Hi hope some one can help me, I had uneven skin tone and used benqouin aka monobenzone for a whole year and achieved my desired skin tone and now that I stopped using it I have gone a lot darker than I already was and it been 8 months since I stopped using the benoquin cream I think it pigementation could any 1 advise me what to use or do please I tried amelan peel but its made no different could anyone recommend me something..

Thanks

Hi, why don't use mono again, how many percentage have you used? I heard this a normal thing.
Have you gotten darker when you started, because from what I heard, it is good to darken first and depig second because this how mono works, but I think on your stage from what they are saying is resistance, maybe you should try the cycle of depigmentation again

Hi
I used 50%, I did darken 1st then lightened up afew shades and started going pale so I stopped and I thought my normal skin colour was returning but in stead I gone a lot darker than what I was and have different colour tones all around, I don't want to use mono again as I regret it already it was a Big Mistake if only I knew that before I started using this:(

Give bio claire a try, their prices are good, let us know when you start to see results
There web sites you ask a chemist, or a dermatologist online, some are free some are not, you can ask a chemist, I think a chemist would give a better answer, your skin now is different from the skin you've always had, mono changes the structure not like other skin lightener, it has different characteristics'
You've used 50% the whole year? That is crazy, that is too high, you shocked your skin, a chemist will give you the right solution
Retzy (a member) has the same problem I think, used it for a year and she/he got so dark, read this
https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/skin-lightening/do-not-do-mono-194991-2.html

Unique_Diva--did you use the cream or the powder?

My was cream from china...


Did bio claire gud:confused:

I bought bio calir but still waiting for it I want to give a try, but there is another website I found today you can give them a try
Skin Lightening Help Line - Skin Lightening Questions and Answers (http://www.arizona4pinoys.com/skin-lightening-help-line.html)
So, the cream you bought has crystal particles in it? Why did you use 50%?

I bought bio calir but still waiting for it I want to give a try, but there is another website I found today you can give them a try
Skin Lightening Help Line - Skin Lightening Questions and Answers (http://www.arizona4pinoys.com/skin-lightening-help-line.html)
So, the cream you bought has crystal particles in it? why did you use 50%?

Muna, that website is the one where they sell unlabeled Diana Stalder products?

I don't know, I found it today by accident, she sells 500grams whitening cream, DS doesn't have that amount in one jar

hi, why don't use mono again, how many percentage have you used? I heard this a normal thing.
Have you gotten darker when you started, because from what I heard, it is good to darken first and depig second because this how mono works, but I think on your stage from what they are saying is resistance, maybe you should try the cycle of depigmentation again
Hi, muna this is faye7so your suppose to darken using benoquin first and then lighten I hope that's the case becausei am getting darker and could not explain it. Please share what you know if you dony mine

Hi Fey7, I am not an expert or a chemist but I know this, I read it somewhere.
The area that darkens, it the area that depigs faster,

What people don't know is monobenzone work on normal skin it kills selective hyper-active melain. And that's just normal skin . Onloy vitiligo suffers have a better chance of killing pigment permantly. Normal skin will ALWAYS PRODUCE PIGMENT NO MATTER WHAT YOU USE. YOU Cannot KILL MELAIN. ONLY SUPPRESS IT.

Hi there, I read lot of posts from you, just wondering how you doing, you think mono will work to lighten hair?

Hi there, I read lot of posts from you, just wondering how you doing, you think mono will work to lighten hair?

It just might I know hydroquinone does. It is a chemical component in haircolorngs too.

Unique dive help me I need to know where exactly did you order you benoquin I really really need some

my was cream from china...


did bio claire gud:confused:

Do you have a number or website to give me so I can get it I would really appreciate it I really need that benoquin you used

it just might i know hydroquinone does. it is a chemical component in haircolorngs too.
Hi, gloomy I hope that your better I read your post and tried it anyway, this is my last chance before laser, no matter what I use the pigment keeps coming back like this 20% benoquin my face has darken a whole lot starting to get discouragebut its only been 3 weeks and some say you will darken first and some say that you want . I am only appling it to the burn part to see what happens. Tri-luma is a good product to try its fairly new , it works as long as your skin hasn't been traumatize. Don't WANT TO BE LIGHT ANYMORE OR PALE OR YELLOW JUST WANT TO BE ONE COLOR ALL OVER

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muna had 5 various user names and has been using them it appears to advertise their products.

