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I need any advice about these dark spots. They seemed to have come back around the outer areas of my cheeks (close to my ears) and my forehead. The ones around my outer areas just appear and the ones on my forehead appear after pimples. I try the fade creams but they just make more pimples. Any advice? I have sensitive skin, its dry in the winter and oily in the summer.

 
Have you tried an AHA product? Alpha Hydrox and Paulas Choice both offer decent AHA's.

Also make sure to use susnscreen daily. With SS alone they will likely fade over time.

 
I just recently got into fade creams for post-blemish hyperpigmentation and I think they work so well. Which ones have you tried? I have been using Ambi (2% hydroquinone) and just tried Nadinola (3% hydroquinone). Nadinola is definitely thick and greasy, but Ambi is quite light IMO.

If you´re seeing a dermatologist you could ask for a prescription for something like Tri-Luma (tretinoin+hydroquinone I believe) or just a hydroquinone cream without all the other ingredients that are in a drugstore fade cream.

And sunscreen of course, but that alone probably won´t make them fade. Those dark marks can be quite stubborn

 
I was going to say AHA in concert with the fade cream. So when you're breaking from the fade cream, you could use the AHA and when you break from that, use the fade cream again. I know that you're not supposed to use either for more than 2/3 months at a time? Do your research though.

 
I have used ambi and nadinola and palmers (no results but tiny pimples). Where do I actually get AHA?

 
You could try Sephora and see what skincare they have with AHAs in it. I think Neutrogena has stuff with it too.

 
Be careful with AHA though, you have a sensitive skin and it seems both don't get along well. Try using the AHA gradually in time, and sunscreen is a must of course. I was thinking about vitamin C, which is popular in skincare, and i think the Body Shop has a vitamin C serum, if you need another place to look at.

One thing i like to use (at night) is lemon juice. It works well but you have to be patient as it clears progressively the skin.

 
Ok, I will try sephora and I will be careful. Yes, my skin is very sensitive. I heard about lemon juice. I always keep a lot of lemons in the fridge because I drink water with lemon. Will using a fresh lemon suffice?

 
I highly recommend switching to the following regime:

Begin washing your face with the oil cleansing method (I would recommend jojoba oil for you). If that's not feasible for you, visit drbronners.com.

Tone with rose water morning and night.

Moisturize with unrefined shea butter morning and night, I recommend Alaffia. (Bonus: add Rosehip carrier oil for extra scar-diminishing power.)

Apply the following mask for thirty minutes once to bi-weekly. (This is my favorite mask of all time! Everyone should try it!)

1 Tbsp. Honey

1 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tsp. Milk

Additional Explanations: Rose water is high in vitamin C and aids in scaring, skin regeneration, elasticity, and more. Shea butter aids in scaring as well as combats wrinkles, dehydration, and normalizes oil production. Honey aids in scaring and is a natural humectant, it plumps and softens the skin and attracts moisture, and it is also an anti-bacterial/anti-fungal. Cinnamon will help the mask to set. Milk will help the mask to spread on easily and also aids in scaring by making use of a natural, gentle exfoliation using lactose. Rosehip carrier oil helps in scaring, wrinkles, stretch marks, UV damage, and more. You can make use of Rosehip oil as a serum, or by adding it to your shea butter (google directions for properly melting shea butter to add the oil to it).

I promise results.
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I'm an esthetician who went through the same battle in my late teens. Using hydroquinone on skin as dark as yours is not recommended, and hydroquinone, AHAs, and BHAs will all thin your skin; not a pretty look. Save those for later, if nothing else works. Good luck!

 
Originally Posted by aprilpgb22 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Ok, I will try sephora and I will be careful. Yes, my skin is very sensitive. I heard about lemon juice. I always keep a lot of lemons in the fridge because I drink water with lemon. Will using a fresh lemon suffice? Yes, it's what i do too.
 
Originally Posted by SkinSpecialist /img/forum/go_quote.gif I highly recommend switching to the following regime:
Begin washing your face with the oil cleansing method (I would recommend jojoba oil for you). If that's not feasible for you, visit drbronners.com.

Tone with rose water morning and night.

Moisturize with unrefined shea butter morning and night, I recommend Alaffia. (Bonus: add Rosehip carrier oil for extra scar-diminishing power.)

Apply the following mask for thirty minutes once to bi-weekly. (This is my favorite mask of all time! Everyone should try it!)

1 Tbsp. Honey

1 Tsp. Cinnamon

1 Tsp. Milk

Additional Explanations: Rose water is high in vitamin C and aids in scaring, skin regeneration, elasticity, and more. Shea butter aids in scaring as well as combats wrinkles, dehydration, and normalizes oil production. Honey aids in scaring and is a natural humectant, it plumps and softens the skin and attracts moisture, and it is also an anti-bacterial/anti-fungal. Cinnamon will help the mask to set. Milk will help the mask to spread on easily and also aids in scaring by making use of a natural, gentle exfoliation using lactose. Rosehip carrier oil helps in scaring, wrinkles, stretch marks, UV damage, and more. You can make use of Rosehip oil as a serum, or by adding it to your shea butter (google directions for properly melting shea butter to add the oil to it).

I promise results.
smile.gif
I'm an esthetician who went through the same battle in my late teens. Using hydroquinone on skin as dark as yours is not recommended, and hydroquinone, AHAs, and BHAs will all thin your skin; not a pretty look. Save those for later, if nothing else works. Good luck!

I need to try this ! Thank you !!
 
I have all those ingredients, I'm going to try your suggestion, SkinSpecialist.

Thanks!

Lemon is good, but it takes sooooo long, LOL!

 
I don't know if this helps but I was having a similar problem and a dermatologist put me on Azelaic acid and a retinoid, it did take ages to fade but I virtually never get spots anymore and they marks do gradually fade.

Also it's important whatever means you use to always wear sunscreen as the sun often darkens the pigment in these areas making them last much longer.

 
I will have to ask my derm about that Hydeo. The problem is they come back and cause more spots so I want to get rid of the acne also. That may work.

 
That's what I would recommend, lemon. It worked for me for a while, but then when I went out, or maybe I was in the sun too long, they all came back even worst than before. So if you are going to do the lemon, make sure you stay out of the sun, even if you do wer sunscreen.

 
That's the same with all fruit acids i guess, they turn bad under the sun, the essential oils are phototoxic.

But really with any whitening/fading scars products, you have to use a sunscreen, they go together.

 

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