Ask Me Help Desk - Will Hydroquinone Work? What %

Actually hydroquinone is not recommanded at all. That is why it is banned in Ireland and the UK.
You can get better results without burning your skin with natural extracts plants lotion and creams such as, Makari, QEI+ and 55H+
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Originally Posted by lisaMitchell

actually hydroquinone is not recommanded at all. That is why it is banned in Ireland and the UK.
You can get better results without burning your skin with natural extracts plants lotion and creams such as, Makari, QEI+ and 55H+
you can see them at Ebony Beauty Fashion - Wigs, Weaves, Skin & Hair Care

Your about to get banned..

Let me start by saying I have been hydro girl for like 7 yrs but only on the 2% level, so I'm an avid user. But I'm new to the 4% game so I obtained a perscpt from my derm for hydro 4%, betamethasone & alamactin. So I started using twice a day w a retin a and I burned my skin on my arm, lol. But I know where I went wrong, I used retin a on my face but I began w an every other day use then advance to everyday when I saw that I didn't need it everyday and went back to every other day, which is what I should've done with my hydro, retin a usage. On top of that I'd scrub my skin thinking that was the best thing to get rid of my peeling skin but it only aided in helping the hydro and retin a penetrate deeper but not letting my skin heal or recover before I cover my skin with more product. Over usage or as my grandmother would say,"Being fast and grown," I burnt my skin but, "When you know better, you do better." So I took a week off and went back to my regular 2% mixture while on hiatus from the more potent 4% retin a. My skin healed so now I 4% & retin a every other day but only at night and I 2% everyday and my skin has gotten better and lighter. I hope I didn't bore anyone my apologies just thought I'd share my journey.

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Originally Posted by slimgoody

Let me start by saying I have been hydro girl for like 7 yrs but only on the 2% level, so I'm an avid user. But I'm new to the 4% game so I obtained a perscpt from my derm for hydro 4%, betamethasone & alamactin. So I started using twice a day w a retin a and I burned my skin on my arm, lol. But I know where I went wrong, I used retin a on my face but I began w an every other day use then advance to everyday when I saw that I didnt need it everyday and went back to every other day, which is what I should've done with my hydro, retin a usage. On top of that I'd scrub my skin thinking that was the best thing to get rid of my peeling skin but it only aided in helping the hydro and retin a penetrate deeper but not letting my skin heal or recover before I cover my skin with more product. Over usage or as my grandmother would say,"Being fast and grown," I burnt my skin but, "When you know better, you do better." So I took a week off and went back to my regular 2% mixture while on hiatus from the more potent 4% retin a. My skin healed so now I 4% & retin a every other day but only at night and I 2% everyday and my skin has gotten better and lighter. I hope I didn't bore anyone my apologies just thought I'd share my journey.

Thank you for sharing

Yes, thanks Slimgoody. Did your derm suggest how long to use the 4% hq (weeks, months, more)?

No my derm didn't suggest how long I should use the 4% but frm what I've read frm other posts I won't use for more than six months then I'll break and resume thereafter... but I will ask, I have to refill my perscpt and get bk w the answer ttys

Use ambi fade cream it has 2%hydroq... it takes almost 2 weeks to lighten(bleach) your skin. And its 5$