Does Kojic acid work well as a skin lightener and safe for a person with skin eczyma?
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Its all the diffrent types of lotions and creams that are causing the diffrent shades.\nAvoid the acids...... U will just get burnt my dear!\nLook at my Idol Michael Jackson! \nMy advice, dont even try any more of that. \nGo to a doctor for a proper prescription.\n\nGood luck
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The type of sunburn I refer to here is the type or level where tapping the victim on the shoulder is absolute agony or where your bedsheets hurt so much you cant sleep.Aloe vera in a bottle is fine but!!!!!Aloe vera in a plant,many of us have them.Cut two inches from the leaf ,slice down the middle and rub down gently on the burn in a straight line ,you will notice that you are still burning on both sides of the part you have just applied the aloe vera to but where you applied is pain free almost instantly.By doing one patch/line first it shows you,the disbeliever, how good it is.After you have done all the affected areas you can use P.A.B.A.(para amino benzoic acid)in tablet form.In England chemists dont seem to sell it but Holland & barrett do as will other health food outlets.I would take one tablet of paba for mild burn and if it doesnt go down in terms of pain I take more till it reduces to the point I can cope.My family have used this for 40 years without adverse effects.If in doubt ask the people in the health food shop,If you ask doctors about it they tend not to be pleased(my expreience but enlightenment is available free on the N.H.S.) because they havent prescribed it,please let me know it workedP.S. this is not a licence to burn ,if you allow your children to burn you are abusing them,sounds harsh but its true
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clearisal, and washing really good with soap and water works, if not go to a dermotologist like i did and get accutane, which is pretty powerful stuff!
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Yes, the use of a salve or a lotion containing hydroquinone. Place directly on the dark spot using a q-tip and in a few days it will lighten. It blocks the production of melatonin, which causes the darkened spots. Can be purchases at some drug stores as a lightening salve. Key ingredient    approximately 1-3%  hydroquinone.
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If you know what you have, chances are that you already know what these people are telling you. I myself have Icthyosis and I deal with it using a lotion called Lac-Hydrin. It's worked for me for a long time and accelerates the peeling  while moisturizing and concealing the affected skin at the same time. Once the peeling is over, my skin can stay clear for up to two weeks at a time. I don't know if it's still a perscription formula but if it isn't I think you can order it online.\n\nPS. The stuff I use is 12 percent lactic acid
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I would only suggest 10 minutes a day in the morning or evening sun.  A sunburn will only make your problem worse.  Overexposure to the sun is not a good idea.\n\nYou should look into some dietary changes to help control your eczema.  It's usually an underlying deficiency and can be corrected with herbal or supplements.  I don't think the steroid creams they give you are such a great idea.  \n\nNatural Treatments for Eczema\n\nThe use of soap can dry and irritate the skin. Conventional treatments for adults include antihistamines, ultraviolet radiation, psoralen, and corticosteroid creams and ointments. Oral corticosteroids are sometimes used as a last resort.\n\nDiet\nSome clinicians have reported improvement when patients avoid foods they are sensitive to, such as wheat, cow's milk, shellfish, oranges, peanuts, food preservatives, and corn. Flaxseed oil is a good source of essential fats, which help to decrease inflammation. One tablespoon per day is a typical dose. \n\nNutritional Supplements, Herbs, and Vitamins\nGLA (gamma linolenic acid) is an omega-6 essential fatty acid found in high quantities in evening primrose oil. It has been shown to improve the symptoms of eczema, and is widely used in Europe for eczema. A typical dose is 2 to 4 g per day, taken with food. Results can take up to six months to develop.\n\nZinc - Zinc supplements are said to be effective for eczema. Doses should not exceed 30 mg per day, because too much zinc can cause a copper deficiency.\n\nSkin and lymph cleansing herbs - yellow dock, burdock, cleavers, nettle, and red clover are all herbs that can help "drain" the skin and clear skin rashes. Yellow dock in particular is an excellent herb for chronic skin conditions, such as eczema and psoriasis. \n\nThis is a simple tea recipe using dry herbs that can be found in a health food store: \n\nburdock root, 1 part\n\nred clover, 1 part\n\nyellow dock, 1 part\n\nMix these dry herbs together. Add 1 teaspoon of this mixture to 1 cup of hot water.\n\nTopical Applications\nZinc oxide - Applying zinc oxide to unbroken skin can help relieve the itchiness of eczema.\n\nEvening primrose oil - The oil applied to cracked and sore skin can help to promote healing. \n\nVitamin B12 - Some clinicians believe that eczema tends to occur in people with vitamin B12 deficiency. \n\nChickweed, Chamomile, Calendula, St. John's Wort, and Goldenseal can be applied topically to the skin to promore healing of cracked, painful, or dry skin. Many companies make topical ointments using these hers, particularly formulated with eczema in mind.
