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Fri May 26, 2006 10:59 am |
Hi,
Has anyone tried Mulberry for skin lightening? I've read some posts here about products that contain it. But has anyone used straight mulberry extract? Would it be an oil? Did it work?
Thanks.
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Fri May 26, 2006 2:00 pm |
I haven't seen mulberry extract, just mulberry oil. I guess that would work. http://www.nmcnews.org/mulberry.html
Although it's not common. I would think if making a DIY skin lightening serum it would be best to mix several different skin lightening ingredients together. There is like Bearberry Extract, Licorice Extract etc. And I would add Vitamin C as well to it and make it in small batches like the Vitamin C serum. I don't know what ratios you would use though. They have some alcohol in the tinctures but I don't know if the powders would really dissolve. Unless you can find cosmetic grade ingredients to mix your own.
I want to do this myself, because I want something natural and pure but I don't want Kojic Acid which is in pretty much all the natural stuff. Because I heard it is highly sensitizing and can cause reactions. That it is slightly irritating.
http://www.herbalremedies.com/uvaurtin2ozk.html
http://www.herbalremedies.com/licrootglycg.html |
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Fri May 26, 2006 3:30 pm |
BYRG wrote: |
I want to do this myself, because I want something natural and pure but I don't want Kojic Acid which is in pretty much all the natural stuff. Because I heard it is highly sensitizing and can cause reactions. That it is slightly irritating. |
BYRG I just started using a sample of the IS Cinical Proheal and was planning on buying it if my skin can tolerate it. The Proheal has 0.5% kojic acid. I have very sensitive skin, do you think that I should be concerned about this amount of kojic acid?
Also you seem to know a lot about skin lightening ingredients. The Proheal also has 0.5% arbutin, do you know if this ingredient can cause problems for sensitive skin? TIA |
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Fri May 26, 2006 3:44 pm |
I did not know that Kojic Acid could be irritating cause reactions. |
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Fri May 26, 2006 7:50 pm |
I don't know a lot about skin lightening agents, and I haven't tried any yet. Except for vitamin C serum which I've had no reaction to. I've just read various articles online about different skin lightening ingredients and saw them say that about kojic acid several times. I'm sure it depends on the individual, and it's sometimes with longer term use I heard, I just thought there were less irritating ingredients to choose from.
"Kojic acid is used in concentrations ranging from 1-4%. Although effective as a skin-lightening gel, it has been reported to have high-sensitizing potential and cause irritant contact dermatitis. In a study comparing glycolic acid/kojic acid combination with glycolic acid/HQ, no statistical difference in efficacy existed between kojic acid and HQ. However, the kojic acid preparation was reported to be more irritating."
Here are a couple of articles on the ingredients:
http://www.emedicine.com/derm/topic528.htm
http://www.startan.com/tan365/beverlysassoon/rendongaviria.cfm |
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Fri May 26, 2006 10:34 pm |
I'm using Peter Thomas Roth Potent Botanical Skin Brightening Gel Complex with great results. It contains Mulberry extract. Not sure if the extract would be any good for lightening on its own. |
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Sat May 27, 2006 8:30 am |
pumaka wrote: |
I'm using Peter Thomas Roth Potent Botanical Skin Brightening Gel Complex with great results. It contains Mulberry extract. Not sure if the extract would be any good for lightening on its own. |
Hi
When you say, "great results," could you elaborate? Is your tone lightening overall, or are you trying to get rid or hyperpigmentation? How long has it taken? Thanks.
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Mon May 29, 2006 10:10 am |
BYRG thanks for the links, they were very informative!
It seems like the amount of kojic acid in the Proheal is very minor. It has not caused any irritation for me yet so I won't be too concerned about it. But it is good to know that it can be a potential irritant. |
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