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Dark knees, underarm and legs: what do you use?
  • jaunejaune
    My underarms and knees are a lot darker than the rest of my body and I also have a lot of scars on my legs. I would like all these parts to be the same color as my body. I'm not that much concerned with acne scars because I use Rosance X20 oil which is excellent for my face but unfortunately doesn't do anything on the rest of my body. I believe I have a caramel complexion? This is what my skin looks like : http://laurenisonlyhuman.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/aaliyah10.jpg http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/Aaliyah-4-18-08-2.jpg
    I'm not sure if my skin tone as an importance on the type of products I should use. I don't know what skin bleacher or lightener (however it is called) I should use.

    Lately, I have heard of about L'Maj Beverly Hills (http://www.lmajinc.com/) which is RUMORED to be used by many celebs like Rihanna or Beyonce. It's quite expensive so I was wondering if Meladerm would be a good try or if Bio Claire which active ingredient is 2% bio- vegetal would be worth it. Anyone has tried it or knows better?
  • Janis
    I don't know about the underarm thing; I don't think you'd need to worry about that it's jsut not a body part that's on dispaly often.

    for legs -- I've never tried this, but have you ever thought of evening out the skin tone with cosmetic foundation? Perhaps mixing a bit of it with a lotion might help even it out. Again, I've never tried it, but it's worth a try. I'd go for one that matched the tone rather than trying to change it one way or another with alighter or darker tone. See if it helps.
  • jaunejaune
    Thanks for replying. I have tried foundation on my knees but it turned white since my face and knees are really different. Maybe I should try a color darker than the rest of my body. My knees are actually darker because of scars, as for my underarms I believe it's due to a very bad shaving lotion!...
  • JamiSingsJamiSings
    I wouldn't advise it on your pits, but while the effects weren't lasting, I did find rubbing lemons on my knees and elbows helped some. My elbows and knees are always grey and dry looking no matter what lotions I use. Lemons helped some. But soon as I stopped using them my knees and elbows went back to being grey.
  • Ally E.Ally E.
    try this http://www.thebeautybrains.com/vanilla/comments.php?DiscussionID=326&page=1#Item_5 my ugandian and chinese girlfriend with overpigmentation said it worked for them
  • vananners
    I would recommend a hydroquinone product. Palmer's makes a cheap one called Skin Success Eventone Fade Cream. Hydroquinone is the only FDA approved product that lightens skin. It inhibits melanin production. I would also recommend daily exfoliation in the shower with a good scrub. The Skin Success cream also contains exfoliants that will help.
  • Suze
    I would recommend exfoliating these areas to remove the dry, dead skin with a good body scrub.
  • sarahf
    Hi, I'm Sarah, new to forums. I like this site. I was interested in your post. I would ask a dermatologist. There is a condition called acanthosis nigricans, you could google that. It's related to obesity and diabetes, but it can sometimes occur even in healthy, thin people. There are probably other causes of skin darkening that a dermatologist could help you narrow down. You'd want to be sure it's not related to a general health issue that needs to be addressed before you address it cosmetically, IMO.
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