Mercury is a dangerous skin lightening ingredient
Some skin lightening ingredients work extremely well in the short-term, but are dangerous to our well-being and the long-term health of our skin. Mercury is one of them.
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- History of mercury use in skin lightening creams
- Mercury absorption into the body and organs via the skin
- Symptoms of mercury poisoning
- List of skin lightening creams with mercury (updated regularly)
- Published reports of mercury found in skin creams
- Common appearance and packaging
- Aggressive behavior by online sellers of banned creams
- Photos of creams with dangerous levels of mercury
- More about mercury
History of mercury use in skin lightening creams
The use of mercury in commercial skin bleaching creams and soaps goes back to the early 1900s. Before 1970, commercial bleaching creams would normally use ammoniated mercury to produce a lightening effect on the skin. These bleaching creams were aggressively marketed to black people in the US.
In 1976, the use of mercury in cosmetic products was banned in the EU. The US banned the use of mercury in skin bleaching creams much later in 1990.
Mercury absorption into the body via the skin
Mercury and mercurial compounds can be absorbed into the body by inhalation of the vapors, ingestion, or skin contact. As a poison, the damaging effects of mercury are subtle and cumulative, building up over time.
When absorbed, mercury has been discovered in blood, urine, bile, sweat, saliva, milk, and in pus on the surface of ulcers. It has also been discovered in the solids after death, in the brain, the bones, the cellular tissue, in serous membranes, in the parts close to the joints, and in the lungs and liver.
Mercury’s effects on the skin and overall health (symptoms of mercury poisoning / excessive mercury)
Mercury can be extremely effective in lightening dark spots and stubborn pigmentation but has a high spontaneous remission rate (in a number of people, the original pigmentation returns once the treatment is stopped).
The symptoms of mercury poisoning include emotional disturbances, unsteadiness, inflammation of the mouth and gums, general fatigue, memory loss, forgetfulness and headaches. It may also lead to kidney damage. Excess mercury in the system has been known to cause kidney problems (membranous nephropathy)
Skin contact with mercury compounds can lead to irritation, including patches of inflammation and the appearance of tiny bumps close together. These bumps may burst and discharge matter, which later crusts over leading to soreness and discomfort.
Essential Reading: What to do if you’ve been poisoned by mercury
Current skin lightening creams containing dangerous levels of mercury
While the use of mercury in skin lightening creams have been banned for some time now, they are still produced and sold in lightly-regulated markets. Below is a list of known skin lightening creams that contain dangerous levels of mercury (more than 1 ppm or one part per million).
The list of creams below are just the ones that I’ve found, so it’s not an inclusive list.
I update this list regularly. If you know of a cream that has tested positive for mercury, let me know in the comments section below.
- Hua Ma ABC – Hua Ma Day Cream and Hua Ma Night Cream (link to article)
- Jiaoli (link with more information and pictures and 2007 FDA import alert on Jiaoli from www.PetitpriZes.com)
- Other names
- Jiaoli 7-Day Specific Eliminating Freckle AB Set Cream
- Jiaoli Miraculous Cream
- Jiao Li 10-Days Eliminating Freckle Day & Night Set
- Jiaoli Huichusu Whitening Speckles Removal Cream
