Can Alpha Arbutin and Hydrogen Peroxide (35%) really lighten the skin? Hs anyone used this, if so how many shades did you lighten and what are the directions? I want to light about 4 shades lighter.

Boricua1

you can buy arbutin from a reputable seller on ebay... search "arbutin" do not add any other words, and it will be a listing for the powder active...the picture of the product is just a plastic bottle with powder in it that has a blue top ... and contact the seller to buy in bulk because the listing is usually only for a small amount.. enough to only make like a 4 oz jar of cream... I recently purchased 1lb from the seller... super fast shipping and very helpful...

Boricua1

I just started using a home made cream at 10% for about a month... just a little brighter.. but I know it takes time because it doesn't depig so much as stop pigment production so basically I guess I have and go through shed cycles and such and wait for my skin to just kinda process out ... don't use this on your face... after three days I got super acne.. LOL... not sure what to do for my face... maybe try a lower concentration...

When mixing your own cream.. I tend to use a hand mixer (like for cooking) to mix it into regular old lotion.. I use eucerin fastabsorbing lotion.. cause arbutin can be hard to mix especially at higher concentration cause it takes 6grams just to make 5%.. (about 2 tsp per 4 oz) so you get the idea....

lilgreg1

I've used Alpha Arbutin on my face before with no real side-effects including acne. I don't think Arbutin has any real property of clogging up pores nor causing acne, so it may be due to using certain lotions or creams in general.

(Then again, I use Salicylic acid and Clindamycin alongside any product I happen to use on my face.)

Golden_Girl

great, thanks!!!
Is Eucerin petroleum-based? if so, perhaps this is what will cause the ance.

imgorgeous

ANything that is petroleum based.. can clog your pores big time and darken you over time also .. unless there is an effective lightening treatment you make use of while using petroleum based products..

Petroleum, which I used to use thinking my skin could never go dark, did go dark using it regularly ...

Golden_Girl

oops, I meant to say acne, not ance.

sara_c

Hi,

I have joined these forms recently, and learned a lot about whitening. It seems that alpha arbutin is the most safe and effective. I even found a website that cells acids, etc. I also read on another thread you mentioned that 5 % is a gud amount of alpha arbutin to use, but how would one know how much is 5% ?

So like if I want to make one month's supply for face, how much cream should i take in ounces and how much alpha arbutin to mix in it?

Also, is alpha arbutin in powder form?

Thank you so much..

lilgreg1

Simply put, 6 grams of Alpha Arbutin (pure powder) and 4 oz of lotion or moisturizer would create a 5% dilute of Alpha Arbutin cream. This would last even the heaviest of facial cream users approximately a month if not 2 or even 3. (Personally, it lasted myself approximately 1 and a half month using it throughout my body sparingly, but evenly.)

sara_c

Thank you so much lilgreg1. I also was thinking of adding niacinamide along with alpha arbutin as I read that it is effective for Asian skin. So how much of niacinamide should I add along with 6 gms of alpha arbutin? woudl using kojic soap alogn with this combination be too strong? Thanks for your help... I do appreciate.