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Originally Posted by gloomy123

I just don't want to talk about it anymoore i just thought i would let you all know what had happen to me so that it won't happen to you.

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I'm so sorry to hear about what happened to you.
I also think you are right. Monobenzone at 20% is a bit too high! Lightening skin should be gradual. If anyone desperately wants to use mono then start at a weaker strength.

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Originally Posted by Emily Jordan

This is for Vahid and all you other vain people out there thinking about using Benoquin, even if you do not need it.

I have used this drug from the minute it became available and it has been the right choice for me.

BUT and a very big but is that this should not be used by people who do not need it. I started having Vitiligo at 11. It may have stayed as a little white patch on my eyelids and may be I would have some white "moles" here and there if it was left alone. However, my parents were very diligent in trying to get the best trestments for me which meant using any god forbidden junk, from the most advanced pills recommended by the doctors to applying nathropathic creams no short of witchcraft.
One particular treatment required me to take some (now illegal and off the market) pills which would sensitize me to the ultra viloet rays of the sun and then I had to spend up to an hour under the sun or under special tanning lapms during the winter. One day I fell sleep and spent 15 minutes extra under the sun: I developed third degree burns on my arms and most of my face. When the burns cleared I never got the colour back. Any trauma to the skin rubs it of its colour and the patches will then spread.

By the time Benoquin was developed I had milky patches on over 70% of my body. I was 19. The use of benoquin helped me get my face back, not having to use heavy creams or cringe every time I saw a picture of myself.

BUT the use of Benoquin is not for every one: specailly for people who have normal skin and want to lighten it. First of all why lighten your skin, it does not change who you are. You can not de-ethnicize yourself, like Vahid. You will be Vahid, white or brown or black or red. If you do not like your self with this colour, you will not like yourself with white face as well. Furthermore, doesn't this feed into the stereotype of the "White" race being the dominant race, being the measure of beauty?

Have you guys considered the downside?

I use the highest SPF sunscreen and still burn. I love the sun and swimming, I go to the tropics twice a year and I am the only one by the pool who will be wearing a large hat, sunproof shirt over my bathing suit and towels draped over my legs if I have to sit by the pool more than 5 minutes. And you know what I can still burn: in stupid place like the back of your knee when it hurts like hell to even sit bending your leg. How about having to use sunscreen year-round? I can burn in the cloudy weather worse than in the sun! Attractive huh???

I was in Alaska in Sep 07. On a rare sunny day, I was swimming in the cruise ship's covered pool when they opened the top. I did not even feel the sun on my body but the next day I developed fine freckle like pigmentation all over my hands and arms, on my chest and one large one under one eye. I live in Canada and in the past few years you could get Benoquin without prescription. My dermatologist told me to use Benoquin again. I used up a half tube I had left but when I tried to buy new ones, I was told it was discontinued, Possibly due to mis-use by "skin-lighteners". My doctor has prescribed Lustra-AF. This is the correct cream to use if you are trying to lighten your skin a little and get rid of some spots. I still have not been able to get rid of my "Freckles".

Also be aware that any burnt part of skin that develops the pigment again is usually darker than your normal skin and is very resistant to lightening again, even with Benoquin.

Also use of beoquin may mean that you may get patches of white hair in the middle of your eye brow, lashes, hair, or even body hair for men. How would you like to have white chest and pubic hair to match that fair skin??? Not very sexy.

Most important of all the risk of skin cancer is quite serious. Understand this: YOU HAVE NO PROTECTION IN YOUR SKIN. Fair people have colour and melatonin, just less of it. Albinos and people with vitiligo have none.

Why would you want to reproduce a disease is beyond me.

Do not do this if you do not have to. I love this drug. It was my life saver. But I would gladly do anything to reverse the clock and to get my natural colour back. Sadly I do not even know what it is not to have Vitiligo. I have had it for 28 years and my non-colour complexion is a part of who I am. It is a part of the story of my life. It does not have to be a part of yours. It does not have to define who you are.

