How many shades did u light up with mono and other products haiji? How long have u used them?

Well with the gluta-c whitening cream it lighten me up a whole lot,I went from a dark caramel brown to almost a light brown,but the benoquin made me a shade lighter,I am a beautiful brown complexion now,but I am still using the gluta- c cream,with tretinoin cream/retin-a 0.1%but the tretinoin lighten me as well...

Well that's a great news . I didn`t even know about gluta cream. Is it easy to find that cream? Is it available in india?if yes then I`ll give it a go.

I don't know,yo can find it india,but you can order online,give me your email so I can tell you what I get it from,o by the way I am east indian to&black..

Hi . I have send you a private message haiji.

I receivd your message haiji. Thanks.

You welcome...

I am in my 4th week now of using mono cream. I have to wait few more weeks to get some results I reckon. I am just using sunscreen regulerly and my mono. I have stopped applying anything else on face. I might have gone half shade lighter from last few weeks. But still its not what I expected.

Sonny1988, you might want to read this, there's mixed reviews about FM so I don't know:
http://www.complaintsboard.com/compl...e-c263644.html

http://www.skincaretalk.com/skin-lig...a-c-cream.html

http://www.ripoffreport.com/Beauty-P...n-we-223e7.htm

http://www.complaintsboard.com/suspi...e-a176890.html

http://www.skincaretalk.com/skin-lig...ter-pic-2.html

http://www.skincaretalk.com/skin-lig...after-pic.html

http://newyork.kudzu.com/merchant/reviews/16628178.html

http://www.complaintsboard.com/compl...y-c262221.html



Here are a few facts that break down how mono depigs the skin, from a matter of the first few months, to 1 year, and beyond 1 year.

First few months:
Initial white patches all over the body, including areas not treated with monobenzone.

One year:
Large portion of body has turned white.

If usage has stopped…
When you stop using monobenzone, melanocytes will become active. Old skin color will start to reappear causing distress and very patchy, uneven skin.

If usage continues beyond one year….
Raw areas of pink skin may emerge, mixed with white patches. Spots of original coloring may emerge within a few years due to follicular melanocytes. Monobenzone becomes ineffective on these spots as the returned pigment has become resistant to the chemical. The overall effect can be devastating mentally, emotionally and psychologically.

What Monobenzone Does To Normal Skin:
Initially, white patches, white spots and streaks all over the body (regardless of where the cream is applied) Unlike skin lightening creams which only lighten the areas it is applied to, monobenzone applied anywhere on the body will lead to white patches at different areas.

For example, if you applied monobenzone on your face, you could develop permanent white patches and streaks on your arms, legs and torso as well.

After one year….white skin, with ruddy or pinkish tones
Because monobenzone creams kill the skin's melanocytes, you can expect completely white and pinkish skin following depigmentation. This usually occurs after approximately one year of monobenzone use. The skin color will be similar to a person with albinism. Physical activity and exercise will lead to ruddy-looking skin and flushing as the blood beneath the skin's surface will show up clearly without any pigment to tint its appearance.

Within one to two years, the skin may start to repigment itself
While this repigmentation may happen to vitiligo sufferers as well, it occurs sooner and more aggressively in people with normal skin. This is because vitiligo sufferer's immune systems are constantly attacking their own pigment cells. There is no such action in people with normal skin. With a fully-functioning immune system, melanocytes will become active again. Spots and patches of pigmentation will start to appear over previously white skin, leading to a patchy appearance.

Unlike the initial stage of using monobenzone, applying monobenzone to bleach these repigmented spots will likely have no effect. This is because the newly re-emerged melanocytes have become resistant to monobenzone, even in even higher concentrations like 40% monobenzone. In other words, at this late stage, monobenzone will stop working on the skin.

If the skin does not repigment, expect a lifetime of zero sun protection
Because melanin offers sun protection, completely depigmented skin which has no melanin offers zero sun protection. Vitiligo sufferers who have successfully depigmented wear hats, long sleeves and long pants outdoors all the time to protect themselves from sun damage. Even on cloudy days, sunscreens with broad coverage are a must.

There exists no way yet to reverse the damage caused by monobezone.

Skin Bleaching With Monobenzone (Benoquin)
http://www.whiterskin.info/skin-blea...h-monobenzone/

So according to you I should stop using mono and not try any products from funcky mommy?

Well, you'll have to decide what you'll like to do and achieve. w/ FM maybe nothing will happen, but as seen everyone's experiences are different. About the mono, this is only a basic draft from the site and what usually happens with mono, and you'll have to be prepared for this process to happen at different times, give or take as everyone's skin is unique and will have it's own stages.

Have you been able to lighten your skin? What products do you think is suitable for skin lightening/whitening.

This is my second time having some success with lightening my skin. Right now I have been using hq 4% and retin-a 0.05%, and it's lightening well. I'm hoping to achieve my goal at least for my face and a few other areas by the end of Feb. I don't plan on using hq forever. I may switch to Nadinola extra strength (3% hq) and retin-a.

Which product were you using before! If you don't mind me asking how many shades have you lighten up till now? What was your real color?

I have got 1 more mono tube left with me, if I don't get any results I am going to give up on that. Also I am getting kojic acid soap from philipenes tomorrow. Lets see how both work for me.

I have been using 4 in 1 kojic soap for 3 days now. It burns a lot when I use it and I hope that's a good sign. Also I put mono on my face afterwards. I hope they don`t react with each other. I`ll wait another week to see any results from kojic soap.

Sorry, I didn't notice this here before. Before the Hq/Ra I used Makari night crème which has more natural active ingredients an it lightened me up to about 3.5-4 shades. The Hq/Ra lightened me up to about the same, although some days I feel darker than others (used this for a few months). Now I'm on Nadinola (3% Hq) and retin-a 0.05%When I was a kid I say I was around Tyra's, since adulthood my color was around Toni Braxton's. Right now I think I'm more in between.

Hi. Kojic soap is effective but it has made my skin really dry amd mono didn`t work at all. I don't want to get wrinkled . So I am giving up now. I don't think there is any product which can make me 4 shades lighter. I`ll just go natural and use sun screen only. I think my journey to skin lightening is almost over. Thanks guys for your support.

How long have you been using monobenzone cream,sonny1988?

One and half months. It did not do anything. I still have one whole tube left with me. I`ll keep using kojic soap. If I get some results I will let you know.