Is there any way of telling what prodcuts are scams when looking for skin lightening methods online? (ie- I've heard that http://www.whiterskin.com is a scam)

And what's the deal with chemical peels... are they good or bad?

Hey there, it's quite easy to know if places are a scam or not... usually when you send emails to them asking questions about their product, they don't really give you a detailed answer back.. and they try and answer your questions with other answers, which is truly enoying... if you are looking for whiter skin and checking out these sites... check the ingredients on the site that are selling these products and look at the active ingredient... might be kojic, or sepawhite or hydroquinon or something along those lines, and get them separately, instead of buying them in an already made lotion that will cost you about 3 times the amount you should really be paying for it, plus if they don't work, at least you didn't waste so much money. Also, if they don't list the ingredients on their site, you know they are dodgy straight off.

Were you looking for permanent whitening, or just semi permanent?
Anyway, hope the info helps in some way.

Whiterskin is not a scam. I've used their cream with success. They also answer all my emails promptly.