Skin Lightening

Dear Readers,

By popular demand, I'm doing a post on skin lightening. I have drawn out the following questions from previous posts.

1. Can you do a post on bleaching? Now you have it!

2. I have heard skin lightening is dangerous, are there safe creams/products/procedures for this?

  Yes it could be dangerous if you use the wrong product or the right product wrongly.

    

Sometime ago, there was a buzz about Whitenicious a product by Dencia, and how its supposedly some magic skin lightening formula that better than all the rest and produces no side effects and would transform a Kanye West into a Scott Disick or a AY to his wife in a a matter of days.

So I did a little digging to see what the company and its owner are really saying about their product versus what people really think and what they're really doing with it.

Here's what I found on consumer health digest!

"Whitenicious claims to be a high-end cosmetic line produced by pop singer Dencia. The skin care products are meant for all skin types and they’re skin brighteners. Suitable for hyper pigmentation, dark spots, dark knees and knuckles, and acne, Whitenicious looks like a dream cream for women looking for a more luminous, even complexion. The never-ending marginalization of African women in the cosmetics marketplace was the key point that made Dencia start her own line of brighteners. To ensure the effectiveness of her products, she partnered with a renowned chemist, and thus she managed to sell all of her Whitenicious brighteners in less than 2 weeks.

Now, as far as the effectiveness of the line is concerned, there have been some rumours claiming Dencia’s skincare products might trigger cancer. Let’s analyse the facts a bit more in-depth."

I am not going to dwell on this product or the line at the end about cancer because I really do not know where they got that from.

The bottom line is, in all my googling and offline studying. I have not been able to find a product that can safely bleach your skin. If you find one, please let us know.

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According to Dencia her product is not intended for use as a total body bleaching product but she also cannot be bothered if you use it that way. She stated that her products are actually intended for dark spot (Hyperpigmentation) removal.

She also claims that she has always been light-skinned and the picture above is not a true reflection of her transition. She claims she has an artificial tan in the photo on the left and of course the photo on the right was edited to look that way.

I am therefore so sorry that I cannot offer you any information at this time on an absolutely safe magic whitening cream. 

If you want to avoid getting darker, using sunscreen and avoiding periods of long exposure to the sun might be helpful.

Feel free to share your own skin lightening solutions if you have found any.

Have a great week ahead!!