| African American skin is unique so skin lightening for | | | | use of hydroquinone creams, particularly on black skin, |
| African Americans requires special treatment. Darker | | | | can have the reverse effect and cause permanent |
| skin contains more pigment or melanin than lighter skin | | | | darkening. Hydroquinone has also been linked to |
| to offer greater protection from harmful ultraviolet | | | | cancer. |
| rays. This melanin is contained in special cells called | | | | For these reasons, those with African American skin |
| melanosomes. Melanosomes in African Americans are | | | | tones are better off seeking out one of the many |
| much bigger than those found in Caucasians and are | | | | hydroquinone-free alternatives available that contain |
| more likely to get inflamed as a result of cuts or acne | | | | safe and natural ingredients to fade dark marks and |
| scars and this leads to problem dark marks and | | | | achieve a lighter skin tone. |
| problems with hyperpigmentation. | | | | Safer Skin Lightening |
| These unsightly dark marks can fade their own after | | | | When looking for an alternative skin whitening product, |
| several months but tend to take longer to fade on | | | | African Americans should look for a product that does |
| darker skin. This means that there is a high demand | | | | not contain hydroquinone, mercury or steroids. |
| for hyperpigmentation treatment for black people and | | | | Effective natural lightening ingredients include kojic acid, |
| there are many skin lightening products for African | | | | bearberry extract, licorice extract, glycolic acid and |
| Americans available on the market. If you want to get | | | | vitamin C to name a few. Two popular skin lightening |
| rid of your hyperpigmentation quickly, you will need the | | | | brands containing these products and no harmful |
| help of a good lightening cream. | | | | hydroquinone or mercury are Meladerm and Makari. |
| Black Skin and Hydroquinone | | | | Makari products are specifically tailored to black skin |
| Although hydroquinone based creams are particularly | | | | and contain luxurious caviar extracts and high-quality |
| effective at lightening black skin and can be purchased | | | | natural plant extracts. |
| over the counter in the US, the sale of hydroquinone | | | | Meladerm is formulated for all skin tones and types |
| based products is banned in Europe and most of the | | | | and initial results are promised in just 2 weeks! |
| rest of the world. It has been reported that prolonged | | | | |