Obagi Clear. The Only Thing That Worked for my Melasma! - Newark, NJ

In honor of my upcoming 48th birthday I thought I would update my review. I can’t believe it has been so long since I started my search for clear skin. I’m happy to report that I have, for the most part, kept that pesky melasma at bay. I NEVER leave the house without my Cotz 50 spf mineral sunscreen and I use vitamin c serum every morning and retin A 0.05% almost every night. I have also added Kojie San lightening soap to my routine. My face will never be perfect, but for my age I am pretty satisfied. I have attached some unfiltered straight from the shower pictures taken tonight. Happy holidays everyone. I wish you all happiness and success

Hi everyone. It has been awhile since I updated and seeing how my bday is just a few days away I thought it would be a good time. Doing this on my phone so sorry for any errors. I have still been very proactive with my skin and still wear my Cotz sunscreen everyday. I have reduced my retin-a use to just a few times a week and the website I was buying my Obagi Clear stopped selling it. So I'm using a few new to me products for the last few weeks. One is a hydroquinone product I get in ebay that works great and the other is a toner I got from Sephora. I will post pictures. I can honestly say my skin at 47 is looking pretty darn good. I don't wear foundation just tinted sunscreen. I will post some updated face pics with and without the sunscreen. I still have very faint melasma on my forehead and cheeks, but this is the best it has looked in years. I hope everyone struggling with this is able to find something that helps. Have a great new year.

It just realized it has been almost 2 years since I posted my review. I know a lot of people have concerns with using hydroquinone and possibly having dark pigmentation come back worse then before. I understand everyone is different, but my results have been very satisfying. I took a break from all forms of hydroquinone over the winter but will probably start back up with otc 2% Ambi cream once the weather starts getting nicer and I'm outside more. I don't ever go a day without sunscreen, even if I'm not planning to go outside, and I try to use gentle, cream cleansers. I have taken a break from the retin a over the winter since my skin got so dry from the inside hearing and weather. I will probably start back up with a 5% in a few weeks. Over all I am very happy with my skin and how I am aging. Hope his helps. Best to all.