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Has anyone tried this all over body lightening milk? If so, was it effective?

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your using mq and ret a, i did not know that. i'm just using honey for a moisturizer. i'm a big fan of home remedies

Well I think applying a good moisturizer would help and I use St. Ives oatmeal & shea butter which is very light and leaves no residue on my skin.

Some also use cetaphil or eucerin cream

Hope I could help

Should I apply moisturizing lotion before or after the lightening creams? I use HQ not MQ.

some brands of hq are put inside moisturizing lotion, or you can mix to the two and put it on at the same time.

Mini Her,
What percentage HQ are you using ? A lot of people experience dryness using HQ/RA. You can use a moisturiser after the application. I would personally wait as long as possible after you apply the HQ/RA in order to avoid buffering them. definitely apply after and not before. You want to let the lightening products sink into the cleansed skin without any other barriers. And make sure you wait at least 20 minutes after cleansing your skin before applying the HQ/RA.

I would shower, make sure the skins is dry and the apply the hq and ret a then iwould wait a good half hour and put on the moisturizer, adding moisturizer with the hq/ret a might lessen its affect.

It's HQ 2%

so your not using ret a right?

From what I know hq 2% isn't that affective but if you exfoliate and add some ret a you may see more lighting but it depends on what you're comfortable with.

At night I used RA mixed with HQ 2% and Neoprosone w/the steroids. In the day time I use the Palmer's Fade Milk, which has HQ 2%.

Well if you're using neoprosone with the steroids that'll lighten you way more then the 2% hq and the ret a will help it penetrate the skin. I think you should be cautious with using stroids, there can be adverse side-affects.

Yea, but I was told that if I used RA with the Neoprosone, the dangers are much less likely.

i cant say your information is false but, were did you here that from?

Hmm as far as I know steroids are dangerous period and ret a is used to help hq( if that's what you use with it) penetrate the skin. Now since you are using it with a cream that contains steroids, I would think the ret a helps the cream to get even deeper into your skin.

Did that make sense? Lol

I used the palmer fade cream afew years ago, I didnt see any difference, maybe cecause I lived in florida at the time and is very hot there, but if you wanna try it go a head; remember that every skin is different and what might not worked for me maybe works for you and vice-versa.
good luck if you decide to use it.

Mini Her,

how long have you been doing this method? I have heard of others doing this and I would have thought that you would have seen some lightening with the addition of the steroids in the Neoprosone . I am not sure how long you would be able to do this for and it may require a break after a few months.

I've been using it for about 3 weeks and I see some improvement but not what I had expected. Tell me something, does it matter if I stand in front of a fan after I apply HQ/RA/Steroids? I heard that HQ oxidize and becomes ineffective. Would standing in front of an AC cause any problems?

Well it depends.

Are you simply applying the mixture and not rubbing it into your skin? If so that is very dangerous beause the exposure to the sun and air changes the chemical properties of the cream which could give a negative reaction. Now if you are making sure to rub it in and then you happen to step in front of the AC( something I do every summer lol) I would not think it matters since the cream is already in your skin but if you want, you can wait 30 minutes or more to be sure.

If I misssed something I'm sure Maharani can tell you

I agree with Alizee love that I doubt that standing infront of the AC would cause any problems. I have never come aross anyone suggesting that this would be an issue, but if it concerns you then try it without the AC. The addition of the RA is what allows the HQ to penetrate deeper before oxidising occurs.

Are you mixing the 3 products first before applying or layering them? It is still relatively soon for you to be seeing anything major, so I would give it a few more weeks to see how it goes. Do keep us updated.

that reminds me, you should order creams yearly and in the winter time, i find that when i order stuff in the summer the combination of heat and a small stuffy box is not the right conditions for most creams. i often find when my creams are delivered in the summer the tubes are hot to the touch

I mix all 3 together then apply and rub into my skin. Would it be better to apply the RA first then the others or is it ok mixed together?

it's ok to mix them togeter

Is mixing different products together canceal out each other?

depends what you mix but mq/ra seems to be fine, i'm doing it and still seeing results

Ok .