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Prescription steroid creams are the safest and simplest initial treatment, especially for recently diagnosed or spreading vitiligo. They are usually applied twice daily, and results require three to six months. If over-dosed or over-used then side effects include local skin damage, and glaucoma or cataracts when used around the eyes. Regular monitoring, and adjusting the potency of the creams to be appropriate for the location can avoid these side effects. For extensive vitiligo, oral medications for repigmentation can be tried. The treatment most commonly used is PUVA (Psoralen & Ultra-Violet A light). PUVA is partially successful in over half of those treated, but complete repigmentation occurs in only 15-20%. Treatments are given in the office in a special booth 2 or 3 times weekly. It takes at least 2-3 months to begin having an effect and 200 treatment sessions are not unusual. Older people, those with pigment loss for more than 5 years and the hands and feet areas usually respond poorly.\nAnother method of psoralen treatment, used occasionally for children or patients with small, scattered vitiligo patches, involves the application of a very dilute solution of the drug directly to the affected skin area. This is then exposed to sunlight. Such topical treatment makes a person very susceptible to severe burn and blisters following too much sun exposure. It has the advantages of being done at home, and does not damage the entire skin surface, as PUVA does. Recently, some experts have claimed that another form of light treatment, UVB, is just as effective and safer.\nIf a person doesn't respond to PUVA treatment, and the vitiligo has not changed in the last year one may consider surgical treatment of vitiligo. Avoid surgical treatment if one scars abnormally or sometimes have lost pigment after a small cut or scrape. All surgical therapies must be viewed as experimental because their effectiveness and side effects remain to be fully defined. Sunless tanning preparations may be used to darken the vitiligo a more acceptable color. These will cover small areas of vitiligo well. Micropigmentation (tattooing) is rarely recommended. It works best for the lip area, particularly in people with dark skin; however, it is difficult to perfectly match the skin, and tends to look worse over time. For loss of pigment over more than half of the exposed areas of the body, depigmentation therapy can be considered. This is the permanent (or nearly permanent) bleaching out of all pigmentation. The remaining skin will be an even white color, which can then be covered with the cosmetics.\n Please see your doctor.
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Not as far as I know....milk thistle I use for my alcohol problem hehehe no, it's used to cleanse the liver.  For acne, I would use Agnus Castus (hormone balancer) and 50mg zinc (if you get angry red lumps on your face).... now I am boooootiful!!!!lol\n\nBut try other vitamins as Vit A and starflower oil are also good for the skin.....don't forget to give them at least 3 months before they kick in as with all medication!!!\n\nX
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well, make a mixture of turmeric powder and chik pea powder, mix well and store in a container, which is absolutely dry. while using, wet face lightly, spread it evenly over the affected area and scrub well, not too hard though. use it as a replacement for a face wash. it also removes facial hair and brightens the skin. make sure you don't accidentally apply it on your brows or your hairline. another option is coconut oil. it can cure anything. whether a burnt mark, or nail marks, even stretch marks! but stretch marks take time! even brightens dark areas.
