On The Difference Between Brightening, Lightening and Whitening(READ)

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On The Difference Between Brightening, Lightening and Whitening(READ)

There are misconceptions that comes when a person that was dark skin, becomes fair, radiant or glowing. And people will just easily fall and conclude SKIN BLEACHING on all grounds. There are some products that do not alter the skin but only reveal long years of new skin that has been hidden due to dead skin cells. Dead skin cells just as the name implies can be simply put as dull skin.

Brightening ingredients are about increasing radiance and vibrancy to dull looking skin. They're not meant to alter your natural skin shade; they only work to reveal a healthier and glowing skin by removing dead skin cells and surface debris.

Brighteners include vitamin C, Retinoid, some AHA/BHA's, Licorice Root, Fruit Enzymes – Papain, Papaya, Pumpkin, grapes, berry, Pineapple, Cherry.

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Lightening: This involves the use of synthetic lightening agents to inhibit the production and distribution of melanin and when this happens, the skin becomes lighter.

Melanin is the pigment responsible for your skin, hair and eyes color. This melanin is produced by cells called melanocytes, lightening products works by altering the function of this melanocytes thereby reducing the effect of melanin on the skin.

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Lighteners includes, Kojic Acid, Vitamin C, Licorice Extract, Mushroom Extract, Alpha Arbutin, Mulberry, Glutathione, Azelaic Acids, 2% Hydroquinone, etc.

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Lightening, Whitening or Bleaching basically changes your skin color to one or more shade lighter than your original skin tone.

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Whether you become one or seven shades lighter than your original complexion, or look pale and sick in the process of lightening depends on the type of lightener and the percentage used duing formulation.

In conclusion, brightening is synonymous to toning or glowing while lightening is the same as whitening, snow white, Egyptian white or bleaching.

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Finally, if you are using organic products that makes you oyinbo in just seven days and you choose to believe it's organic, then it's either you're deceiving yourself or your organic formulator is deceiving and lying to you.

No true organic product will completely alter your complexion quickly, rather it will even out your complexion, and give you an around spotless skin and this happens over a long period.