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Is Meladerm A Good Skin Lightener

by Right Brain on April 6, 2007 · 111 comments

Islida and several others have asked if Civant’s Meladerm is really an effective skin lightener.

The Right Brain responds:

Meladerm claims to lighten skin by inhibiting the formation of melanin, the natural pigment that gives skin its color. It contains several active ingredients; the two most noteworthy are kojic acid and alpha-arbutin.

Does it really work? We couldn’t find any independent test data to confirm the product’s skin lightening functionality but we did find data on the active ingredients. Kojic acid, according to the American Academy of Dermatologists, is a proven skin lightening ingredient.

And Alpha-arbutin, according to several studies like this one, works by blocking epidermal melanin genesis by inhibiting enzymatic oxidation of tyrosine and Dopa.

However, these tests were done in vitro, meaning they were done in the laboratory and not on real skin. In vitro tests are good for screening ingredients, but they can’t take the place of actually testing the finished product on real people.

So what does this all mean? It looks like Meladerm is making what The Beauty Brains call a “B” level claim: the formula contains ingredients that have been proven to be effective; however, the formula itself was not tested. Compare that to an “A” level claim where the actual product is tested. Then of course there are “C” level claims where neither the product nor the ingredients have any proven efficacy.

The Brains Bottom Line:

At $50 it’s not cheap but, based on what we’ve seen, Meladerm might just be worth a try. If anyone out there in the Beauty Brains community have tried this product, please let us know what you think.

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And by the way, if you’re interested, here’s an excellent article on hydroquinone, another popular whitening ingredient.

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GIOVANNI February 14, 2008 at 2:31 am

i’m a 21 year old hispanic male and i’ve always had a beautiful skin even though i’m always playing sports, but this past year i started noticing a dark spot in my face, and the dermatologist said it was pigmentation – but everything he gave me didnt work. Could some one advice me on some product, should i give meladerm a try? I would appreciate if some one gives me a good advice

lovena February 15, 2008 at 9:07 am

i bought this product after having read all the articles and had complete faith that it would work but unfortunately this has not even caused a half percent change on my age/liver spots i feel so miserable,such a waste of money

PK February 16, 2008 at 2:30 am

This product DOES NOT work on age spots or old scars on dark skin. Only thing it does is make your skin feel smooth. But a lot of commercial moisturizers that cost a fraction of what this product does make your skin smooth!

Funny the company says that it will take 2 months for this product to produce results, but has only a 30 day money back guarantee!

thebeautybrains February 16, 2008 at 8:57 am

If you’d like to talk about skin lighteners further, go tell everyone about it on the Beauty Brains forum!

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