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Posted: Friday November 26th, 2004 20:46 |
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Just wanted to know what people's views were on skin bleaching products. There is widespread disapproval of the use of skin bleaching creams so I wanted to know why. I dont believe that bleaching skin merely for beauty reasons can be justified, only in cases of where the person may need it for medical reasons or for resons affecting their quality of life. Reasons why I am interested is because I have a problem patch on my face that could do with lightening, yes its seriously affecting my life and I have spent a fortune on non-hydroquinone based proucts without any luck. Ive been told that laser treatments make the skin white (i have dark skin) compared to lighter so wouldn't be suitable. If anyone knows of any other form of treatments they would recommend, would be greatly appreciated otherwise it looks like me and hydroquinone would have to become aquainted. 
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Posted: Friday November 26th, 2004 22:40 |
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I would say no to hydroquinone...
a)damages melanin production and reduces your protection from the sun
b)you would have to wear sunblock for life to prevent the area from redarkening...
it is a life long commitment...
and you will end up damaging your skin...
do not do anything at home...
if you are really concerned you can always see a plastic surgeon/ or GP for safer alternatives...
or
their is something you can buy from a company called skin culture...
it does not lighten the skin or as damaging as hydroquinone...but it may help to even out your skin tone...
http://www.skinculture.com
good luck and I understand what it feels like as I had a facial scar which has now gone which made me feel uncomfortable...but please do not bleach...you can even increase your chances of developing skin cancer...and you are poisening your body at the same time...
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Posted: Friday November 26th, 2004 23:27 |
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| I have dark marks over my body due to eczema, they look unsightly but I would never use skin bleaching cream. People may stare but I don't give a sh*t, if their brave enough to ask me what it is then I will tell them straight. Any excuse for using skin bleaching products is a lame excuse in my opinion. If ur so worried about this patch why don't u see a skin specialist? They will test it to see exactly what it is, then work out a treatment for u.
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Posted: Sunday December 26th, 2004 20:24 |
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| I have a very bad skin complexion and use a lightner on some parts of my face and neck. I use the new Neutrogena Soy skin lightening cleanser etc. It works well for me. You should try it. I feel you on the lightener because, I am "yellow" but have very dark spots on alot of parts of my body. They are embarassing. I just want to be all one color whether it is getting an even tan or lightening my skin to an even tone. Attachment: animalprint_leopard.jpg (Downloaded 609 times) Last edited on Sunday December 26th, 2004 20:25 by blaqguh
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Posted: Monday December 27th, 2004 00:33 |
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| i think it's fine to get rid of unslightly blotches and blemishes...I know I had horrible skin because of breakouts...and i use to pick them so I had blemishes... I went to the dermatologist and he gave me a fading cream...and it worked...my skin is all one color like it was when I was little instead of blotchy and stuff...I think it's okay only in similar cases...but it's just sad when someone bleaches their entire skin b/c they hate being dark
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Posted: Monday December 27th, 2004 14:43 |
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skin bleaching is a Big no no. hydroquinone should be avoided. its banned in europe and even africa has started banning it
go see a dermatologist
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Posted: Monday December 27th, 2004 18:04 |
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| I dont believe in using bleaching craeams although i do use it on my elbows and that is the only place, i would never used it on my face as i think it damages ur skin and if u happen to scare where u have used it u would scare very badly. It really doesnt make sence and besides that u can always tell when someone has bleached there skin and to me it is not a very pretty sight. When i have scares i would rub lime juice on them and to me that alone fades scares instead of using those dumb chemical stuffs and u can also try reading health books and see if there is any natural remedies that would hep ur skin that they sell in those health shops i always believe it is better to use natural stuff.
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Posted: Thursday February 24th, 2005 16:33 |
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A friend and I are doing a feature for the Independent on skin bleaching schemes. Have you, or anyone that you know, tried bleaching creams? If so, what were your experiences? Do you still use them? Would you be prepared to be quoted in the paper?
Thank you very much for your help.
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Posted: Monday March 7th, 2005 23:27 |
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Hi I'm in Jamaica and interested in skin bleaching. There are a few products available here but I'd like to know which products are on sale in the UK.
Chances are the products in the UK have reached higher safety standards than most of those on sale here.
Ideally, I like to find one that has reached your safety standards and is also availabe here.
If anyone can offer some advice, it would be appreciated.
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Posted: Friday March 18th, 2005 22:07 |
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hi
i know i'll get alot of comments fo this, but i do use skin bleaching. i have fair black skin, and i get bad acne scarring on my back, so i do bleach it and it works ok.
in the uk there is 'Fade out' http://www.finefragrancesandcosmetics.com/ which is sold everywhere and also Palmer's fade cream which is vv good moisturiser.
hydroquinone and mercury cosmetics were banned in the uk since 1999
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Posted: Tuesday March 22nd, 2005 14:30 |
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Skin bleaching is a NO NO!  There has got to be other products and ways of treating skin disorders without messing with the melanine and wiping it out and stuff.
