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  • Dec 9, 2005, 10:02 AM
    charité
    I can understand your frustration.. let's hope the product would work for you.. good thing for me, using the soap was good enough to bring back the lightness of my skin
  • Dec 10, 2005, 08:56 AM
    gold3509
    Entity
    Interesting picture of Latoya wilson But where is the before picture? I would love to see the before picture Do you have the before picture of latoya wilson? I for one do not want to be pale white like her but to each it own. The link to the pakistan guy those pictures don't look like someone who lighten there skin.. just look like he had a tan and the tan faded away and became lighter again Most people do have pictures of themselve where you look lighter in some and darker in others. If that's the case I could post picture of myself where I look dark and light it depends on the lighting in the room when taking a picture. I thought most people love tan complexion. Your right those pictures of that guy isn't convincing. Who these people think there kidding..

    let me know more about latoya wilson where is the before picture
  • Dec 10, 2005, 09:25 AM
    gold3509
    Entity
    Who in there right mind want to walk around with white patches on them for 2 years just to become totally white you will look like a monster for a couple of years to become fair skin oh noooo... you may as well go hide in a cave for 3 years until you are completely white.

    Latoya Wilson obviously wanted to be white ( something I don't) she completed her gold. if any body can post her before pictures that would be great!! :D
  • Dec 10, 2005, 12:29 PM
    gold3509
    Entity
    I check out the Yahoo group I briefly browse it.. yeah I see latoya wilson took her before and after pictures down... Damn.. I would love to see the before pictures.. Maybe the stuff about Michael Jackson is true than.. seeing latoya wilson made me go hmmmm maybe the bleaching stuff about mj is true since latoya played it was vitiligo mj did too
  • Dec 10, 2005, 03:33 PM
    gold3509
    I do not think touching someone for the first time with monobenzone on your skin going to turn someone else's skin white in one day... I could see if your wrestling with someone everyday and touching your skin on there skin than we can talk...

    If that cream (monobenzone) really does make your skin white.. I think that product is for those who want to make that dramatic change to be white, like latoya wilson wanted and got.

    I just think for those who only want a shade lighter and so on so.. should just stick with Hydroqinone and L-gluthianone
  • Dec 10, 2005, 08:40 PM
    Skinwhite
    There has been a new uproar in monobenzone on all the boards lately. This is a prescription cream not to be taken lightly(pardon the pun).

    This is a potent cream that which actually may cause chemically induced vitiligo. 100 % depigmentation takes MORE than 2 years to accomplish, having to avoid the sun like the plague and masking the spots with heavy coverup creams and makeups. It's not a cream you can use and think that you are happy at the color you've accomplished and stop... that is not the way it works! You will totally kill the pigment and have NO color, except for those parts of your skin that will repigment leaving you with possible patches.
  • Dec 11, 2005, 06:46 AM
    dimples
    Thanks for the info,guys. At first, I was really tempted to try it out however, it is hard to order this in the net as most sites that sell have cancelled. And I was thinking, I do not want to be so white, just a few shades since I think my hue is quite nice. Just some evening out. Thank you very much for all feedbacks.
  • Dec 11, 2005, 09:12 PM
    entity33
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dimples
    I am not promoting glutathione & I do not sell them. I have been using them for 4 months now & I think it did lighten me. 5 of my friends are using it now with amazing results. There is no money in for me in this glutathione thing. Excuse me. I only say it works based on experience.

    Ok I believe u.

    So who did you order from, and what concentration were the L-glutathione pills u used. Also how long after u started using it till you had a noticably whiter skin?

    And when it lightens, does it even out dark discolorations that usually occur to dark skinned individuals around the knees, albows, etc?

    Also, have you tried not taking the pills for a while and checking whether you skin fades back to normal, or does it feel permanent for you.

    And one last question, how would you describe your original skin color? And how would you describe the skin color you are now?
  • Dec 12, 2005, 06:06 AM
    dimples
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by entity33
    Ok i believe u.

    So who did you order from, and what concentration were the L-glutathione pills u used. Also how long after u started using it till you had a noticably whiter skin?

