Begam wants to believe: Does “Pond’s Flawless White Visible Lightening Daily Lotion” really make skin fairer and is it safe to use?
The Right Brain preaches about Ponds:
Thanks for the question. We’ve never been asked about Ponds, but we have blogged before about products like Definity and Meladerm that use skin lightening technologies.
Pond’s Lightening Lotion
Ponds is made by Unilever, a major global marketer of personal care products and we have no doubt that they have tested the product to ensure its safety. But does it really work? Let’s examine the ingredients:
Ingredients:
Water, Isopropyl Myristate, Niacinamide 3%, Stearic acid, Dimethicone, Glyceryl Stearate, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 1.25% Glycerin, Triethanolamine, Titanium Dioxide 0.2%,
Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 0.4%, Phenoxyethanol, Propylparaben, Sodium PCA, Tocopheryl Acetate 0.1%, Sodium Hydroxide , Disodium EDTA, BHT, Cl 14700.
Skin lightening technology
There are two ingredients we want you to pay attention to: Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate and Niacinamide. The former is a sunscreen. Since skin spots can be triggered by sun exposure, a sun protection cream will help keep your skin fairer. The second ingredient, Niacinamide, has been shown to reduce cutaneous pigmentation (in lab tests) and improve skin lightness (in clinical test) compared with a control vehicle alone after 4 weeks of use.
The Beauty Brains bottom line:
Based on the research we’ve found there does appear to be evidence that products like Ponds that are based on Niacinamide are effective lighteners. But remember, that the degree of benefit varies greatly depending on what’s causing the dark slots. For example, sun induced melanogenisis is treatable but dark spots caused by acne scars are not.
References:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://66.102.7.104/
http://ezinearticles.com/
http://answers.google.com/
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Interesting. Furthermore, Titanium Dioxide is also a sunscreen, and it tends to give products a white cast. I’ve noticed whenever I use makeup with titanium dioxide in it I have to wear a shade darker than what I woul expect, as it always shows lighter.
Does anyone know where to buy this product in the US?
Vitamin E also works as an acne scar healer…
I SWEAR by it! Also Arnica cream works wonders for discolorations cause by redness or bruising.
This product is available here in the Philippines and in the other parts of Southeast Asia such as Thailand.
I can see things like this being useful for smoothing out skin color, but … well, is anyone else a little uncomfortable with “skin lighteners” or is it just me? The idea just sort of rubs me the wrong way.
The explanation is interesting because it shows you that even though a products claims may be technically true…it may not be in the way you would assume.
This is one of the most racist products out on the market.
please let me know where to buy this product here in US? thank you
Anonymous Says:
This is one of the most racist products out on the market.
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What about the tanning products?
And what about White people’s hair bleaching to child blonde??
Some could argue that these adults chose to look like young children..
beauty is vanity
I totally agree with 2sided-coin.
POND’s flawless white maybe not available in countries obsessed about tanning.
In Asia people are obsessed above whitening.
It is not racism. It’s fad, fashion and culture.
Soon POND’S will market a new product for those wanting to have darker skin. It is called…
POND’S flawless black
It reduces white spots and darkens skin in just 7 days!
POND’S flawless black
Loves helping hand…
***** the more effective way to make ur skin lighter and whiter is to take a bath with warm water, and applying lotion..
i have a serious problem not a beauty on. my daughter is insulin resistant. the only reason we found out is because the back of her neck and her arm pits turned dard brown and it looks all wrinkled up. she is only 13 and she wants to go to prom but can’t were her hair up or were a dress that doesn’t have sleeves. just tryuing to find something to fix her so she can be a normal 13 year old girl. so if you kn ow what works or even better if you know some kind of home remedy to fix this problem i really need to know thanks mandashaes@aol.com
i am writting my very first review for any product….
