Ok so I really want to try mequinol/tretinoin combo on my back it is always the darkest part of my body and I was never able to lighten it.:mad:
I know dessalm had great results with this combo and mequinol isn't pricey.I could try sepiwhite but it is so so expensive.
I don't want to depig.
I'm really scared of waking up with huge white spot :eek:
So this is what I plan to do:
Buy some Ht26 cream(it does not lighten at all but makes the skin smooth and is great for oily skin,I think I can use it as base cause it does not have any harsh chemical in it),
Buy some mequinol 10% from gold pharma
Mix the 2 together with some tretinoin(since it's 10% I will have to use much more ht26 than mequinol in order to lessen the percentage)
What do you think about that?
Tell me about your experience with mequinol:)

OH!!
I totally get what your saying about your back! Ugh! Me too!!
So far I have been lightening neck up but when I do my body I'm going to order the Semi-Custom from Fair and Flawless. I need something STRONG!

If you could see the difference between my face and my back it's shocking! Looks like my face belongs to someone light skinned and my body belongs to someone dark skin.

I can't find that back applicator that I wanted to try:mad:
I don't like sponge applicators because they soak way up too much cream.
That's the only solution I can think of when it comes to applying creams my back.

Someone said lay down some plastic wrap on the floor and lay down on top of it to keep the cream on the back:p

Mistyjane, Why do you want to try mequinol if you don't want to depigment your skin?

It is a depigmenting agent, there are many studies to show how strong agent it is, even people who use mono use it as another option.

Mistyjane, Why do you want to try mequinol if you don't want to depigment your skin?

It is a depigmenting agent, there are many studies to show how strong agent it is, even people who use mono use it as another option.

You are right it is a depigmenting agent
However I used the Mequinol with Tretoinin
And HQ 4%.

For 3-4 weeks, and I did not have any white spots,
Just extreme lightening.

Mistyjane, Why do you want to try mequinol if you don't want to depigment your skin?

It is a depigmenting agent, there are many studies to show how strong agent it is, even people who use mono use it as another option.

Hi Sarah how is the mono process going?
Here on the forum I've read a lot of threads saying what mequinol does to the skin and from what I read it doesn't depig , it's just stronger than hq and that's it.
I've also did some researchs and went on skin care talk forum, there are more people using it there and they don't depig just lighten.
Please readhttps://www.askmehelpdesk.com/skin-lightening/how-lightened-3-shades-skin-regime-428882.html

Hi Sarah how is the mono process going?
Here on the forum i've read a lot of threads saying what mequinol does to the skin and from what i read it doesn't depig , it's just stronger than hq and that's it.
i've also did some researchs and went on skin care talk forum, there are more people using it there and they don't depig just lighten.
Please readhttps://www.askmehelpdesk.com/skin-lightening/how-lightened-3-shades-skin-regime-428882.html

I have read those posts but I believe in science more, if you researched well you will find in fact it is a depigmenting agent although not as powerful as mono but it does the same thing in a slower rate. If you want I can post studies for you to support this.
By all means if you want to depig yourself then use it but don't be mislead to believe it is a lightener, yes people might not notice patches immediately as they do with mono because it not as strong.

I have read those posts but I believe in science more, if you researched well you will find in fact it is a depigmenting agent although not as powerful as mono but it does the same thing in a slower rate. If you want I can post studies for you to support this.
By all means if you want to depig yourself then use it but don’t be mislead to believe it is a lightener, yes people might not notice patches immediately as they do with mono because it not as strong.

That's what I told her, in higher doses that it depigs the skin and why take the chance with an ingredient like that? Depig is depig and I wouldn't use any ingredient that does that to the skin in higher or lower doses!

I guess she thinks as long as she used Retin A it will protect her from having white spots.

Mistyjane's a big girl now:D
And like most people who and she even admitted "being in a hurry" to lighten her skin will go for products such as these. I don't think there is anything we can do to change her mind. I just told her be careful!

