Ask Me Help Desk - African American People

Try benzyl arbutin between 5% and 20% you can buy it from herbalinn.com there fairness cream or depig,com

Let me give you all the secret of lightening your skin to up to 3-4 shades.
1st of all, am using herbalinn cream mixed with topifram cream not the tube one(the one in eye drop kind of container). When you start it, use morning and night for 4 weeks to get to 1 to 2 shade lighter then used only night afterward. Use nur76 lightening cream in the morning and you will get quick and fast result and it looks so natural . Creams work but too much on skin makes it uneven so you have to give your skin break atimes. Once in a while leave your skin for at least 4 day without applying any of it just normal mosturizer and then go back to the step for another 3 weeks and you will see a great result.

Chao and good luck all. This is what am using right now

Hey I read on one forum that you can order 10% hydroqinone from a European site. I've been searching for weeks and I canot find it anywhere. Does anyone know where you can order hydroqinone in a higher strength than what's available over the counter without going to a dermatologist?

Isn't that illegal 2 have in the uk?

Well Maybe in the UK but I'm in the US and no its not here

And I found the answer to my question...

Have you guys ever used "palmer's fade cream" ? I just started using. One of my friends recommended that. I am from India and my skin is dark brown. I want to go about 2 shades lighter. Please help me

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Originally Posted by almondeyes

And I found the answer to my question...

Hello, how are you? I would like to know if you were able to find/purchase the 10% hydroquinone cream and if so can you give me that information.

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Originally Posted by nimmi

Have you guys ever used "palmer's fade cream" ? I just started using. One of my friends recommended that. I am from India and my skin is dark brown. I want to go about 2 shades lighter. Please help me

I have been using palmers for about 1 week now and my skin looks flawless.

Palmers what? I've bin using cocoa butter formaulae but I haven't seen a differnece from the 5 yrs I've bin using it
Xx

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Originally Posted by no1brownsugar

palmers wot? i've bin using cocoa butter formaulae but i havnt seen a differnece from the 5 yrs i've bin using it
xx

Palmers fade cream

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Originally Posted by pkennedy1990

My fellow Choctaw INDIANS tell me that that is probably why Black men can't keep their filthy sleazy hands off me, because I am, and look, Indian but they think all dark skin is "black" and thus, "theirs" to paw all over and never take NO for an answer...

That was a VERY insulting comment. I am african-american with these "sleazy" and "filthy" black men as brothers whom you categorize so casually. If your going to talk about hydroquione or whatever it is you use then talk about it and leave your prejudice comments for another topic.

Hydroquinone has been associated with thyroid, kidney and liver problems and other side effects. Be careful. There other ingredience that won't have side effects

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Originally Posted by realsweet

the 6% i got, like i said i dont want to advertise so if you want to know just send me an message or let me know and we can speak in private. Im a dark-skinned african american. not burnt. but i have a carribean/native american complexion I can't describe my complexion and compare it to a celeb because not alot of people have my complexion. my face has many different colors on it. very dark on my forehead and cheeks. when i was done with the 2oz cream for the face and neck were completely even from what i remember. The 6% that i used on my body lightened me really fast i saw a difference in a week. but i just started to use it again today so i have to start over and i look foward to the results. The 6% comes in 2oz and 4oz. i always order the 2oz because as u may imagine they are very expensive. As long as you dont over do the 2oz it prob last a month the 4oz maybe a little longer. I found out you can order there stuff over the phone..so if u are interested let me know. I also know of a skin spa in los angeles and the facial lightened me about 3 shades immediately. they have other locations in california and i think one in georgia. When you are ready...contact me

Hi! I just wanted to know where I could get 4% & 6% hydroquine over the phone? I would like to order it. Thanks-)

I couldn't get through to your private messages

[QUOTE=pkennedy1990]First of all, I am NATIVE AMERICAN. I only answer this because I get treated like "black" everywhere I go because my skin is dark. That is the ONLY reason. I actually have Native/Hispanic features. My fellow Choctaw INDIANS tell me that that is probably why Black men can't keep their filthy sleazy hands off me, because I am, and look, Indian but they think all dark skin is "black" and thus, "theirs" to paw all over and never take NO for an answer...

So, as someone who is sick and tired of being treated like something she is NOT everywhere I go, this stuff is worth it. Worth working my fingers to the bone for enough money to get more of it, that is.

For someone who is a dark-skinned Native American or Latina but who is OK with being treated like "African" instead with all the negative cultural assumptions that goes with all of that...

And as for "danger" - how can there be any danger factor associated with getting the "right" colour skin to get a job in the fields of Math, Science, Computers, or Law... a JOB that will pay for the insurance needed to go to the dermatologist for the SUNSCREEN that will be all you will really need for the rest of your life, anyway..