Like yourself as you are. If you do not like your self in the skin you are in, how can you like yourself in any other colour? After all it IS only skin deep. Self reliance is the most attractive trait. It trumps every physical characteristic. Try to get some of that and nothing else will matter.

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Hi, I was reading you message, it seemsto be true but I really want to lighten my skin correctly. Do you have any advice. Tell me more about Lustra AF. Is it strong
Look forward to talking

Never used anthing other than monobenzone in lotion and that's it.for 1yr. I just know that I'm through with monobenzone. Sorry I every heard of it.my co-workers look at me funny. Asking everybody else except me about what happen to her skin? And just get stared at all the time that's hard for me. Honestly I can't deal with it.

Gloomy there is always a new beginning. I don't know whaht was your previous colour

If you were asian, then I can thoroughly understand your condition, I suggest leave that place and start altogether from a new place, new people, new job

Mono_atten : sorry to ask you again but can you say exactly what percentages mono you and lovie used and what's vahid is using now

You know guys, I had 1 bollywood movie offer, not lead but a side role, by hearing gloomy, I think I should now stay where I am and concentrate on my work rather than skin whitening

All add me on Yahoo messenger : [email protected] Its more comfortable 2 talk there. Thanks

What's a good percentage of mono to start using, and what sort of results can be expected/how long will it take to acieve them?

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Whats a good percentage of mono to start off using, and what sort of results can be expected/how long will it take to acieve them?

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Before you think about using monobenzone, ask yourself how many shades lighter do you want to go? Do you want to be white? Will it suit you? And if monobenzone doesn't give you the desired result and ends up as a disaster, would you be able to cope with the irreversible result? Do you want to use it knowing that there is a risk that things might not turn out the way you wanted it to?

If you want to go a few shades lighter then use products containing kojic acid, arbutin, licorice, mulberry and so on.

If you want to go white then fair enough, use monobenzone. Use a low strength, lets say start at 3-5%? The results should be gradual with it. Anything as high as 15-20 could give faster results but then there is a high risk it might give you white streaks/spots or a more unpleasant result. So just be patient with the low strength and see how it goes.

Good luck.

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Originally Posted by PunkChic

Before you think about using monobenzone, ask yourself how many shades lighter do you want to go? Do you want to be white? Will it suit you? And if monobenzone doesn't give you the desired result and ends up as a disaster, would you be able to cope with the irreversible result? Do you want to use it knowing that there is a risk that things might not turn out the way you wanted it to?

If you want to go a few shades lighter then use products containing kojic acid, arbutin, licorice, mulberry and so on.

If you want to go white then fair enough, use monobenzone. Use a low strength, lets say start at 3-5%? The results should be gradual with it. Anything as high as 15-20 could give faster results but then there is a high risk it might give you white streaks/spots or a more unpleasant result. So just be patient with the low strength and see how it goes.

Good luck.

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I think Punkchic has given really good advice here, the idea of using monobenzone sounds crazy to most because of its high risk factors , but if you are really stubborn and do want to use it then always start with a low % of mono as the higher % you take the more likely you could ruin your skin. You've probably heard that 20% of mono is right to lighten the skin in a few months , but this is only advice for people with Vitiligo, as they need quick results to match the unpigmented areas of their body. There is no advice for the non-vitiligo consumer, because most dermatologists will refuse to help. Which leaves random people you don't know who are willing to take the chance and risk and then give their experiences of it, but remember the effect of monobenzone is different with everyone.

Monobenzone was discovered in the 1930's by workers who were wearing gloves that contained monobenzone, after some time they satrted noticing lost pigment in their hands. Then it was used from the 1940's to 1950's to treat hyperpigmentation and was generally successful, but later they discovered that with some patients certain areas that were not treated were losing pigmentation, which lead to the discovery that applying it to one part (face) would work into the system and lighten maybe your left arm , or chest, and this kind of risk in the medical world is considered exremely harmful. I have access to medical Journals as I work in a university and I have read quite a lot now on it and learnt a few new things. Again it all comes down to whether you are willing to take the risk

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Originally Posted by mellowkat

o now that makes sense for the price

if i do try mono it will be this one because your color looks so natural

how long did it take for you to see results ?

are you still using mono ?