You are right it is a depigmenting agent
however I used the Mequinol with Tretoinin
and HQ 4%.

for 3-4 weeks, and I did not have any white spots,
just extreme lightening.

I am confused here you said you have used it 3-4 weeks, and the other thread said it was 3 months! Which one is it?
Anyway, the lightening could be due so many ingredients you are using, I did not say mequinol does not lighten but it is used as depig agent tried and tested. It works in slower rate than mono hence you don’t see the white patches fast.
All that retin A is doing is to speed the process, it peels dead skin ready for your agent to be absorbed in the skin, it also shown to speed depigmntation with mono.

Hi Mistyjane,

Where are you getting your meqinol and tretinon from please?

Thank you.

Slow down and read through the threads first and you would have seen it.
They purchase from goldpharma.

Wow I'm happy that some people are starting to participate to this thread.
Mobster what do you mean by extreme lightening??
@Hum yes I want to lighten my back before summer...
@Sarah yes I'm honest( I try as much as I can)

Please what is goldpharma, that is, is that their website address? Can someone please give more specific information. Thanks again.

YES!!
Did you try the search engine?
It's the first site listed.

Please what is goldpharma, that is, is that their website address? Can someone please give more specific information. Thanks again.

:confused:GIRL you need to go on | medical and pharmaceutical articles at goldpharma (http://www.goldpharma.com)
If you want to buy this mequinol thing I'm not saying it's the way to go just asking people to share their experience.

Are you still interested in trying it Misty?

Thanks misty, I don't know if am going to be using it either, still doing loads of research on and have more to go. I definitely will buy the tretinoin for other reasons though.

Thank you also Nikki.

Your welcome:)

Are you still interested in trying it Misty?

Yes I am! But wanted to have some more feedback or maybe some news from dessalm. She seems not to be coming here anymore :(.
She used to be very informative... I'm going to do some more researchs and wait for others to share their experience.
Even Golden girl seems not to be there...
I'm happy that you Nikki you're still here.:)

Yes i am! but wanted to have some more feedback or maybe some news from dessalm. She seems not to be coming here anymore :(.
She used to be very informative...I'm going to do some more researchs and wait for others to share their experience.
Even Golden girl seems not to be there...
I'm happy that you Nikki you're still here.:)

Awww aren't you sweet! :p Thanks!
Wish I could be more of help with this ingredient but I have never used it.
What would have helped you would have been if that depig.net or .com or whatever was still around.

They had many members who had experience with depigmentation products. But those sites never seem to stay up! There have been so many, it's like every 2 or 3 years the owner of the group or whoever shuts it down. Then they come to askmehelpdesk asking what happen or where did everybody go?

Awww aren't you sweet!!:p Thanks!!
Wish I could be more of help with this ingredient but I have never used it.
What would have helped you would have been if that depig.net or .com or whatever was still around.

They had many members who had experience with depigmentation products. But those sites never seem to stay up! There have been so many, it's like every 2 or 3 years the owner of the group or whoever shuts it down. Then they come to askmehelpdesk asking what happen or where did everybody go?

Thank god, that site is closed it was scam run by scammer who seems to promote whatever he is selling. I have long history with my mono research, and he use to promote mono then and all sudden it closed down, and resurfaced with new fake product, and the cycle never stop, I hope people do a bit of digging even here to realise he is a scammer.

mistyjane have you started this? I have found more info about it, good info not to put you off lol
I still think in higher does it can depigment and works in patchy way just like mono but I have read two studies where it has been used safely to treat hyperpigmentation in 2-4% mixed with Retin A if you still interested I can post my finding.

Ok .

My input on the same - Mequinol is usually recommended with retin A because it tends to BURN AND DAMAGE SKIN without the combination. The reason is unknown.

The Leucoderma tends to start when used by itself in MOST CASES!

mistyjane have you started this? I have found more info about it, good info not to put you off lol
I still think in higher does it can depigment and works in patchy way just like mono but I have read two studies where it has been used safely to treat hyperpigmentation in 2-4% mixed with Retin A if you still interested I can post my finding.

