[sy123]

Many people swear by steroid cream. It clears acne and eczema but what effect does it have on the skin with long time use?

[pocahantas]

Long term use of steroid based creams can cause:

• Skin thinning
• Patches
• unusual hair growth
• darkening of skin
• breakouts

However, as you said, many people swear by it for skin lightening. Many have managed to perfect a routine where they have managed to avoid the full blown side effects.