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Hi, I'm asking for your help with mono, I believe I came across the same website for
Mono costing 1500 but I'm not sure
I have qustions for you just like you had for Lovei. Are you willing to help me.
How is mono coming along for you. And how did you get a sample before spending 1500
Do you have any pictures
Look forward to talking

1500 USD? That's LAME.. I would never pay 1500USD for 1kg.. I am shocked

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Originally Posted by gloomy123

never used anthing other than monobenzone in lotion and that's it.for 1yr. i just know that i'm thru with monobenzone. sorry i every heard of it.my co-workers look at me funny. asking everybody else except me about what happen to her skin? and just get stared at all the time that's hard for me. honestly i can't deal with it.

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Well first of all.. That is a possibility that MAYBE given your body and how it works etc one may receive a bad reaction to mono, which I would say are in rare cases.

My skin wasn't that dark to begin with, and I don't always apply it. Sometimes I can't be bothered. Which may be one of the reasons my mono is completely even.. but then again I think it's just not that bad at all.

I think..

MONO WORKS!

Vahid.

Also hey lovie1 I just received my order of glutathione pills, I got Dr James, and Kirkland Vit C, and Kojic Soap. Kojic soap is beautiful.. smells like oranges and is so soapy and luxurious. I bought my products for a really good price from SIMPLY TRADING . They were checked by customs which took a little while but eventually I got them and Im very happy. Shoud help increase my health and beauty and make the whitenning process quicker!!

ALL HAIL MONO!! Hahaha.

Vahid.

Vahid I'm not sure if gloomy is really fake , because her symptoms sound very real, if it was that safe then lots of people would be using this for skin whitening, but it isn't , it has many dangers. Also some people have been known to have even whitening for up to 2 years, then all of a sudden the pigment start to come back , and much faster causing hyperpigmentation.

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Vahid I'm not sure if gloomy is really fake , because her symptoms sound very real, if it was that safe then lots of people would be using this for skin whitening, but it isn't , it has many dangers. Also some people have been known to have even whitening for up to 2 years, then all of a sudden the pigment start to come back , and much faster causing hyperpigmentation.

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All right mg you're right.. I don't want to throw accusations so I edited it out of my post.

x Vahid.

Non caucasian skin is very sensitive especially if it's very dark , all non caucations are not good candidate for a lot of skin treatments like laser, you have to be extra careful with it, if you irritate the melanan aggressively it will react by darkening and other undesirable conditons, you have to go very gentle with it.
If you make melanan suddenly mad it will make you more madder, the more darker you are the more gently you have to go on it

My intention was to never try to scare anyone or rain on their parade . I just wanted to share what I'm going through this very moment. So at least if you see some of the signs that I have you can have a chance to stop while it's still early. (that is IF you see the same signs) What I have going onwith me right now I would'nt wish on my worst enemy.

I'm not here to tell anyone what not to use. And for the person that ask me about depigmenting all the way I Can't. I mean it. Hell I don't know like I'm stuck. All I know is I won't ever use it again. And hopefully the plasic sugeon in New York can help me (once I get the money together),

I used to be pretty. Summers coming and I'm in a bad shape. So now I go to figure out something.

What kind of surgery is that?
Again, how disfigured? If you have loss of Melanin(patches) how the doctors are going to restore that?
What is the percentage?and how did you use it?

I heard about this one person, who didn't have vitiligo and was using 50% monobenzone twice everyday, for 1 year, then started reacting in bad ways , by getting huge white marks all over face and body, now there's nothing he can do. Well I think this is crazy, and there are a lot of people who are not that sensible and use this stuff without really knowing the dangers. You should try to read as much as you can on it, and then go with an extremely low % , it's the logical thing to do.