Once you have reached the dsired colour, you have to apply it only 1 or 2 times a wekk, but still need to apply it, otherwise you possibly get hyperpigmentation as in your case, the main reason for this is because vitiligo patients successfully destroy all melanin after using this , but non-vitiligo patients need to be aware with the fact that they have no pigmentation problems to start with and your body will only react to something like this, so I would recommend using benoquin less frequently to keep the results.

Hi Fey7, I am not an expert or a chemist but I know this, I read it somewhere.
The area that darkens, it the area that depigs faster,
Listen muna diva gloomy, punkchic, don't stop posting because your helping a lot of people with your wisdom if it wasn't for that info I never would have known what was going on. You don't have to answer them please answer me hats off to you for caring

Well, I told you before that it will ruin dark skin and normal skin. And IF you do depig/ lighten you will have to continue to use it for life because you are using on normal skin with normal skin pigment cells. Vitiligo people don't have to use it so long becaue their immune system is attacking their pigment making cells anyway.

Mono selectivly attacks abnormal pigment this is why a lot of us that have used it either mess their skin up (me). Or they have success for a brief moment then the cells become refactory. And don't respond to mono anymore. Then you back at square one. With possible other problems.

Not telling no one not to use. I learned my lesson already.

If I were you I would fist learn the how melain is manufactured then go from there. Because learning that will tell you what you need to use to inhibit. Tyranisne. Basiclly what I'm saying is you need something that works from the inside as well as the outside.

If you smoke , get high, eat lots of sugar, salt, pops, YOU CAN KISS LIGHT SKIN GOOD BYE. (THAT'S REAL.).

gloomy123,


Just curious to know your regime now. I know about your benoquin experience but Have you completely given up on the lightening?

Well, i told ya before that it will ruin dark skin and normal skin. and IF you do depig/ lighten you will have to continue to use it for life because you are using on normal skin with normal skin pigment cells. Vitiligo people don't have to use it so long becaue thier immune system is attacking thier pigment making cells anyway.

mono selectivly attacks abnormal pigment this is why a lot of us that have used it either mess thier skin up (me). or they have sucess for a brief moment then the cells become refactory. and don't respond to mono anymore. then you back at square one. with possible other problems.

not telling no one not to use. i learned my lesson already.

If i were you i would fist learn the how melain is manufactured then go from there. because learning that will tell you what you need to use to inhibit. tyranisne. basiclly what i'm saying is you need something that works from the inside as well as the outside.

if you smoke , get high, eat lots of sugar, salt, pops, YOU CAN KISS LIGHT SKIN GOOD BYE. (THAT'S REAL.).
Thanks , gloomy for all of your info, even through your pain you have reached out to others and didn't have to I smoke, eat sugar and drink pepsi and this could be why I am only using this because I have a burn from a chemical peel and have tried a whole lot of stuff and the pigment keeps coming back , so I thought this was a miracle cream so I ask my doctor to try it since the last one I tried was tri-luma which suppose to stop pigment and hq. also 10% and retin-a and none has did anything so I only use benoquin in a small area to get rid of the burn but it started to turn darker, and then lighten up a little but I only use 2 to 3 times aweek . How is your problem going when I read the post I wanted to ask everyone to send you a dollar to help with surgery . Because I to knows how it feels to have your whole life change this burn has caused me to stay at home and try to hide my face with makeup and it never helps. There was a post on here about someone doing a show on people lighten there skin maybe they will pay you for your story and you can get help.e-mail me some time and maybe we can put our heads together and find you some help. I like helping people and never take no for a answer. Thanks for posting to help this fool

Hi everyone,

Where are you people getting the Benoquin cream? And how much does it cost? Is it fairly easy to get and is it safe to use from Chinese manufacturers?

Hi everyone,

Where are you people getting the Benoquin cream? And how much does it cost? Is it fairly easy to get and is it safe to use from Chinese manufacturers?


