How to heal your skin from deep, chemical damage due to harmful creams

Skin damage from the long-term use of steroid-based or other toxic creams (e.g. hydroquinone, monobenzone, mercury) can be distressing. They can include thin/fragile skin, hyperpigmentation, dark marks, nerve damage and changes in texture. However, with time and patience, there are ways to reverse the damage and restore your skin to its original health. Our organs (including the skin) are

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Beware dishonest user reviews and comments

A bit of background – I decided to write this article after my previous post on Pure Perfect Skin Lightening Cream received multiple fake comments. And well, that really made me angry. Anger turned into indignation, which turned to writing… and this article was born. Isn’t it amazing how good things can come from bad?

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Smoking and darker skin

New research says just how addictive smoking is for you depends on the color of your skin, and reveals the link between nicotine and melanin.     Inhaling thousands of chemicals is not a good idea. But it is especially bad for people with dark, melanin-rich skin. That’s because melanin grabs and hangs onto the

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