Gloomy, can you you elaborate more about how disfigured you are?

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What kind of surgery is that?
Again, how disfigured? if you have loss of Melanin(patches) how the doctors are going to restore that?
what is the percentage?and how did you use it?

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I used 20% as I said before (on my previous post) and The doctor and I talked of skin grafts. Which will be time consuming. As well as a possible rejection of the grafted skin in a foreign spot. Again it is costly.

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Originally Posted by muna

Gloomy, can you you elaborate more about how disfigured you are?

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If you go and read my post title (monobenzone has messd my skin up you will see what I said) I have raw pink and very dark patches allover my face, arms, neck, legs , cheast.) that's how extensive it is.

Sorry, did not follow your posts, why don't you depig all the way? It is cheaper.
What is your original skin color? Have you used the cream or the powder?

For any one this page might help
http://www.freewebs.com/monobenzone/...nearticles.htm

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Originally Posted by mgfusion

I think Punkchic has given really good advice here, the idea of using monobenzone sounds crazy to most because of its high risk factors , but if you are really stubborn and do want to use it then always start with a low % of mono as the higher % you take the more likely you could ruin your skin. You've probably heard that 20% of mono is right to lighten the skin in a few months , but this is only advice for people with Vitiligo, as they need quick results to match the unpigmented areas of their body. there is no advice for the non-vitiligo consumer, becuase most dermatologists will refuse to help. which leaves random people you dont know who are willing to take the chance and risk and then give their experiences of it, but remember the effect of monobenzone is different with everyone.

Monobenzone was discovered in the 1930's by workers who were wearing gloves that contained monobenzone, after some time they satrted noticing lost pigment in their hands. Then it was used from the 1940's to 1950's to treat hyperpigmentation and was generally successfull, but later they discovered that with some patients certain areas that were not treated were loosing pigmentation, which lead to the discovery that applying it to one part (face) would work into the system and lighten maybe your left arm , or chest, and this kind of risk in the medical world is considered exremely harmful. I have access to medical Journals as I work in a university and i have read quite a lot now on it and learnt a few new things. again it all comes down to whether you are willing to take the risk

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Thanks for the history of monobenzone. :)
Yes exactly. That is why I do not advise people to use monobenzone as I'm sure if they got bad results they would not be able to cope with it.
Plus there is a risk.
But if someone is desperate to use monobenzone then yeah perhaps start at a low percentage. :)

My dark neck faded out so beautifully.. I had a really dark neck.. now its gone.. I'm happy..

Muna Im going to take our dicussion here so it helpful to other members. You were right about Isoprpyl, it is not very good or effective to be mixed with Mono. But you can't buy Ethanol here. I called up a phramacist and he instructed that instead I can use Methylated Spirits (which you can buy very cheeply in supermarkets). I have discovered that disolving mono brings allot more potency and effectiveness. And I shall use it on my next batch.

Thank you for your help Muna, if it wasn't for you, I would have used the harmful Isoprpyl to mix my next batch.

Yes, Isoprpyl is not for preparations. Methanol is also called methyl alcohol.
There're other alcohol for dissolving like dichloromethane or chloroform or ether etc.
You can these people where to get it What is methanol used for? - Drugs - DoctorNDTV
Or you can Google it, there a lot of Chinese web sites are selling it
You might mix it with hand sanitizer, it has ethanol.
Vahid, you are a very cute boy,

I use spirit 90% in my mono cream.. bought it from the pharmacy.. its actually to disinfect wounds

Gloomy , You said that you used mono for 1 year, can you please tell me did you apply it 1 times or to a day, to face, body or both , please describe in detail the pattern of application.

Thanks

What do you guys think 3% monobenzone will do?

Hi, I'm Marie and I'm a new here. I've been using lighteners creams for over 20 yrs. I'm African American with very dark skin. I never had a problem with my complexion until I was 8 yrs old at my family gathering. I can still remember my cousins saying " look at Marie how ugly she is" "She is so black! They loved my younger sister who was a few shades lighter than me. I felt so awful about my skin color but at that age what can you do about it... My father use to tell me I was a very back baby. What a thing to say to a child in a way to make you feel bad about yourself.

