Comments on: Corticosteroid creams should not be used to lighten skin

By: Mazibuko bongani

Mazibuko bongani — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:47:17 +0000

Hie, im realy sad that i only found out about the dangers of using movate wen its too l8t. Hav used it 4 9mnths nw and dnt like wat i c in the mira. Sumtymz i fl like i cnt hld on much longer bt i thnk of my 1mnth old baby, i hv stpd 4 a month bt the pain nd iritation i gt. I dnt knw wat to do nymore

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 04:12:06 +0000

I’ve been using skin lightening creams for 10 years and didn’t know they were dangerous until I researched. I was using a cream called lemovate E, also with omic cream and a carrot gell. Well after my pregnancy I noticed very thick and discolored reddish stretch marks all down my inner arms, breast, and stomach. I had lost 30 pound before and never had any stretch marks while on the creams, so I’m wondering if it was the increase in hormones and the creams (which might have contained steroids) that caused the stretch marks. Also how can i treat them because they look very bad and are noticeable my body was perfect before them and now I’m devastated. I’ve tried trilastin but no results, I’m a fair skinned African American and I’m wondering if anyone else out there has experienced this or have a cure for it. If so please help!

By: Alanna

Alanna — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:19:32 +0000

At the age of eleven years old, I had a light skin color. As a kid I was playing around, and decided to use different creams to lighten my skin even more, and Hoped that it works. The key word Hope, but it was not the reality.

I have paid the price, I suffer from chronic rash that I still have to this day, and my skin is actually darker than the color I had for eleven years, before I knew what lighten cream was/meant. I couldn’t recognize myself after that happened and trying to make peace with it to this day.

Now, I’m older, and I have not used, and promised myself not to use any cream/product with out knowing 1000 % it will have a well lasting result. How long it will take to be treat myself does not matter, how well it will work in the long run, does. I am looking to find the solution to the skin condition I have, how I could regain my skin color, and heal the rash.

I Would like to ask if someone knows a doctor in North carolina, or in the country, that is able to guide me in what I could do or can be done, with a reasonable price, if such in exitence. Feel free to share, if you have some valuable information about that.

Thank you,

Alanna

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:21:26 +0000

Hi Hessa,

Is Bio Claire a really unsafe cream/oil/lotion. Ive read som really good things about it, but have also read som shocking stuff!!

Im very confused and not sure whether to buy it or not!??

By: Kory Cush

Kory Cush — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:12:06 +0000

The press paints a more positive view for coconut oil than it justifies. Believe it or not, the most latest tests on coconut oil does not provide sufficient evidence to reinforce the health benefit remarks made for coconut oil even though it is better for a person than other saturated fats. Google “Weight Loss Cover-Up Exposed” by Astrid Lasco, to find the truth about what really makes us sick. Read it people!

By: Hessa

Hessa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:04:32 +0000

Hi tasha, the skin under the eye is very thin and fragile. If its reddened, its best to “baby” it back to health by either leaving it alone or applying some soothing natural oil over the area (like coconut oil or extra virgin olive oil). Avoid applying any store-bought lotions or creams. These contain chemicals and preservatives that might irritate or dry the area further.

You can use your eye uplift cream again once the area is healed.

By: Hessa

Hessa — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:58:45 +0000

Hi Joana, the skin is quite resilient – it should recover after one month of use, but I wouldn’t recommend it.

By: tasha

tasha — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:56:41 +0000

i use Bio Claire whitening Cream under my eye san hydroquinone for two days the day after I used a eye uplift serum , I now have mild redness and mild stinging and burning on the undereye bone area where I apply it. I’ve stop using it. what can i do about the irritation, will it get worst. When can I begin using my eye uplift cream again.

By: Joana Jean

Joana Jean — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:26:44 +0000

what if i only used the corticosteroids for like a month, will that still cause permanent damages?