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Old Feb 24, 2006, 08:51 AM
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African American People

What are you using to lighten your skin?

...What has worked for you


Chemical peels?
Creams?
Pills?.or aLL three?


What worked BEST for you? PLEASE let me know

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Old Oct 27, 2006, 07:46 PM   #21  
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Ok, girls the Economy pack to skin lightening

Plan A

Fair & WHIte AHA soap w/ no hydroquinnone (caution the blue soap version is not good at least in my opinon)

w/ Women of Color Lotion at Walgreens. The soap must be used with this lotion no mixing or subsitutes.

Night

Godiva Whitening Cream

Plan B

Do this this continually or for two weeks. Then, for two weeks switch to:

Then, use CO Bigelow Lemon Body Wash

with De la Mer Body Serum in the day

and Barmons Vitamin K Cream at night


Or, just stick with plan A or B or do A for 2 weeks and B for 2 weeks

This is what works for me. I use to use Grisi Papaya soap which is good but the products above work even better.

Try this format above for 6 weeks and I guarantee you will be satisfied and half a shade lighter by two months a shade. I promise this will work. I have posted here before and I am sharing what works for me. Because I know how it is to spend hundreds of dollars on stuff that doesnt work. I had to throw away tons of products I bought that didnt work. I have spend 300 dollars to finally get where I am at today. I could have went on a shopping spree I could have went on a trip! But, at least I have found the secrets to success!

I tell you what works for AA skin:

Trader Joe's Oatmeal and honey gyclerine soap

Avon Mark Blemish Neutralizing Cleanser

Mark The Matter the Better Liquid Mattifer

Mark Healthy Shot Tomato Brightening Mask

Avon Clearskin Invisible Blemish Corrector

Neutrogena Pore Cleanser/Mask


I guarantee your dark scars will not fade but diminish as in go away! Your acne will cease and your skin brightness and clarity witll assist you to even skin. Those listed above are the best and only products you will need and the best Avon and Mark has to offer and these products really work and or non irritating. Avon Mark Blemish Cleanser may require a moisturizer. I dont have any break outs now because I use the above. But, I dont use lotion unless I use the Blemish Cleanser above and I dab just a bit in my hands and spread it on my face. Now, when it comes to lotion it will all depend on your skin type and what will work. People with severe acne and very oily skin dont need the lotion unless the skin feels a little tight after continuous use. The oatmeal soap is to be used twice a day there is no need for lotion w/ this. The Mark cleanser may need a light lotion.

I promise it will work. I am 100 percent confident! And, its not expensive...

Note with the above only use the CO Bigelow Lemon Wash if you cant handle exfolation or Make up Artist choice exfoliating body wash. But, to make the products above worker 100 times faster use F&W soap AHA. Do not bother with the blue and white soap version as it is that they dont work.

I tried Thienna Body Creme which I am rather surprised works well at an unsually fast rate! I read at one site that one girl thought it was so so and that at times her skin looked light and at times it didnt but. I must say it is working even on my darkest of spots. To the point I wonder just how safe it is. Nothing should work that fast. But, it stinks like hell. So, bad in fact that it drenches in my covers and clothes. I couldnt dare wear this in the daytime. And, at night I have to stay a few inches away from people. ANd, now I must say that I cant even stand smelling myself. It does work. It works so fast that I had to ask them is there Mercury in this product. I feel very safe with this product in the fact that it is made in the US and I dont think anyone would want to put harmful chemicals in product US based they way people sue in AMerica lol.