Going to elementary school I didn't have any friends. HIgh school I had 3 girl friends I would hang out with because we had the same complexion.

At age 17 I had a boyfriend and he was light skinned. I got pregnant and had his child. I be;believed he did loved me but he never married me. We broke up when our baby was only 2. I got a job at a nursing home and there is where I met yemi a Nigerian women with light skin. She befriended me and she would come to my house. She noticed I had bad acne problem and dark spots on my face from the acne. She said I know what you can do about the dar spots and made a cream solution for me. Within a Month my dark spots were gone and My face became 5 shades lighter. I asked her to make a big container for me so I can use it on my whole body. She then told me she use the sane thing and that her skin color wasn't really her true shade of color. I was shocked when she showed photos of what she really look like. She was darker than my original color. That's how I got started with very strong lightener creams from Nigeria and until this day I can't stop using them. The only problem is... They are not working for me anymore. I'm not back to my original skin color and hiding from the world. I've been home on sick leave from work for a month now. I'm afraid once they see me they will be shock as to how dark I am. I don't know what to do. I feel desperate about my my own life right about now
I was searching and searching on web and found this webpage. I'm feeling a little hopeful about lightening my skin permenate after reading about everyone's experiences with mono cream. Does it really work? Is it permanent?

HELP!

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well said:) everybody skin and the experience that one might go thru is diffrent from one person to the next.

hey guys do you remember the brighter skin forum it was this african american girl on there ( named latoya) that used monobenzone she used it for over 3yrs before she completely depigmented . granted that that was not her original goal..

also the pakastain guy on there( named sam) used mono for a little over 2yrs and he was depigmented. and he did'nt look like micheal jackson:p :p :p so it varies from person to person.

the experince that are testified here are only individual of that person using it.

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Yes i remember that forum the brighter skin forum... i was a member of that one too! Rather i signed up like this one.. wow that was a while ago...

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Originally Posted by muna

Yes, Isoprpyl is not for preparations. Methanol is also called methyl alcohol.
There're other alcohol for dissolving like dichloromethane or chloroform or ether etc.
You can these people where to get it What is methanol used for? - Drugs - DoctorNDTV
or you can google it, there a lot of Chinese web sites are selling it
you might mix it with hand sanitizer, it has ethanol.
Vahid, you are a very cute boy,

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MUNA!!

I mixed my monobenzone with methlyated spirits and a BIG difference.. the cream is now smooth, it never was before, and I'm hopeing it will work better too. Damn I wasted my last two batches, oh well.. it's allot better now.. and it even feels less stingy on my sensitive parts. The ethanol in meth (its 95% ethanol) completely or almost completely dissolved it. Im so happy now! Damn I just can't wait to see the effects of it. :)

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Hi, I'm Marie and I'm a new here. I've been using lighteners creams for over 20 yrs. I'm African American with very dark skin. I never had a problem with my complexion until I was 8 yrs old at my family gathering. I can still remember my cousins saying " look at Marie how ugly she is" "She is so black! They loved my younger sister who was a few shades lighter than me. I felt so awful about my skin color but at that age what can you do about it... My father use to tell me I was a very back baby. What a thing to say to a child in a way to make you feel bad about yourself.

Going to elementary school I didn't have any friends. hIgh school I had 3 girl friends I would hang out with because we had the same complexion.

