Growing up with freckles, lifestyle and wellness influencer Vic Styles heard all of the standard-issue insults about the tiny specks: “Your face looks dirty.” “Could I play connect-the-dots with them?

You've most likely seen freckles on others, and maybe you even have some freckles yourself – but do you know what causes freckles to form? There are a couple of factors that go into freckle formation, ...

As the weather gets warmer, it’s time to head out to play, and if you have freckles, they are eager to join the party. Many people do have freckles, and not just the fair-skinned, red-haired among us.

You glance in the mirror and notice tiny brown spots that look like freckles—but something feels different. They don’t scatter playfully across the nose, they don’t pop up after a beach day, and they ...