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Kojie san Skin Lightening Soap



 Kojie-san is a Japanese soap that uses kojic acid to lightening skin of dark spots, freckles, acne, stretch marks, and uneven skintone. It can be used on the face and body. A box comes with two 1.5"x2.5"x .75" bars.

 My elbows and knees have gotten darker over the summer so I got this soap to try out. The soap is a bright orange color and it did leave a orange stain in my bathtub so be careful about that. The soap bar is small so the bar didn't last me very long. I practically used it on my legs, face, arms, and torso. The soap does lather thickly so I can really work it into my skin. I've just finished the first bar, and so far it did help lightening some darkness. Its not a dramatic change. Its not going to get rid of my skin darkness concerns with the two bars I got. It is doing better than my usual method of just scrubbing with my scrub towel. I will most likely purchase this again so I do recommend giving this a try if you want to lighten darkened skin!
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Michael Todd Ultra Bright with Hexylresorcinal Anti-Aging Spot and Tone Corrector


Michael Todd's Ultra Bright. I wanted to try this and had ordered it last year but it was sold out. Its been sold out till a few months ago they restocked it with a new formula. This is a skin brightening serum to help even out hyper-pigmentation. I have many age spots and acne scars on my face that has been a real concern for me. A lot of products have done nothing to my improve my age spots so I tend not want to buy products that claim to improve spots. But since I have been enjoying most of Michael Todd's products I decided to give this one a try.

This product probably has the shortest ingredients list I've ever seen. Its just Aloe juice, Biowhite, Hexylresorcinol, Kojic acid, Alpha-Arbutin, Licorice root, Mushroom enzyme and Bearberry extract. Now Biowhite is a trademark skin lightening ingredient by a chemical company. From what I read its made from plant extracts from scutellaria, white mulberry, saxifrage, and grapes. Ultra Bright is labeled that its 70% organic as well. So far this product seems to be pretty safe but not knowing what's exactly in Ultra Bright is disconcerting. The bottle does say it contains no mercury, steroids, or other harmful bleaching substances.

Directions say to apply twice a day and recommends waiting 10 minutes before applying another product on. Not sure why the long wait or a wait at all though 10 minutes can go by quick. It also has a warning to limit your sun exposure so I tend to mostly apply this serum at night. The product comes in a tall thin purple pump bottle. The product is a bright orange cream. This stuff can dry up in the pump so it may need to be wiped clean every now and then.

I've had this serum for a couple of months now and have mostly used it regularly. I have a cluster of distinct age spots that I use to check if it works. So far I think they lightened up very very slightly. I have been taking monthly photos just to compare. But they are phone photos so its blurry since it couldn't focus clear enough when its close to the skin. Then there's lighting that I had trouble getting it consistent, but here's the photos to show progress.
As you can see the age spots around my mole seem to have gotten slightly lighter. Some more than others. So I think this serum actually does work. So I definitely recommend giving this a try!
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Oz Naturals 20% Vitamin C Serum



I've heard Vitamin C is one of the best ingredients against age spots and hyperpigmentation so I bought the best selling Vitamin C serum on Amazon which happens to be Oz Naturals 20% Vitamin C serum. Its an affordable $20-something 1fl oz bottle. It comes with a dropper too!

The serum is 72% organic. Its a clear watery gel like serum. It has no scent and it absorbs quickly onto the skin. The ingredients isn't too bad either. First ingredient is organic herbal infusion follow by organic aloe and vitamin C. There's also witch hazel, vitamin E, organic jojoba oil, hyaluronic acid, ferulic acid, and a amino acid blend.

Overall, I think this is an OK serum. I didn't see much of a difference to my dark spots, but I feel that my skin does look a bit healthier. It is mostly of ingredients that said to be good for you without too many other ingredients that are fillers, questionable, or harmful. Its also affordable so I think I will continue to use this, and I will look into their other serums and products.
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M2 High Potency Skin Refinish

I came across an article on the best acne skincare product and the M2 was listed as #1 so I decided to try it out. The product is about $50 for a 1.7 fl. oz of product. There's one at 20% acidity and another one at a lower percentage which I think is 12%. The product claims to improve skintone, wrinkles, scars, pore size, hyperpigmentation, and reduce breakouts. The M2 is the two featured ingredient in this serum which is mandelic acid and malic acids. Mandelic acid is antibacterial and malic protects the skin from free radicals.

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Hydroxatone Luminique Facial Brightener

My mom gave me this to help with the many spots I have on my face. I swear my face is like the moon with acne scars and sun spots, and whatever else I have. I was worried, with the name, that it might contain Hydroquinone a potentially harmful ingredient. Its not banned in the US but it is banned in Europe and probably in other countries as well. Luckily, looking at the ingredients list its not there! The main website says its paraben free and no fragrance which is a plus. This has not irritated me at all! The product size is pretty generous too. Almost the size of a regular toothpaste tube so it will definitely last for awhile even if using it twice daily.

The instructions say to use on targeted areas but I use it on my whole face. After a couple weeks it does show that it brightened my skin. However it doesn't really help with the spots it advertised to say it helps with. I have been using other products that helps with spots along with it which has definitely made better results than with just this. So if you have a number of spots from sun, aging, or blemishes I advise using at least 2 products to use at the same time. From my experience using one has not done enough. They must be gentle and none irritating. But just in case, put on a lotion or moisturizer you trust that will keep you moisturized so it help prevent any kind of irritation from the spot treatment products.

The problem I have with Luminique is that it balls up quite a bit. It also doesn't dry up completely clear. It can give you a very, very slight coverage. If you put on a generous amount on your face it may show up. So it doesn't adsorb completely into your skin. If you put on anything on top of it it might ball up and end up removing it off your skin. Although it doesn't always happen so it be good to not use to much to risk of it balling up. Otherwise, I think this product is great for brightening up the face if you have dull looking skin.
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