    And when it lightens, does it even out dark discolorations that usually occur to dark skinned individuals around the knees, albows, etc?

    Also, have you tried not taking the pills for a while and checking whether you skin fades back to normal, or does it feel permanent for you.

    And one last question, how would you describe your original skin color? and how would you describe the skin color you are now?

    I have noticed whitening in less than a month. Fineness of skin was noticeable at 2 weeks or so.Yup, it does even out. But for those very dark spots, I suggest you still apply some whitening lotion or cream. One drawback though was I noted my skin to go back gradually to its old color when I stopped using it for more than a week. But when I took them again, it went back to itas lighter hue. Right now, my skin is light brown with some yellow undertone.
  • Dec 12, 2005, 07:13 PM
    gold3509
    How much l-glutathione I need to take?
    Can someone tell me how much L-Glutathinone should I take to see result I am currently taking 2000mg of L-gluathinone and 1500mg vitamin c a Day

    Should I take 3000mg of L-gluathinone?

    I would like someone who got result using L-gluathinone to respond to this
  • Dec 12, 2005, 10:18 PM
    Skinwhite
    Pretty me, she is probably selling NAC - N-acetyl-cysteine which is an amino acid used to boost glutathione levels. It's a bit trickier than glutathione because NAC used long term can deplete zinc levels. So if you decide to take NAC for lightening, take it along with zinc. You can buy NAC supplements in your local stores.
  • Dec 13, 2005, 12:50 PM
    hansplans
    Makari
    I tried the caviar face cream it made me noticeably lighter and I got compliments. Try the caviar face cream and enter this number 42583 in the account box at check out to receive a free makari designer perfume. I also tried the makari body lightening milk wasn't that thrilled. You can use natural papaya soap for that.
  • Dec 13, 2005, 02:05 PM
    gold3509
    Dimple how much Lglutathinone did you use??
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dimples
    I am not promoting glutathione & I do not sell them. I have been using them for 4 months now & I think it did lighten me. 5 of my friends are using it now with amazing results. There is no money in for me in this glutathione thing. Excuse me. I only say it works based on experience.

    Can someone tell me how much L-Glutathinone should I take to see result I am currently taking 2000mg of L-gluathinone and 1500mg vitamin c a Day

    Should I take 3000mg of L-gluathinone?

    I would like someone who got result using L-gluathinone to respond to this
  • Dec 14, 2005, 04:42 AM
    uhuru
    To: gold3509
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gold3509
    Can someone tell me how much L-Glutathinone should i take to see result i am currently taking 2000mg of L-gluathinone and 1500mg vitamin c a Day

    Should i take 3000mg of L-gluathinone??

    I would like someone who got result using L-gluathinone to respond to this

    Refer back to Thread #34, Sexy Rhia.
  • Dec 15, 2005, 07:38 AM
    dimples
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gold3509
    Can someone tell me how much L-Glutathinone should i take to see result i am currently taking 2000mg of L-gluathinone and 1500mg vitamin c a Day

    Should i take 3000mg of L-gluathinone??

    I would like someone who got result using L-gluathinone to respond to this

    Sorry. Was out of the country. Anyway, I used 2000mg glutathione at first then increased it to 3000mg per day. Before when I had a better throat(lol), I took 6000mg Vitamin C but then I didn't like the idea of swallowing those big horrible pills & 6 of them! Hello! So I decreased it to 2000mg Vitamin C & so far, I did not see any difference from using 6000 & my current 2000mg Vitamin C.
  • Dec 15, 2005, 08:34 AM
    gold3509
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by dimples
    Sorry. Was out of the country. Anyway, I used 2000mg glutathione at first then increased it to 3000mg per day. Before when I had a better throat(lol), I took 6000mg Vitamin C but then I didnt like the idea of swallowing those big horrible pills & 6 of them! Hello! So I decreased it to 2000mg Vitamin C & so far, I did not see any difference from using 6000 & my current 2000mg Vitamin C.


    Thanks Dimples.. I'm going to increase my glutathione to 3000 mg. I only been taking the glutathione for a week now.