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Posted: Tuesday March 22nd, 2005 20:36 |
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some of them convert melenin to colourless leuco-melanin which is safe and still protects the skin
for blacks with acne scarring/pigment probs, skin bleaching is alot cheaper and gives better results than chemical peels or laser thereapy which can leave blotcy white/dark patches on black peoples skin
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| @Medusa..is that the Malian songbird Oumou Sangare I spy in your signature pic? Man that lady can sing, my favourite female artist after Angelique Kidjo
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| Yes,yes,Yes! the one and only Madam Sangare Kono,my idol. I take it you're a fan as well? She has no bad songs,I can't even name my most favorite song,so I will name several like Wayeina,Mogotediyabee,Yaala,Diaraby Nene, Sabu...Whats your favorite?
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Posted: Thursday March 24th, 2005 23:06 |
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Medusa wrote: Skin bleaching is a NO NO! There has got to be other products and ways of treating skin disorders without messing with the melanine and wiping it out an d stuff.
Atem to that -my thoughts exactly.
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Posted: Friday March 25th, 2005 09:14 |
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Just wanted to know what people's views were on skin bleaching products. There is widespread disapproval of the use of skin bleaching creams so I wanted to know why. I dont believe that bleaching skin merely for beauty reasons can be justified, only in cases of where the person may need it for medical reasons or for resons affecting their quality of life. Reasons why I am interested is because I have a problem patch on my face that could do with lightening, yes its seriously affecting my life and I have spent a fortune on non-hydroquinone based proucts without any luck. Ive been told that laser treatments make the skin white (i have dark skin) compared to lighter so wouldn't be suitable. If anyone knows of any other form of treatments they would recommend, would be greatly appreciated otherwise it looks like me and hydroquinone would have to become aquainted.
I wonder if there was a skin darkening product how many people would be prepared to use this. As their skin is dark already.
The women Ive seen with their skin bleached always have disgusting skin. People skin bleach their elbows??
Never knew people had such issues. I love to go on holiday and come back with that glowing dark hue that looks extremely healthy.
What a sad thread.
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Posted: Sunday March 27th, 2005 14:35 |
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| One thing I'd be interested to know is since you all disapprove of skin bleaching does it mean you also dispprove of white people tanning? Cos in the end it's the same. White people used to sit in the sun and risk getting sin cancer in order to get brown. Nowadays the industry is offering them safer options such as tanning lotions and pills. So what are your opinions about this in comparison to skin bleaching? I personally think the problem with the latter is the lack of safe products which causes people to get disfigured rather than the issue of skinlightening itself. Most black female celebreties have lightened their skin in some way or another, but because they have money they use safer products which do not damage their skin in the process. Last edited on Sunday March 27th, 2005 14:36 by africanmix22
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Posted: Sunday March 27th, 2005 16:41 |
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1) Why do you have to constantly use white people as a reference to what we should or shouldnt be doing. Are you that insecure?
2) Tanning under the sun is a natural process. Even dark skin blacks like myself tan in the sun. If white people want to take pills to get darker or use lotions it there business.
No onwe here has mentioned white people apart from your mixed up self. If ypou wanna follow them its your business. If white people smoke crack then its OK for Blacks to smoke as well is it.
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Posted: Monday March 28th, 2005 22:34 |
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| For those using skin lighteners to bleach our dark spots should leave it alone and try something natural such as tea tree oil....it is natual and it work wonders on lighting up pot marks while leaving your healthy skin normal. It is also good for dandruff and dry scalling patches on the face and body. Our pigment is what keeps us smooth, wrinkle and skin cancer free for years so I would pity the fool who would bleach a blessing away.
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Posted: Tuesday March 29th, 2005 14:08 |
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@Mansamusa, First of all, you clearly don't have a clue about dermatology. How foolish can you be to think that baking in the sun is a healthy natural process? I wanted to know ur view regarding people tanning you are obviously too stupid to look beyond the white and black thing. Some black people go to tanning salons and some whites bleach. It's about the idea of changing ur complexion that I wanted to hear views about. But that's beyond your scope I guess. You know what, you better go back to primary school before I even bother replying to your message. Reply me once you've gotten a pass in at least at GCSE science. I guess that's gonna be tough for a ghetto girl/boy like you. If you've noticed everyone else on this thread managed to discuss and disagree without calling each other idiots. But someone ghetto like you obviously has no clue about having a civilised discussion.
By the way, call ur mum an idiot for producing such an illiterate ghetto idiot like yourself. Don't bother replying to my post cos you won't get any reply from me. 
Maybe in future I should write a note below my posts saying: "Intelligent replies only", to weed out those who cannot do so....