- Jiaoli Huichusu Special Cut Genuine Cream
- Xin Jiao Li 7-Days Specific Eliminating Freckle Cream
- Jiaoli Rejuvenation Essence 10 days speckle removing
- Similar products with possibly different packaging (appears to be from the same company, Harbin Gelidai Jiaobao Cosmetics)
- Jiao Liang Miraculous Cream
- Xin Jiao Liang 7-Days Miracle Package for Spots Refining
- Jiao Mei Miraculous Cream
- Jiao Yan Specific Miraculous Cream
- Jiao Li Extra Pearl Facial Cream
- Mui Lee Hiang – Cream for Acne & Blemishes (link with picture)
- Natural 99 yellow cream – day cream, Natural 99 white cream – night cream (link with pictures)
- Rose Super White Whitening Essence (link with picture)
- Whitening Sunblock Cream – Day Cream (link with picture)
- EMEL SKIN CARE CO. No. 8 (link with picture)
- Dermaline (link to 2009 FDA Import Alert for creams containing mercury)
- Miss Key Whitening Cream / Crema Bianqueadora Miss Key (link to 2009 FDA Import Alert for creams containing mercury)
- Santa Cream / Crema Santa (link to 2009 FDA Import Alert for creams containing mercury)
- Mannig Beauty Cream / Manning Cream De Belleza
- 8% mercury by weight
- Bioactive Facial Enlightening Activator
- Day and Night UV Expert
- Jin Sheng Mei (link with picture)
- Ginseng (Extra Pearl Cream)
- Orrefor (Extra Pearl Cream)
- Pally (Nourishing Cream)
- Bivong
- Butae (Pearl Cream)
- Silvana cream
- Ly-NA (Nourish face cream)
- ALFA (Extra Pearl cream)
- Yin Fong (Extra Pearl cream)
- Diana Cream
- April 2009 – Import refusal report by FDA for Diana Cream and Acne Soap because of “unapproved new drug”, Refusal AC1-6395152-1/38/1/. Unfortunately, no lab sample analysis was done.
- April 1997 – Article referencing Canada’s alert on Diana Cream’s mercury content
- Civic (Nourishing cream)
- Ideal cream
- Melanax
- Cing-Cing (Roon Petch)
- Daifu (Herbal formula/pearl cream)
- Cream Minerva
- Stillmann’s Freckle Cream
- Has 39,000 mg/kg of mercury!
- Link to the EC’s Rapid Alert notification with picture
- Fasco Herbal Cream
- Has 440 mg/kg of mercury
- Link to the EC’s Rapid Alert notification with picture
- TOP-GEL MCA Cream
- Shabright Clear and Bright Skin Formula
- LuLanJina (white and yellow cream)
- Ling Ji Su (white and yellow cream)
- St. Dalfour Cream
- 2007 US FDA import refusal report
- 2010 FDA ban for containing dangerous levels of mercury (See article 1, article 2, article 3)
- Miss Beauty Magic Cream
- Has 28,600 ppm of mercury!
- JJJ Magic Spots Removing Cream
- Flower Woman 7-Day Whitening and Spot and Night Set Cream
- Sara Glutathione Sheep Placenta Whitening and Anti-Spot Cream
- Beauty Girl Natural Olive and Sheep Essence 10-Day Double Whitening Cream
- Other products from the same company Yudantang International, Taiwan (also contains mercury)
- Beauty Girl Papaya & Hawthorne Essence
- Beauty Girl Ginseng & Green Cucumber
- Beauty Girl Essence Aloe Pearl
- Beauty Girl Double White SPF17AP Whitening Cream
- Szitang 7-Day Specific Whitening and Spot AB Set Cream
- Miss Beauty Excellent Therapy Whitening Cream (violet and old rose packaging)
- Aichun Beauty Green Tea Whitening Speckle Removing Series Cream
- Aichun Beauty Whitening Freckle Day and Night Cream
- Shengli Day & Night Cream
- Doctor Bai Skin Revitalizing Skin Brightening
- Qiang Li Zeng Bai Qu Ban Wang whitening cream
- S’Zitang Cream
- Yoko Gentleman Cream for men
- Jonathan clearing facial spots 12-day cream
- Glutathione Grape Seed Extract whitening & anti-aging
- Gemli Glutathione Hydrolyzed Collagen whitening & anti-aging
- Qian Mei – white cream and yellow cream
- Cream Aghader
- Savon pour L’acné Diana soap
- Lemon Herbal Whiting Cream
- 33,000 ppm of mercury!