i am under 30 of age but cuz of pigmentation which developed recently due to lots of sun exposure,i saw ponds age miracle s ad n something inside me insisted to buy it neway i started wid PONDS AGE MIRACLE and seriously i never like ne of ponds products b4 ..that was really a cool product and i have drastic and visible difference on my pigmentation by using it just in some 10 days ..i was amazed too..it is so soothing….after seein pond s age miracle i decided to buy FLAWLESS WHITE……….and to my utter disgust it has turned out to very irritating cream….its much lighter in texture and it causes burning on skin of face ..my face which was glowin turned RED ..i put it overnight …it isnt really suitable for every skin…i have nothing to do wid PONDs but the truth is there one product age miracle which is not even meant for whitening is very good for whitening ..where as the one which is made for whitening …has terrible effects …
i used to think that some of reviewers are marketers of product but i remember b4 buyin i read a review which says the same about FLAWLESS white which i ve observed ….
…..but i have an idea for ponds folks that put ur age miracle brand as whitening product rather than this flawless white …(flawfull white
one more thing i wanna add about age miracle that i had acne spots which also drastically lightened ..but using this horrible flawless white it redened again but i believe it will be back on recovery as i ve started again using age miracle …i have just pain of losin money on flawless white left
Do you know the Olay counterpart of Pond’s flawless white called Olay Natural White?
i luv ponds
ponds flawless white really a good product it made my face lighter and the blemishes had faded all of them but i would like to ask about olay natural white healthy fairness cream cuz its much cheaper have anyone tried it ????????
i wanna know where is ponds made in cause there are ponds flawless white that are made in indeia !! and others made in thailand so which one is the real one ??? specially in phillipine im half flipina and half arab plzzz???
i like pond’s flawless white day cream than other !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i bought all of the flawless white products and have only been using them for 3 days and i can already notice the change. its incredible! i have dark spots under my eye and around my mouth (due to child birth) had used all kinds of products and none worked. This product does not lighten your skin, it gets rid of your dark spots and makes your face look a lot younger because the moisturizers are great. i recommend it 100% plus these products don’t cost much.
Hi… I seen commercials on latin channels about Ponds Flawless White and Ponds Aclarant, From my understanding… Aclarant is for those brown shadow spots on the face, and Flawless White is to help with darkspots and helping lighten up the skin tone. I found both these products in Mexico and decided to give Flawless White a try, not because I wanna have white skin, as I am a light skin latino already but opposite to those people who get dark spots on their face/skin, I started getting white spots on my chin and around the mouth. After researching for this condition, I came upon dipigmentation. Being that I am on the lighter side of skin color, I wanted to see if I can even out the skin tone and get a closer shade to it. It did help with the sun spots and helped my skin alot, its very creamy and soothing but being that the results were subtle, I didnt notice the difference til I ran out of the product. Notice my face was more clear, bright, moisten, glowing. I haven’t gone to Mexico to buy some more, I did buy a backup “White Secret” with Concha Nacar made in Mexico, Genomma Lab Internacional S.A.B. de C.V. This claims to brigthen up the skin in the first week up to three shades, Rids of dark / age spots and keeps it from reappearing, has Concha Nacar which helps regenerate the skin, and Blocks UVA UVB rays. So far I am still using this, and If I get a chance to go back, Im stocking up on Ponds Flawless White and White Secret, altho I think Flawless White is more effective, the lotion is a lil more thicker, creamier. White Secret is like a watered down version of it. Oh before I forget, Ponds Flawless White comes in two versions, either Night Use or Day use. And I strongly suggest not to use the Night one during the day, that could explain some skin issues. And you can use these creams as moisturizers under the makeup!
No to finish my story, I have not accompished my goal to match my skin tone to the dipigmentation with Flawless White or White Secret alone, but I do have the help of BareMineral Makeup to cover my white spots. Contact me if you wanna share stories or ideas.
@Nancy, where did you find Flawless White. I dont go into Mexico often to be stocking up. If there was a place to buy them in the US, I would.
it’s wonderful when you use it. your skin will so smooth.
its been 25 days that am using ponds flawless white lotion, night re-brighting cream and flawless white face wash…. it is helping me in removing my dark spots and also acne problems but then i don’t see any difference in my complexion i want a cream which even help me improving my complexion… i want to know do any one find any difference in there complexion after using these products… please let me know about it. thnk u
i’ve been use’n ponds flawless white for a long time now and i think nothing works better i love it i think its the best thing i’ve used but thts only if it suits ur skin.
