Hey I'm an african woman who has been using 2%hq products sold in my local african markets. I have gotten really light in my face area and some parts of my body mixing only cremes in the tubes such as carowhite,civic,skin light,etc. But I have stopped and used some cremes mixed with the lotion, I have gotten darker from the dosage range I guess. But I've been reading a lot of lighterrr's comments and it seems like she knows exactly what she's doing. And please if anyone has any successful regime, I would really love to know.