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How to Reverse the Effects of Skin Bleaching?

Doctors, Dermatologists or .M.D.s, Last year I used a skin bleaching cream without knowing it was a skin bleach - for a month maximum. I would like to...

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What Can I Do About These Dark Pigmented Knees

I have had this issue with my knees for the past 6months its become dry and darker then the rest of my body. I'm very fair skin African American...

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What's the Risk of Hydroquinone?

Please, I would like to understand the real risk of hydroquinone, some ones say it may cause cancer, some ones say there is a risk only if it's used...

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I Want to Whiten my Skin Are There Any Safe Pills You Can Recommend That Will Work Effectively?

I Want to Whiten my Skin Are There Any Safe Pills U Can Recommend That Will Work Effectively?

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How Can I Drastically Lighten my Skin? (photo)

I started using bleaching creams and avoiding sunlight since I was 12. Now I am almost 18 years old and I also take l-gluthathoine + vitamin c pills...

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Is Alpha Arbutin Better Than Hydroquinone?

Hydroquinone doesn't work for me anymore so I heard that Alpha Arbutin was a good alternative. Is Alpha Arbutin superior? Also, what could it be...

Can I Use Monobenzone Cream to Lighten my Normal Skin?

I want to get a even skin tone and possibly go one shade lighter. I ran across a lot of information on monobenzone...I was wondering could I mix very...

Would Using Melanotan Help Hypopigmentation That is Spread in Small Freckle Like Dots on Legs and Arms?

I have freckels am starting to get white dots on arms/legs. Im tring to avoid sun but run a lot i've seen a dermo and gotten some liposomal...

Certain Parts of my Face Just Wont Get Lighter?

Hello, I am African-American, and my skin (on my face and neck) has gotten very dark from sun exposure. I have tried different skin lightening creams...

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