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  • Feb 23, 2009, 10:30 AM
    needtolighten
    Mono Recipe Suggestions
    Hi guys at last... with FIVE MONTHS of struggle to get mono from the .net guys has paid off..

    Well I had to pay 30 pounds extra for another courier form... but its fine..

    At least I don't have to sit around cursing them no more.. Thank god for that... Btw... could someone give me a mixture recipe... something that has worked for them..


    LIGTHER can you share your recipe with me??
  • Feb 25, 2009, 05:03 AM
    needtolighten
    Hi guys... Just made my first batch of 5 oz mono here is what I mixed.. I'm guessing this must be around 15 % strength.. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE CONFIRM??

    - 1/2 tablespoon monobenzone powder ( pale white ) 100 per cent
    - approx. 2 oz of hand sanitizer.. mixed in small amount of very hot water...
    - then mixed the two and added about 10 gms of retin a .5 per cent
    Then added JERGENS lotion about 4 ounces of it... and mixed properly...


    Applied it once last night and once today morning..


    CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF I NEED ANY DIFFERENT MIX OR SOMETHING TO ADD OR DELETE FROM THIS ?

    HOW MUCH IS THIS STRENGTH ANY IDEA HELP... IM GUESSING ITS ABOUT 15 PER CENT ?
  • Feb 25, 2009, 11:56 AM
    lighterrr
    Omg this mix is scary
  • Feb 26, 2009, 07:15 AM
    mcgm802820

    Hi Needtolighten, I use the following recipe to make a 20% lotion. I then mix the lotion with my own body lotion to get a 5% lotion because 20% irritates my skin. The progress is slow on 5% but it's woking for me. Hope it helps.

    - 20% mono powder
    - 20% pure raw shea butter (melt the shea butter, do not microwave it)
    - 10% hand sanitizer
    - 20% plain lotion 20% (e.g. vaseline)
    - 10% pure aloe vera gel
    - 20% spf 30+ sunblock (use hight spf for Summer)
  • Feb 26, 2009, 08:22 AM
    needtolighten
    Thanks MCMG...

    I will try that next.. howefver can you tell me what must my percentage of the current made batch be like??

    Any idea??

    Because at the moment I don't wish to waste this mix... andi ts not bothering my skin right now.. no burning... darkening on my bod yes . Not on my face yet

    Wahts the approx percentage would you have an idea.. I assume its something a little less than 20 per cent ?
  • Feb 26, 2009, 02:36 PM
    Super Shallow

    Be careful
    Put 2 small tablespoons mono in the 5 0z jar
    Put 2 tablespoons hot hot water.. mix it! Mix it really hard!
    And fill the rest of the jar with lotion..
    And you got the cream... its like 17-20%

    NOW LISTEN!
    BEFORE YOU APPLY THIS CREAM.. PUT SOME OLIVE OIL ON YOU OR ALMOND GLOW!
    AND THEN APLLY THE MONO CREAM!! ITS VERY Important!
    READ!

    https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/skin-l...ne-322455.html

    http://www.withstyle.com/articles_vit2.htm
  • Feb 26, 2009, 02:38 PM
    mcgm802820

    needtolighten, I think it is less than 10% since 1/2 tablespoon mono in a 4 oz lotion is 10%. Yours is 5 oz.
  • Feb 26, 2009, 02:39 PM
    Super Shallow

    You know what!
    Don't use it at all!!
    Its just dangerous...

    I don't understand how those people sell this pruduct and don't care about what will happened to the person...


    Don't USE IT!!
  • Feb 26, 2009, 06:17 PM
    needtolighten
    Yeah mcgm... mine is a 5 oz cream base.. inclusive of body lotion, retin a about 10 grams and approx.. 2 oz hand sanitizer

    Ok so basically I'm using 10 per cent now or lesser actually you saying rite ?/

    Hmm I'm going up to about 12 per cent then..

    Yeah super I agree with you... but I can't help myself I got to try this and I'm going to stop it before you know it... I'm scainning my body everyday for patches... and if I get patchy then I'm not using it again...
  • Feb 26, 2009, 06:20 PM
    needtolighten

    And yeah I will also keep you guys posted on my mono exp...

