From what I've researched makari products have shown the most effectiveness on lightening brown to dark skin, with some cases of breakouts. I'll be ordering my soon and shall post before and after pics.:)

Why don't you love your skin tone the way it is?

My complexion appears uneven, lighter on my neck, dark spots on my cheeks which I can cover up with make- up, but I don't want to spend money on foundation forever. I would like to achieve a shade or two lighter, go from dark brown to medium/light brown not caramel. Nothing drastic. I would look like a clown if I was too light, however I have researched feedback for those with my complexion have had no successful results. WHAT IS A GOOD PRODUCT FOR WOMAN OF COLOR THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE FROM PERSONAL USE??

My complexion appears uneven, lighter on my neck, dark spots on my cheeks which I can cover up with make- up, but I don't want to spend money on foundation forever. I would like to achieve a shade or two lighter, go from dark brown to medium/light brown not caramel. Nothing drastic. I would look like a clown if I was too light, however I have researched feedback for those with my complexion have had no successful results. WHAT IS A GOOD PRODUCT FOR WOMAN OF COLOR THAT HAS BEEN PROVEN EFFECTIVE FROM PERSONAL USE?????????

I'm asian and also have uneven skin tone which I'd like to even out. I've used Diana Stalder and now using Bio Claire. I'll look forward to hearing your results.

Be sure to post your results - I'd like to see if it works for you so that I can have a go :)

To keep your skin from getting darker, SUNSCREEN. Any product you use to lighten your skin, you must apply sunscreen as well. If you don't all the lightening creams, pills, etc. are in vain, you'll just have to start all over again. Plus, it will delay the onset of wrinkles. The sun breaks collagen down in your skin, every time you go out in it. Sunscreen above any cosmetic ingredient should be #1.

Makari is terrible, it causes terrible breakouts I used the night cream and it caused me terrible spots, I'm lightskined already but just wanted to lighten my complexion a bit and makari left me with spots which eventually turned to little black blemishes which have not totally faded yet, I really would not recommend this product to anyone

So what did u use? Did it work?

RECALL INFORMATION
Feb 13---Bio Claire recalls Natural Bio-vegetal Activator BODY LOTION---Ireland

Manufacturer: See Below


Product: Home

Start Date: 2009-02-13 End Date: 2009-03-13


Product: Lightening body lotion without hydroquinone – Natural Bio-vegetal Activator

Brand: Bio Claire

Type/number of model: P:05/08 E:05/11 082657 “S3”

Description: White 8” (200ml) high container with white screw-top lid.

Country of origin: Ivory Coast

Chemical

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.06% of hydroquinone.

The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.

Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers.

Why don't you love your skin tone the way it is?

Ill think ull find it says black women only!! And also improving your skin shows you love yourself enough to want to improve and become the best that u can be seeing as you live only once!

My favorite product for treating dark spots left over from acne is Jiaoli. Dr. Palmers helps but it's takes about a month. I have very very light skin to begin with. The contrast from the dark spot on my skin used to look horrible. I researched Jiaoli for about a solid month before purchasing. I purchased it from a lady in the Philippines and it arrived in exactly 7 days. There is a day and a night cream that you apply topically. In about two days my skin began to peel and by the end of the week my skin was spotless. Since then I've began ordering it to keep in my bathroom cabinet every time I have another little break out. Works wonders. I could rave on and on about it, but taking advice from other people can either make you or break you. I initially heard about it on another women's beauty forum and a internet friend of mine told me how great it was. She began telling other people how great it was and they thought she was a seller. I too have been lied to and deceived on forums, so for me, beauty is a trial and error thing. Like tomorrow I am getting my eyebrows cosmetically pigmented, although I hear everyone telling me that I should not.

Guys makari rarely workssss
One of my friend from the middle east used it for 2 months with no results and she spent hundreds of $$$ for it
But u can try it it might work for you
Good luck

I agree with k expensive and does not work and carries all the same risk as hq

My favorite product for treating dark spots left over from acne is Jiaoli. Dr. Palmers helps but it's takes about a month. I have very very light skin to begin with. The contrast from the dark spot on my skin used to look horrible. I researched Jiaoli for about a solid month before purchasing. I purchased it from a lady in the Phillipines and it arrived in exactly 7 days. There is a day and a night cream that you apply topically. In about two days my skin began to peel and by the end of the week my skin was spotless. Since then I've began ordering it to keep in my bathroom cabinet everytime I have another little break out. Works wonders. I could rave on and on about it, but taking advice from other people can either make you or break you. I initally heard about it on another women's beauty forum and a internet friend of mine told me how great it was. She began telling other people how great it was and they thought she was a seller. I too have been lied to and deceived on forums, so for me, beauty is a trial and error thing. Like tomorow I am getting my eyebrows cosmetically pigmented, although I hear everyone telling me that I should not.

Hi luscious leo what is the name of the website you got this product from

Google jiaoli and a freeweb site will come up.
www.freewebs.com/jiaoli
I order from that site. I ordered the day/night kit for $35.00. If you have any questions about how to work around the website, just ask. I've ordered from her over 20 times in the past year.

