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Sun Apr 27, 2008 11:37 pm  |
I have pigmentation which has started to form on my cheek bones. I have tried products in the Clarins, Dermalogica and Sothys range which are meant to help... no luck.
Can any one make any suggestions? |
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Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:12 am |
Those products you tried - what were they made for, specifically? Do you use sunscreen? I find my skin tone has evenned (sp?)out considerably with regular exfoliation and vitamin C serum. I have slight freckles on the side of my cheek that gets hit by the sun when I drive, but these are fading somewhat, and I attribute it to the C serum mainly.
A lot of people on here who have pigmentation problems like Obagi, though I wouldn't use it myself because of the hydroquinone in it.
Since yours is only forming, I believe a good sunscreen and vit C serum are all you may need.
Sorry I can't be of more help than this! |
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Mon Apr 28, 2008 2:53 am |
I had hyperpigmentation on my face from a levulan + blue light treatment that went poorly (diagnosed as post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation). For me, vitamin C made it worse/browner - while it works for a lot of people, the acid in the product can sometimes make pigmentation worse and I was one of those cases. Over exfoliating would do the same thing - my skin was pigmented from 'injury' due to the treatment and exfoliation was injuring it again which made it produce more melanin.
The only thing that worked for me was a product called Enlighten by Osmosis. Joella Milan carries it on her website (or google Osmosis Skin Care) I was happy it does not have any hydroquinone in it.
Oddly enough its a dark brown liquid you apply 2x a day. I am very very fair, so it would leave my skin (temporarily, until washed off) 'browner looking' if I didn't put anything over top. So, after the Enlighten dried I applied Decleor's neroli oil or my moisturizer to blend the product into my skin...and followed that with sunscreen! |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:21 am |
| Myamax, how long did it take for you to see results with Enlighten? I read that it causes the skin to darken at first because it's pulling pigmentation out from the skin. Is that true? Thanks for any info you can provide. |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:29 am |
Pure Skin Formulations has a skin lightening product. The area around my eyes is darker than the rest of my face. For over a month I have done my best to be consistent using this product. I clearly see the area is getting lighter.
http://www.essentialdayspa.com/psf-phytonutriv-lightenin-p_8471.htm |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 7:35 am |
myamax:
When did you ordered your enlighten?? I had one bottle about 6 months ago and yes, it's dark brown. I got 2 about 1 month ago and the color is much, much lighter. They might change the ingredients.
HTH |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 8:28 am |
| Myamax - Is it possible for you to post the ingredients of Englighten? Thanks! |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:25 am |
Is that a new PSF product? I haven’t heard of it before, and i like PSF, but maybe I just missed it somehow.
Can you use it over the whole face, or is it better just for spot treatment? |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:33 am |
| appletini wrote: |
Is that a new PSF product? I haven’t heard of it before, and i like PSF, but maybe I just missed it somehow.
Can you use it over the whole face, or is it better just for spot treatment? |
I believe it is a fairly new product. Yes, you can use it on your whole face. |
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As I am getting older I realize my biggest beauty secret is smile more and frown less. Be aware that wrinkles do not make a person unattractive. Cynicism, unforgiveness, anger and jealousy are the real culprits. Sixty something |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:17 pm |
| unfortunately i didnt see much difference with my acne scars after using up an entire bottle of the psf phytonutriv... im having better results with mama lotion. |
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Tue Apr 29, 2008 6:13 pm |
Do you mind to do laser surgery? I saw a thread that someone did it for scars, and it worked pretty well. But it will hurt a little...
To prevent the pigmentation, sunscreen is the most important. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:47 am |
| Yeah! Obagi is work. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:30 am |
| Renata wrote: |
| Myamax, how long did it take for you to see results with Enlighten? I read that it causes the skin to darken at first because it's pulling pigmentation out from the skin. Is that true? Thanks for any info you can provide. |
Hi Renata - it didn't take long, I would say I started to notice results (using it 2x/day faithfully) by the end of week 2. It wasn't gone in 14 days, but I noticed a difference. As a nice 'side effect' the product helped with my hormonal acne in my chin area - due to the retinaldehyde in it. It did not darken my skin that I noticed, other than the color of the product being darker on my skin after application. Took two bottles to lighten my skin and it has stayed that way! |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:36 am |
| MACrisis wrote: |
myamax:
When did you ordered your enlighten?? I had one bottle about 6 months ago and yes, it's dark brown. I got 2 about 1 month ago and the color is much, much lighter. They might change the ingredients.
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Hi MACrisis - I ordered my Enlighten sometime around 7 or 8 months ago. They did change the formulation a little while ago (February-ish) to add a 10th lightening ingredient...that may have changed the product color. It took two bottles to get my skin where I wanted it and both of those were the old/darker formula. I am very pleased with the results and my skin has stayed lighter so far. How is it working for you? |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:17 am |
| Myamax - Would you be so kind as to post the ingredients of Enlighten? Thank you. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 11:32 am |
| myamax wrote: |
| Hi MACrisis - I ordered my Enlighten sometime around 7 or 8 months ago. They did change the formulation a little while ago (February-ish) to add a 10th lightening ingredient...that may have changed the product color. It took two bottles to get my skin where I wanted it and both of those were the old/darker formula. I am very pleased with the results and my skin has stayed lighter so far. How is it working for you? |
With the old formula, because it's so dark I did not want to use it in the morning. Now I'm using Retin-A at night so I only use it in the morning. Can I use it on top/under retain-A?
I'm on my 2nd bottle now and I see some improvement. Mine is melasma, brown patches, not just few spots so I think it'll take much longer than yours to fade. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:00 pm |
I'm terrified of skin pigmentation. I don't have much now (I'm 21 though), just a few freckles here and there but I really don't want it to get any worse. I don't want to have to resort to drastic measures later on so I'm focused on prevention now. I don't want to see myself getting even one more freckle that is not on my face right now. They look cute now, but I don't know how cute they're going to look in 30 years...
To that end, starting with a few weeks ago, I've made a commitment to wearing sunscreen every day. In the past I've worn some sunscreen but not religiously, only in the summer, and without concerning myself with the ingredients. So, I think a good sunscreen is an absolutely vital weapon again skin pigmentation. |
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Wed Apr 30, 2008 10:42 pm |
| myamax wrote: |
| Renata wrote: |
| Myamax, how long did it take for you to see results with Enlighten? I read that it causes the skin to darken at first because it's pulling pigmentation out from the skin. Is that true? Thanks for any info you can provide. |
Hi Renata - it didn't take long, I would say I started to notice results (using it 2x/day faithfully) by the end of week 2. It wasn't gone in 14 days, but I noticed a difference. As a nice 'side effect' the product helped with my hormonal acne in my chin area - due to the retinaldehyde in it. It did not darken my skin that I noticed, other than the color of the product being darker on my skin after application. Took two bottles to lighten my skin and it has stayed that way! |
Thanks. That's good to know. |
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Sun May 04, 2008 11:38 am |
I have a friend who had pigmentation, she used mama lotion for about 3 months and saw fantastic results.
I know EDS sell it. |
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