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Fri May 18, 2007 12:59 pm  |
im using 2% bha at the moment, been using it for about 2-3 weeks now, and my skin is a lot whiter---i dont want a lighter complexion!
im chinese and i know most chinese want whiter skin...but i dont
do u think its the bha?
im also using juice beauty apple peel and the aspirin mask |
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Fri May 18, 2007 1:08 pm |
I think it might be it. My skin is pale anyway but I did notice a lightening in my skin which I actually like but I do 20% SA peels.
You also seem to do a lot of exfoliating. |
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Fri May 18, 2007 2:40 pm |
| yeahyeah...what product exactly are you using? when you say 2% bha..which company? is it a cleanser or lotoin? Thanks! |
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Fri May 18, 2007 2:55 pm |
thanks for the replies!
im using paulas choice bha lotion...thinking of stopping it tho
maybe i should stop with all the exfoliation...but they really help with my hormonal breakouts |
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Fri May 18, 2007 6:11 pm |
| It may not be the 2% BHA on its own. The Juice Apple peel and aspirin mask are strong exfoliators too and it's probably the combination of everything together. Why don't you stop the peel and mask for a while and see if it helps? The BHA will help with the blackheads and breakouts. |
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Fri May 18, 2007 6:26 pm |
| I am using Paula's 2% BHA at the moment and I don't think I see any lightening. I think you may not want to over-exfoliate your face it would increase your skin sensitivity. |
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Fri May 18, 2007 7:51 pm |
| I use retin a and it makes my face a lot whiter especially the cheek area. My face is significantly lighter than my neck. |
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23yr old Asian with combination skin prone to clogged pores. hyperpigmentation from pimples. uneven skintone, scars |
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Sat May 19, 2007 7:57 am |
| yeahyeah wrote: |
thanks for the replies!
im using paulas choice bha lotion...thinking of stopping it tho
maybe i should stop with all the exfoliation...but they really help with my hormonal breakouts |
If I were you, I wouldn't stop the JB peel and the 2% BHA, just drop the aspirin mask. Would you rather have zits and scars? Also, I can't believe the BHA and the JB peel can cause such great "whitening", they don't seem strong enough to do that  |
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Sat May 19, 2007 9:57 am |
| Yeahyeah - Maybe you are just removing the dead skin cell layer using all of those things and it just seems like you are "whiter" - do you know what I mean? None of them are very strong products to be causing such major lightening. |
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Sun May 20, 2007 6:40 pm |
| It's because of all the chemical exfoliation from all your products which removes the top layer of dead skin cells and reveal the fresher one below. I guess you must be very fair to begin with. |
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Sun May 20, 2007 6:57 pm |
thanks very much for all ur help!
im gonna use less of the exfoliants. iv ordered some pearl cream so hopefully that will help with my acne and scars so i wont have to use so much chemicals on my skin.
guess il have to get used to my skin colour, until i get a tan this summer |
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