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Originally Posted by goodu Hello ladies
I'm from chennai. i want to remove tan on my face, neck, hands, i'm not using any chemicals products. i'll prefer only natural..Basically i'm fair girl, my body is more white than my face and hands. i'm so worried about that..
I wash my face daily with bengal gram pack( mixing with lemon, raw milk, turmeric) by morning, using near 2 weeks but its make my skin dull not glowing, I don't know why it is..??
I have combination skin, having little red spots, no pimples, no blackmarks, i need my white complexion back..
guide me some oriflame products that make my face glow. like cleanser and fairness creams, whitening creams. tell me from ur experience please. |
Hi
"I'm not using any chemical products. i'll prefer only natural." I honestly think that the word "natural" is overrated. Marketing people use words carelessly. Manufacturers are actually abusive in using this word without even emphasizing that they are actually called "natural CHEMICALS". By "chemicals", you must have meant synthetic chemicals and by "natural" means organic. Please don't be confused by these terms. There is no problem in using organic as long as they have been proven to be good for your skin. The only thing is that a lot of synthetic chemicals also work better than organic ones Some manufacturers don't even know that they are using synthetic chemicals in their products.
What is "natural"? Natural is something that has been taken directly from nature and has not been modified chemically. Why is "natural" a marketing word? It sounds good, but in reality there is nothing that makes natural chemical better than a synthetic one. In other words: a chemical is not defined by how it was obtained but by how the atoms are arranged in the molecule. There is no way to differentiate between a synthetic and a natural chemical. Moreover, whatever the feeling the word natural conveys, natural can be bad. Just think "poison ivy".
I must suggest you to avoid parabens or preservatives in your cosmetic products instead. Learn to read the labels of the products that you buy. I regret to say that I cannot really tell you a specific whitening cream (because I buy my own ingredients and make my own concoction of creams) but I will list the ingredients of the most effective whitening agents that you can look out for when buying a cream. AND please avoid hydroquinone because it is a very dangerous chemical that is sometimes present in whitening creams. It will cause you more damage in your skin rather than good. What is worse, it will make you darker than before. So here is the list of actives to look for a "whitening or brightening cream".
Azeloyl glycine (will also accelerate skin renewal),
Kojic acid dipalmitate (an easy to use and stable version of kojic acid), Arbutin (the active chemical in bearberry extract),
Licorice root extract,
Gamma aminobutyric acid,
Melatonin,
Glutathione and magnesium ascorbyl phosphate
N-acetyl glucosamine and niacinamide decreases hyperpigmentation, age spots and uneven melanin distribution.
But besides all of these, I still think that prevention is better. To avoid further darkening, use sunblock. If you really want your skin to get back into its natural color, you can forget all whitening creams but not your sunblock. Remember that even when you are inside a building, you are exposed in UV rays. A single layer of clothe wont protect you from skin darkening caused by the sun. If I am not mistaken, I have read long before that constant use of sunblock can actually "lighten" your skin by 40 percent. "Lighten" in a way that since you are protected from the sun, your skin has time to exfoliate, heal and reveal its natural color.
Hope I somehow helped you... ^_^