Natural Skin Whitening
By DrAlex
Products like Perricone MD Advanced Face Firming Activator use Alpha Lipic Acid which not only helps whiten skin but will actually improve skin tone and refine skin texture for healthy and radiant even skin tone.
The whiter the skin, the more flawless and perfect it looks. People from almost all ethnicities are looking for a natural skin whitening procedure that will yield a little piece of "perfection". The truth is that most people are looking for a way to get whiter skin and they will do this a variety of ways including a skin lightening treatment, bleach creams, skin whitening lotions and a whole host of other skin products that promise better skin tone. In this hub, I am going to examine the various methods of bleaching your skin and focus primarily on the natural way to whiten your skin.
I should note that most bleach creams, lotions and pills as well as the herbal natural remedies lighten or whiten skin because they are inhibiting the production of melanin, the chemical in your body that helps to protect us from sun damage and that coincidentally also makes us tan.
Who Uses a Skin Bleaching Product Anyway?
When most people think of whitening the skin, most immediately think of Michael Jackson. But truth be told, there are more reasons to want to whiten your skin tone. As we age, our skin starts to get discolored in spots and we wind up with uneven skin tone, liver spots and age spots, acne scars, melasma as well as other things that are caused by overexposure to the sun. A skin whitener like a cream or lotion will help to even out the flaws that are associated with typical aging.
Skin Care Starts with a Good Diet
Before we begin, I should note that you can purchase all the creams and lotions that you want but if you aren't eating the proper diet and nourishing your skin, then chances are very good that you won't be making doing the things that you need to do to improve your skin tone.
This includes:
- Drinking water- Simply put, drinking plenty of water will help flush the toxins out of your body quicker and will alleviate many skin problems that most women (and men) encounter. The best rule of thumb is to drink 1/2 your weight in ounces. In other words, if you weigh 100 pounds, you should drink at least 50 ounces of water.
- Eating a proper diet- Think lots of anti-oxidant skin loving fruits and high fibrous green leafy vegetables.and limiting or totally eliminating genetically modified and processed foods. This includes sugar. A proper diet will have your body working in the way it was intended and will (once again) flush those harmful toxins from your body.
- Stay out of the sun- Limit the amount of sun you get daily. Some sun is good because it gives your body the necessary vitamin D supply. However, wear a sun screen to protect your skin.
- Exercise- Exercise expediates the process of removing the toxins from your body. Once again, while it wouldn't seem like nice white skin and exercise goes together, they do.
Skin Whitening Creams and Lotions to Avoid
While the list could be long in regards to skin whitening creams and bleaching lotions to avoid, there are some ingrediants that you should definitely check for. Avoid any bleaching creams or lotions that have any of the following ingredients in them....
- Steroids
- Mercury
- Hydroquinone
All three of these ingredients are common in some of the lower end skin whitening creams and should be avoided. Hydroquinone in particular has been seen to cause liver damage and thyroid problems. There is also a connection between this popular skin bleaching ingredient and leukemia. This is particularly important if you are whitening private areas with vaginal or anal bleaching creams.
While you may think that a little shouldn't hurt, understand that there are better ways to whiten your skin without damaging your body. Don't take any chances.
Natural Skin Whitening Products
The good news is that there are certain herbal home remedies for natural skin whitening. And the list I am going to give are safe alternatives to bleaching your skin without the harmful effects that I illustrated above.
Sandalwood paste and lemon extract are both excellent natural skin whitening solutions. The best part is that they are known in the alternative health community as a great way to whiten skin safely without damaging your skin.
Other herbal products that will whiten your skin are things like citric acid (which can be found in many fruits) Kojic and lactic acids, many fruit extracts from bearberry and mulberries.
Alpha Arbutin is a great skin whitener alternative as well. This is a plant extract (actually it is a weed commonly known as dockweed) and in its concentrated form, it inhibits skin tanning and redness. Some believe that Alpha Arbutin is the best natural skin whitening alternative around.
Of course, there are also vitamins that will help with skin bleaching. The most notable one is vitamin B3. This skin lightening ingredient is commonly known as niacinamide and is known to help whiten the skin. It also works well with a variety of other skin conditions.