- Sensual Whitening Cream
- Crema Aguamary face cream and eye cream
- Crema Antiedad y Desmanchadora
- Nearly identical to “Crema Aguamary” above. Has 130,000 times the FDA limit for mercury.
- Article with news video
- Long Dian Tu Glutathione Pearl Natural Whitening Essence Cream
- Feique Rose Refining Nourishing Set Cream
- Lianglibai Qingbanxuejizuhetaozhuang Cream
- Pretty Model Whitening and Freckle Removing Cream
- Yudantang Aloe Pearl 10-Day Whitening Speckles Removed Essence Cream
- Women of Flower Whitening and Speckle Removing AB Series Cream
- Lamb Placenta Whitening and Anti-Aging Cream
- Forever Beauty 10-Day Special Cream
- New Baijiasi Whitening Night Cream
Published reports of mercury found in skin creams
Many government websites also contain lists of banned cosmetics and soaps that contain mercury. For example, The Kenya Bureau of Standards has a list of banned products containing mercury. The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) also has a list of skin creams that exceeded the FDA limit for mercury upon testing.
In 2004, New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene conducted an investigation and had the mercury content of several store-bought skin-lightening products analysed (see page 3 of this pdf for the product list and their mercury content).
In May 2010, the Chicago Tribune had 50 skin-lightening creams tested at a lab (most of the creams were bought in stores, a few were ordered online). Six were found to contain illegal amounts of mercury. You can check the Chicago Tribune’s findings in this detailed list containing the names of these creams and the levels of mercury they contained (download pdf).
In August 2011, Philippine watchdog group EcoWaste Coalition conducted a test of 12 brands of whitening creams. 11 tested positive for high levels of mercury (download pdf). Later in October 2011, the same group screened 25 brands and found that 19 contained 1,395 ppm to 52,100 ppm of mercury (none listed mercury as an ingredient).
Appearance and packaging
Most skin lightening creams containing mercury are either white or yellow in color.
Unscrupulous manufacturers can also easily change their product names and packaging to evade the authorities. The packaging for skin whitening creams containing mercury would also usually not list mercury as one of its ingredients, although sometimes ‘calomel’ is listed (calomel is mercurous chloride, a type of mercury).
Unlabeled or homemade products are also suspect
In one case, skin lightening creams sold in white plastic jars with no labels were found to contain 5.6% or 56,000 ppm of mercury (2010/11 Health Alert from California’s Department of Public Health, with picture).
In another case, sellers of the banned St. Dalfour whitening cream not only stole an existing European jam company’s brand name St. Dalfour for themselves, but also reused the company’s jam jars! Perhaps most shockingly is that these startling facts aren’t enough to deter everyone.
Skin whitening forums are rife with sellers insisting they have the “real” St Dalfour whitening cream, as opposed to the “fake” ones. All without a trace of irony.
Aggressive behavior by online sellers of banned creams
Read these two comment threads (thread 1) (thread 2) for examples of a typical banned cream seller’s spiel. Be sure to read the entire threads as they’re excellent examples of the aggressive online tactics used by shady sellers of banned whitening creams.
Initial flattery, assurances, over-the-top promises, and finally, passive aggressiveness, feigned “hurt”, intimidation, mockery or insults when they don’t get their own way. This is their modus operandi.
Read this article for some advice on this and how to protect yourself.
Creams containing dangerous levels of mercury |
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| Jiaoli Day and Night Cream |   |
| Mui Lee Hiang – Cream for Acne & Blemishes |  |
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| Rose Super White Whitening Essence |  |
| Whitening Sunblock Cream – Day Cream |  |
| EMEL SKIN CARE CO. No. 8 |  |
| Jin Sheng Mei |  |
| Stillmann’s Freckle cream |  |
| Fasco Herbal cream |  |
TOP-GEL MCA
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| Shabright Clear and Bright Skin Formula |  |
| LuLanJina Anti Black Spot and Whitening Set (yellow + white cream) |  |
St. Dalfour Cream
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| JJJ Magic Spots Removing Cream |  |
| Miss Beauty Magic Cream |  |
| Qian Mei – white cream and yellow cream |  |
| Crema Aguamary face cream and eye cream |  |
| Crema Antiedad y Desmanchadora (nearly identical to Crema Aguamary above) |
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More about mercury
Before mercury was discovered to be toxic, it was extensively prescribed as a medical treatment for various conditions such as jaundice, smallpox, syphilis, gonorrhea, venereal diseases and vitiligo.
