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Bleaching

editor — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:26:33 +0000

Skin whitening is a popular regimen among Asian countries. This is because the fairness of a person dictated the social status of the individual in the eastern coast of the globe. This is why many skin whitening regimens have made billions in countries like China, the Philippines, Korea and even Japan. The best type of whitening products make use of licorice extracts, this is a natural but proven ingredient that helps bleach the skin with constant and prolonged use. Kojic acid on the other hand, helps greatly in the removal of dead skin cells so it serves as a initial layer bleaching product. Kojic acid doesn’t really whiten the skin, it only purifies and smoothens it. Bleaching is also a traditional but popular method of skin whitening, just make sure that the hydrolic acid is of safe amount as people have been known to die of scald from over bleaching.

Whitening with Benefits

editor — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:34:26 +0000

Skin whitening has become popular with people who want to gain a fairer complexion. Skin whitening products prevents darkening of the skin through absorption of the UV radiation from the sun. It also lessens melanin production. Melanin is the pigment found in the skin which determines a person’s skin color.

One way of whitening the skin is through the use of glutathione. It is an antioxidant which protects cells from toxins such as free radicals. As an anti-oxidant, glutathione acts as the body’s protection from reactive oxygen and free radicals. Furthermore, glutathione improves a person’s immune response.
The whitening effect on the skin is achieved by using glutathione preparations, like soaps, capsules/pills, lotions, and injections.

Before using any whitening product, it is important to check the ingredients or consult a doctor to achieve the desired effect (skin whitening) and avoid any untoward reaction.

Hydroquinone Dangers

editor — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:44:09 +0000

Hydroquinone has long been the staple of skin whitening products for years and has been thought to be the holy grail to skin whitening and age spot evening. There has been some controversy however with artificially synthesized hydroquinone that has been found to cause serious side effects that has dissuaded manufacturers from using the said chemical. This has brought on new research into the development and research of products that are now using natural alternatives that bring about the same effects as hydroquinone in hopes of providing women less health impacting products highlighting the importance of long term studies into the effects of such miracle drugs used by the cosmetics industry. It has been shown that each and everyday, women place hundreds of chemicals on their faces in the never ending battle with age and its effects on the skin with nature being the best source of products that are safer to use.

skin stress

editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:45:01 +0000

02/02/08

To cope with the stress of winter to your skin, make sure that you have a moisturizer and a

sun block ready at your vanity dresser. Some people would assume that due to the absence of

sunlight on winter, there is no need to use a sun block. This is not true at all, in fact,

the more you need to use sun block on cold months as the dry freeze could scald your skin in

a small amount of time. This is what we call dry heat, from the term dry ice we could fathom

how such an event could come to be. Moisturizer will assist the skin from coping with the

cold dry days of winter and will prevent it from chapping as it would inevitably do if not

hydrated properly. Exercising to summon the body’s natural endorphins could also act as an

innate moisturizer for the insides of your body. With regular incorporation, you will not

have to worry about winter skin blues.

Whitening Strategies

editor — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:43:57 +0000

Skin whitening is a popular regimen among Asian countries. This is because the fairness of a

person dictated the social status of the individual in the eastern coast of the globe. This

is why many skin whitening regimens have made billions in countries like China, the

Philippines, Korea and even Japan. The best type of whitening products make use of licorice

extracts, this is a natural but proven ingredient that helps bleach the skin with constant

and prolonged use. Kojic acid on the other hand, helps greatly in the removal of dead skin

cells so it serves as a initial layer bleaching product. Kojic acid doesn’t really whiten

the skin, it only purifies and smoothens it. Bleaching is also a traditional but popular

method of skin whitening, just make sure that the hydrolic acid is of safe amount as people

have been known to die of scald from over bleaching.