Skin Bleaching for African Americans
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i just use lemon juice or just exfoliate on my face and body using a scrub mostly filled with organic ingredients , don't use anything manufactured, use all natural and herbal methods because it's more safe and works very well to. I want lighter skin because i just like it and also because the tan i have is really bad and uneven, all types of skin color is beautiful.
You have got to be the most unaware person ever. I love my brown skin and know of thousands other who love theirs too. Wow...just ignorant.
"The whiter the skin, the more flawless and perfect it looks. People from almost all ethnicities are looking for a natural skin whitening procedure that will yield a little piece of "perfection".
i personally used the product "skin whitening forever" and had great results! its natural and easy to use.. here is the website if your interested
i feel thatskin bleaching is dumb and foolish it is a way of saying i dont like the skin im in and i want to change it and im only 16 and fair carmel brown and i love the skin im in
hallo since skin lightenning is part of us and will continue and news products keep coming up
let it be legalised and all the companies must apply to the terms and safe products use
am on mmy way to perchase
I want to know,if u start using a habal whiteining cream how many days will it start working?
hm...sandalwoods probably who the heck would be selling a true sandalwood? I agree with the lemon 1,it sure do work greatly on skin and suit's to all types of skin.
You are both about both sandal wood and lemon extract
"The whiter the skin, the more flawless and perfect it looks." Maybe if you're a Nazi.
Like in everything in this world there are always gud(advatange) nd bad (disadvantage) result so when u want to lighten ur skin choose the right one 4 u. Bleaching cream can b bad whn u r nt using the right one 4 ur skin and u dnt follow some rules, like 2 avoid a lot exposure 2 the sun... I'm also using bleaching cream and my skin is becoming light nd beatifull. People can say whatever they want but d truth is obvious "light skin is more beatifull than darker skin"...
I've dry Indian brown skin.A dark coloration appeared around lips and sides and around eye for the last 2yr.First i applied a cream containing hydroquinone,but after some month it reappeared and now it getting worse.i have been applying a cream containing alpha-arbutin for the last one month.but i can't feel any progress.how can i reduce it.
very useful..real sandalwood powder where it is found exactly
I want...no, i need to tell you that your hub is extremely relevant to me! For your safe products, i am definitely going to visit your ads. I had read this about hydroquinone effecting my thyroid, but it was well after i read about it. Thank you very much, as your hub will be my Flyer for products!:)
fresh milk,orange or mandarin,tomatoes and honey.or even rice water.le'ft over from the kitchen live it around 10 hrs a small amount of creamy white can produced that can used for your face.try 2 spoon of fresh milk,1 orange,1/2chop tomatoes and 1 spoon full of honey.or mix with rice creamy water left over from you'r stem rice cooking keep 2 hours to massage in your skin face and body.i will guarantee you you'r skin will be the best result and you look blooming.and fresh.i do this 2 times a week this is my secret ingredience of beauty,and try apply nivea cream hole night before you go to bed.this is cheap beauty ingredience and affordable but worth more than any other commercial beauty products.
sandalwood paste and lemon extract???? now nowadays no one sales real sandal wood
sandelwood paste and lemon extract...I'm going shopping. thank you
I have to agree with lemons. Very informative hub.
Natural skin whitening products are quite useful as they maintain the skin complexion as well as make the skin glow. The fascinating aspect is they don't produce any side effects. Thanks for the useful information.
you could google it...there are lots of places you can purchase it. And it is a powder although I believe some companies will make it into a whitening cream
Where would I buy sandalwood. When you say sandalwood I am not sure if its a oil or powder or lotion?? And where would I find it??? Right now I am using a cream that contains Hydroquinone to keep my freckles away, but I have been hearing so many bad things about Hydroquinone, so I thought I would try some alternatives solutions.
in my country skin whitening is the famous product. many people use kind of this product. Not only woman, man use it also. the serious problem is many fake or artificial product around us. And many study tell that it is dangerous, it can cause skin disease. like cancer. What do you think Doc about this case?
skinbleaching 6 months ago
Is citric acid really powerful enough to lighten skin on its own?