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Posted: Tuesday March 29th, 2005 21:52 |
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People with uneven pigments Please listen!!
anyone with acne scars/blotches: a MUCH safer option, which gives 100% better results on black skin than bleaching is using 'fake tan' normally intended for white people. get a good dark oily one and rub it on the uneven pigmented areas to get an even blackness. as it only stains the outer layer of skin, it will not damage u, and if u dont like it, it'll fade over 2-4 weeks.it looks really good especially the UK/ US brands, just match it closely to your skin and it covers everything.
using skin bleach for uneven skintones often produces tell-tale pale 'freckles' or blotches and makes it worse.i started doing this maybe 2 weeks ago. my skin on my upper arm is really blotchy and i used to bleach it using lime/hydroquinone/arbutin/bio-oil but then i bought this cheap Boots fake tan on sale, and let it develop for twice as long as recommended, then reapplied it to make extra dark and now its fairly even, only up close can u tell im blotchy. also, on warm-toned black skin, the orange tans look fantastic, really bring out the skin colour
why do people with uneven skin wanting to go lighter instead of darker to cover it up
this might not work for really really dark skin as its hard to get a tan dark enough. another alternative is lying in the sun. black skin tans so fast it'll cover up the marks quickly.also, dark skin tends to be oily, so the UV dries it out
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Posted: Tuesday March 29th, 2005 22:15 |
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So it took you two days to think up an angle to your original inane musings
africanmix22 wrote: @Mansamusa, First of all, you clearly don't have a clue about dermatology.
Tell me where is the reference to dermatology in the following:
One thing I'd be interested to know is since you all disapprove of skin bleaching does it mean you also dispprove of white people tanning? Cos in the end it's the same. White people used to sit in the sun and risk getting sin cancer in order to get brown. Nowadays the industry is offering them safer options such as tanning lotions and pills. So what are your opinions about this in comparison to skin bleaching? I personally think the problem with the latter is the lack of safe products which causes people to get disfigured rather than the issue of skinlightening itself. Most black female celebreties have lightened their skin in some way or another, but because they have money they use safer products which do not damage their skin in the process.
Did you mention dermatology there dumb ass. Or maybe my eyes are reading a different script. In the complete load of rubbish you wrote above there is no mention to dermatology (which is the study of skin by the way).
Allow me to proceed and examine exactly why I called you an idiot.
How foolish can you be to think that baking in the sun is a healthy natural process?
Who said anything about baking in the Sun you twit. When most Black people go to a hot country for a period of time they get blacker. Simple. Not hard to understand. Its a natural process idiot.
I wanted to know ur view regarding people tanning you are obviously too stupid to look beyond the white and black thing. Some black people go to tanning salons
Which black people go to tanning salons? Never heard of such a thing. Unless you have the complexion of a half caste. If they do and they go to tanning salons then they are obviously as dumb and unaware as you..
and some whites bleach. I dont believe this sh*t. Did you not know by the way that it dangerous for whites to tan. Do you live on the moon or something.
Question. Do most Black people bleach their skin because of skin problems or beacuse they have deep rooted issues with their natural complexion. Did you not know that some Blacks (like you) judge themselves by white standards. Include standards of beauty in there as well. It fools like you that want to compare everything to what some crazy white people do or may not do.
So what are you saying. Because white have deep insecurities about their colour as well and express white skin as the epitome of beauty but still want a tan/ its OK because some black people feel the need to chemically lighten their complexion to fit into this standard of beauty. Do whites want dark skin? No. And if they do who cares. Obviously only you.
It's about the idea of changing ur complexion that I wanted to hear views about. But that's beyond your scope I guess. You know what, you better go back to primary school before I even bother replying to your message. Reply me once you've gotten a pass in at least at GCSE science. I guess that's gonna be tough for a ghetto girl/boy like you. If you've noticed everyone else on this thread managed to discuss and disagree without calling each other idiots. But someone ghetto like you obviously has no clue about having a civilised discussion.
Because most people here didnt state their case like a 7 year old. You call your post a civilised discussion. LOL!!! Its not even dicussion material. Its just foolishness.
By the way, call ur mum an idiot for producing such an illiterate ghetto idiot like yourself. Don't bother replying to my post cos you won't get any reply from me.
Maybe in future I should write a note below my posts saying: "Intelligent replies only", to weed out those who cannot do so....
No maybe you should think before you write moron. And stick to the under 7 forums out there. Because when it come to sensible well thought out debating you dont make the cut.
You bring shame on your parents by even posting the above rubbish. How old are you seriously. About 15? If so Ill take it easy with you. If your're any older then its a damn shame you werent terminated at conception.
Because you are one dumb biatch.
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So after spending so much time typing, where is the intelligent reply??? Leave it to the professionals pls.  Ghetto will always be ghetto... The truth is harsh.Last edited on Wednesday March 30th, 2005 00:08 by africanmix22
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Posted: Wednesday March 30th, 2005 00:08 |
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Address my points. Or buzz off like the annoying little girl you are.
Let me ask another question on this all African village that are:
Are you proposing that if skin bleaching products were "safe " to use that there should be no problem with Black women who want to bleach their skin. After all whites go tanning salons too.
Becauses celebrities do it it surely must be alright.
The sum total of your argument.
Idiot.
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