- Ads for ‘Palmer’s Skin Success’, a skin bleaching cream. The ad boasts about the cream’s ammoniated mercury content. Published in Ebony Magazine in 1966. Click to enlarge.
Can you please tell me a recent study on Diana cream from Lebanon. I started using it but I’m worried about it’s mercury content
Hi Lidia, I have just updated the article to include more info on Diana Cream.
Unfortunately, I could not find a recent study confirming Diana Cream’s mercury content. However, in April 2009 the same cream (manufactured in Beirut, Lebanon) was denied importation into the US.
I think that amira cream may have mercury can you please check and also what about the monobenzone powders that come from asia….i have been using a combination the two and I have been hospitalized for kidney damages, can you please let me know if these agents are responsible??
Hi Shanon, I’m very sorry to hear about your kidney damage. I hope you’re recovering.
1) As for Amira Cream, there are a few similar sounding products which can create confusion (perhaps this is deliberate?).
- “Amira Skin Lightening Lotion” and “Amira Cream” both contain hydroquinone
- “Amira -C” contains mercury
Source: Kenya Bureau of Standards (KBS), a branch of the Kenyan government.
2) I would be very suspicious of “monobenzone powder” that’s sold in the raw or DIY-mixed form for several reasons, regardless of the source (China, India or elsewhere). Their manufacture and sales are unregulated, making any purchase extremely high-risk. If you still have the monobenzone powder, you might be able to get it tested at a lab so you’ll (and your doctor) will know for certain what caused your illness.
Hi,
I have been using Creme Diana for more than a year now and did not know that it was a cream used for bleaching the skin or that it has mercury. My mom gave me this cream because she knew I had dry skin and thought it might help (which it did). My skin colour did get brighter (just notice recently), but I could care less of my skin colour. I tried getting off this cream, but every time I do my face breaks out into hives, becomes hot and red/itchy and nothing else seems to calm my skin (I’ve used facial cleaners and creams that are meant for super sensitive skins, etc. such as Avene) and I end up going back on the stuff because I have work and can’t have my skin looking crazy. My skin gets super allergic to anything else.
Please help? Have you heard about these side effects? And what’s the best course of action/solution to this?
Do you know if luzza yusra herbal cream contains mercury?
Hi, Hessa. You are a wonderfully intelligent God Fearing spirit. Thanks for your contribution in this site and knowledge. Yes I have gotten checked by the doctors and even though they say they cannot find anything, I reamin with problems, I am in my mid=twenties and have pain still in my pubic areas and pain in my joints….I jst wanted clear skin being that I had to labor out in the sun growing up, i am horribly 3 toned complexioned….yet my features and bone structure are opposite my skin…
thank you…
I do thank God for life and will order today, a test to test this powder out as you said. And to be honest I am embarrassed to tell anyone other than my family about this…esp. a doctor “wink” that knows nothing about why I would do such a thing to myself. As of late, I view life differently…sad but hopeful!!
Hi Shanon, thanks so much for your kind words. I’m always happy when people find the information here useful.I’m happy that you’re taking the first step in finding out what could be the cause of your pain.
I’m also very sorry to hear about your pain and our health troubles. Please know that mercury chelation and a gradual recovery IS possible. In fact, something as simple and everyday as our diet can slowly reduce excess mercury and other poisons from our organs.
