Most people use whitening products for two reasons. The first reason is to treat the skin of problems such as dark spots, acne scars, or uneven skin tone due to hormones. While the second reason to lighten dark skin color.
You may recognize some skin whitening products such as whitening cream, whitener, skin lightening or cream for blemishes on the skin. These products work by reducing or also called melanin pigmentation in the skin.
But not many people know, the chemical contents of these products are also at risk. For that, first know a few things before you use skin lightening products are.
Previously, you need to know how skin color can be different for each person. This is because the amount of melanin or pigment produced by specialized cells in the base layer of the skin called melanocytes. Therefore, those who have darker skin tones tend to have more melanin.
How much melanin produced someone also influenced by genetic factors. But in addition to genes, other factors such as sun exposure, hormones, skin damage, and certain chemicals, will also affect the production of melanin in the skin.
Usually, changes in skin color will return to normal over time. For example, people whose skin is brown because it was too long sunbathing on the beach, over time the dark color will fade when sun exposure to the skin decreases. But sometimes, black spots due to age can be more even permanent.
To get white skin clean and free of such problems, various beauty care products either prescription or OTC now been widely circulated in the market. Some of these products contain the active ingredient or combination of ingredients that can reduce the amount of melanin in the skin. Materials are fairly safe and most widely used in the market is hydroquinone. Normally, skin whitening products containing 2% -4% hydroquinone.
Another bleach is widely used drugs such as steroids and retinoic acid, which is derived from vitamin A, as the active ingredient. And some lightening skin using natural ingredients such as kojic acid (a compound derived from the fungus) and arbutin (compounds found in many plants).
In addition to these materials, there are also some products that are vulnerable because they contain active ingredients mercury. If used continuously can cause serious skin problems, even skin cancer. For that, now some countries are already not allow the mercury content in the range of cosmetic products.
It is recommended, for you who want to get the white of the products are sold freely in the market, make sure the product does not contain mercury. Or consult with a specialist before you try a range of whitening products.
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