Yes thanks that's also what I read.
That is the reason why I decided to use it in this concentration(2-4%) but I'm not saying this is the way to go cause I don't know what the results will look like but from what I read it is not going to depig me in this low percentage.
And yes I still want to use I ordered like a week ago from goldpharma it is supposed to arrive next week.
We will see!
I'll keep you all updated;)
PS:thanks sara for your researchs if you have the time you can post a link!

mistyjane the mequinol from goldpharma is 10%, how do you plan to bring it down to your preferred concentration?

Sorry just seen you are going to mix it with your ht26.

Can't you get mequinol/tretinoin in a bottle?

cant ya get mequinol/tretinoin in a bottle?

Yes you can if you buy the solagé it is 2%mequinol and 1% tretinoin mix it for hyperpigmentation but it is very pricey.

Yes thanks that's also what i read.
That is the reason why i decided to use it in this concentration(2-4%) but i'm not saying this is the way to go cause i don't know what the results will look like but from what i read it is not going to depig me in this low percentage.
And yes i still want to use i ordered like a week ago from goldpharma it is supposed to arrive next week.
We will see!
I'll keep you all updated;)
PS:thanks sara for your researchs if you have the time you can post a link!

Thanks hun for the update, will post the links for you.
Best of luck

Just wanted to know if anyone has been able to get solage without a prescription. I have been able to get 10% from goldpharma with no problems but have been unable to locate any sites selling solage not requiring one.

Yes you can if you buy the solagé it is 2%mequinol and 1% tretinoin mix it for hyperpigmentation but it is very pricey.

Misty, has this been know to cause white pacthes later on though?

... can someone please post more info on it

Misty, has this been know to cause white pacthes later on though?

...can someone please post more info on it

Hi,

I have read few studies were it has been used in 2-4% with retin a 0.01 to treat hyperpigmentation. I will post the studies on Monday as I can't access it from home.

However mequinol in higher dose is another alternative to monobenzone for people want to depigment. Although it is a weaker depigmenting agent, people who don't wish to depig should not use higher %.

Best of luck

hi,

I have read few studies were it has been used in 2-4% with retin a 0.01 to treat hyperpigmentation. I will post the studies on monday as I can't access it from home.

However mequinol in higher dose is another alternative to monobenzone for people want to depigment. Although it is a weaker depigmenting agent, people who don't wish to depig should not use higher %.

best of luck




Thanks for this!

I have read that it has been used to treat hyperpigmentation as well... but I wonder if it will cause white spots later on... or maybe it will cause white spots on some people but NOT on others... thats the fear for me, getting white spots or else I'd even use mono..


Gosh... if there were clinics in Toronto that cater to hyperpigmentation for DARK individuals... there isn't not a da*n thing here... nobody can help us.

Thanks for this!

I have read that it has been used to treat hyperpigmentation as well...but I wonder if it will cause white spots later on...or maybe it will cause white spots on some people but NOT on others...thats the fear for me, getting white spots or else I'd even use mono..


gosh...if there were clinics in Toronto that cater to hyperpigmentation for DARK individuals...there aint not a da*n thing here ...nobody can help us.

The thing is with everything there is a risk, when they first discovered mono, they decided to give it to people to treat hyperpigmentation in the 1940's to 1950's but later on, doctors discovered that with some patients certain areas that were not treated were losing pigmentation,which lead to the realization that applying Monobenzone to just one area of the body (such as the face) eventually worked also worked on other areas and lighten maybe your left arm , or chest etc so they stopped that.

Solage it is still used, which means so far it is safe .

Here the links for the abstract, the other one even abstract can't be viewed http://www.eblue.org/article/S0190-9622(00)90219-6/abstract
and here (http://www.eblue.org/article/S0190-9622(06)03680-2/abstract)

Thanks for your concern Sara!!
I just want to say: YESSSS!!
My MEquinol arrived today(finally) I'm happy so I want to say: see you in a little month for an update or maybe sooner if something happens before.
Wish me good luck!!

