I went to see a dermatologist, I was really frank with her, she told me she wouldn't prescribe me mono or HQ because she had patients that didn't had good results with HQ, and she never ever prescribed mono.


She prescribed me a sunscreen that also do whitening a little, and a compound pill that do as side effect whitening skin.


Sunscreen: Bioderma Photoderm SPOT (she told me that the version SPOT is that gives it a whitening factor)

Compound pill: Pycnogenol 25mg (used for melasma and for better circulation of the blood.) This is a piece of text that I took from a forum about this pill:

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1. In the study I read 75 mg was the amount of pycnogenol they gave to the women and it took 8 weeks for them to get the results. I took 150 mg
I took 800-1000 mg of grapseed extract a day and 4000 mg of nac a day. Nac is a detoxifier and antioxidant so the amount has no toxicity.

2. I did not take vitamin c at all

3. I took them all in pill form

4. I noticed a "yellowing" of my skin if you will in 3 days and an evening at around a week or 2 but true lightening in 3 weeks.

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I don't know if I am allowed to put here the link of the forum.

Can you give more info on the pill she gave you?
Why did she gave you that? Is it for your mono spotted skin?

Wow a pill!
I wonder how many shades someone would lighten with that pill?

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Originally Posted by Nickol32

can you give more info on the pill she gave you?
why did she gave you that? is it for your mono spotted skin?

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The pill is for whitening, at least is what she told me. I didn't complained about the white spots.

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Originally Posted by SceneQueen

Wow a pill!!
I wonder how many shades someone would lighten with that pill?

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Well, I never tried before. But I think it won't be much. For stronger results it's best to use it along with other products.

I ordered the pills from a compound pharmacy. It didn't cost much. It was about 20 USD for 90 pills of 25mg.

I'll post the results as I use it.

That sounds really interesting happy! Thanks for the info.

Yeah, good luck, Happy!

I like to try those pills... I googled it it like a vitamin...

I just read about side effect of that product ouch..

PYCNOGENOL Side Effects & Safety
Pycnogenol is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken in doses of 50 mg to 450 mg daily for up to 6 months. Pycnogenol can cause dizziness, gut problems, headache, and mouth ulcers.

Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Preliminary research suggests pycnogenol might be safe in late pregnancy. But until more is known, pycnogenol should be avoided by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

“Auto-immune diseases” such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or other conditions: Pycnogenol might cause the immune system to become more active, and this could increase the symptoms of auto-immune diseases. If you have one of these conditions, it’s best to avoid using pycnogenol.
PYCNOGENOL: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD

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Originally Posted by gold3509

i just read about side effect of that product ouch..

PYCNOGENOL Side Effects & Safety
Pycnogenol is POSSIBLY SAFE when taken in doses of 50 mg to 450 mg daily for up to 6 months. Pycnogenol can cause dizziness, gut problems, headache, and mouth ulcers.

Special Precautions & Warnings:
Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Preliminary research suggests pycnogenol might be safe in late pregnancy. But until more is known, pycnogenol should be avoided by women who are pregnant or breast-feeding.

“Auto-immune diseases” such as multiple sclerosis (MS), lupus (systemic lupus erythematosus, SLE), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), or other conditions: Pycnogenol might cause the immune system to become more active, and this could increase the symptoms of auto-immune diseases. If you have one of these conditions, it’s best to avoid using pycnogenol.
PYCNOGENOL: Uses, Side Effects, Interactions and Warnings - WebMD

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Gold,

Did you find anything about skin whitening ?

A piece of a research on Pycnogenol

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Pycnogenol
Pycnogenol is a standardized extract of the bark of the French maritime pine (Pinus pinaster), a well-known, potent antioxidant. Pycnogenol is several times more powerful than vitamin E and vitamin C. In addition, it recycles vitamin C, regenerates vitamin E and increases the endogenous antioxidant enzyme system. Pycnogenol protects against UV radiation. Its efficacy in the treatment of melasma was investigated in a clinical 30-day trial in which 30 women took one 25 mg tablet of Pycnogenol with meals three times daily. The average melasma area of the patients decreased by 25.86 mm(2) and the average pigmentary intensity decreased by 0.47 units. The general effective rate was 80%. No side effect was observed. The results of the blood and urine test parameters at baseline and at day 30 were within the normal range. Fatigue, constipation, pains in the body and anxiety were also improved.[112]

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UVB are the rays that cause tanning.