    And no I wotn call it MONVOYAGe.. since the MONVOYAGES are all disasters.. lolz
  • Feb 27, 2009, 09:13 AM
    mcgm802820

    needtolighten, mono is dangerous, but if you watch your skin and start SLOW... you'll be OK. I started with a 20% and got irritate within 2 weeks. I reduced to 10%, still irritated in the third week. I then reduced to 5%, then 2.5%. After a month of 2.5%, I increaded to 5% and so far so good. 5% starts to give me result after 3 weeks. Make sure your skin is NOT dry and looked healthy. Stop the mono lotion for a day or two, if your skin is not feel normal. Never use higher than 20%. Stop using it when you skin starts to look bad. I am in my second month of 5% and so far so good. Again, start SLOW and "listen" to your skin. After all it's your skin, LOL.
  • Feb 28, 2009, 05:55 PM
    lighterrr

    Greeat advice mcgm
  • Mar 1, 2009, 06:26 AM
    needtolighten
    Hey that's cool mcmg... wel I don't know today my skins not feeling dry at all..

    I'm having a tablet of vitamin c everyday and before I apply the cream I'm rubbing some

    Lemon into my skin reallly nice and then I apply the mono cream.. up to now not much to report of.. so lets see.. ill keep you posted..


    By the way mcmg have you lightened over time?? Using these strengths of monobezone?

    Is your skin visibly lighter than before ?

    Let me know...
  • Mar 2, 2009, 08:00 AM
    mcgm802820

    needtolighten, I have a very sensitive skin and I don't use anything with mono lotion. Yes. My skin have been visibly lighter then before. My husband notices it too. I use it once a day only in the morning. I put mono lotion on my cleaned skin then sun block lotion on top of it after 1/2 an hour. It took two weeks to start seeing results. I got darker in the first week, but am now about 1-2 shade lighter. I moisturize my skin in the middle of the day and at night with a good body moisturizer. I exflo. Twice a week. I also take Vit. C twice a day. I think every skins are different and you just have to find a good % of mono and a good procedure for your skin. I almost gave up on mono since it irritated me so badly. But, I have so much of the mono powder and have studied a lot about it, just can't give up eassily. I am glad I can use it without irritation now and seeing result even it is slow. I started in Oct. 07, on for a week and off for a couple, re-adjusted mono %, tried again... I can now use 5% for a month without any problem. It works finally. My skin not only lightern it up but also even it up so nicely. I may try the 10% after another month. Again, be patience, careful with mono, take your time and find a good % and procedure for your skin. TAKE CARE OF YOUR SKIN :)...
  • Mar 3, 2009, 12:01 PM
    needtolighten
    Cool..

    Well I am of asian descent and up to now I have had many arabs asking me if I am arab or pakistani from time to time...

    The monobenzone hasn't really done much yet but I'm happy it hasn't really darkened me all that much this time..

    In fact I had a girl telling me how pink my skins gotten in the last few days.. usually I'm in the higher yellow side of skin texture..


    I noticed in the mirrors compared to people that my skins pinker mostly because of the lemon rubbing I sense and then applying the monobezone..

    But it was definitely darker than before.. although my fingers the knuckles seem darker than usual I'm figuring the remianing areas have lightened causing this effect.

    Can't say anything right now
  • Mar 5, 2009, 02:10 PM
    needtolighten

    Hmm today a friend in class.. told me my cheeks were redder and were looking kind of bad... my crotch has started acting up now.. and I'm walkkng with my legs apart... its started its work I guess.. lets see for the good or bad..

    Although no white patches yet... not a single one... not even small white dots... keep you guys posted
  • Mar 5, 2009, 02:33 PM
    lighterrr

    Need to lighten don't go over board and tramatize the skin remember you want your new colour to look natural

    Good luck
  • Mar 5, 2009, 05:05 PM
    needtolighten
    Hi lighterr..

    Tahnk you for your response..

    So what do you suggest.. what should I do then ?

    Kindly advise...
  • Mar 6, 2009, 07:36 PM
    mepk5

    I suggest not putting it on your private parts! LOL are you nuts.

    I admire you for tolerating lemon juice WOW! Lol
  • Mar 6, 2009, 10:34 PM
    lighterrr

    I think maybe not apply that often like 2-4 times a week seems that the skin is kind of traumatized right now and you need to take it easy to help it regain itself.

    Slow and steady is always the best way to go with whitening in my opinion, you'll get to your dream color in time
  • Mar 6, 2009, 11:01 PM
    mepk5

    I agree!
    I wouldn't dare play w/ pure lemons! They r acidic
    Lemons themselves r .
  • Mar 8, 2009, 08:14 AM
    needtolighten

    Hey mepk3... well lemons isn't really affecting me that much rite now... I think its fine using them... hasn't really cause much trouble.. or anything.. besides I used to use lemons since I was 10 or eleven... when I used to get pimples.. yeah I used to get pimples at 10 because I used to eat too much of butter anedd pickles back then.. . fortunately they have died out since I turned 19... five years free of acne...
  • Mar 8, 2009, 05:27 PM
    mepk5

    Okay?? I had to get veeners cause of lemons... You are putting this on your skin your face... let me know in about 3 weeks... lol

    Mix your mono w/ lotion ( no alcohol) or coca butter. Use the acid soap & suncreen in the day.
    U will be fine... less is more.
  • Mar 9, 2009, 06:36 AM
    needtolighten
    Yeah mepk5 I am mixing with almond oil now... and then use a little retin a...