Certain raw fruits, herbs and vegetables have been shown to slowly mobilize and remove harmful metals such as mercury and lead from our bodies. For example, garlic and cilantro are excellent chelators. (If you haven’t already done so, the curezone forum is packed with helpful information about mercury chelation.)
p.s: Having skin issues myself, I can completely understand the embarrassment you describe feeling and perhaps even the loneliness of thinking that you’re the only person in the world with such troubles. But this is actually far from the truth. Even though this might offer little comfort, knowing that our situations isn’t unique might help a little in making our journeys seem a little less daunting.
hi hessa i was wondering if you know ,anything about the new yusra herbal cream they are, currently marketing as safe.it looks allot like fasco herbal cream.it seems suspicious to me that one can see results in a week.considering is meant 2 be herbal.
Hi laila, I couldn’t find any information about Yusra Herbal cream beyond the packaging and the marketing claim. I couldn’t find an ingredients list either.
By the way, it’s very easy for manufacturers to use an existing cream, put it in new packaging (add a ridiculous marketing claim) on the internet… no one is catching what they do or testing the products.
A good rule of thumb is that natural ingredients will not give such a drastic skin lightening effect in one week. All-natural methods will work slowly and gradually over at least a few months — so if something is working really well (lightening your skin by more than several shades in a month), it will probably have some chemical compounds in it, regardless of whether or not the seller chooses to disclose it honestly.
what if i stopped using it? ive been using jaoli cream for a year.. if i stop how can i be sure or how can i remove mercury level in my body..
im scared about the mercury level and the effects.. how can i remove or what wil i do… to make sure im stil safe..
Hi Nic, I am working on updating the article with some information about mercury removal. I hope this will help you and others.
Hi, I have included some information on how to remove mercury from the system in a separate article here: Three things you can do to remove mercury (mercury chelation)
hi, offlate i hv started using a cream known as st. dalfour which has been very effective but wanted to know if that contains mercury in it…
Hi Bindu, there’s no ingredients list available for ‘St Dalfour Whitening Cream’ and that alone sets off alarm bells.
Here’s what I can find:
- The website looks very dodgy. The cream bottles look like glass jars.
- The cream is only sold online. This is the favorite method of folks trying to evade product testing, manufacturing/export regulations and the authorities.
- There is an actual licensed brand called St. Dalfour, which is based in France and sells fine foods (jams in glass jars). It is completely unrelated to ‘St Dalfour Whitening Cream’, so I guess the name and packaging choice was the cream seller’s rather strange attempt at making themselves look and sound European/prestigious, and therefore legit. Unfortunately, this method is quite effective. The seller of the cream has also priced his/her products at a small premium, supporting the illusion of “it must be good if it costs this much”.
- There is an alarming absence of basic information about the company (if it is a company, it could very well just be a few people doing a home-based business) and its products: no ingredients list, no company contact information, no business registration number, no contact no, no address, no mention of this company and product outside of skin lightening forums and other dodgy sales sites.
Based on all the above, I would advise you to stop using the whitening cream immediately, at least until you can get more credible information about it.
I have family and friends who’s been using this St. Dalfour whitening cream and it seem to work wonders but this product is very oily and like you said there’s no ingd. on the jar it makes me scared to. is there anyway you can test to see if there’s any mercury in it?
Hi, i’ve been using st. dalfour for over a year now and im amazed at its effects. however, just this week, a friend from BFAD (Bureau of Food and Drugs in Philippines) informed me that they recently tested it and it was found to contain 12.2% mercury. I’m not sure how this translates to “ppm.” I am still looking for an official statement/info from BFAD re this, because im really reluctant to stop using it (since it’s so hard to find a cream that works for my skin!), but i don’t want to compromise my health at the same time. If any of you guys find something re this, do let me know.
