Skin Whitening

The actual meaning of skin whitening is to make the freckled, blemished and uneven skin tone into a brighter, more clear and translucent one. Retinol is the most essential natural form of vitamin A. Vitamin A is the first vitamin to be used topically for the treatment of ruptured human skin.

Though nothing is better than clean and clear skin in enhancing one's image and self confidence, many oriental women are ardent about whitening care. Arbutin is very safe skin agent for external use that does not have toxicity, stimulation, displeasing odor or side effect such as Hydroqinone.

Arbutin is a new kind of skin de-pigmentation and whitening agents, an extract of bearberry plant that produced by a solid extraction, an environmentally friendly process. More currently, Arbutin has been used to prevent pigmentation and to whiten the skin sightly. It can be used to whiten the skin, to prevent liver spots and freckles, to cure sunburn marks and to control melanogenesis. Particularly, retinol is held out as the new great prediction for reduction of photo aging skin. Retinol or Vitamin A helps to furbish and exfoliate the skin, giving a new lighter, beautiful skin.

Some skin whitening products

• Kojic acid is used to illuminate the skin in japan. It is a tyrosinase inhibitor.
• Aloe Vera appears to absorb UV light. That would account for its mild skin lightening abilities.
• Oxybenzone is a sunscreen chemical that absorbs UVA rays.
• Retinol is the most essential natural form of vitamin A. Vitamin A is the first vitamin to be used topically for the treatment of damaged human skin.
• Octyl salicylate is a salt of the saliculic acid that is present in wintergreen leaves. It is a sunscreen, found in sun tan lotions.

Home remedies for skin whitening care

• Apply a paste of fresh ground mint leaves and leave it for about 20 minutes. Wash with cold water, continue for 15 days.
• Applying turmeric powder along with lime juice removes the tan. Lime juice is a natural bleach.
• Mix 1 tsp of milk powder, 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of lemon juice, and ½ tsp of almond oil. Apply on face and wash off after 10-15 minutes. This pack helps bring shine to the skin and also removes tan.
• Place sliced raw potato on the face. It helps reduce blemishes and other marks.
• Soak 4 almonds overnight. Grind into a fine paste using milk. Apply on face and neck and leave it overnight. Wash with cold water in the morning. Do this daily for 15 days, followed by twice a week.
• Apply a mixture of grated tomato with 2-3 drops of lime juice on the face. Leave it for 20 minutes before washing off. Do this twice a day for 15-20 days for best results.