Hi. I am african. My skin color is dark brown, really really dark almost black. I would like to lighten my skin to a caramel or olive complection. I do not want to be pale white neither do I want to be coal black. From what I read from this forum MONOBENZONE is the cream that will completely dispigment your skin. Turing it completely pale white WHICH I DO NOT WANT.I have a few questions about Benzylarbutin Will Benzylarbutin lighten my skin to the shade I want(caramel, or olive complection)? Is Benzylarbutin permanent? Does Herbal Inn PERMANENT Fairness Milk really work?and will it lighten my skin to the shade I want(caramel, or olive complection)? The makers of Herbal Inn PERMANENT Fairness Milk say it is permanent , have anybody used this product and if you have, what were your results, was it really permanent like they say?

I've heard it's not as permanent as Monobenzone and also doesn't make you go completely albino like that either. The problem with monobenzone can be that if you don't have vitiligo it can give you white streaks instead of uniformity of depigmentation. But it also costs less than monobenzone and is easier to get because it doesn't seem to be as heavily regulated by the FDA. (And I used to work for the government, so I know all about ridiculous over-regulation of things that don't do anyone any real harm... like Retin-A.)

That's about all of the questions I can answer about it.

- The Bright Skin Forum (http://excoboard.com/exco/thread.php?forumid=65288&threadid=1414947)

Here they talk about benzylarbutin you may want to check out this post.

Some people have used it and said it works, so I built up the courage to try it out... id rather use that than hydroquinone on my skin.. I bought the 5% ba cream and I just started using it like a week a go. So far I like it.. it absorbs into my skin

Some people have used it and said it works, so i built up the courage to try it out...id rather use that than hydroquinone on my skin..i bought the 5% ba cream and i just started using it like a week a go. So far i like it ..it absorbs into my skin

Are u still using it??
Do you see any lightning??

Hey african chica you know what if your skin so dark why you want 2 change it if you lighten up it will be so obvious because you probably have really black features I would suggest you eat more fresh fruit and veg so you get healthier looking skin as appose to lighter skin. Also skin lightening proudcts are very dangerous its best not 2get involved if you don't no wagwan x

Well I do see more yellow tones in my skin... I think it is actually doing something for me. It's just I had to stop for a little bit because my skin type is oliy and I have been breaking out.. I am sure it's from using a soap on my face which maybe too much for my skin but after it clears up I am going to use it... I am going to start again tonight.