Hi
Im wondering about something
When you start using skin lightening creams is it necessary to use it everytime to maintain the color you acheived with the cream
or else skin color will darken?
even if its natural creams?
Please people who totally stopped using lightening or withening cream(is there a difference??) can you tell me how your skin reacted?did it come back to its original color?

I asked about it on womeninquire and she replied to me :
"If you stop using a Hydroquinone based skin lightener, your skin willdarken because you will be in direct sunlight at least a few minutes aday. This is enough to darken skin, even if you are using sunscreen. You can maintain your lighter complexion by using a skin lightener 2-3times a week instead of everyday. So you will need to use skin lightenersas long as you want to keep your results. "
please tell me what is your opinion from your experience

Thanks

MAHARANI

Personally I believe that once you start any sort of lightening regime, that you have to incorporate some sort of maintenance program in order to keep up some of the results. Just stopping using the lightener will very likely result in the reversal of any sort of work you have been doing.

To hep combat this, it may mean you just use the product less often, making sure that you use sun screen/block and avoid excessive sun exposure.

I also think that using things like retin A, retinol, lactic acid, glycolic acid etc products should also help with skin turnover and in itself, help to maintain overall skin brightness.

In addition to this you need to consider whether the lightening that you have achieved has meant the removal of a tan or build up in your natural pigmentation OR has meant that you have attained a colour that is beyond your own natural colour. In the first scenario I think it is easier to maintain results wthout needing to use external lighteners too often, but if you have become much lighter than you should be naturally, then it would be hard to keep up your results without using something. This is my own opinion.

shaneze

hi
Thanks for all this information
Actually my skin has the same color(maybe a shade lighter i think) as it was last winter.But last summer my skin color became very dark.maybe i did expose too much to sun.But before evry winter the tan used to fade out.Not this time.Maybe by using hydroquinone the tan had gone faster..i dont know
I will try to use lightening cream twice a week+sunblock and will see the difference after few months.
Problem is it wont be easy to know because summer is coming...lol

MAHARANI

shaneze,

what lightener are you using ?


If it is a HQ product, remember that it is essential that you avoid excessive sun exposure.

shaneze

Hi Maharani
Actually it was a mix of three creams.Stillman bleach cream+archie pearl cream(made in Thailand)+fair&lovely.
In India and Pakistan people use it to lighten.But recently i discovered that Stillman contain HQ and archie cream contains mercure!!!thats why i decided to stop.

Cherry_09

If u r going in sun then apply suitable sunscreen and more than that u have to use skinlightening in 2-3 weeks to maintain u r colour forever.

kahnm

Hi am a new user i just wanted to ask you were did you get 3 mix creams to lighten skin from? am from uk they dont sell any here

lighterrr

ohh yeah they do try the black hair and cosmetic stores, they smuggle the creams in from africa, usually hq based creams

ashm

Hi where did u purchase these iteams from and how do u mix them i want to use it for short term to get rid of my pigments can anyone help me

ashm

Hi can u tel me where u go these creams from and hw do u mix them