Wow, the answers to this topic were showing to be very helpful, until reaching your ignorant post... it was completely unnecessary for you to insult Black Men or people for that matter just to give an answer... and actually before you posted, someone had already given that same advice, so you could have left your insecure ignorant 2 cents to yourself! Also, maybe you should reflect on the REAL reason you're not getting the jobs you desire because you certainly don't sound educated, so go to school! Trust me, it pays off because I am a BLACK woman with a career in the field of LAW and according to your definition I'm not the "right" colour, lol... But, anyway enough of entertaining your ignorance, THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO REPLIED WITH Beneficial INFORMATION! I LOOK FORWARD TO TRYING SOME OF YOUR REGIMENS!

Ok, no-ONE should be using hydroquione higher than 2%.. Its not safe. There are other products that are natural, that will lighten your skin, may be not drastically, but enough to even out skin tone. Talk to your dermatologist about retinols, glycolic acid peels, botanical skin lighteners... and don't BUY FOREIGN products, that don't properly label there ingredients. Most of those creams contain mercury and steroids!

When something is banned in certain countries does not mean it is bad, Canada has the best health care for course no comparison between America and Canada especially in health care , Canada is the best and 4% Hydroquinone can be bought over the counter, so all the talk about it being bad is wrong, and the drugs legislations in every country is different but does not mean the drugs that are banned are bad it is just policy an money, if you read about DS it is not approved by the FDA just like millions of other good products that are banned or not approved while they are effective and by the way every one is saying now use Kojic, it is natural do not use HQ, there're a lot of studies out saying that Kojic acid might cause cancer so this catchy word (natural) is just over used and to tell you the truth I hate it I feel the seller always wants to deceive me when they say that, and all the products on TV by the way are not approved by the FDA not because they are all bad, it is just they don't want to spend a lot of money in searching to see if they're good or bad. And about HQ you just have to follow the instructions like other creams, do not use for a long time if you don't see results and if you do you just have to follow about when to use it and when not just like RetinA, you can not use RetinA all the 12 months of the year and using retinA and HQ by the way give the best results. Any whitening product when you stop the melanin will be soooo happy to come back so it is very natural to find yourself darker.

To pkennedy1990 I just pity you and will tell you just one thing black is black whether you are a black african, a black native american or a black indian plus I don't really understand which negative cultural assumptions you are talking about as a lot african have very good jobs compared to native american who have lost any credit to alcohol and are not very useful in the america`s economy or culture.

RECALL INFORMATION
Feb 13---Bio Claire recalls Natural Bio-vegetal Activator BODY LOTION---Ireland

Manufacturer: See Below

Product: Home

Start Date: 2009-02-13 End Date: 2009-03-13

Product: Lightening body lotion without hydroquinone – Natural Bio-vegetal Activator

Brand: Bio Claire

Type/number of model: P:05/08 E:05/11 082657 “S3”

Description: White 8” (200ml) high container with white screw-top lid.

Country of origin: Ivory Coast

Chemical

The product poses a chemical risk because it contains 0.06% of hydroquinone.

The product does not comply with the Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC.

Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers.

I had chemical peel done to remove moskitos bite while on vacation I don't know about it lightening the skin though

OTC
Dr. Palmers (minimal)
Ultra Glow(mininal)
Herbalinn fairness cream (not a scam, did work and brighten skin for two-weeks. Expensive with use, did not maintain)
Jiaoli(dark spots only)
20% monobenzone from .net (1st order worked great! But they ripped me off the second time I ordered by not sending it at all!)
Currently: dilluted 15% monobenzone

I know that a lot of people have tried mono and have had terrible results with it. I think most for the people are very dark to begin with and it irritates their skin. I am two shade lighter than Mariah Carey and I have had no problem. I had faint melasma and freckles that I am successfully lightening.
Yes there is great deal of peeling and effort, but if you aren't allergic or sensitive, and want it bad enough, you have to grin and bare.

Adding: sorry, obviously the only OTC creams were the Dr. Palmers and Ultra Glow.

I'm using a combination of monobenzone and HQ 20%, that has worked well for me

Lighterrr, do you think I should do Mono as well??

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Originally Posted by lighterrr

im using a combination of monobenzone and HQ 20%, that has worked well for me

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Originally Posted by pkennedy1990

First of all, I am NATIVE AMERICAN. I only answer this because I get treated like "black" everywhere I go because my skin is dark. That is the ONLY reason. I actually have Native/Hispanic features. My fellow Choctaw INDIANS tell me that that is probably why Black men can't keep their filthy sleazy hands off me, because I am, and look, Indian but they think all dark skin is "black" and thus, "theirs" to paw all over and never take NO for an answer...

Monobenzone works. The only problem is it is prohibitively EXPENSIVE. I got some, one little tube of it for about $80, the pharmacy took like three months to get it ordered (there is only one place in all of Canada and its counterpart in the States, that manufactures the stuff) and because of that horrendous price, I haven't been able to afford any more of it. It did, however, start to work, that much I can tell. I can also tell that if I had used like 40% or 60% concentration I would have seen more results even from that tiny little tube.

So, as someone who is sick and tired of being treated like something she is NOT everywhere I go, this stuff is worth it. Worth working my fingers to the bone for enough money to get more of it, that is.