All I will tell you is to stay away from K-S Pharm in china... there benoquin/monobenzone is FAR FROM REAL. That is a fact, and this is coming from someone who has used their product... made me very sick and I had their mono tested... and it was not real... was something like phenylhydroquinone, which causes irreversible damage to the body and its organs.. they will send you authenticity papers and all that their product is real... but it is all fake... and quite shocking really, that they do that... they could make someone seriously ill... and don't even care about the damage they cause... its all about money.
So that's my in put...
There are a lot of mono sellers in the world.. im sure you will find one in no time! Just do your homework before you actually buy... and I mean, really research... cause there is a lot of fake stuff out there... and people can be highly believable.

what people don't know is monobenzone work on normal skin it kills selective hyper-active melain. and thats just normal skin . onloy vitiligo suffers have a better chance of killing pigment permantly. normal skin will ALWAYS PRODUCE PIGMENT NO MATTER WHAT YOU USE. YOU CANNNOT KILL MELAIN. ONLY SUPPRESS IT.


To the contrary, I have read that monobenzone kills melanocytes, permenently. I do not know if they regenerate, or once you kill one that's it (like neurons).

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You should read up on the cell cycle of melanocytes in the skin. I think they come from melanocyte "stem-cells" i.e. undifferentiate cells giving birth to melanocytes (like red blood cells coming from bone marrow stem cells).

Monobenzone does not kill melanocytes. It inhibits the production of melanin, sort of like the way the sun increases the production of melanin. Once you stop using monobenzone your body returns to normal melanin production, which means you have to keep using monobenzone as long as you want lighter skin.

Actually, if you read the drug indications on monobenzone/benoquin, it does say that EVENTUALLY it may cause permanent depigmentation, by killing melanocytes. First what it causes is excretion of melanin (i.e. like throwing melanin away, not put to use inside the cells, but destroyed).

I don't know if EVENTUALLY is 4 months to a year.

It says on there that the histology of skin permanently depigmented by monobenzone is exactly like vitiglio skin: normal except for the absence of melanocytes.

However, I wonder, this is the effect of using a high concentration (20%). The brand name Benoquin was designed for people with vitiglio. It was made for that final permanent pigmentation.

But Im curious if lower doses will act only in the way that harmony8 describes above. It must be that the higher doses become toxic to melanocytes, causing their destruction (like any drug at toxic doses).

Harmony8, what you are describing is the way hydroquinone, arbutin, kojic acid, and other lighteners work, inhibiting the synthesis of melanin by interfering with something in that pathway, but monobenzone can do much more than that

Well Cyprine, I have been using the product Benoquin for about 18 years and just on my face. Whenever I have stopped using Benoquin for a week or more, all the pigment in my skin starts to return and my face turns from olive to brown.

Now Benoquin has been discontinued by the only pharmaceutical company that made it for 40 years, so I am up a creek and looking for a way to compound the cream by getting pure monobenzone powder. I am calling chemical companies within the US for the monobenzone powder. I absolutely don't trust anything made in China for quality control nor other countries other than Europe, Canada.

All i will tell you is to stay away from K-S Pharm in china...there benoquin/monobenzone is FAR FROM REAL. That is a fact, and this is coming from someone who has used their product...made me very sick and i had their mono tested...and it was not real....was something like phenylhydroquinone, which causes irreversible damage to the body and its organs.. they will send you authenticity papers and all that their product is real...but it is all fake...and quite shocking really, that they do that...they could make someone seriously ill...and dont even care about the damage they cause...its all about money.
so thats my in put...
There are alot of mono sellers in the world..im sure you will find one in no time! just do your homework before you actually buy....and i mean, really research...cause there is alot of fake stuff out there....and people can be highly believable.
You are right about the hydroquinone according to this compounder he told me that using 40% hydro. Was thew same as benoquin 20% with less side effect but when I read the directions on use it said that was a ether of hydroquinone so maybe it will do the samething. Before I have used hydroquinone 10% compounded with retin-a both I started to get darker so I stopped maybe it was only temporally, this happen while I was using benoquin. So benoquin and hydroquinone must be in the same family

Well Cyprine, I have been using the product Benoquin for about 18 years and just on my face. Whenever I have stopped using Benoquin for a week or more, all the pigment in my skin starts to return and my face turns from olive to brown.