I am really liking the Thienna because my relative looked at me and said wow this stuff works and she is skeptical about everything now I catch her lathering it on her scar she would put more other places but she cant take the smell either. It has a US Proprietary Patent Pending T77 ingredient and a Magic Touch which I found rather interesting. What is a Magic Touch? Could that be what is so smelly or is it the Ylang Yling or whatever fragrance that is listed. When I first start trying it my skin itched and it broke out with a few bumps on my body. A total of 4 or 5 bumps. But, after 24 hours my skin had did a total major change its a little freaky really. I dont know what to say about this product its pros are great and its cons are bad. The smell made me feel like I never thought I'd feel before I found the it product for me yet the smell I feel is going to kill me. No seriously, I have a sore throat and I think it is from inhaling the bed covering smell and etc. To the point my lungs and tonsils couldnt take it. You know how in the bed you get your body lotion on your pillow. ANd, you lay your head on your pillow and it connects with your mouth eventually through the night. One grate relief is that they offer 100 percent money back. Now, that is great! Cause its far from cheap. Im up in the middle of the night cause that smell I have on my body wont let me sleep. It is this strong powdery smell. Like secrets powder fresh deordorant but 1000 times stronger. But, this product sure does lighten or at least some what. What a dilemma huh? But, my above regimen works better. Though, I get total body lightening though it takes longer. I have only been using thienna for a few days and I can see where that one girls says it works and did it looked like it didnt. There are parts on my body that it is working faster with. I know that overtime the rest will come along. But, this is truly a good product but I wonder a little about what is exactly in it as I bought a jiaoli cream a long time ago that was rather ok. But, one girl in another forum said it made her seriously ill and she thought it had poision in it or somethign because she became week and ill and her skin was irritated. Took it to her local public health and said they told her it was really bad and had a high content of mercury! I bought this cream never really used it but I notice alot of people start to complain about it. I was afraid to use it when I saw the jar was sent with a poorly typed letter that made rather ignorant statments that offended me. And, the whole box had chinese writing and no english I didnt feel comfortable that such a type of product was in a language I couldnt understand. I dont think I wouldnt have been so worried if the letter with jar wasnt so tacky.

If thienna cant come scent free I will regretabbly have to stop using it. They are such good people too. THey always answer your questions and are so friendly. But this sore throat is awful. And, I was scared at first but the inital so called detox period they mention where I was itching and had a few bumps. Wow, that was a interesting experience. My body has been through some things with this produc.t I can twait to wash this stuff off and clean my covers. I dont know I have always had issues w/ sluggishness because I'm anemic but I feel so extra tired with this lotion. and the website said you may feel fatigue w/ this product. Yeah, maybe cause the smell is so darn bad.

Excuse any of the above typos, as I am sick and have a very sore throat and its early in morning about 1 am. and I cant sleep and I am too tired to take a bath to get this smell off of me. Darn, this product is good too. But, I worry anything that works that fast is it safe. I notice all the stuff that works fast on me is usually doctor up with a extremely strong awful fragrance. Theres Jiaoli that was perfumed to the 3 degree, Carotein fairness cream which works extremely well but smells awful the worst smelling crema I have ever used and will have ever used in my life. They are a joke that company how could they have even packaged that and think someone would buy it no matter how good it was and continue to buy it!!! The company who sells it is suspect to and they take forever to answer questions. I asked her is the product safe she never answered it but she said they have not known of the product having a loud smell. She sent a reply 2 weeks later after I had email them. I doubt that they were that busy. When I sent another email regardingthe safeness of the product they never replied! HMMMMMMM...so I threw it away.

And, the third thienna it smells quite loud and its making me sick. Which is a shame the lotion is very lovely in my opinon. But, no one wants to come near me. LOL Nor, do I want to stand my stinky self....So, as baad and as desperate as I am this will have to be the end of my experience....AWWWWWWWWW
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Old Oct 30, 2006, 01:31 PM   #22  
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thanks for the post. it was really helpful
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Old Nov 2, 2006, 11:20 PM   #23  
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I honestly think Thienna Fairkskin is worth a try, everyone. The body creme has a strong smell but again I was getting compliments. I think results with vary with this product and it also depends on how long you use it for. I saw an instant change but it is again one of those products that I can tell will very as in time length used, complexion, and diet.