OMG!
I'm so shocked right now I just opened my mequinol and I can believe something can smell so bad!
How? How?how?
IT left me speechless hum hum hum!
GOt to be very brave to put this on my skin!
Berk!!

@ mistyjane - are you sure you in for it ?

mistyjane, you are right, that stuff smells really bad and it is very strong.

Hi Mistyjane,

Where are you getting your meqinol and tretinon from please?

Thank you.

You can get the mequinol fro EBAY and tretinoin from alldaychemist

I'm confused and I actually have been around here for a while... and there seem to be mixed answers coming regarding mequinol and patching or spotting of the skin.

Ok regarding Mequinol, and depigmentation, yes it is a depigmentation agent used for vitiligo treatment... but even the 10% listen on goldpharma is prescribed for hyperpigmentation... and sun and age spots...

I'm not sure what a "high" percentage is considered... because mono at 20% or higher is prescribed for vitiligo patients even though mono at 5% has been known to spot some people... and if mequinol is weaker then why would 10% depig you? And it is prescribed for lightening sun/age spots? Although it has been noted that the surrounding skin around the spot has been known to lighten too at least temporarily...

*I got this info after doing a Google search on "mequinol 10 warnings" , "mequinol warnings", Meqinol 10 effects" and "mequinol side effects".

I'm not trying to declare this for certain but I just wanted to point that out...

Granted mequinol 1o will burn like the bejeezes so that's why I would suggest diluting it with another cream anyway..

I didn't see much evedence of people getting white spots... and the one person who I know used it for a little while didn't spot and that was the member Dessamyl...

Hope that helped.

You are right it is a depigmenting agent
however I used the Mequinol with Tretoinin
and HQ 4%.

for 3-4 weeks, and I did not have any white spots,
just extreme lightening.

Do you recommend it now?

Ok so i really want to try mequinol/tretinoin combo on my back it is always the darkest part of my body and i was never able to lighten it.:mad:
I know dessalm had great results with this combo and mequinol isn't pricey.i could try sepiwhite but it is so so expensive.
I don't want to depig.
I'm really scared of waking up with huge white spot :eek:
So this is what i plan to do:
Buy some Ht26 cream(it does not lighten at all but makes the skin smoothe and is great for oily skin,i think i can use it as base cause it does not have any harsh chemical in it),
Buy some mequinol 10% from gold pharma
Mix the 2 together with some tretinoin(since it's 10% i will have to use much more ht26 than mequinol in order to lessen the percentage)
What do you think about that?
Tell me about your experience with mequinol:)

Misty,mequinol higher than two percent could cause satellite depigmentation,like monobenzone,
And how will you know you've got the percentage right? What is you think you do and well one day you wake up with a white patch on your foot when you just applied it to your face and depigmenting sometimes can not be reversed especially with something like a chemical that can just choose where to start!
Try RA and HQ this combo seems to be doing just fine with others,just the thing is with retin a,you need to find what's good for you.
Go from weakest to the strongest your skin can tolerate. Or just stick to what works for you.

From what I'm reading mequinol is a cross out for me. Reasons being it has to come from greece,it only comes in 10g tubes,or 20g.
It just doesn't seem maintanable.
You know how long can You really keep such a routine up
I'd like to walk into a shope buy what I need and be able yo do that at will...

Just all this,ill order from this online chemist to that online chemist doesn't seem maintainable
I figure ill be lightening for the rest of my life so the regime,has to be maintainable and affordable.

Sorry about the longgg post I just had to tell some one.
Sorry
Thanks for reading

I am currently using it and so far its OK, my skin is peeling like crazy. I'll post results in a month or so

i am currently using it and so far its ok, my skin is peeling like crazy. i'll post results in a month or so

How's the results so far?
Can you post a pic? =]

thanks

Results are good, going to post pics on aug 22 exactly