[RayRadiance]

Hello, guys, I have read many of the skin lightening threads on monobenzone, HQ and all other potent, strong skin depigmenting agents/lighteners. I respect all of you for your decisions, as I am pursuing lightening/depigmenting as well. I was thinking of trying a skin lightening formulation of 5% monobenzone + 5% arbutin or more. Does any of you know any relaible/quality and effective sources where I can get this or ask them to make it for me? If notthen I will just settle with monobenzone in concentrations of 5%-10%, I have researched a lot of suppliers and they all are bogus so all of those out there like lovie/vahid, etc. who have used it with successful results -

[applebeee]

I have an appoitment with Michael Jackson's dermatologist! I can't wait to perm lighten my skin by a real professional Dermatologist!

[RayRadiance]

That's great for you, but it didn't answer my question

[imgorgeous]

Wow applebee.. please let us know what that dermat says...

But I hope why ou don't ask him for MJ extreme colour.. that's whiter than the caucasians and doesn't look too nice !

[imgorgeous]

ray radiance... I have done some research on mono myself and this is what I could tell you

!) Mono is a lot like an antibiotic... how your body cells get a shock by antibiotics first and then learn to develop a resistance... in the very same way ( I know mono is far from an antibiotic but the body reacts to it in a similar fashion )
your cells get a SHOCk the first time you use it and then start developing resistance... So if you need to start lightening up... DO NOT start with a minimal amount like 5 per cent...
Contrary to some lucky people who it may work for, if your immune system is strong your melanin cells will develop a resistance to it quickly as its not a strong enough percentage to cause immediate trouble to your melanin cells.
then once it develops a resistance... you could try 100 per cent mono and the probability is high that it would NOT WORK for you...

I think you should start with a high of at least 15 per cent give your cells a nice SHOCKER.. stay out of the sun for the first week to let this work well.. and then possibly if you lighten well in a week or two go down on the percentage...

possibly as people on another forum claim once you lighten with mono well arbutin helps maintain it because they are similar in structure or some crap like that !

I know my theory sounds weird... but then vitiligo opatients have suffered resistance in certain parts of their skin also... so normal people would certainly and should certainly not start on a lower percentage.. that's my logic to it !

Hope this helps!!

[mepk5]

Well I think you are correct but what's happening w u? Georgous?

I'm going to a guy in the valley & another in Pasadena to even out my skin.

[mepk5]

I have an appoitment with Michael Jackson's dermatologist! I can't wait to perm lighten my skin by a real professional Dermatologist!

Good luck there r others out there. A guy in BH told me I had vitilitgo.. :mad:

He didn't know what to do... Im going to a DR Linage next week... they hinted at lasers! Hell no! Lasers will scar skin period...

In this heat my tummy is blending!! :rolleyes:

[imgorgeous]

Hey mepk5

Nothing really is happening.. I'm being a persistent and am continuing my use of mono...

Still not working.. the other day I noticed this minuscule white patch near my neck.. in two days... it was GONE...

I think my melanin cells are bloddy WARRIORS... lol and Im not too happy that they are at the moment.

[mepk5]

Hey gorgeous,,
U know what did it for me I stopped & with in a month things started happening... of course I wasn't in the sun... long sleeves but I got a feeling its coursing through your system, waiting to make an appearance... take a few days of maybe a week...