I have been using Bio Clair for a couple of months now (again) on my face and it's lightening quite well. I'm trying to lighten my arms and hands next, and then my legs. When I had used BC on my arms twice before it made them a very bright red and then they turned very dark burnt looking each time. But, I'm trying again because I'm on a tight budget. Last year I used Makari night cream on my arms 2x a day and it lightened really well, like 3-4 shades lighter. But it was getting too costly so I stopped and now they are back to it's original color, about Toni Braxton's complextion

What else can I use to lighten my arms and that it's also affordable?

...so no one up here has been able to lighten their arms or legs at all...not even a little?

I'm looking for something cheaper than Makari but will actually lighten me 3-4 shades?

if its only your arms babes....

try using lemon on your skin everyday , drink milk everyday ... lemon used to have good effects on me when i was younger..

as a lighter skinned asian my problem areas then were only my elbows , even my knees are an even colour with my body ... it used to help my elbows...

but now after all the abuse and use of all these lightening products im certainly not even close to the natural light colour i was at 14 or 18

im 24 now !

Thanks, but I may need to use something stronger included because my complexion now is medium brown, similar to Toni Braxton. So, it's more than just the tan, I want to lighten to about Beyonce's color so that would be like 4 shades I think. I was able to lighten my arms before quite light with the Makari Night cream but it was too expensive to keep it up so I had to stop. And now my arms are dark again, but not as dark as 2 years ago.

i have yellowish fair asian skin,, here in the Philippines, the sunlight is always strong esp from 10am to 4pm and it tanned my exposed arms.. i am trying to even it out with c.y. gabriel soap and an spf10 lotion to prevent further darkening..

jelo, how is the C.Y. gabriel soap and lotion coming along, has it lighten your arms any? I never heard of that brand before? What do you know oabout the L-glutathione injections and skin lightening surgeries in the Phillipines? Are they authentic and give real results?

For me I just been using the black soap for about week because I ran out of the diana stalder papaya soap and l-glutathione soap. I'm still using the bio claire cream but havn't seen results on my arms yet. I guess I'll have to wait and see.

hi.. ive been using C.Y. Gabriel bleaching soaps for about 2months now(it's really cheap and popular here in the philippines) and ive tried different variants.. like special, papaya and glutathione.. i still havent tried using just one variant continuously but lots of people tell me that my skin looks lighter than before.. ive tried block and white soaps and lotions but it was just a waste of money and time.. i didnt see any results and ive used it for about a year.. but now ive only been using c.y. gabriel soaps and skinwhite spf 10 lotion for about 2months and ppl around me noticed results..

as for glutathione injections, i dnt know anything abt such.. i dnt like to try it coz it's rly costly and maintaining it might kill my budget.. lol.. well there is an actress here named Claudine Barreto who had rly dark skin before and now she has a really WHITE SKIN! even whiter than most actresses with natural white skin.. i dnt know how she did it.. maybe she took some pills or something

oh and u might have heard some stories about ppl who used lightening soaps, creams, etc. who ended up being darker than before.. here's a tip that might be helpful..

when u plan on using whitening soaps, always apply a lotion with spf 15 or higher after bathing.. because skin lightening soaps micropeel our skin and thus exposing our new sensitive layer of skin.. exposure to the sun without protection will make u darker than before so better use spf lotions.. =)

Yeah, best to always use a good sunblock/sun screen when lightening, sometimes I forget to put it on my arms before I go out. I'll have to eventually check out the site C.Y. Gabriel bleaching soaps. Is hydroquenone in it? I try not to use hydroquenone. You think Claudine Barreto uses lightening pills like the l-glutathione pills, do they work? I haven't found any success reviews from people who tried them except those from the websites.

I found an article/blog that said Claudine Barreto is endorsing the Belo Essentials Whitening Creams, but I wonder what she was really using to lighten. In the blogit also stated that she used to get lightening treatments, I wonder what kind?
The Belo Medical Group Blog Blog Archive Claudine Barretto Endorses Belo Essentials Whitening Creams (http://blogs.belomed.com/belo-essentials-whitening-creams-take-care-of-claudine/)
The Belo Medical Group Blog Blog Archive Belo launches Cebu clinic (http://blogs.belomed.com/belo-launches-cebu-clinic/)

What is "ganda ng kutis nya, syemore kasama na siguro pati mga external regimen nya kay belo", I read this on the site that said that she may have used this to lighten? I also read that she and other famous filipino stars had treatments doen from Dr. Vicki Belo, Do you knoe who she is?

i dont know if hydroquenone is an ingridient of cy gabriel but i think it's not.. im also trying to avoid that ingridient.. =)

yeah belo medical group is very popular in the philippines.. big stars go to belo for treatments etc.. but i think claudine has already turned white even before she went to belo.. maybe she did take gluta pills..

''ganda ng kutis nya, syempre kasama na siguro pati mga external regimen nya kay belo"

this means "her skin is so beautiful, maybe her external regimen with belo helps. too"

Thanks alot for the translation. It seems like in the Phillipines and throughout Asia they have dermatologists that will assist in lightening the whole body. Here in the U.S., at least in my State, I had contacted so many dermatologists in my area and they all said they only treat blemish and scars but offer no treatments for lightening the whole body and face.

rly?? no skin lightening whatsoever?? here it's completely the opposite.. bec. the fad here is skin lightening while over there i think it's tanning.. well if there are no treatments available there for lightening your skin then maybe u should really try taking glutathione pills.. but choose well and avoid cheap fake ones that might destroy ur skin instead of making it healthy and light.. anyway, glutathione is rly healthy for ur body too,, just be patient coz i heard these pills work but will take months to see results.. good luck!! =)

Yeah, I'm sure here in the U.S. theres some good stuff that can really lighten the skin because alot of, but not all, famous black american women lighten there skin and I just wonder what they are using :confused:
But, your right alot of focus here is on tanning which is fine...just not my goal. Oh well..
What brands are the l-glutathione pills? I read that the regular l-glutathione pills from the store worked just as good and that you have to take alot of vitamin C along with it. But, everytime I read there are no results posted, just what they are taking and that's it.

ive read that no can really say they help...

I heard they soften your skin but that's it. no lightening.

Thanks Mepk5, yeah I tried researching it before and I keep reading that it can't lighten the skin when taken orally..only injected. I did have the l-glutathione soap before, but I don't know if it was the l-glutathione soap or other ingredients.

i read her book I dont believe a word she said.

Whose book?