They have a variety of products you just have to figure out which one will fit your needs.
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Old Nov 12, 2006, 08:15 AM   #24  
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Hi to all,
If you which to make a melasma treatment, try out the Mesoestetic Cosmelan Pack.
The pack contains a mask that is applied up to 10 hours.
From the next day on and for a week the skin will peel a lot, more when it is needed.
The spots will fade imediately during the first week for about 90%. Some of them may even fade completely. Then the maintenance cream will take care of the rest.
It is not a TCA peel. No pain. No anaesteshia needed. No side effects: like poisoning like with Jiaoli or skin irritation and rebound effects like with hydroquinone.
The good news is that it can be applied by people with any skin color, even black.
That's because the cosmelan active ingredients do not bleach your skin. It regulates the enzyme responsible for your skin color, it doesn't lighten your skin more that what it is it's genetical color. Which means that color only is able to fade to the skin tone you were born with ! Uauuu !
So if you are black and want to be whiter, this is not for you. If you are black and have melasma,, want to treat it and win a brand new skin, this for you.
This is a professional use product. Found on doctors cabinets. But can be easily applied by you.
Do a search on a search engine for "cosmelan buy". You will find sources where to buy it cheaper than the $1000 charged by professionals.
For more information, visit the official site.
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the 6% i got, like i said i dont want to advertise so if you want to know just send me an message or let me know and we can speak in private. Im a dark-skinned african american. not burnt. but i have a carribean/native american complexion I cant describe my complexion and compare it to a celeb because not alot of people have my complexion. my face has many different colors on it. very dark on my forehead and cheeks. when i was done with the 2oz cream for the face and neck were completely even from what i remember. The 6% that i used on my body lightened me really fast i saw a difference in a week. but i just started to use it again today so i have to start over and i look foward to the results. The 6% comes in 2oz and 4oz. i always order the 2oz because as u may imagine they are very expensive. As long as you dont over do the 2oz it prob last a month the 4oz maybe a little longer. I found out you can order there stuff over the phone..so if u are interested let me know. I also know of a skin spa in los angeles and the facial lightened me about 3 shades immediately. they have other locations in california and i think one in georgia. When you are ready...contact me



the skin spa could u please look into it 4 me and see if they have one in canada
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can i get the info 2 order over the phone
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My email is [email address].
Thanks. Christina.
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dont change 1 thing about your self girl's............................................ ...............!
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All can say about these various comments is HOW SAD.
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Hey Realsweet,

I have an appointment with a dermatologist next week because I do have acne and acne scars. I'm also dark skinned and wanted to lighten my skin maybe a shade or two. Do I ask the dermatologist to perscribe me with 6% hydroquinone or do I ask for a cream that contains6% hydroquinone? Do you think he will give it to me? What did your doctor say? Right now I'm using the Dermaclair beauty cream and I have not seen any results. It's supposed to lighten dark skin but it has not worked for me yet. I do not want my complexion to look "BLEACHED" but I just want a naturally lighter and clear complexion. What are you using on your skin now? Have you seen results?



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the 6% i got, like i said i dont want to advertise so if you want to know just send me an message or let me know and we can speak in private. Im a dark-skinned african american. not burnt. but i have a carribean/native american complexion I cant describe my complexion and compare it to a celeb because not alot of people have my complexion. my face has many different colors on it. very dark on my forehead and cheeks. when i was done with the 2oz cream for the face and neck were completely even from what i remember. The 6% that i used on my body lightened me really fast i saw a difference in a week. but i just started to use it again today so i have to start over and i look foward to the results. The 6% comes in 2oz and 4oz. i always order the 2oz because as u may imagine they are very expensive. As long as you dont over do the 2oz it prob last a month the 4oz maybe a little longer. I found out you can order there stuff over the phone..so if u are interested let me know. I also know of a skin spa in los angeles and the facial lightened me about 3 shades immediately. they have other locations in california and i think one in georgia. When you are ready...contact me
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