As a Marketing Officer myself, I know that in any form of advertisements, the main objective here is to convince the public to buy the product so much so that we keep stressing out only the highlights like for example “flawless white- make your skin whiter in just 7 days” in the case of Ponds. But remember that while it may be true to some people, its effect won’t be the same to others. It varies depending on your natural skin color, the cause of skin darkening, etc. Don’t just be tricked by the models that appear in commercials. Some of them are naturally pale while some of them had undergone something else other than just applying the product. So before you get pretty convinced, think of all these factors first before you buy because you might not get the result you wanted.
I use the daily cream, the night cream, and the face wash. With them combined, I get great results. All my sun spots and a few post-acne spots I had are like GONE. I get tons of compliments on looking more healthy, glowing and radiant. If you’re trying it out on the first time, get only one, I’d say the facewash, because a few people claim to be irritated by this line, before you buy everything. It’s available all over Asian countries, countries where people will buy it. In tan-obsessed countries, you can buy it from Amazon.com.
ive already said here in this page at (june 2010) now we are janurary 2011 !! ive been using ponds flawless white since that day until now im light skin i was beigy yellow undertone now im yellow white with rosey cheeks and lips ponds really faded all my scars tightens my pores and lighten my skin and my undereye area im like wooooooow i used the lotion for my neck and hands and the day and night cream and serum for my face
ponds is really effective its kinda product like when you wanna impress a guy
Pond’s Flawless White For women across Asia, the appearance of blemishes or dark spots on the skin’s surface (also known as hyper- pigmentation) is a barrier to beautiful skin through extensive research conducted by the scientists at the Pond’s institute, for various countries including India, we were able to discern that the ideal expression of a woman’s beauty is not pale white skin, but flawless white- fair, clear skin, that is free of all blemishes.
I have used the cream. Its a total waste of money. I think its mainly for those people who wants to look extremely white after you apply it on the face for that particular day. You would look whitish for that day only when you have applied. This cream makes your face look like a ghost in case you apply little extra on your face by mistake. I’m from india, i spent 449 indian rupees for this. its a crap
I was really confused, whether to buy or not that flawless whitening lotion, but after reading Sonia’s (Mar-31, 2011) comment, I am enlightened. I now just go for home made herbal packs only. Thank You. You have relieved my headache and confusion.
Regards
DEVIKA
MAY 18, 2011
i am from africa, im wondering , does ponds flawless white boy lotion and cream work on african skin
is animal products used in pond’s flawless white day cream?
it is urgent, please if some1 could help?????
these products are under the name Flawless Radiance in countries with dark/black skin people.
@katherine hu posted earlia my q? To u is how is this product racist? Nd can ny1 help me,, i used this thing for maybe a year or more than stop coz i hadnt realized the reasults nd was swayed away from it and started using other things coz i felt it wasnt working anymor bt the truth is it was,,, anyways only now i started using it agen and need results within the next 3 months as i hav my prom nd all as i had alredy used it before will it be faster now? And now iv got major hyperpigmentation on my face around e boders of it so im supa light inside en dark outside i feel so ugly and horrible ,, some1 plz help.. Im african btw
Goths arent racist and they lighten their skin, neither are black metal heads who put on corpse paint.
I HAVE USED PONDS WHITE FOR MORE THAN FOUR YEARS IT WORKED WELL AT FIRST IT LIGHTENED MY SKIN BUT AFTER A FEW MONTHS FROM USING IT IT STOPPED BEING EFFECTIVE AND MY SPOTS ARE STILL THERE THE ONLY THING IT HAS DONE WAS BRIGHTENING MY SKIN DESPITE I’M VERY FAIR SKINNED I ALMOST COLORLESS.
ALL I WANTED WAS GETTING MY FRECKLES OUT INSTEAD IT DRIED MY SKIN AND I’VE GOTTEN ALBINO WHITE SKIN!!!THAT WASN’T MY INTENTION
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