Hi, thanks for sharing. There is almost no info on this cream, which is quite worrying IMO.
thanks for sharing about the mercury in this whitening cream cause its really popular in my asian community now I’ll have to share this info. to my good friends and family so they can stop using it. update be how bad 12.2% is cause I’m curoius
Saw it on the news a couple of months ago. it’s been made official that St. Dalfour has mercury and officially banned by FDA. Here’s the link: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/200589/fda-bans-5-more-beauty-products-for-high-mercury-content
Hi Hessa, I was wondering whether you could recommend any herbal creams other than the yusra herbal cream that could lighten the face and hands. I have tried several methods and nothing has been helping.
i been using jiaoli for ten years already and only now I discover that it has a very bad effect as told to me by a friend….is there any alternative to it…..because I am use to using it already and U R right once I stop my face becomes darker ….thank you
I recently started using Dermaline cream and it really worked. I read all the warnings about this cream after I used it.I know it contains Ammoniated mercury 3% if I used it for about a month do you think I my be endanger? Should I see a doctor?
really? diana stalder products have mercury? sh1t! will it kill me?
is 1 clove garlic means one whole bunch or just a portion of the bunch…this is connection with mercury removal…i am sure i have the symptoms already….is gluthatione also have mercury….because as I took it it whitens my face too///
Hi, a ‘clove’ is just one segment. The whole thing is a ‘head’ of garlic.
Do you know that ”espharma movate crem” is safe??
Hi, very useful information. Thank you. Have you ever heard of Robisis Fade-Out Day & Whitening Cream ? They are from Thailand. I’ve been using it for about 2 months. Now I’m worried because the color of the cream is yellow and the packaging is like the Rose Super White Whitening Essence.
I really appreciate if you have any information about that. Thank you very much
How about JJJ whitening? any feedback if it has mercury?
I’m using Cing Cing cream for acne and Blemishes developed by C. M. Cosmetics Co. Ltd. but i don’t know if it is the same one that you have listed. So can you upload a photo of it? Thank you.
which is the good one that could be alternative for that jiaoli cream that can whitening my face without any harmful ingredients. thank you.
im so thankful for the information you provided here……it would be great if you could help me find out about a product that is becoming really popular these days…its called uno gluthathione soap and lotion…they have also not listed their ingredients…and im thinking if it is safe to use or not? here is their link : http://www.uno-corp.net/2010/products.html
please please help me find the ingredients of these products…as im using them already…
Hi, thanks for the info above. I’m considering using a Rose Cream from Lebanon. I have adult acne which is so fruastrating. My sister has been using the cream for some time, and her face is now smooth and pimple free. I’ve been using Himalaya Herbal and St Ives products but I still get breakouts and have acne scars all over my face.
I’m skeptical as one of the instructions for usage for the cream is ‘avoid sunlight during the treatment’, and I’m scared to start using it if its going to be one of those creams that leave your face scarred and ugly when you stop using it. Do you know anything about this product?
Thank you for your post. I’ve read several sites about Ly-Na pearl cream. I went to the market and there are three types of Ly-Na. One is in a pink box, one in a white box, and one in a green box. The white and green are labeled “medicated.” The pink is not labeled medicated. I’ve read one Ly Na product is mercury free. Do you know for certain which one??
I just bought a cream called “promina glaxo cream plus ginseng” its website said no mercury, but it dried up my pimples after the first application, I’m worried.
hi shanon,i look up to the products that you show in here it make me confuse n nerves right now,for now i use jiaoli cream day and night,i need to know which jiaoli is the real and which jiaoli cream is the fake theres a lot of products that all look the same,but im very confuse now.would u please give me more information about those products.thanks
Is St. Dalfour cream has also a mercury content and included in banned products?
i want to know the same thing.i am so reluctant to stop using this since it works for me!but every time i apply it…i cant stop thinking about the unknown ingredients and am scared of its long term effects.i need actual proof that st. dalfour cream is bad.please can you answer soon!thanks..
it has mercury of 12.2% but i’m not sure how much in ppm….
Check this link: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/200589/fda-bans-5-more-beauty-products-for-high-mercury-content
It has been officially banned by FDA. Saw it on the news, and although they labelled it as St. Dalfour from Tokyo, it looks exactly like the Dalfour Ive been using which allegedly came from Kuwait, package-wise.