    No alcohol anymore... but I am sort of worried it won't seep into my skin without alcohol too well.
  • Mar 9, 2009, 12:35 PM
    lighterrr

    Hey need u can use alcohol but keep it to a minimu, maybe a pinch my experience alcohol works better than lemon, you peel sooner
  • Mar 10, 2009, 05:40 PM
    needtolighten

    Hiya lighter.. yeah I think I need a touch of alcohol in there... by the way its been like what? Two weeks?/ no lightening.. no nothing.. its just about the same... for a change there is no darkening either which is good.. but nothing is really happening using the mono...
  • Mar 10, 2009, 05:55 PM
    mepk5

    Aha! I got it! Hydrogen peroxide will give u the little kick u need w/o drying your skin...
    Careful on your face it will turn r eyebrows red...
  • Mar 10, 2009, 05:57 PM
    mepk5
    Don't put it in your mixture. Use it as a n astrigent. ( after u wash your face. Put it on let it dry. Then your mono.
  • Mar 10, 2009, 08:12 PM
    lighterrr

    Wow mpk I am scared of that mix, but if it works well gl
  • Mar 10, 2009, 08:53 PM
    mepk5

    Hydrogen peroxide is gentle it doesn't burn but it will lighten, hair skin clothes.
    I've used it as an astrigent for years.
    Some women use it on their mustaches... & lighten their eyebrows.
    It's not alcohol or acid like lemons.


    Mono is scary to put on your face! Thank goodnes I didn't try it! I'm not that daring! Or brave.
  • Mar 11, 2009, 06:18 AM
    PunkChic

    A good tip for preventing your eyebrows from getting bleached, apply vaseline over it. I do this when I'm using Jolen. :)
  • Mar 11, 2009, 11:58 AM
    lighterrr

    Think that's how the stars have those brown eyebrows, that look so nice with their makeup
  • Mar 11, 2009, 02:28 PM
    mepk5

    Yep,
    I've highlighted my eyebrows before. Sally hansen has a good one also.
    I will use vaseline to cover them when I use the hydrogen peroxide from now on.

    Thanks punk chic!!
  • Mar 12, 2009, 01:01 AM
    needtolighten
    Hey mepk won't hydrogen peroxide burn your lashes away?

    Sounds little scary to me babes...


    Although peroxide and retin a did help me with acne blues in my early teens I know it's a sexy useful product.. it even causes temporary whitening... making you look much lighter especially if you have a cold water bath and then aplly it..
  • Mar 12, 2009, 01:01 PM
    mepk5

    No it will not burn your lashes. It doesn't burn even if u apply it to a cut or bruise.
    Try it on your hands first. U'll see. It has no tingling burning or stinging. I use to exfoliate then pour about 4 bottles in my bath water. It didn't burn there either! LOL try it.
  • Mar 13, 2009, 12:20 AM
    lighterrr

    Thanks mpk going to try it on the eybrows so when I pencil them in with browb they look more natural
  • Mar 13, 2009, 01:41 PM
    mepk5

    No! Not hydrogen peroxide( it will take days)
    Buy the sall hansen's cream
    & put it on in about 7 min they will be lighterrr. I put on & forgot once.
    I ended up w blonde eyebrows. I had to add a brown lip pencil until the color grew out which was 3 weeks... LOL
  • Mar 14, 2009, 10:56 AM
    needtolighten
    Gosh Lol... this thread seems more of a cosmetic eye lightener one now.. I totally feel like What am I doing here amongst the babes.. . lolz..

    And by the way mepk5 your pretty so don't make fun of yourself out here to be modest... lolz...

    I think you forget we have seen each others pics :)
  • Mar 15, 2009, 05:02 PM
    lighterrr

    Where do you buy it I live in canada not sure if its available over here, but I'm going to the US in 2 weeks cause I'm going back to africa, got to stock up on sun block 70% + don't want all my hard work to go to waste LMAO
  • Mar 16, 2009, 08:55 PM
    mepk5

    U know there is a sunblock stronger?(spf100)
    Its sold on eBay.
    When I get even toned I will use it.
    The eyebrow lighter is sold at CVS riteaid, any beauty supply walmarts, target,walgreens, etc. any drugstore.

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