OK thanks so much I'll keep you posted

Hey luscious leo have you used the mings pearl capsules

No I haven't. I have used several chinese medicines with Pearl powder but I found out that none of them work for me. There are only a few products that are effective on my oil skin. I respond really well to fruit enzymes, alpha hydroxy creams, bearberry, moderate dosages of hydroquinone, and mono mixed with hydro.
Jiaoli contains a lot of fruit enzymes and kojic acid, so I see why that works well for my skin.
I have very oily skin and certain products don't reach our pores because of the excess oil.

Hey Cherryblueskies,
I also have darkbrown and uneven skin. I ordered Beauoxi white last Thursday and will get them next week. I will tell you the result when I have used them. Ok?

No I haven't. I have used several chinese medicines with Pearl powder but I found out that none of them work for me. There are only a few products that are effective on my oil skin. I respond really well to fruit enzymes, alpha hydroxy creams, bearberry, moderate dosages of hydroquinone, and mono mixed with hydro.
Jiaoli contains a lot of fruit enzymes and kojic acid, so I see why that works well for my skin.
I have very oily skin and certain products don't reach our pores because of the excess oil.

Oh OK thanks girly:)

I have gotten two reddies for not being black in this thread. This is unacceptable. When you post a thread in a public forum, you open yourself to answers from anyone on this board. You cannot pick. There are other white people and an asian on this thread, why was I targeted? This thread has been reported.

I'm sorry that happened to you. I wouldn't mind getting advice from anyone, regardless of skin color. I've seen you before and you give nice advice. Keep it up.

You got reddies because the OP clearly stated that she wanted advice from BLACK WOMEN ONLY because she knew they would be able to give her the advice she wants regarding her problem.besides it's not like you gave her advice on her question.you just asked her another question on top of the one she asked.maybe that's why but I don't think you're not welcome on this board though

I have gotten two reddies for not being black in this thread. This is unacceptable. When you post a thread in a public forum, you open yourself to answers from anyone on this board. You cannot pick and choose. There are other white people and an asian on this thread, why was I targeted? This thread has been reported.

Then what was the whole point of posting if you had nothing good to contribute? You're just making you're self look like an idiot and also being troll.




Now for the OP, Honestly Bio Claire would works great for a skin lightener.

Klass I am using hq 20% liten like 6 shades now I'm down to using 10% a few times a week

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Lighter you did not lighten 6 shades!! Your such a liar.. so why are you using HQ if mono was wrking so fabulously for u? So if you lightened 6 shades wit hq and with mono how whiteee are you now??

Look chandani I suggest you get your fax str8 before YOU ACCUSE Anyone ABOUT Lying. I am still on the forums because I have developed relationships with some of the users here as we are all participating int eh same skin whitening journey.

I did lighten using high dosage hq and it has worked very well for me in fact the skin was like falling off my face and I got great results using it and so have some other forum members

lighter u did not lighten 6 shades!!! ur such a liar..so why are u using HQ if mono was wrking so fabulously for u?? so if you lightened 6 shades wit hq and with mono how whiteee are u now????

That was abit rude to call someone a liar.if you need help on this board you better start playing nice

I agree she has referred me to a Co. You can't just assume that some one is not being honest. That's why we are hesitant about wanting to share things that has worked for us.

that was abit rude to call someone a liar.if you need help on this board you better start playing nice

Y not try sure white,its nice

Does sure white really work? IF so how were the results? I think sure white has natural ingredients.

Tried makari it was expensive and did not work for me

Bio claire works...

Never used bio clair kind of scared of using products from africa

Bio clair burned my skin badly, you can read my experience from my previous posts

never used bio clair kind of scared of using products from africa

I thought Bio Claire was from France?
I could be wrong though. :p

Hmm it says france but believe me it comes from the ivory coast, which is also a french speaking nation in west africa.

It comes from africa and am also very scared of products from africa.the companies usually don't care what dangerous ingredients they put in so far as it lightens the skin and people buy their products

[QUOTE=teka01 disagrees: NO offense,but the post DOES say "black women only".
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No offense here either but the people posting and asking questions do NOT have the right to demand only certain people (by race, religion, gender) answer.

If OP wants to speak only to "black women," then she should post on a "black women" forum.

This is insulting to someone - Chihuahua - who has answered hundreds and hundreds of questions to the best of her ability and has asked an honest question.

I'm curious about the same thing and I've never gotten an answer on this board - why are so many "black women" so apparently unhappy with the color of their skin? Is it uneven skin tone? A desire to be lighter? Why?

Ill think ull find it says black women only!!! and also improving your skin shows you love yourself enough to want to improve and become the best that u can be seeing as you live only once!



Hard to take you seriously when you are text speaking. I realize it saves time but I don't see that as an issue here.

I love myself and I'm not trying to change the color or tone of my skin.

I'd prefer to be taller, in fact, but I'm not trying miracle cures for that.

