Will Hydroquinone Work? What %

Golden_Boy · #1 Oct 4, 2009, 12:07 AM

Hi I use Fair and Flawless a few year ago and it burn my skin badly overnight so I took a long break from skin lightening.
But I got the itch again to lighten. I feel so down when I'm next to someone whose skin looks so white and my skin is brown but I feel so dark around white or most spanish people.

What hydroquinone product and strength will lighten me from dark indian complexion (Im a bit darker than Shah ruk) to mediterrane or midle east looking? Is hydroquinone best for my indian skin or is there something more suitable? And will whitening pills work, which? Please help me thanks.

dessaml · Oct 4, 2009, 12:13 AM

people have been having a lot of luck with 55H+ Chystalline...

Do you happen to be related to Golden_Girl? lol!

Golden_Boy · Oct 4, 2009, 12:16 AM

Okay thanks I will look into it for a thread here. Who is Golden_Girl?
I tried sign up with GoldenBoy But it was taken.

dessaml · Oct 4, 2009, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Golden_Boy

Okay thanks I will look into it for a thread here. Who is Golden_Girl?
I tried sign up with GoldenBoy But it was taken.

lol we have a Golden_Girl on this forum so I just wondered if there was a connection. Welcome

MAHARANI · Oct 4, 2009, 08:30 AM

I thought the same !! Golden_Boy, I am sure Golden_Girl will be saying her hello's soon !!

Golden_Boy · Oct 4, 2009, 11:59 AM

LOL You guys are funny thanks for the laugh

lilgreg1 · Oct 4, 2009, 12:05 PM

I'd say Hydroquinone isn't the best solution for darker complexed Indian skin. It only breaks down current melanin, and won't prevent "outbreaks", if you happen to expose yourself to UV-rays including sunlight. Not only that, but you'd require over 2% for an entire body's worth of lightening, which many consider toxic and carcinogenic.

Only people who could really benefit from short-term use of Hydroquinone would be people who already have fair to very light skin, and happen to want to remove a tan or darker patches faster than usual.

Golden_Boy · Oct 4, 2009, 12:07 PM

Thanks, I was told same by someone else that back home in India, none of the whitening creams include Hydroquinone because it usually makes them darker. I wonder if Arbutin is better and what strength?

lilgreg1 · Oct 4, 2009, 12:12 PM

Arbutin is a tyrosinase inhibitor, so it may provide slower effects, but is considered semi-permanent. The average dilute is generally between 2% and 5%; anything higher is useless and may provide a bit of irritation.

Golden_Boy · Oct 4, 2009, 01:08 PM

So I have to keep applying it for life? How many days can I go without applying Arbutin before my normal dark brown skin tone comes back?