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What do you use for skin lightening?
  • Left BrainLeft Brain
    This is a topic that has come up numerous time on the Beauty Brains.  For example...
    How fast do skin lighteners work?
    The top 3 skin lightening ingredients.
    So, we're curious, what have you tried?  What works for you?  What doesn't?  What will you stay away from?  The Beauty Brains community wants to know.
     
     
  • Fitness Brain
    I use sunscreen regularly, to prevent darkening, and that surely works, I got melasma some years ago from oral contraceptives, and the only thing that helped was to stop tanning and use sunscreen
    but other than that nothing really made a huge difference for me (hydroquinone, kojic acid,), although I haven't tried Olay's new line, I am actually curios to do so, but I am not sure if using my retinol plus something else on top maybe not be a good idea. I do not have the melasma problem anymore, but I still get dark marks from pimples.  Besides does glucosamine actually work?
  • luvinsummer
    I know some have said they use Microdermx microdermabrasion with good results.
  • Left BrainLeft Brain
    Thanks luvinsummer, I've not heard of that one.
  • KarenKaren
    I really like Porcelana for these reasons: Its 2% hydroquinone formula has been very effective in fading minor age spots for me, its creamy rich formula makes an excellent base for foundation, it includes a sunscreen in its day formula (a MUST to be using if you want to keep age spots from returning) , it's cheap (about $6 a jar) and it is available at most drug stores.
    I really disliked Exuviance Intense Lightening Complex, the very first product I tried. I paid far more for it ($37 for 1 oz.) and it was very sticky, making it very unpleasant to wear when sleeping and impossible to wear under make-up. I never even finished  the bottle because of these complaints.
  • teddyp
    Why exactly do you all feel the need to LIGHTEN your skin? I mean I enjoy it when I am tan in the summer and I have some discolorations (albeit not on my face mostly) but I do have very uneven pigmentation on my arms, legs, etc when I am tan ( I produce only one type of melanin in some areas of skin so I get spotting where I have little spots that don't look too bad scattered around my body only when I am tan that don't tan no matter what and remain pale and more pinkish. My dermatologist says it is a benign skin condition and it runs in my family but i've ever tried a lightening cream. Heck, one of my acne creams tends to bleach my skin if I'm not careful, let alone actual hair bleach which occasionally bleaches my forehead a bit if I am not careful.
    Teddy
  • KarenKaren
    I'm not trying to lighten my skin: I'm only trying to fade age spots (freckling). I have them all over my chest, arms, neck and face from not using sunscreen when I was younger ....and they are multiplying! I just hate how it looks when I wear summer fashions that are more revealing.
    Actually, tomorrow I go back to the dermatologist for Round Two with a laser.
  • RandomChick100
    Toning: Egg Whites
    Simply separate a few raw egg whites into a bowl and apply directly on the facial skin after cleansing. Let the egg white dry for at least 5 minutes and rinse it off with lukewarm water for an instant glow.

    Toning: Facial Glow Mask
    Get 1 egg yolk and add 1 table spoon of honey and warm milk of each quantity. Mix all together and apply on face and neck. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. This mask will gradually lighten your skin and grant a glow.

    Toning: Honey and Tomato
    Mix the tomato juice with honey until it appears sticky. Apply the mixture of tomato juice and honey on the face and neck for 15 minutes then wash off with warm water.
  • ernlantry
    Wait, isn't Hydroquinone - while highly effective - a big no-no now?
  • sarahf
    I was thinking of ordering an azelaic acid product from Australia (I think it's called acnederm there). I have rosacea and I might have a higher likelihood of tolerating a product with azelaic acid as the only active ingredient, since it's also the active ingredient in Finacea (which is used in people with rosacea). If I get suspicious about the likelihood of getting the right stuff from Australia, I could always just ask my doc for Finacea. I'm also using a daily sunscreen even in the car (most of my melasma is on the driver's side lol; seems UVA penetrates glass).
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