At age 17 I had a boyfriend and he was light skinned. I got pregnant and had his child. I be;believed he did loved me but he never married me. We broke up when our baby was only 2. I got a job at a nursing home and there is where I met yemi a Nigerian women with light skin. She befriended me and she would come to my house. She noticed I had bad acne problem and dark spots on my face from the acne. she said I know what you can do about the dar spots and made a cream solution for me. within a Month my dark spots were gone and My face became 5 shades lighter. I asked her to make a big container for me so I can use it on my whole body. She then told me she use the sane thing and that her skin color wasn't really her true shade of color. I was shocked when she showed photos of what she really look like. She was darker than my original color. That's how I got started with very strong lightener creams from Nigeria and til this day I can't stop using them. The only problem is... They are not working for me anymore. I'm not back to my original skin color and hiding from the world. I've been home on sick leave from work for a month now. I'm afraid once they see me they will be shock as to how dark I am. I don't know what to do. I feel desperate about my my own life right about now
I was searching and searching on web and found this webpage. I'm feeling a little hopeful about lightening my skin permenate after reading about everyone's experiences with mono cream. Does it really work? Is it permanent?

HELP!

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Hey.. yes monobenzone works! 100% it does.. but it takes time..

Plus your skin will be more sensetive to sun.. . so you have to use sunscreen when you go out..


I think this really sucks.. I love how mono lightened my skin so far.. it is gradual.. I am pleased with the result..

I told my friends about my lightening issue.. they were so shocked.. remember what it can does to your skin.. it removes melanin.. melanin is so important for us.. to protect us from the sun..

So there are always side effects.. I in love to go out with friends.. I enjoy swimming.. I have NO idea if I will be able to do that stuff again.. you will never get a tan anymore.. you become red instead of a tan..

Is that what we all want? I don't think so.. there is so much to see and explore in life..

I don't want to completely remove melanin from my skin.. this will be hard.. I want a lighter skin.. so if you use a low % of mono.. you probably become few shades lighter.. but if you don`t pay attention.. you will get blotches.. and then you have to go the EXTREME WAY..



I can see that my ellbows are getting lighter each day..


I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE AFTER I LIGHTENED MY WHOLE BODY..

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hey.. yes monobenzone works! 100% it does.. but it takes time..

plus your skin will be more sensetive to sun.. ..so you have to use sunscreen when you go out..


i think this really sucks.. i love how mono lightened my skin so far.. it is gradual.. i am pleased with the result..

i told my friends about my lightening issue.. they were so shocked.. remember what it can does to your skin.. it removes melanin.. melanin is so important for us.. to protect us from the sun..

so there are always side effects.. i in love to go out with friends.. i enjoy swimming.. i have NO idea if i will be able to do that stuff again.. you will never get a tan anymore..you become red instead of a tan..

is that what we all want? i dont think so.. there is so much to see and explore in life..

i dont want to completely remove melanin from my skin..this will be hard.. i want a lighter skin.. so if you use a low % of mono..you probably become few shades lighter.. but if you don`t pay attention.. you will get blotches.. and then you have to go the EXTREME WAY..



i can see that my ellbows are gettin lighter each day..


I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE AFTER I LIGHTENED MY WHOLE BODY..

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Thank you - Monobenzone_attention for your response.

I don't know where to begin to start looking for the real mono cream. I've been to 2 dermatologist in the past and both refused to perscribe mono for me. They tell me it's only for people with vitiligo. I'm nnot a chemist so, I really don't want to experience with mixing raw materials. I might blow up my nieghborhood. I want to use a strong solution cream because I've been using hydroquinone for over 20 years to lighten my skin.

Any suggestions out there?

Thanks in advance.

Marie

where do you live applebeee? If you don't mind asking =)

Monobenzone - Kosmix Topic Page - Medical Information for Monobenzone

Is this what you want?

Monobenzone - Kosmix Topic Page - Medical Information for Monobenzone

How about this?

Monobenzone - Kosmix Topic Page - Medical Information for Monobenzone

Or this? If you are willing to look like this all in the name of white skin . Then by all means go ahead.

You need to think very carefully about using monobenzone.
Seriously, do you want to remain sensitive to the sun for the rest of your life?? It depigments the skin meaning you will have NO MELANIN! And we have melanin to protect us from the sun. Sunscreen will not help much. You will have to avoid the sun as often as you can!