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Did my last 25% TCA peel a month ago, an area on the side of my cheek has turned from pink to a browny colour, i've been using plenty of SPF 30 suncream and i've spent most of the time indoors, and i've totally avoided being outside when the sun is bright.
I don't understand why it has turned brown, i'm assuming it's melasma. Is there any way to get rid of it, and will it go away by itself? I've got some maxi white SI skin lightening cream, don't know if it'll work though.
Unlikely it's melasma. It sounds like hyperpigmentation to me. My hyperpigmentation always starts off pink and turns brown. The brown can take months to fade. If you have Asian or olive skin, then I believe this is quite normal. Look at it like a sunburn. When you're burned, your skin probably goes through phases where it's pink and turns tan. This is no different.
Hmm, so will skin lightening cream help with it? After about 5-10 minutes of applying the cream i can feel a very mild sensation, which passes in another 5 minutes.
Just don't want to do any damage to it or make it worse. The cream is maxi white S1 strong formula, the product is this one: [Removed]
It says it deals with pigmentation.
Looking at the ingredients for your eBay link, I don't know if that cream will help at all. I use 4% hydroquinone (prescription strength) for hyperpigmentation. It still takes time to work. Just give it time. As long as you're staying out of the sun, using a good sunblock, keeping your skin moisturized, and not irritating your skin further, it will fade on its own.
On 8/2/2012 at 3:22 PM, cm00 said:Hmm, so will skin lightening cream help with it? After about 5-10 minutes of applying the cream i can feel a very mild sensation, which passes in another 5 minutes.
Just don't want to do any damage to it or make it worse. The cream is maxi white S1 strong formula, the product is this one: [Removed]
It says it deals with pigmentation.
Having looked into your product that you posted, I don't think I see any ingredient that actually causes a bleaching effect.
In particular, I saw two issues:
1. It's oil based. Oil-based products tend to clog up pores and cause more acne.
2. It appears to use a lot of glycerin? Not entirely sure, but if that means it's like a glycolic cleanser or peel, then all it's doing is speeding up skin cell turnover, which may not be the effect you actually want.
Keep in mind, any true "bleaching" products you use for your skin, like hydroquinone or kojic acid, doesn't actually "bleach" the skin, it simply deactivates the melanin in the your skin that creates pigment, a process which takes several weeks, and you won't actually see the effects for a few months,