Hi, can u tell me something about st. Dalfour cream? Does it have mercury content? Thank u, it’s lyn from Phils. Thank u
Yes, it seems that the St. Dalfour cream contains mercury. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/business/news/20100910p2g00m0bu079000c.html
the website doesn’t work but is it really bad if i keep using it?
There are a few articles up now. A quick Google search should point you to them. Here’s one more.
http://www.malaya.com.ph/09102010/news7.html
As to how bad it is if you keep using it, I’m afraid I can’t answer that for you, paj. The information is already out there, so now it becomes a personal decision. In the end, we’re each responsible for our own health and well-being (which is a wonderful thing, and I don’t mean that in a ‘naggy’ way).
hi, i was wondering if you could see if a cream called ‘fade out extra care day cream’ is safe or not
Hi, Fade Out appears to be a reputable brand. The cream you mention does not contain mercury.
Hi !
My question is that does stilman bleach cream contain mercury (Green lid)
and whats about arche pearl cream formula 1. The ingredients from arche are listed on the packing ( plant extract ,pearl powder etc.) but iam not sure . can you please tell me how much mercury is in both creams ?
I really appreciate if you have any information about that. Thank you very much
I am now using ST. DALFOUR WHITENING FROM KUWAIT. I want to be safe from using it. I need it to be checked by a certain Laboratory Testing center anywhere in Cebu City. Kindly advise the contact details if possible.
Thanks,
Rolando Josol
hi ROLANDO T.JOSOL,, jst wanted to ask what happened from the time u stopped using st. dalfour cream..and what altenative product now u used? thnx a lot!
I am now using ST. DALFOUR WHITENING FROM KUWAIT. I want to be safe from using it. I need it to be checked by a certain Laboratory Testing center anywhere in Cebu City, Philippines. Kindly advise the contact details if possible.
Thanks,
Rolando Josol
How about these products “Yanko fade-out cream @ day cream & Yanko whitening cream @ night cream” ?
The main ingredient stated – Glyceryl Monostearate Bwarbwrry.
Thanks.
thank you!
thats taken a lot off my mind
Has anyone heard of Creme Ideal (Baroody Group) from Lebanon? I just found out that John Plunketts ‘superfade’ (AUS)has a cancer causing agent in it! I have used Creme Ideal from time to time over the past 5 years and thought I’d research the ingrediants (which I can’t find). Your site came up because of Ideal Cream. Is it the same thing? From my research the product LumnaSkin appears to be good. What do you think Hessa?
im using pearl whitening detoxifying capsule (pink) made in japan did somebody heard about it? is it high in mercury content,, please reply me in my email thanks!..
I am using Yanko whitening day cream & night cream.
Is it safe to use?
Appreciate your information on this.
Thanks.
HI. Im so glad i have found this site caused I am really confused by now. I have been using Top Gel MCA Papaya soap here in the Philippines for more than a year now and it is really good in my skin, helps me dries up break out without leaving any mark and keeps my skin smooth. But recently I’ve heard that Top Gel MCA creams got banned because of its Mercury content but it was not clear if their Papaya soap too has the same ingredient and if it too is banned. I am really confused and really thought if this would put my health at risk. I buy my this soap from a reputable mall in Manila and that added some real confusion thinking if it is really banned, they why would they sell it. I will be waiting for your soonest response and I will based my decision whether I would continue using this soap or not. Thank you very much. Best Regards.
i,m shock when i read the side effects of the mercury, i lived in the Philippines , my skin is tan , i would like to have a fairer whiter skin, i am using (jialoli_soap anti spot)for 3 years , it gives me a perfect skin care, my skin become clear ,my pimples are gone , and white a little bit, can i ask is the jialoi soap containing mercury,poison that may cause me to sick to death? .
Hi I been using (POP Popular facial cream and Halog) for couple year now, I just wonder if it mercury content and it’s safe to use.
