Natural Skin Whitening

30
Dec
Skin Whitening Products Can Be Dangerous Or Not

Are you still trying to lighten your skin? You may want to heed the FDA’s warning regarding skin lightening cream and skin whitening products containing hydroquinone. Not only linked to cancer, this skin bleaching chemical has been known to cause the skin disease ochronosis.

This skin disease causes adverse pigmentation or irreversible bluish black discoloration of skin.

According to eMedicine from WebMD, it is reported that 35% of African blacks exhibit ochronotic skin changes when using a 6-8% hydroquinone preparation over a prolonged period. The prevalence among users of these skin lightening creams has been stated to be 69% in a South African study.

In addition, by decreasing the the production of melatonin pigments in the skin, hydroquinone increases exposure to UVA and UVB rays deep in the skin. This increases skin cancer risks due to UV exposure.

Not convinced you should avoid skin lightening treatments and skin whitening products with hydroquinone? It has already been banned for sale in the European Union, Australia, and Japan for a reason. Or just head on over to my skin whitening products article to see some nasty pics.

Here are just some of the many lightening creams containing hydroquinone along with several other irritants such as fragrance and methylparaben:

Vita-K Solution (Skin Lightening System)
Palmers Skin Success Fade Milk Lotion
Skin Success Eventone Fade Cream, for Oily Skin (all Skin Success Fade Creams)
Esoterica Daytime Fade Cream with Moisturizers
Ambi Skin Discoloration Fade Cream, Oily skin
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Reviva Skin Lightening Day Cream
PORCELANA DAYTIME TREATMENT SKIN LIGHTENING CREAM
Actifade Age-Defying Skin Lightening System

There are other options to consider. If you do your research (after all, the very skin you are trying to enhance could well be ruined for life), you will find natual skin lighteners and natural skin whitening products without hydroquinone, steroids, mercury or other harmful ingredients. I know of two right off the bat….

Meladerm Cream: contains 10 natural active ingredients clinically proven to promote fast skin lightening safely and

Xtend-Life Natural Whitening Day Cream: 100% natural skin whitening cream contains a special extract of Extapone Nutgrass which naturally inhibits melanin to whiten your skin gently. In addition Xtend-Life products fight aging and wrinkles.

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10
Nov
Safe, Natural Skin Whitening Products

womens-whitening-cream-large Yes, natural skin whitening products do exist. Yes, you can lighten your skin naturally without using products that irritate and harm the skin like most skin whitening products. The answer lies in Xtend-Life’s Natural Whitening Day Cream.

This 100% natural skin whitening cream contains a special extract of Extapone Nutgrass which naturally inhibits melanin to whiten your skin gently. Extrapone Nutgrass has now been shown in clinical trials to reduce melanin by up to 40%. Its effectiveness and safety have been backed up by well designed clinical studies.

Nutgrass contains a volatile oil with b-pinene, cyperene, a-cyperone b-cyperone and a-cyperol as its main ingredients. It also contains alkaloids, flavonoids and triterpenes. Recent research has shown Nutgrass Root is effective at naturally lightening the color of the skin. This is due to its ability to inhibit the formation of the skin pigment melanin. It is also found to have anti-aging properties and fades freckles.

You can be sure your skin will not only become gradually whiter naturally, but it will also become brighter and healthier with no harmful side effects.

Being a member of a popular skin care forum, I am amazed at the number of people who insist on facial lightening, risking damage to their beautiful dark skin. Unfortunately, most are ignoring the warning signs of popular skin lightening products containing ingredients such as mercury and hydroquionone.

Using skin bleaching products containing mercury is known to cause Mercury poisoning which in turn causes neurological and kidney damage and may also lead to psychiatric disorders.

Hydroquinone which is no banned in Europe, is a toxic chemical linked to cancer, as well as a condition called ochronosis which results in skin disfigurement.

In addition, the FDA has now issued a warning that “over-the-counter (OTC) skin bleaching drug products are not generally recognized as safe and effective”.