Many mature African American women find their skin crying out for rejuvenation and turn to natural skin lighteners to tone and clarify. Lately we tend to associate negative connotations to skin lightening instead of a defined younger version of you that characterizes your beauty.
With all the hype you find on television it’s difficult to distinguish which product actually lightens your skin without harming the layers. The truth is, with all the commercialization of well known products this makes for seductive television but that doesn’t mean the products are healthy for the skin.
Natural skin lighteners use earth friendly products without harsh chemicals, fragrances and other additives. And yet more and more women fail to notice the little man behind the curtains pulling all the strings. That little man screams to use the “sexy fast-acting” product but fails to show what’s going on behind closed doors to create that chemically-combined mainstream skin lightener.
Natural skin lighteners can perform better than commercialized products to fade age spots, diminish discoloration and even skin tone and lighten scars. And the natural ingredients go even farther to protect your skin.
The widely used natural skin lighteners include organic ingredients like Kojic Acid, Bearberry, Wheat Proteins, Grape Seed Extract and other fruit extracts such as Lemon Juice. Many of these ingredients work double duty by providing you with anti-bacterial properties, intense hydration and protective treatments while lightening the skin.
Did you know many of the skin lightening ingredients used in the United States have been banned in Japan, Australia and European Countries?
The most familiar ingredient in well known skin lightening products is Hydroquinone. It’s a popular chemical found in just about every depigmenting agent but most people do not know the dangers associated with this ingredient. It’s suspected of a change in adrenal functions and now being researched for possible links to blood cancers. Years ago it was close to becoming banned in the United States but ongoing research still has this ingredient on the watch list.
Another ongoing problem with mainstream products is all the hushed chemicals included that can be harmful to our bodies. Women will avoid the blaring signs that a product should be avoided. One red flag is when skin becomes itchy, red and starts to peel. Dermatologist explain that this is the beginning stage that you must endure – really? Not with natural skin lighteners. But because that type of information is becoming widely accepted, most women think this is the norm.
Natural organically created products do not make your skin peel, itch or unbearably red. You get this problem with chemicals that should not be used on your skin.
Healthier methods are picking up speed and widely becoming more accepted. The use of natural skin lighteners is the new beauty tool for the woman of color looking to keep her beauty current.
To Your Beauty,
Juliette Samuel,
Esthetician/Publisher
NYRAJU Skin Care