For someone who is a dark-skinned Native American or Latina but who is OK with being treated like "African" instead with all the negative cultural assumptions that goes with all of that, then, no, Monobenzone would not be worth it.

And as for "danger" - how can there be any danger factor associated with getting the "right" colour skin to get a job in the fields of Math, Science, Computers, or Law...a JOB that will pay for the insurance needed to go to the dermatologist for the SUNSCREEN that will be all you will really need for the rest of your life, anyway....!

All this depends on why you need lighter skin. If you are Native or Latina and OK with being treated like something you are culturally and ethnically NOT, with all the negative implications that always go with it, then, use Hydroquinone or Kojic Acid or something weaker.

If you are being treated like crap and not getting the job you'd like, it isn't your skin color, it's YOU! I know plenty of dark black people with good paying jobs and healthy fulfilling lives. Perhaps your lack of intelligence and crappy attitude is what's keeping you back in life. I'm brown and VERY happy, sucks to be you I guess.:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by makesence

pkennedy1990, you must really feel highly of yourself, what makes you think that there is a positive outlook on Native Americans, afterall you are drunks and could not even hold on to you own land! What makes you think that black men want you, this must be a desire of yours, because I don't know many black men that like Native American women, maybe Latin American women, but not native american women, as far as I know native americans are not attractive at all. So maybe your problem is not that you are dark, but because you are just plain unattractive, I think maybe you should also consider plastic surgery while you are working on the "perfect skin color", because if you are light and ugly, it means nothing.
Oh and by the way I am a beautiful, proud black women with a great job, and Oh by the way, maybe you should stop drinking and get an education, then maybe, you will get that job in Math, Science, Computers, or Law.. and as for being treated like "African," I would rather be treated that way, then like a "Native," and also, don't put yourself in the category of latinos, because they are naturally beautiful no matter what shade they are.

I'm rethinking sharing any knowledge on this board. This is unacceptable. Why try to offend an entire group of people to get your point across? The person who posted that atrocity above is just one person with a screwed up mindset and doesn't speak for ALL Natives. To make ugly remarks about an entire group of people based on one loser is wrong, period.

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Originally Posted by toofrank

If you are being treated like crap and not getting the job you'd like, it isn't your skin color, it's YOU! I know plenty of dark black people with good paying jobs and healthy fulfilling lives. Perhaps your lack of intelligence and crappy attitude is what's keeping you back in life. I'm brown and VERY happy, sucks to be you I guess.:rolleyes:

SERIOUSLY! Look at the way she sounds when she talks! Obnoxious...

Can you please email the information to me... I'm african american and very interested.

Thank you,

Karen

[email protected]

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Originally Posted by luscious leo

seriously! Look at the way she sounds when she talks! Obnoxious....

Lmao

SO SEXY Don't DO MONO, use HQ it works best and you won't end up with white spots

tootie I have used this regimin and it worked well for me

1.) kojic acid soap wash body 2X daily
2.) hq 20% mixed with movate used for 2 weeks got 2 shades lighter from usage
3.) continued with hq 20% till I reached my desired colour

I now maintain my colour by using

1.) hq 5% 3 times a week
2.) retina cream apply twice daily
3.) take vitamin c and gluthathione pills

may try injections but have not worked up the courage to do so yet

good luck

Hq from mono.net do not work... dont get duped by sellers!

So sad how someone can market mono as the best thing she's ever used with no problems when everyone else was having disfigured skin.. and then when mono.net comes out wit hq.. now all of a sudden mono's bad and hq's the best thing ever.. seriously sad...

Don't GET DUPED PEOPLE..!

I have used hq FROM MONO.NET and I can guarantee you that it doesn't work.. its not real hq!

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Originally Posted by chandani

I have used hq FROM MONO.NET and i can guarentee you that it doesnt work..its not real hq !!

Disagree

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Originally Posted by lighterrr

disagree

I am a Kelly Roland complexion... would this work for me or would it just be weird?

I am a newbie... I am researching brightners, lightners, whiteners... initially due to the scarring form my acne & the bill.

Blackskin, I can only let you know what has worked for me, I have used highb hq with really good results, I of course used a whitening soap in combination with the cream, now to maintain my colour I still use hq a few times weekly with retin a and whitening pills

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Originally Posted by chandani

I have used hq FROM MONO.NET and i can guarentee you that it doesnt work..its not real hq !!

Chandani, can I ask you what works for you?

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Originally Posted by lighterrr

blackskin, i can only let you know what has worked for me, i have used highb hq with really good results, i of course used a whitening soap in combination with the cream, now to maintain my colour i still use hq a few times weekly with retin a and whitening pills

Lighterrr... I DO appreciate you.Thank you!

Can I ask you the product names.

I am not familiar w/ the dialog/ terms...
What is 'Highb' & what pills are safe to use(the name of the pills) if you would please.

Hey if you are looking to make African american friend around the world.. where can I go my friend suggested african america friends

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hey if you are looking to make African american friend around the world..where can I go my friend suggested african america friends

Ummm what:eek:

Lol @ lighterrr