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no one wants to look like Casper or a Panda. Take your time please
No one who's leaving comments are doctors so you're taking this at your own risk. If you're serious about it you need to start a regiment.people who are not serious about it and put it on every so often are the one's that usually have the negative comments .For someone who's using it for the first time I would recommend that you ease into it ,you are lightening your skin without doctor supervision. Start off with the cream first give it about 2 months or until you feel like you skin is getting immune and then move on to the cream plus oil. Even when I start off with the cream I do rougher areas like elbows/ Knuckles and then move on to softer areas like under eyes top tip (no one wants to look like a raccoon). Based on what I see within 2 weeks of using the products you rather be safe with a burnt looking elbow than a burnt looking face .For my fast and even results. I would recommend for anyone whose first starting out to get a really good exfoliant for your skin or a hand loofah. You are chemically peeling the first layer of your epidermis causing it to be darker. if not removed you will notice certain areas being darker.so by having a good exfoliant you are allowing the fresh new skin to come through a lot quicker. depending where you're living you do want to get sunblock at a high level and apply it as needed ( I prefer starting this regiment from Autumn to winter when the sun is less harsh and I don't have to walk around looking like I have oily skin from the sunblock like spf 75). you do need to get a good face wash or body wash not all soaps are the same and will cause your skin to get darker depending on the ingredients the best ones that I find to work better or ones that contain salicylic acid. lastly and more important the chemicals that are in this ingredient will weaken your skin elasticity causing stretch marks hence you do need Vitamin C.I'm not saying eat an orange I'm saying get a vitamin C oil before or after you put the product on to make sure you're getting enough elasticity in your skin. After I wash my skin I usually put vitamin C oil on and don't put on this cream for at least 4 or 5 hours given enough time to soak into my skin. Growing Up Jamaican I would see my mom uses product lik this one plus others,i always hated the fact that she had spider veins and stretch marks from overstretching her skin from beaching. she has to get surgery to get those spider veins removed. This is my own personal experience with this product I'm not saying hey follow to the T but it does help if you do have a regiment that works for you and not following extremes right away.
September 2018 · Beauty and Personal Care · verified purchase