease swelling associated with fluid retention. It also reduces swelling on cold sores, acne and bug bites. The oil, also known as rose geranium oil, derives from the flowering herb Pelargonium graveolens.
Back to Index. Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin.ack to Index. Hyperpigmentation is a common, usually harmless condition in which patches of skin become darker in color than the normal surrounding skin. This darkening occurs when an excess of melanin, the brown pigment that produces normal skin color, forms deposits in the skin.
There may be a history of itch and / or signs of active skin disease such as erythema and scale. On occasions the skin can become hypopigmented. As with many of the causes of facial hyperpigmentation, the incidence and severity of PIH is much greater in patients of a darker skin colour. Management Treatment is of the primary disorder - the patient will develop less postinflammatory hyperpigmentation if the skin condition is treated promptly and effectively.