Freckle Creams History

Cosmetics and Skin features a story summing up the history of Victorian freckle removers. 

A smooth, soft and transparent skin was an important attribute for Victorian and Edwardian ladies. This made freckles a much hated skin blemish and treatments to get rid of them were a staple in beauty books of the time. [...] The link between freckles and outdoor exposure had long been recognised but the connection was not watertight. Although freckles did appear to be more common on the parts of the body exposed to sunlight, they also occurred on places that were always covered. So, dermatologists and beauty writers of the time often distiguished between ‘warm’ or ‘summer’ freckles and ‘cold’ or ‘winter’ ones.

For the freckle lovers out there, the Makeup Museum has a little article about recent changes in the opinions toward freckles.