    Thanks again!
  • Dec 19, 2005, 04:54 PM
    Pale White Skin
    I hear Makari works really well. Someone on a different site even said it made their face look pale? Does it really work? :confused:
  • Dec 23, 2005, 01:48 PM
    gold3509
    I'm confuse on how much I should take (L-glutathione)
    Hearing people say so many different ways on how you should be taking L- glutathione is so confusing..

    I am taking 3000 mg of L-glutathione a day and 6,000 mg of vitamin C a day

    Double the vitamin C.


    Can someone confirm is this correct?
  • Dec 23, 2005, 07:06 PM
    unis
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gold3509
    Hearing people say so many different ways on how you should be taking L- glutathione is so confusing..

    I am taking 3000 mg of L-glutathione a day and 6,000 mg of vitamin C a day

    double the vitamin C.


    can someone confirm is this correct?


    The dosage you are taking is right...
    Some people take less glutathione because their body require less...
    Some people take less vitamin C because they simply can't handle high dosage of vitamin C or they can't gulp that much of those big tablets... but if you can, there is nothing wrong with it.

    For some who really donnot want to take vitamin C they take alpha lipolic acid capsules which are very little as compared to Vitamin C instead...

    I suggest you compute what your body requires, and don't base you intake much on what others are taking because you are not sure if both of you has the same height and weight. Or if both of your body can actually tolerate that much...

    Compute it this way: for skin lightening:
    30-40 mg of glutathione * your body weight in kg.
    vitamin C should be the same upt o twice the dosage of glutathione you will be taking.

    Then from here, you will know what is really correct for you. Because with regard to your question or concern about different people saying many different ways on how you should be taking L- glutathione that confuse you... it is because different people has different requirements, so compute what you really need and follow it, I hope it won't confuse yo because you are already basing it on your body.

    Hope it helps... good luck! And hope everyone get to have a merry christmas!
  • Dec 24, 2005, 08:50 AM
    gold3509
    Thank you for responding to my question. (unis) I'm glad I got this L-glutathione dosage mess cleared up.

    Thanks again
  • Dec 25, 2005, 02:23 PM
    Brownsugar
    Reply spyyder
    Wow I think you might be right! I always thought that there was nothing really out there that can lighten skin I think I'm going to take your advise and make a homemade skin lightner its cheaper any way:D
  • Dec 26, 2005, 12:52 AM
    Pale White Skin
    "Use white/flesh colored food coloring - Ok this is just a THEORY! I think that if you use food coloring (whiter colored) on you skin every day then your skin should be tinted white!"

    ^^^ Haha should I try this? Buy a bunch of white food color pack and put it all over my skin or my face at least and see if it works? Hmm :confused:
  • Dec 26, 2005, 02:19 PM
    gold3509
    Page 57 people talk about benoquin and there a link to a picture of a girl who became white using benoquin. She talks about using benoquin but suffer for 2 year with blotches skin vitligo she was determine to become completely white. She obviously didn't care about the vitiligo look she just wanted to be white. She talks about people thinking she got burn or having vitiligo and went along with it. Since she didn't want people thinking she was bleaching her skin. To each it own .
  • Dec 28, 2005, 09:59 AM
    jacki1982
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by gold3509
    Hearing people say so many different ways on how you should be taking L- glutathione is so confusing..

    I am taking 3000 mg of L-glutathione a day and 6,000 mg of vitamin C a day

    double the vitamin C.


    can someone confirm is this correct?