I have gotten two reddies for not being black in this thread. This is unacceptable. When you post a thread in a public forum, you open yourself to answers from anyone on this board. You cannot pick and choose. There are other white people and an asian on this thread, why was I targeted? This thread has been reported.



Black women who only want to hear from other Black women should post on a Black women forum.

No one has the right to DEMAND only certain people answer.

Ridiculous - of course, note the text speak and consider the source.

And I agree - you were unjustly criticized.

Juda I don't think the poster had any ill intentions I think they only wanted to hear from other woman of the same ethnicity as herself. Its not racist, they simply wanted to know what works best on african american skin.
Furthermore this forum is one of the largest forums on the net and many black womaen are members compared to other sites that have a lower membership.

Hard to take you seriously when you are text speaking. I realize it saves time but I don't see that as an issue here.

I love myself and I'm not trying to change the color or tone of my skin.

I'd prefer to be taller, in fact, but I'm not trying miracle cures for that.

Judy, I think that the OP is being misunderstood and you may be taking this the wrong way. There is no need to say that is she wants opinion from black women she should go post on a black forum, I think that is unnecessary.
I think as we can see from the responses the OP received several people who were not black replied, and their replies were appreciated. I don't think Punk chic is black if am correct. I think the other ladies question was just unpleasant. This is a skin lightening forum, don't come in here asking me why do I want to change the color or my skin, its simply not your business, and the other lady did not even attempt to answer the OP's question she replied by asking her a question that just came out sounding very demeaning.
Its not surprising you as well have been curious about this and the truth is that its different for everybody, there is no one reason for why people want to lighten their skin, and the same way that white people tan, it puzzles some black people who think fair skin is beautiful.
I thinks its very irritating when you post a question especially with this skin lightening process and the first response you get is someone asking you why do you want to change your skin. I think if someone is really curious about that they can either start a new topic asking black people why they do that or simply read theough the archives because that question has been asked before.
Also, I think the OP, stated black people because black skin is thicker and lightening creams that work on caucasian or asian skin may not work for black people.

Peace.

I've seen that too often, instead of answering the question they only ask a question. That's very frustrating.

Judy, I think that the OP is being misunderstood and you may be taking this the wrong way. There is no need to say that is she wants opinion from black women she should go post on a black forum, i think that is unnecessary.



What part of this am I misunderstanding? "Originally Posted by ma889 - Ill think ull find it says black women only!!!"

If I want to hear from a specific group and only that specific group, I go that group's website - in this case that would be Black women.

Judy as you wish then, I guess those of us who are blacks understand what the OP meant. Good luck to you and the other person, hope you guys find the answers to your question.

Peace.

I'm curious about the same thing and I've never gotten an answer on this board - why are so many "black women" so apparently unhappy with the color of their skin? Is it uneven skin tone? A desire to be lighter? Why?

Hello, JudyKayTee.
I have wrote about this on the skin lightening FAQ. Here is the thread https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/skin-lightening/skin-lightening-frequently-asked-questions-190905.html

Have a great day! :)

What part of this am I misunderstanding? "Originally Posted by ma889 - Ill think ull find it says black women only!!!"


Hi JudykayTee,
I am not black woman although I am brown. I didn't mind when I see Cherryblueskie's question because there is nothing wrong with her question. As Cutebeth said, I think you are misunderstanding on this question. In my opinion, this question means "what skin lightener is effective for black women's skin", it doesn't necessarily mean "black women only answer what skin lightener is effective". Why don't you see this question in that way?

I've seen that too often, instead of answering the question they only ask a question. Thats very frustrating.

Yaaa... I strongly agree with you. Some ppls, they just want to post and don't really have any idea about the questions. Then, they ask question back to the poster. Someone ask me back to my question once like: 'Why aren't you happy with what you are now?".
Think about it ! If I am happy with what I am now, I will not ask any questions for any advices And it is none of their business to ask me why. Isn't it? :cool:

Yaaa... I strongly agree with you. Some ppls, they just want to post and don't really have any idea about the questions. Then, they ask question back to the poster. Someone ask me back to my question once like: 'Why aren't you happy with what you are now?".
Think about it ! if I am happy with what I am now, I will not ask any questions for any advices And it is none of their business to ask me why. Isn't it?? :cool:



I was responding to this: "Luscious Leo disagrees: No offense, but what part of Black women only don't you understand?"

Do you use text speak to save time when on the board?

I know JudyK is probably just trying to help by stating that there should be no segregation here and I support that, I was just telling her that the poster didn't mean it the way it sounded, am glad want to be beautiful tried to explain as well. Anyway I love this board becos for the most part everybody is real, unlike other forums that try to sell you stuff every time.

Peace all.

Nicely said cutey, and misunderstanding do occur, juda would off gotten the poster point if he was able to look past his initial anger and tunnel vision.

Just my opinion

nicely said cutey, and misunderstanding do occur, juda would off gotten the poster point if he was able to look past his initial anger and tunnel vision.

just my opinion

... is this even in English? Who's anger and tunnel vision are you referring to?

And by the way, "Judy" is a female.