This is probably one of my biggest secrets. I have never told anyone I try to lighten my skin until now. Once again, do not judge, skin lightening is done all over the world. It's just reverse tanning.
History on my skin: I have normal tan skin, I am Mexican and Irish but definitely look more Mexican. I get acne scars really easily and they appear as little dark brown spots that take weeks to go away. I've tried lemon juice on my skin before and felt it didn't work. I've used kojic soap on my face before and it definitely helped with the scars, & helped to lighten my skin. So I decided to try it again.
What I do: first, I wash my face and arms with the kojic soap. The thing about the soap is you have to let it set for 2-5 minutes for best results. And I do this twice a day; in the morning and evening. After I wash my face and arms, I apply the extra strength kojic cream I bought from WHITE LILY BEAUTY on eBay. I apply the cream to my face. Then I apply the kojic acid extra strength lotion to my arms. I do this twice a day as well. Both times after I wash my face.
My results: it was hard to find a before picture because I didn't take one, I had to find one in my pictures. I didn't plan on writing this blog but thought it might be helpful. The first picture is the after picture. It's taken in different lighting. The second picture is before with the acne scars, taken in daylight.
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ReplyDeleteDo you know if the active ingredient is hydroquinone?
DeleteWow it really works. you can really tell a difference. Did your skin in general get lighter or was it just the ance scars.
ReplyDeleteMy skin in general got lighter. It's hard to tell because of the two different lightings in the pictures. But I got like two shades lighter. You can tell when I blush now. & a friend of mine pointed out that I looked really pale.
DeleteWow so how long have you been lightening your skin? My face is a little more tan from the sun
ReplyDeleteIt's been about two months. And some days I forget to put some of the cream on. Or I'll just use the soap. I was really good about it the first month. And saw results within the first 3 weeks.
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