Hello Everyone

I don't know if you still remember me and my terrible results from using monobenzone. It happened last year when my hands were terribly messed up after a few weeks of mono using. I had to see couple of dermatologist and nothing helped at all.

I went back to my country and saw a dermatologist there, she prescribed me a cream " compound mix" and I have used it for a few months. Got to tell you girls I almost gave up on that cream too because I could hardly see improvement. Thanks god my hands now are totally back to normal and no more dark rough skin or any leathery layers!

NOW... I have been reading that some people had success with Hq 20%... my skin is very light, but suffering brown spots and dark elbows... I only need to use it to lighten up these problem areas. I also have a dark brown line around my lips " looks like it has been drawn with thin lip liner" I hate it and want to get rid of it...

I wish if you guys can be honest and share your experiences.

Your inputs are greatly appreciated!:o

spotted,
I'm happy for u I'm trying the Hq also... when it arrives.

I'm so happy again u give spotty me hope!
Yeah I think I know what the dr gave u!!

Spotted, I got dark black line around my mouth too and spots from mono. Using mono was the WORST decision in my life!
I posted my experience in a long thread but it looks like it was DELETED. Oh well, someone's promoting monobenzone (ab)use on here!

Oh my I saw that 2!! That happened on herbalinn.com they would delet ethings they didn't like. I didn't understand but afte a while it all came to light... oh well u know how to catch me. I would never post photos here for that reason also. Privately only

Well mono I reached out to u. I feel your pain Im sorry u didn't rec my helping hand...
I told u not to harm yourself I mean that. We will get through this don't let that deletion stop us from communicating OK. I ll let u know when I find out what work for me.

Thanks sista!

spotted so nice to have you back, I am on the same regimn as mpk hq high percentage, I'm down to hq 10% now with kojic acid cream.

Lightening buddy
lighterrr

There are a lot of lip lightening creams out there that you can try. A lot of people on this site had success with godiva lipbalm or fresh up cream. I'm using this lip mask called crystal collagen. It hasn't been doing much though because I only used it twice. I lightened the dark border around my lips using lemon, but the rest of my lips are still dark, but you can still try it just use a little lemon juice and wear lip balm or vaseline over it.

I would love to know what the doctor precribed and how long it took for your result I think I have that same problem , I think from using bleaching ,cream gels anf retina . My hand look awful I am embarrassed to go out because of it.

katvon I missed something what is wrong with your hand

Hello,

I'm new here! I would like to know where to buy monobenzone, I have extensive vitiligo and my normal skin is fair also. Please help!

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Originally Posted by music70

Hello,

I'm new here! I would like to know where to buy monobenzone, I have extensive vitiligo and my normal skin is fair also. Please help!

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If u have vitiligo your dermatoligist can and will prescribe it for you and tell u where to get it and the dosage you need

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Originally Posted by helloworld212

If u have vitiligo your dermatoligist can and will prescribe it for you and tell u where to get it and the dosage you need

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Thanks for your answer! I used mono before but the cream is to expensive and now I'm looking to buy it in powder. :)

Experimenting with Monobenzone, then Hydroquinone whatever the % is just a downward spiral toward MORE paradoxical hyperpigmentation, really.

They cause a chemical burn which results in a temporary lightening while the skin has time to react to the assault of these harsh chemicals...

... but in the end, the skin hyperpigments, post-inflammation

Tretinoin works well to break up the brown patches that follow use of monobenzone or hydroquinone. Ask a doc about it

Everbody has a different reaction to these products.

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Originally Posted by CELINA

Experimenting with Monobenzone, then Hydroquinone whatever the % is just a downward spiral toward MORE paradoxical hyperpigmentation, really.

They cause a chemical burn which results in a temporary lightening while the skin has time to react to the assault of these harsh chemicals....

.... but in the end, the skin hyperpigments, post-inflammation

Tretinoin works well to break up the brown patches that follow use of monobenzone or hydroquinone. Ask a doc about it

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Thanks for your answer! I use mono 40% cream for a year and I did not have bad experience with the cream maybe because I was mixing it with almond *** and Re**** and I have vitiligo but my natural skin color is almost the same white as my vitiligo, my skin is very fair and sensitive... so I'm not sure about buying it so pure, I need help!

Music I'm confused so what exactly do u want to depig completely

I would get the cream. ( for previous experience) I had no side effects from it.

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Originally Posted by lighterrr

music im confused so what exactly do u want to depig completly

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lighterrr because I still have like 20% skin normal color that I need to depig to make it even with my vitiligo... :)

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Originally Posted by mepk5

I would get the cream. ( for previous experience) I had no side effects from it.

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Thanks for your answer! Yes, that's what I heard, but where can I get it?

Monobenzonenet.com Is the only place I dealt w.

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Originally Posted by mepk5

monobenzonenet.com Is the only place I dealt w.

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But this is the same site people are talking here as scam? I don't understand... :confused:

Hellllo Mepk5, Monomission, Lighterrr,XoXolove, Katvon... thanks for the input..
Sorry I was away from the computer concentrating in some school work.

XoXo, I have tried the fresh up cream and it didn't do much beside making my light parts of my lips more pinkish and didn't help in lightning the dark lines :(

Lighterrr, I am glad to hear that you had success using high dose of Hq. I am still thinking about it and I don't want to go into troubles that would cost me time and money to recover... but we all know beauty hurts!

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Originally Posted by mepk5

monobenzonenet.com Is the only place I dealt w.

