Recommended use level is 1-2% but I doubt this level is enough to lighten skin significantly... :rolleyes:

Yeah it is.
I'm like who keeps bringing up these old threads:confused:

I have the Fair and Flawless Soho Lightening parfait and it does work well.

Another one talking about the Parfait.:confused:
Hmmm it must be good, never tried it myself.
I've always bought the regular facial lightening cream.

Sometimes I forget about the Soho products because they are not on the front page like the other products. The Crème de Laser has been good for me so far.

It took about 2 weeks for me to notice a difference but I have a lot of sun damage & melasma. I started getting glycolic peels again too (35%) and that seems to help the Parfait along.

I also bought the F&F facial lightening cream but I haven't used it yet. My plan was to save that (& a few others) for after I'd cut through some of my crud layers. :p

Meanwhile I've been on a buying spree and adding all kinds of random products (items from the Philippines, old-school HQ like Nadinola etc) to my arsenal.

So far though the Parfait, glycolics, & sunscreen have been my mainstay. It's like a peel and 'bleach', peel and 'bleach' rhythm so far. It's gradual but effective so far. My goal is only an even tone.. not changing my entire base (trunk and unexposed bits) color or anything.

Yes! Exfoliation is very important to lightening.
I'm using Retin A with my skinlightening products.
I also have glycolic 40% and just received the mircrodermabrasion cloth I ordered.

I don't use all of those products at once though!
That would be too much.
I put half the tube of retin A in the facial lightening cream and mixed it in, so that's what I'm using right now.
The Retin A causes little peelies so I got the cloth to get rid those.

Trunk and unexposed bits? LOL! Your silly:p

lol.. I do sound nuts... trunk, maybe should said torso & décolletage,boobs, stomach:D...

OK, I sound like I've been bombing myself with everything but the kitchen sink. I have a small box full of items but I don't want to confuse myself. If something foul or good happens I want to know what to blame or credit (& rebuy)

So, I've been doing the glys about once a week - up to every 3 days.

Using the F&F Soho Lightening Parfait (can the title get any longer?? ) 2x day

Washing my face with Dove soap or the F&F cleansing scrub.

... In the last 2 weeks I've added the Othine (HQ) every other night.

Sunscreen is Neutrogena Pure & Free Baby spf 60+ (again these long titles)
or

Loreal Ombrelle SPF 44 for Kids

I did take 'befores' the day I rec'd the F&F package so I'll take some early 'after' pics to post here soon.

ps: Before the F&F I was using Chanel Performance Anti-Taches Dark Spot Corrector and Peter Thomas Roth Botanical Brightening Gel but nothing seemed to be moving. OTOH I wasn't really faithful with a regimen or sunscreen. I was very hit or miss.:o

Consistency seems to be key.

LOL, please don't be offended but I thought you were a guy when you said that. (trunk and unexposed bits) that sounded like you were talking about below the belt body parts. Ooooops! :o

I also have the Fair and Flawless cleansing scrub and the cleansing milk. I wash my face with Carley's Clear and Smooth natural soap.

Your skin regime sounds good to me just keep it up.

Consistency has been my problem. I would use a product and then stop for a while for some odd reason or switch to another product to see how that one works.

They all worked for me expect for The Spa Basin (another sepiwhite cream) and the cream I tried to make myself using ingredients from SkinActives. They didn't work for me at all. Oh well... I tried.

Thanks Gr8stuff, I heard there were some fake f&W around. I don't mind using hq as long as I know if it's one of the ingredients. I had heard about F&W gave a warning about this happening before. Maybe some places on Amazon sell the real thing?

Thanks, I will... I've had the skin care attention span of a gnat but now that 40 looms, I'm buckling down. I would do well for a while and go to my aesthetician regularly then go off the plan and roast at concerts or lay out. There were many years that I barely thought about my skin at all. Clean? Check.. not (too) ashy? Check.:p

I've read about people making their own products... I wish I had the patience & time to experiment more.

LOL@ the trunk (elephant?:D)& bits... sorry for throwing you off! I can see how that sounded penisesque, d'oh!