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I've nevfer heard of this.  Your skin can become discolored from vitiligo (your immune system attacks the pigment in your skin).  I've never heard of it being brought on by soda consumption.  There is no cure for vitiligo so if you have it go see a skin specialist.  but if you got it you got it and enjoy the blotches cause they don't ever go away, they simply get larger over time.  Write to me if you have any questions regarding vitiligo.
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I have had psoriasis since I was eighteen, and tried and tested more or less every over-the-counter remedy - only to find it to be fool's gold - so to speak. Expensive and not ailing a bit. Due to the aggressiveness of my psoriasis, the standars therapy-regimes (PUVA, cortisone-, coal tar- and calcipotriole-treatments+++) in hospitals eventually proved themselves insufficient. After a serious outbreak last year, including face, soles of feet, and hands - which rendered me no longer just esthetically handicapped, but physically as well, I was prescribed Fumaric Acid by my dermatologist. Within a month, the itching had subsided; after two months no more plaques began forming, and the once present stopped flaking. Finally, after three months I was psoriasis free. I have been taking Fumaric Acid (approx. 360 mg per day - effective dosage differs from person to person though) for almost a year now, and I am very pleased with the results. The medication -according to my dermatologist and research-reports - do not cause any serious organ-damage, compared to many other systemic psoriasis-treatments. Yet, as it decreases the activity of the immune-system, I have to undertake blood-tests once a month to monitor the white blood-cell count. \nAlbeit it was a hassle to remember to follow the strict medication-regime (you start out with a very low daily dosage (20 mg a day), then increase the amount over time to a maximum of 720 mg a day, before reducing to the lowest effective dosage to uphold a psoriasis-free state), it was - at least in my case - worth it. After twelve years of looking like a scabby dog, always having to dress up to cover a psoriasis-full body, let alone the social alienation due to ignorance from others, I am now going for a holiday for the first time - in a bikini. \n\nGood luck, and may you find something that actually helps.
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Try a cream from AVON called Banishing cream. It lightens skin discolorations.
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I am into natural skin care and the only thing I can think of that is in your HOME would be lemon juice.Lemon juice works great to naturally bleach out skin so it should reduce the apearrance of those spots Use juice on a cotton ball or Q-tip to rub into spots before bedtime with a clean washed face-no lotions-and let it stay on all night. Do your regular facial routine in the morning.  If irritation begins, discontinue.
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Try one of the following\n\nSkin care tipsFor Glowing skin\n\nA facemask of egg white and honey gently removes the tan from your face. \nMix oats with honey, yogurt and ground almonds. Apply this in your face, leave it for five minutes and wash with lukewarm water. \nCucumber is a natural cleanser. Mix cucumber juice with milk and use it instead of a cleanser. \nTake 1/3-cup cocoa, three teaspoons of heavy cream, 1/3-cup ripe papaya, 1/4-cup honey and three teaspoons of oatmeal powder. Mix it all together. Apply on your face. After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. This is best for oily skin \nFor oily skin, apply a mixture of grapes, lemon and egg white. Leave it for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. While lemon acts as a natural cleanser, grapes will soften your skin and egg whites will tighten it. Don’t be alarmed if your skin tingles. \nCut the lemon and rub the wedge all over your face. Leave it for about 20 minutes, then rinse off with cold water. This will refresh your face. Avoid doing this if you have dry skin. \nMix honey, lemon and vegetable oil .This mixture is a good moisturiser for dry skin. Apply this mask for 10 minutes. \nApply the mixture of honey and milk on the face . This will make your skin glow. \nPrepare a mask by mixing a slice of pumpkin with egg yolk and milk. Let this mask set on your face for 30 minutes for a glowing skin. \nMix half-a-cup honey to your bath water for soft and smooth skin. \nFor a soothing