Appreciate your information on this,
Thanks
Yes, it contains mercury so beware. You can go type it in the internet and it will pop out.
Hi, has anyone heard about “Deoonard Pearl cream”…?? The product is becoming a very salable product in Indonesia, more precisely through the online shop. This cream comes from china / taiwan. I doubt if this product is completely safe, because the effect is very fast…and, now many product from china and taiwan suspected contain mercury and hydroquinon.
I really appreciate if you have any information about that. Thank you
i tried topgel mca extra pearl cream and i think it works for me… please enlighten me about its mercury content
Can anyone tell me if papaya soap is safe or not? I’ve been using it for a while now and, it does not show any progress so I’m just wondering. Thank you.
would like to know about st. dalfour cream.
st dalfour whitening cream has 12.2% of mercury
–allowable ppm for products with mercury 1ppm
–12.2% convert to ppm = 122,000ppm
ST DALFOUR WHITENING CREAM HAS 122,000PPM against the allowable amoung tof 1ppm
–122,000 times dangerous.
i have used magic cream before, it is the same as the st dalfour brand now, they changed its name for fake magic cream products were already in the market.
i stopped using it 5years ago
since then i had breakouts and cystic acne, it was never gone but i wont go back to
those dangerous creams that can ruin my health.
i will try retin-a cream and will give you feedbacks.
i have done research and this seems to be the solution to the problem.
i used the st.dalfour cream pero wala namang nangyari sa face ko? cguro kung meron mang mercury ang st.dalfour,oo nakakasama nga sya pero nakakaganda rin kasi ginagamit na namin yun for almost 2years na,nagulat na nga lang ako na nabanned pala sya,pero im still using it kasi wala namng masamang effect sa akin…mas ok cguro kung gamitin sya minimal wag evry night :p
The effects of mercury are very subtle, but it’s cumulative which means it builds up over time. The adverse effects may come much later, and by then, it might be too late. Once absorbed by your body, it practically never leaves.
i’d like to ask sna if anong nagyari after you stopped using st. dalfour cream,, is there any bad effets on your skin?
I use this Lightenex cream from Pharmaclinix UK. It has all ingredients listed mostly as extracts of plants. What do you guys know about this product. The company seems to be trustworthy to me…….
hi i just want to ask if the yoko cream also has mercury content, my sister told me to stop using it coz it has mercury content but im searching in net its not included in the list… thsnks in advance
Hi does anyone use a cream by Niuma (Skin lightening body cream) Does it contain mercury? I have looked at the ingredients but it does not say. Is it possible it could be listed underneath another name? Thanks
Dear HESSA, ITS REALLY WONDERFUL SUGGESTIONS REGARDING SKIN CARE. I JUST WANA ASK THAT WETHER ARCHE’ PEARL CREAM FROM THAILAND FORMULA 1 IS GOOD FOR SKIN FOR NOT? DOES IT CONTAIN MERCURY OR ANY OTHER SKIN DAMAGING ELEMENT? MOREOVER, IS STILMAN BREACH CREAM (GREEN) IS GOOD OR NOT? CAN WE USE THE COMBINATION OF TWO FOR USE OR NOT?
REGARDS
LEOS
Have anyone ever tried snowlotus pearl cream?? Are they good in the longrun? and are they dangerous to use? thanks.
hi,im using yoko whitening cream,im so skeptic about this product,bcuz beside from being so cheap,i dnt know what im getting into.anyways,im using it now for roughly more than a week,i have breakout,pimple,its okay,but since i have hearing about mercury on creams,i’m concerned if YOKO CREAM has mercury,.i’ve been searching on net as well if it has,but havent encountered yet.i just want to know,if anyone here knows,. thank you so much.
hi,am using st dalfour whitening cream ,is good or not?
NOT!.. read article above. It contains mercury.
it is definitely not good.. have you stopped using it now? what happened? what product you use now?