    Yup. That's correct
  • Dec 29, 2005, 05:56 AM
    Lady C
    The makari exfoliate soap should be the best option is your saying exfoliating will make the skin lighter (spyyder)... what other creams are helping everybody apart from makari and whiterskin?
  • Dec 29, 2005, 08:11 AM
    gold3509
    Lady c
    Spyyder is not the best person to ask about the skin cream... This is the same guy that thinks Hydroquinone make your skin dark after 4 months if you keep using it and that is not true.
  • Dec 29, 2005, 11:40 AM
    jacki1982
    Hahahaha! That sucks. Trust me on this with experience, I use glutathione and some skin whitening lotion. With the skin whitening, I only saw it that prevented my skin from getting darker or a tan. But when I aded glutathione in the picture, my skin started to glow and became so much lighter
  • Dec 29, 2005, 12:02 PM
    Lady C
    Thanks gold
    Jacki, may I ask what ethnicity are you? And how light have u gotten? And what skin lightening lotion are you using?
  • Dec 29, 2005, 03:00 PM
    Xenophon
    dimples have you got any news for me?? :o
  • Dec 29, 2005, 07:06 PM
    Skinwhite
    Your dermatologist allows you to use 6% hydroquinone for a year?? What skin condition do you have, that he/she is allowing this??

    Not only is hydroquinone cytotoxic, but also prolonged use of hydroquinone will thicken collagen fibers damaging the connective tissues. The result is rough blotchy skin leaving it with a spotty appearance. Not to mention thinning of the skin, and exogeneous onchrosis as possible results.

    Your skin may look all wonderful while you are using it, but just wait when you stop. You will get a new set of problems, not only for your skin, but organs damaged too. Please talk further to your dermatologist or get a second opinion about this.

    I think Spyder had some practical advice!!
  • Dec 29, 2005, 09:58 PM
    gold3509
    Skin white
    Spyyer don't have any good advice OK!! Hydroquinone does not make your skin dark after using it for 4 months like spyyer is talking about OK!! So spyyer does not have good information on skin products spyyer is a fair skin KID look like he's 18 years old or younger trying to school people on stuff he has no idea about...

    What I don't understand about spyyder is... he has white skin he looks like a white kid to me. But he said that he is mexican.. why would someone with his complexion want to use lightning products... and than he made comment which I thought was very racist saying those people are Black and are black as hell.

    Some people do get side effects from hydroquinone but not every one. But that the chance people take.

    People smoke cigarette and there's risk in that!. people still smoke regardless..
  • Dec 29, 2005, 11:23 PM
    scorpio101
    Skinwhite
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Skinwhite
    Your dermatologist allows you to use 6% hydroquinone for a year??????? What skin condition do you have, that he/she is allowing this?????

    Not only is hydroquinone cytotoxic, but also prolonged use of hydroquinone will thicken collagen fibers damaging the connective tissues. The result is rough blotchy skin leaving it with a spotty appearance. Not to mention thinning of the skin, and exogeneous onchrosis as possible results.

    Your skin may look all wonderful while you are using it, but just wait when you stop. You will get a new set of problems, not only for your skin, but organs damaged too. Please talk further to your dermatologist or get a second opinion about this.

    I think Spyder had some practical advice!!!


    Before I went to this dermatogist I had severe problem with pimples, I had cystic pimples all over my face. People have told me that perhaps chemical peels might help. I have visited several esthetician in my area and had 6 series of glycolic peels done on my face, microdermabration, and went to the extreme by getting a TCA peel. None of them helped and the last procedure ruined my face/skin. Yes indeed the pimples were gone but it resulted to scaring and made my skin dark and uneven. This is when I decided to seek help from a dermatogist. He started by getting a skin analysis and then put me in 3 "soft touch laser" treatment (done weekly) this procedure made my skin a little lighter. After the 3rd "soft touch" is when he prescribed the cream. I've read from forums about the effect of longtime use of hydroquinone and brought it to his attention. He said there's a lot of misconception about hydroquinone. Proper care and correct guidance from a professional will eliminate these problem. I really trust my dermatogist, he had helped hundreds of people and I'm sure he will not last in that business if he doesn't know what he's doing. I'm still under his care and do skin maintenance by having a "cool touch laser" treatments once a month to minimize the size of my pore and to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and this also reduce the appearance of scars that resulted from the TCA peel and from my pimples. He by the way specializes in laser treatment.
  • Dec 31, 2005, 11:40 AM
    gold3509
    Spyyder PLease!!
    Here we go again spyyder and his so called information spyyder get it in your head Hydroquinone DOES NOT DARKEN YOUR SKIN AFTER 4 MONTH GET IT TOGETHER OK!! You got it back ward. When you stop using the cream is when your skin goes back to it natural color OK!!


