Bleacheth No More

 
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As much as possible, you should avoid skin lightening creams (bleaching creams).

While you may get lucky, there are quite a few people who don't. There are scores of side effects that can occur with the use of lightening creams because of the ingredients used to make them, including steroids, mercury, hydroquinone etc.

There are many side effects to using these creams, and the problem is that some of these issues only show up years or decades after you've used them. Sometimes even if you've stopped already.

Apart from the well known blotchy skin and dark patches skin effect, other problems include thinning of your skin, skin cancer, kidney problems, liver problems and more.

The skin is actually an organ. It absorbs and allows passage of certain chemicals, as well as other things like sunlight. That's why the ingredients of these creams can enter the circulatory system and spread to other organs like the kidney and cause progressive damage over time. The creams also mess up the cellular architecture of the uppermost part of your skin.

You might be wondering why the government still allows many of these creams to be produced. Its because, like all drugs, these creams have indications (reasons for use). But most people tend to abuse them, the same way many other drugs are abused eg codeine, tramadol etc. Which leads to problems and then stigmatization of the drug.

Skin lightening creams are meant to be used for areas of hyperpigmentation, like in areas like the underarms, or for treating uneven color tones caused by acne scars, age spots and other discolorations. THEY ARE NOT MEANT FOR CHANGING YOUR ENTIRE BODY COMPLEXION. That's an abuse of the cream, and is why many people have problems.

Sadly, I've run out of space to type in order to keep this short, so that you guys will actually read it. So till next time. Ask questions if you need to.

Thanks for reading.

Love, Stars and Blacker then ever.

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