In this post, we'll cover all types of skin whitening products and their pros and cons. Hopefully this will guide you in finding which type of skin whitening product you would like to use. Keep in mind I will not be listing any skin whitening product or method here that I consider dangerous or harmful to the skin. If you find any skin whitening product or method that is lacking, which is safe and effective, feel free to leave a comment and email me your suggestion.
Skin whitening products reviews
Soap (supplement skin lightener)
To start out, we'll begin with the most common of all the skin whitening products, the soap.
There are various kinds of skin whitening products, but the soap is possibly the most cheap, common, and safest of all. Some of the most effective lightening soaps are glutathione soap, papaya extract, and kojic acid soaps.
These types of skin whitening products are typically used for evening out dark spots in our bodies. People who use these skin lightening products are usually people who want to lighten their underarms, or thighs. Skin whitening soaps are not very effective at dramatically changing your skin tone, but rather they are more of a supplement for other skin whitening products such as skin whitening creams or pills.
The main use of this skin whitening product is to help maintain and keep even your skin tone once you have achieved your desired whiteness level with a more powerful skin lightening product. If however you are already naturally light skinned, then this is suitable for daily maintenance. I'm telling you now that if you are dark skinned, you won't see a dramatic change as this was meant to be a supplement whitener, not something to change your skin tone in an instant. If someone tells you this type of skin whitening product will have great effects and dramatically change your skin tone, they are lying and are just trying to sales talk you.
Skin Whitening Creams
Next skin whitening product would be skin whitening creams, which are a world away from soaps. Not saying soaps are ineffective, just that they were meant to be used as day to day supplement skin lighteners, unlike creams.
The different types of skin whitening creams range from full body skin whitening creams, to creams used for specific body parts. There are skin whitening crems specifically made for underarms, thighs, and necks, which are perfect for people that only want to even out their skin tone. On the other hand, there are full body multipurpose skin lightening creams, which you apply everywhere. Obviously those will cost alot more than the specific body part creams.
This is where the supplemental skin whitening products come to play. When using skin whitening creams as your main whitener, using something like glutathione soap, or kojic acid soap right before you apply the skin whitening cream will yeild a better result. Do not do this the other way around and apply cream right before or a few hours before a bath. I recommend giving the crema at least 4 hours to sink in, which means the most efficient time to apply the cream is after your nightly bath before you sleep, or right after you dry off from your morning bath before school or work.
Glutathione
There are so many products now using glutathione, the master antioxidant, because of it's amazing qualities. It's original purpose is to boost your system and help protect your body. Recently it was discovered that it had a side effect, which is what we want, whitening.
Glutathione can be applied in several ways, and what I would recommend most for people that just want to lighten up a few shades is glutathione pills or glutathione lozenges. Lozenges are more effective as you melt them in your mouth. Your body will absorb more glutathion through your gums, because once you swallow glutathione pills they have to pass through your digestive system, which means less gluthathion intake.
Because of the effectiveness of gluthathione, we can see them in almost every skin whitening product now. There is also a glutathione soap, and a glutathione spray. They spray is just like cream, but I would not recommend it over the cream because there are some creams that are very effective and efficient. It's kind of hard to control the amount you spray, but if you're comfortable with this, they are roughly the same. The soap I would recommend over kojic acid soap, as the kojic acid really itches when you are not used to it.
The last and final method of application of glutathion is through injection. I DO NOT recommend this as a home whitening treatment. This is only for those that know REPUTABLE AND QUALIFED dermatologists or professionals that can administer the shot. If you are not one of them(people who have qualifed contacts), skip this part and head on to the pills.
This is by far my favorite. The effects are crazy. You might not even believe it at first, but it whitens skin THAT much. The results are fast, and very pleasing to the eye. This not only makes you white in an extremely short period, it also evens out the skin tone. Downside to this is you have to shell out a lot of cash for glutathione injections. But if you know a qualified, reputable, and HONEST dermatologist, you need to test this for yourself.
Skin Whitening Pills
Another "main" skin lightening product is the pill. I call the pill a "main" skin lightener, like the skin lightening cream, is because these two alone can give you amazing results. You can have one main whitener along with a supplement, soaps or sprays, to add to your daily
whitening routine.With these whitening pills, the visible effects take longer than the skin whitening creams, but so does the longevity of the effects. For faster whitening, I would recommend going with the cream + soaps. But if you're okay with waiting an additional month or two I would suggest going with the whitening pills, as the whitening effect lasts longer especially when supplemented with other skin whitening products.
What I used to do, before I took shots, is actually use all three skin whitening products. Yes, I used all three, you can imagine how white I got after that. I used pills before I ate a meal, creams before leaving home and before going to bed. Lightening soap I used every time I took a bath, and I had a separate lightening soap especially made for the facial wash that I took with me in the office. I use very light make up because my skin already is pale and fair.
It may sound overkill, but I do enjoy being as pale as the moon. This is too much for some I know, that why I only recommend 1 "main" whitening plus a supplement of your choice. For those who want to be as pale as they can get, do what I did, 2 mains and a supplement skin lightener. There are some skin whitening product links in this blog, check them out if you are interested. I do not put any links to skin whitening products that are harmful, fake, or have low standards. I only want the best for my skin, and I'm sure you do aswell. Again, stay away from fakers, conterfeiters and scammers. You'll know they are scamming if the price is too good to be true.
After all, healthy skin is always better than whiter skin.
In depth review and guides for skin whitening products coming soon. Enjoy your new skin tone!
