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isha
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Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:46 pm  |
hello,
Just wondering why some people specially asians want to have whiter skin? and some women in western country want to have tanned skin?
why some whitening products are concentrated on the face... how about the body skin? is there any whitening product that can whiten your body skin safely, effectively and fast?
Why skin is so important...
help! really confused...  
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:15 am |
I guess we all want what we can't have! Personally I think that whitening products are dangerous and should be banned ...As they have been in europe, in fact.
If your skin is healthy, then it is beautiful!  |
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ellamiss
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Joined: 18 Jan 2005
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:06 pm |
Good skin looks shining even without any makeup. So I devote my time and money mostly to skincare.
I live in USA but originally from Asia and I think I look better when my skin is whiter.
Sun-proof is very important if you want whiter skin and even skin tone.
I seldom use whitening products but my skin is whiter than before. Recently a salesman of Clarins recommended me of pale ivory shade of foudation. I was really excited when he said that matched my skin tone perfectly!!!
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Dr.Hauschka and Weleda are my favorites and then decleor, darphin... |
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:27 pm |
| I'm of Chinese descent and my skin can get very white in the winter, me no likey.. I like my skin olive-tan in color, it looks much healthier. I am so lucky that the beach is only 10 miles away from my house, I can't wait till it gets warm here again. |
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:38 pm |
Historically in China, having dark skin was a sign that you came from a poor family (and had to farm outdoors, etc.).
Unfortunately, many families remain highly patriarchal and so the women uphold this "ideal". My family was quite traditional a few years back and even now I still linger over ads with uber-pale models.
I won't go so far as many girls I know though. They have faces 5+ tones lighter than their bodies... |
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Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:44 pm |
i am chinese...
i'm not so sure about the whole culture, social status thing...
but i find i look "cleaner" in the winter (when my skin is whiter)
and i look not as clean when my skin gets darker...
so i'd like to keep my skin whiter... although i hate using whitening products!
u guys got a nice sun block thats non greasy and with a thinner texture? (i haven't been using sun block... #1 reason is i hate the greasiness and the thickness of most sun blocks!) |
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Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:25 am |
| People! please do understand that every person who is using lightening/whitening products is not using it to get 4 shades whiter like me. I have white skin but do to acne I have hyperpigmantation problems and I do use brightening products to get rid of my hyperpigmantation. |
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jd85
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Joined: 09 Feb 2005
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:24 am |
I am from Asia...
My family is really brown and so I got their skin color but I wanted to get whiter just like a model, whiter equally from face, buttocks down to my feet.
Does somebody here can tell me any pills that can make this wish happen? Is it safe to use, by how many percent?
My friend told me that vitamin C that guava poses is an essential to get skin fairer, is it true? |
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:40 am |
| The vitamin C pills will not make you whiter. The vitamin c will make your skin look brighter and more radiant - I personally love it - but don't expect to get a lot lighter from it. |
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 2:06 pm |
To be honest, I am scared to try anything that will "make" my skin turn into something that's I wasn't born with, think Michael Jackson. I heard that there are pills that a person can take and supposedly whitens the skin. To me, that is very scary, something that powerful that can literally whitens your skin? I can just imagine what's that doing to my internal organs.
To make your skin clear and bright is one thing, but to lighten your skin color dramatically is a different story. JMHO. |
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:10 pm |
If you are talking about "clear" and "bright" in a sense that has nothing to do with oily skin then I would HIGHLY recommend the Orlane Claircilane line...I used to use this regularly (until I felt the need to incorporate ingredients into my regime that were more directly and specifically anti-aging....)....My skin was always bright and clear -- it's hard to describe - just bright and clear - like your teeth after a good polish - as though I had been living on a diet full of nothing but fresh fruit and vegetables - do you know what I mean?! I still use the Claircilaine toner - it's the only toner I use - I'll probably never completely let go of that line! If you are looking for something to brighten your skin without any sort of harsh side-effects, Claircilaine is a Beautie!
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 3:35 pm |
Pudoodles - Thanks for the recommendation!!
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/orlane-clairciline-hydro-p_1030.htm
I was checking the ingredients and it has arbutin in it. Arbutin, although a hydroquinone derivative, is in it's natural form isolated from a bearberry shrub. That is what was making your skin bright! I didn't see the toner??? I'm currently using DDF brightening cleanser with glycolic and it's good too, but always in a quest for something better. So when this runs out, I'm going to give it a try! |
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Wed Feb 09, 2005 4:21 pm |
Hi Fairlyfair  - the toner is in the "cleansers and toners" section of the Orlane section - I tried to copy the link but it didn't work I just loved the results I got with this line - I never forgot it - in my mind, it never faded into treatment oblivion,if you know what I mean! (obviously cuz i'm still using the toner)-- and it is SO GENTLE!
Good Luck!
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Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:57 pm |
| I'm one of those Asians (Japanese) that is also into lighter skin. It isn't so much that I want to be white, I just want even skin. The whole, royalty doesn't have to work outside and dark skin denotes field workers thing was instilled in me by my grandmother. But I have olive skin that is prone to freckles and hyperpigmentation from melasma. So I am very much into sunblock and whitening products. I'm allergic to hydroquinone and had tried another product with arbutin in it that just made the area darker! I also wear sunblock on my neck and chest so I'm pretty consistently pale (when my niece and nephew were born they both came out darker than I was!). |
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Fri Feb 11, 2005 10:43 am |
| Skin adict, you could try a C serum to help even out skin tone. It won't 'bleach' the skin, but it will even the tone of it |
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Fri Feb 11, 2005 11:10 am |
Guapagirl,
I actually use a vitamin C powder-to-cream product from Cell-rx that I like. I've tried Cellex C (no results) and Skinceuticals (results at first, then plateau that never ended).
One thing I've found is that cutting back on refined sugar has really helped the pigmentation problem. I've been re-vamping my eating habits after getting really sick last month and wanting to get all the medications out of my system. The great thing is my skin clarity has improved dramatically.
Thanks! |
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