My First Time with Mequinol / Tretinion.

Okay people have been sending messages asking me for advice, because I am not a professional doctor it is realselfs responsability to delete those messages which they have. Please kindly ignore everything and DO NOT USE anything higher than mequinol 5%. If you used higher and experienced some problems, don't worry they will fade away can be assisted with a good quality fading cream. Yes mequinol 5% with a tiny bit of retin a will give you about 6 shades lighter in 3 years semi permanent. Don't mess with it too much. Im not doctor but I think I have a right to say don't use anything over 5%. Ignore my prior advice. Don't mutilate your body in the search for perfection. I have grown to love my tan, and others too. Why not try to appreciate what you have, if not, I totally understand but im sorry there is no easy way to lighten your skin, especially permanently.

0.1% tretinoin is too strong, it leaves the skin too vulnerable and thin. I have stopped treatment. If I ever return, I will use a higher amount of mequinol and a lower amount of tretinoin (probably 0.01% tretinoin). Mostly because the lightening results were too little and went away after I stopped. And I heard you still get good results if you use a very small amount of tretinoin. In any case, dissolving 0.1% tretinoin and then adding mequinol to it is suicide on the skin. This combo still needs more research, but from what I have read and from experience, I would dissolve 0.01% tretinoin, 6% mequinol in as little alcohol as possible and go from there. Care for your skin.

Heres the deal, both these chemicals are not good for your skin in the long term. I don't care what anyone say's about their benefit's. Be careful and learn to love yourself the way you are, highlight your beautiful skin the way it is and give a big middle finger to anyone who does agree with you. If you go down this path, do it slow, do it smart.

I ended up going to hospital because the burning got bad and it started to affect me psychologically. The people at the hospital got me to stand under running water in the show for half an hour to help soothe it. They ran tests and they did some research. They told me I have the symptoms of a chemical peel, and 1% tretinion has been used for chemical peels. So I basically gave myself an all over chemical peel. I didn't get much redness or swelling, im actually so happy and relieved, deep down inside I knew I hadn't done any damage and I would come out looking better than ever, but because of the pain, I got worried. Now, my skin looks great, my face and genitals peeled a whole lot and I have very light confetti like lighter pigmentation on the back of my hands, but you can barely notice it. I will use this at a safe dosage and watch as I become younger, lighter and more radiantly beautiful. Now there are allot of people who have experienced these symptoms, most of them are smart enough to stop. Just letting you know, if you don't do the right dosage and you start feeling these symptoms, you have overdone it, and your skin needs 4 - 6 weeks to heal. I will never end my pursuit for eternal youth and beauty because I am 28 and I still look 18. This is just the beginning!