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Never heard of this site!! Don't you mean mono.net?? :confused:

Yep,, the one & only...
The verdict is out on it as we speak... lol

Okay! So if I used high percentage of Hq... my skin will react and It will get DARKER afterward?? Have you actually got that reaction when you used it?

I am a pharmacy student and I don't have a definite answer for this because everybody reacts differently and it is way too early for me to figure that out! But based on what I have studied so far HQ is prescribed for people with Melasma, and such skin conditions to get rid of the accumulated Melanocytes and it has to be started from smaller doses going up. And if you got the desired results you will need to stop using it gradually so your skin maintain the achieved results for long time. I guess that how it works!!

Mmmm well nothing yet. Ive read about peeling etc. not me not yet. I just started but w HQ 20% I should have seen peeling by day 2... mmmmm?? I don't know about this stuff??

Mpk I got darker like the first week then I began to peel like 2 weeks into it, like I mean serious peeling had to stay home for like a few days and keep applying moisturizer so it wasn't that obvious

Lighterr,
Did u add a little retin a to your cream?
I haven't gotten darker .
I was thinking perhaps I needed stronger percentage... I will be patient

Your story sounds similar to mine. Years ago, I too tried the product Benoquin Monobenzone 20% but it produced some really bad spots. I have seen 2 dermatologist who wanted me to use sunblocks and 12% hydroquinone spot treatment for a year for the hyperpigmentation to go away. I could SWEAR that HQ made me darker and I was a stupid idiot, applying it for a year long then followed by sunblock and in the end I darkened all over, only to match the hyperpgmentaton .I have been usng more natural products (which I won't name, for I know this board is plagued by peddlers especially of dangerous mono) with some really good results, but as soon as I stop I see the brown spots come back. It's all good though, for now I have gone from a sallow bronzy brown color to a high yellow. But its not permanent. (Was a spike lee complexion but I have been Will Smith or lighter complexion for a while now)
Im trying to hold onto this lightness I got which is why I thought I'd drop on in ths forum and see what new real breakhrough products are there out now, if any? Cus it's spring soon t will be summer and I know for me but its hard to hang onto a high yeller especially in the hot summer and I'm in the entertainment field so its important that my skin don't go dark on me now more than ever.

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Originally Posted by michaeljr

Your story sounds similar to mine. Years ago, I too tried the product Benoquin Monobenzone 20% but it produced some really bad spots. I have seen 2 dermatologist who wanted me to use sunblocks and 12% hydroquinone spot treatment for a year for the hyperpigmentation to go away. I could SWEAR that HQ made me darker and I was a stupid idiot, applying it for a year long then followed by sunblock and in the end I darkened all over, only to match the hyperpgmentaton .I have been usng more natural products (which I won't name, for I know this board is plagued by peddlers especially of dangerous mono) with some really good results, but as soon as I stop I see the brown spots come back. It's all good though, for now I have gone from a sallow bronzy brown color to a high yellow. But its not permanent. (Was a spike lee complexion but I have been Will Smith or lighter complexion for a while now)
Im trying to hold onto this lightness I got which is why I thought I'd drop on in ths forum and see what new real breakhrough products are there out now, if any? Cus it's spring soon t will be summer and I know for me but its hard to hang onto a high yeller especially in the hot summer and I'm in the entertainment field so its important that my skin dont go dark on me now more than ever.

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MJ, u can tell mmeee! ;) u can pm me if u don't want anyone to hold u responsible that is fine. I have serious spotts & I'm not sure about the HQ I don't want to tell people about something that may not work for me. I will say MONO did this but I used it... so tha's that:rolleyes:

Sorry to hear about your experience mj, mono worked for me and so did the hq but everyone is different and our skins react differently to products,

Thanks for sharing

Hi, this question is for lighterrr, I have been following some of your post and you inspired me to order some HQ from the net. But I am really curious to know more about your journey with the 20% HQ. How long did it take you to lighten with the 20% HQ. Do you think that your successful results were due to a combination of HQ and mono. I only have one month to lighten because I have a special engagement to attend. I am ordering the 40% HQ next week. I know everyone's skin is different, but I guess I just want some indication of how long it took for you. Thank you much. I see that you have participated in 2 forums lately and I am not sure if you will respond to this forum quicker or the other one, so I'm going to ask this question in the other forum too! Thanks again!

Lighterrr, one more thing, if you have darker areas on the body, will those take longer to lighten than the rest of the areas or will it all lighten uniformly. If it takes longer from your experience, how long did it take you? Thanks!

No problem pris, I used hq 20% and I started to lighten @ about 1 week, my lightening was pretty quick, the harder to lighten areas knuckles took almost a month to lighten or I should say catch up with the rest of my body

Thanks lighterrr, did you get any irritations? How often did you use it within the 1 month period? When I called the lady said that some people turn dark the first week, did you experience this? What did the kojic acid soap do for you, or did it make you skin better? How so? Do you think it work quicker for you because you used mono? I know it's a lot of questions--but I just don't want to give myself false hopes again only to be disappointed. I have battled with skin discolorations my whole life and I am tired of hiding behind clothes and feeling insecure? Thanks again!

Well... good luck... I hope it work out for u.

Thanks mepk5

mepk5, lighterrr, or anyone--I have been trying to call the .net people today, but no one answers. In fact, I keep getting a message that says "the customer that you are calling is unavailable at the moment, please try again later". It almost seem light someone's personal cell phone or something. I don't know, but I am really skeptical about ordering from them now. I mean I'm a student and I don't have hundreds of dollars to waste. And then I have been reading some of the threads and it says that .net is a scam. I am so confused. Are these people scam artists or something?