Muskaan Singh asks:
Hello,
I am Muskaan. I have a dark complexion and honestly I don’t know the nature of my skin, sometimes it gets very oily and sometimes its very dry. So, I can’t mention my skin type. My problem is that I have got prolonged tan. Can you tell me which product I should use to detan. I was also thinking to bleach my face, so which product should I choose, golden bleach or oxy bleach, I have never bleached before, so I am a bit scared about the results. One more problem I have with my skin is that I have white patches on my face and it gets increased in winter. Do help. I know I have asked asked many questions at a time, but do reply and also suggest anything you feel I must do.
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Do visit a dermatologist for the white patches and to determine your skin type. Also, the SA’s at skin care brand counters are really good at determining skin type. For bleaching, oxy bleach is good, but I would say you should first do a patch test since it reacts badly on some people including me. For detanning, using curd, lemon, and tomato face pack works. Also, detanning products are available, many reviews of such products are there on our blog.
Agree with Jomol…. My two cents… VLCC bleach is good…. I got a trial pack with my facial kit and I found it very good (I’ve tried atleast 6 brands of bleach)…. Natures essence lacto tana clear is a good pack for removing tan….
Please do not expose your skin to the sun after bleaching as it is even more harmful….
An last but not the least use a cream with super SPF with all the ++++s whenever you step out…
Regarding determining skin type, you can go to one of these sophisticated beauty stores where SAs can guide you upto an extent…. also cosmetic brands like oriflame have a skin guide… which tells you how to decide what is your skin type and also help you decide on products that best suit you…
Hope my rambling was of some help…
https://makeupandbeauty.com/how-to-determine-your-skin-type-oily-dry/
i like the st ives whitening scrub a lot for removing tan https://makeupandbeauty.com/st-ives-apricot-whitening-scrub-review/
bleach fem the blue one for dark skin is by far the best, i love the pink one they have!
White pacthes may be the dryness or dryness related skin troubles :)check with a derma!
knwing ur skin type is a question mark for me too 🙁
I hav taken consultation frm kaya. and Doc der said ma skin type is oily. it was back 2.5 yrs ago. Before that i was always under impression i hav dry skin. (believe me girls dyr to extent i used to apply layers of ponds cold cream and ma skin absorbs all dat), Was having no skin prob till den
After that i hav started using all pdts for oily skin. N day by day ma skin got worse. then got pimples showing up. Thought may be b’cause of oil skin symptom. Used pdts less in moisturing. Result more worst skin. So many acnes and den leftover acne scars 🙁 Imagine neer got prob of pimples in teen age…bt now 🙁
anways. finally it was ma mom who staarted scolding me and teling me to moisturise ma skin. and den thnks to imbb i came to knw abt dry acnes. Now with regularly moisturising, skin has improved. Though still fighting for scars and marks, bt i knw, imbb will help me der too.
Well srry for such a long post. All i wanted to say, consult a expert dermatologist for knwing ur skin type, evn som tym SA cn misguide u.