    STOP FEEDING PEOPLE INFORMATION ON STUFF YOU DON'T HAVE ALL THE ANSWER too..

    PEOPLE BEEN USING HYDROQUINONE FOR YEARS AND THERE SKIN HAS NOT GOTTEN DARK FROM USING IT TOO MUCH. SO STOP IT!.
  • Dec 31, 2005, 11:52 AM
    gold3509
    Spyyder
    Oh hydroquinone isn't illegal in the U.S you said that any thing more than 2% percent is illegal you are so incorrect! HYdroquinone is being sold over the counter for 3% in many beauty supply stores so get it together spyyder!. and some places you can get the 4 % hydroquinone. Anything higher yes you get it from your skin doctor.

    Spyyder I understand you are doing some research on things but you don't know it all like you think you do.

    A lot of your information are incorrect... what ever dermatologist you claim you get your information from is stupid!

    They don't know sh%t about black skin...
  • Dec 31, 2005, 02:18 PM
    gold3509
    Spyyder
    I never said I didn't use it silly goose!! :p this site is basically for people of color. I thought people like you go to tanning forum to talk about tanning there skin to get a little darker. When posting your comment or answers on things you should say this is for fair skin people who want to remove freckles, sun spots that what people with your skin color use it for. From your picture you don't look like a mexican kid at all you look like a preppy white kid.

    So you are assuming there are nothing but fair skin people on this forum you are so wrong many of us on this forum are african american.
  • Dec 31, 2005, 10:02 PM
    jacki1982
    What are possible side effects of hydroquinone? It's only found in what cream?
  • Jan 3, 2006, 11:18 PM
    gold3509
    I agree hydroquinone is not for everybody but everyone is not effected by it. It's like eating pizza if your allergic to pizza you don't eat it anymore. If your allergic to foundation you don't put it on any more.

    I been taking my L-gluthanione for almost a month now.. I wondering if it starting to work cause my face looks lighter than it ever has. I been using the lighting cream and taking the L-gluthanione. I been using the same skin cream for months before taking the L-gluthanione and my skin didn't get as light as it is now. So I am thinking the L-gluthanione is working but works better when using a lighting cream with it. The skin on my body is still the same color which I don't like I guess cause I don't put the lighting cream on my body. So I need to find a skin cream for my body. If anybody can recommend some good soap and cream to use that would help please tell me.?

    I also heard that it is harder to lighten the body cause the skin is thicker..
  • Jan 4, 2006, 12:25 PM
    Lady C
    Congrats! Gold,

    I use hypercreme on my body. I've managed to lighten my body by 3 shades but lost the results due to it being expensive to maintain so now I'm brown again. I've started lightening again with makari whitening soap and hypercreme that's what lighten me before, just need to maintain the results... where do you buy your l-gluthione from? What sort of complexion do you have now, is it natural looking?
  • Jan 4, 2006, 02:04 PM
    gold3509
    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Lady C
    congrats! gold,

    i use hypercreme on my body. I've managed to lighten my body by 3 shades but lost the results due to it being expensive to maintain so now i'm brown again. I've started lightening again with makari whitening soap and hypercreme that's what lighten me before, just need to maintain the results...where do you buy your l-gluthione from? what sort of complexion do you have now, is it natural looking?


    I got my L-gluthione from Prism medical.com my natural complexion is brown but now it carmel color complexion yes it looks natural looking.. as a kid growing up my complexion was a carmel complexion but as I got older my skin got darker. So now I have the complexion back that I had as a kid.

    Where do you buy your hypercreme for the body from? it just looks weird to have light face with dark hands when I put my hands to my face you see two different skin tone my face is light my hands is dark.. so I need something to help me lighten my body out too to match my face.

    Thanks for your reply Lady C
  • Jan 5, 2006, 11:31 AM
    gold3509
    Skin white
    Hey skinwhite

    Thanks for the information I'll check it out.. thanks a lot!!


    I live in the U.S.

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