Lightening the skin tone has been a long standing desire of humans of various origins and so is the desire for skin care lightening products, indicating that we are prepared to go to any length to get lighter toned skin. It is not hard finding a skin lightening product on the market, but choosing the one that fits your skin type is. Here we will discuss how to choose suitable skin lightening products.
Obviously you would want your skin care product to lighten your skin but definitely not harm it. Skin care lightening products, especially the topical application types, most definitely contain a particular ingredient called as hydroquinone. When you are out to buy a skin lightening cream, check the percentage of hydroquinone content. Hydroquinone products are allowed to sell in two differing concentrations of this ingredient to be used under different skin and monitoring conditions. OTC products can have contents of hydroquinone up to 2% whereas prescription hydroquinone products are limited to have up to 4%. Be cautious about this, as higher hydroquinone is not a guarantee of quicker lightening of skin at all and it can be dangerous in many respects, including skin carcinoma.
Other ingredients of skin care lightening products include Kojic acids and lactic acids. These acids act on melanocytes, cells that produce melanin to darken your skin, but beware as higher concentrations of any acid works to increases the pH of skin. Using this can be the worst disservice you can do to your own skin as it potentially leads to scarring and acne eruptions.
Using skin care lightening products results in temporary lightening of skin tone because of the pathological effect the products can have on melanocytes in addition to reducing the already collected melanin. Remember, to date no skin care lightening products available in the market can alter the metabolism of melanin producing cells (melanocytes) and succeed in permanently change the skin complexion. You should remember this when buying/using skin lightening products.
Also, don’t forget that the claims to supremacy by herbal products by having reduced the ‘harmful effects’ of inorganic products are still unconfirmed authoritatively.
No matter what, going back basics may have some surprises for you; having a healthy diet and a good exercising regimen, in addition to using sunscreens prevent unnecessary skin tanning by avoiding sun exposure. Use skin care lightening products as external applications.
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