body pack, prepare a paste of mint leaves and almonds. Mix it with warm water and apply all over your body. Leave it till it dries and rinse with warm water. \nButtermilk dabbed on skin for 15 minutes will soak up oil from your skin without drying it. \nCarrot juice applied daily fades blemishes. \nFor dark underarms and neck apply lemon juice mixed with cucumber juice and a pinch of turmeric daily. Leave this on for 20 minutes. \nFor removing facial hair.. Apply a sticky paste of egg white blended with sugar and corn flour. When it dries, gently peel it off. Repeat this three to four times a week. \nThin apple slices rubbed onto oily skin will help in controlling oily shine. \nFor supple skin, apply a ripe smashed banana on your face for 20 minutes daily. \nCauliflower juice applied on warts regularly will make them fall. \nFor a fair skin, try this natural bleach. Mix orange peels (sun dried and powdered) with milk. Apply this paste for 25 minutes and wash off. \nMix half teaspoon dried curry leaf powder with multani mitti  (fullers earth) and apply on the face. Wash it after it gets dry. \nApply the mixture of tomato juice and honey on the face and neck , wash it after 15 minutes. \nApply the mixture of carrot juice and basin. Leave it till it dries and wash the face. \nAdd two teaspoon of tomato juice with 4 teaspoon of curd and apply on the face. \nAdd a pinch of yeast with 2 teaspoon of cabbage juice and apply. \nMix 1 table spoon of barley powder with half teaspoon of lime juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Apply it on the face and wash after 20 minutes. \nMix pineapple juice and carrot juice together and apply it on the face and wash it after 15 minutes. \nMix vinegar and rose water in equal quantities and apply. \nMix curd and cucumber juice and apply it on the face. \nApply the mixture of coconut water and thick pineapple juice. \nMake a paste with 1/2 teaspoon of milk  powder, 1/4 teaspoon of egg white and 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice and apply on the face. \nFor dry skin, Make a paste with egg yolk, olive oil and lemon juice. Apply it on the neck and face, wash it out after 10 minutes. \nFor oily skin, take a mixture of oatmeal and egg white and apply it on the neck and face \nFor glowing skin, use basin or green gram powder mixed with milk instead of soap. \nApply the mixture of raw turmeric and cream of milk on the face and wash it after 20 minutes. It will make your skin fair. \nApply the mixture of honey, basin, cream of milk and olive oil as a face pack. \nApply the pa
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I've been using Neutrogena Skin Smoothing Body Lotion for almost a month and it's helped me quite a bit. It has alpha hydroxy acid and is made specifically for KP. Check the website below for more info on KP.
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Hi DOnald\n\nHere is the answer.\n\nHydration for Resplendent Skin \nNicholas V. Perricone MD - "We must drink eight to 10 glasses of pure water a day. Diet sodas and coffee don’t count, though I’m allowing tea (green or black) as part of the 8 to 10 daily glasses. When we decrease inflammation in the body, the brain works better, mood is elevated, skin becomes more radiant, dark circles and puffiness under the eyes resolve, skin becomes more toned, and even fine lines can diminish. We must remember that the skin is a reflection of our internal health. Therefore, if our skin improves, all other vital organs also improve. This decreases our risk of every disease from which we suffer." Nicholas V. Perricone MD, is the author of “The Wrinkle Cure.” \n\nBatmanghelidji MD - "Drinking water enables the skin to better shed toxins and thus keeps it cleaner. When the skin is dehydrated it cannot shed toxins from the body and skin rashes or breakouts can occur. Use 1/4 tsp. of sea salt for every quart of water you drink. Use a good sea salt, one with at least 80 minerals, liberally with food. As long as you drink the water, you can use the salt. Some put it in their water, some lick it off their hand, some season their foods after cooking. It's up to you. Make sure you take potassium daily (banana, orange juice,etc) " \n\nhttp://www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com/skin.htm\n\nBest of health to you
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the hemp seed extract promotes soft skin and penetration of the DHA into the skin.Hemp Seed Extract and CoQ10 moisturize and soothe skin for a radiant glow.\n\nGo the link  get further info.