Now Benoquin has been discontinued by the only pharmaceutical company that made it for 40 years, so I am up a creek and looking for a way to compound the cream by getting pure monobenzone powder. I am calling chemical companies within the US for the monobenzone powder. I absolutely don't trust anything made in China for quality control nor other countries other than Europe, Canada.

Let me get this straight, harmony8. So you are saying that you have used benoquin (20% monobenzone) for 18 years, in one same are (your face) and it has NOT caused the permaanent absolute depigmentation the drug indications say it achieves?

So you used benoquin 18 years and it did not give you pink pathces like gloomy 123, AND NEITHER did you gradually turn albino white?

Now Im really confused. So many different stories about the results of benoquin/monobenzone use.

Let me get this straight, harmony8. So you are saying that you have used benoquin (20% monobenzone) for 18 years, in one same are (your face) and it has NOT caused the permaanent absolute depigmentation the drug indications say it achieves?

So you used benoquin 18 years and it did not give you pink pathces like gloomy 123, AND NEITHER did you gradually turn albino white?

Now Im really confused. So many different stories about the results of benoquin/monobenzone use.


Yes, I have used Benoquin for so many years. It was $17 for 35 gram tube when I first bought it. Just last year I paid $72 for the same 35 gram tube. It is VERY EXPENSIVE!

It works but very slowly and you have to continuously use it. Once you stop, the pigment returns immediately. I have light brown skin like Mexicans and I wanted to lighten my face to an olive tone which I did with the Benoquin but it took a long time and you have to keep applying the cream even after you achieve the skin tone you want otherwise you get dark again.

Let me get this straight, harmony8. So you are saying that you have used benoquin (20% monobenzone) for 18 years, in one same are (your face) and it has NOT caused the permaanent absolute depigmentation the drug indications say it achieves?

So you used benoquin 18 years and it did not give you pink pathces like gloomy 123, AND NEITHER did you gradually turn albino white?

Now Im really confused. So many different stories about the results of benoquin/monobenzone use.
Your not alone I'm very confused about this also because the directions say 4 months, but maybe this is for vit. People, not normal skin. But my derm. Told me that to be careful I could get white spots. I don't have vit. So something is not right if a person use for 18 years and didn't turn white, gloomy only use for 2 years I think and it messed her up. Everybody skin has to react differently. I read some where that mono was found by some men working in some type of mine, and as their hands began turning white by this chemical so they all didn't have vit. And it turn their hands white. So is mono and benequin the same?has anyone heard this story please explain. One more question WHY ARE ALL THE COMPANYS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN There is A DEMAND FORTHIS CREAM?

your not alone im very confused about this also because the directions say 4 months, but maybe this is for vit. people, not normal skin. but my derm. told me that to be careful i could get white spots. i dont have vit. so something is not right if a person use for 18 years and didnt turn white, gloomy only use for 2 years i think and it messed her up. everybody skin has to react differently. i read some where that mono was found by some men working in some type of mine, and as their hands began turning white by this chemical so they all didnt have vit. and it turn their hands white. so is mono and benequin the same?has anyone heard this story please explain. one more question WHY ARE ALL THE COMPANYS GOING OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN THEIR IS A DEMAND FORTHIS CREAM?

It doesn't mean that you depig in four months, it means that it could take this long to see any results at all, and that if you don't start to see any results whatsoever in this time, that you should discontinue use.

Depigmentation is typically a looooooong process, for anyone.

It doesn't mean that you depig in four months, it means that it could take this long to see any results at all, and that if you don't start to see any results whatsoever in this time, that you should discontinue use.

Depigmentation is typically a looooooong process, for anyone.
Thank you, vicky d, I believe this that this cream does different things to people. I started using 3 times a week now but not all over my face only the burn part. It has lighten a little, but nothing to brag about. Have you ever used it?and what all do you know if you don't mine sharing

Hi

Mono and benoquin are essentially the same thing, I am currently using 20%, I was using 40% but I thought that was to strong and yes initially I got light and then I repigged so aggresivly, that my body is now multicoloured, so I am only applying the 20% to the areas f my body that need it the most.

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Do you only repigment if you don't apply the cream to your whole body? And if you go out in the sunlight?