There have been a lot of horror stories in the press about skin lightening creams recently.

These reports highlight the dangers of unsafe lightening creams that are offered to the unsuspecting public by unscrupulous sellers. These rogue traders are selling treatments with banned ingredients such as mercury hydroquinone and steroids. They are nasty, unethical products that are not safe and should be totally avoided.

If you are looking for a safe skin lightening product to treat hyperpigmentation, fade dark marks and spots or give you a more even skintone then it is well worth spending some time to research this online.

In fact I recommend purchasing these types of products online rather than the High Street as you will invariably find a great deal more information about the seller and also the product itself.

One of the most trustworthy and popular online stores specialising in these products is skinlight .com

They call themselves the skin correcting specialists and have been supplying online for over 15 years.

I spoke with Co Founder David Furst...

Hi David - How can customers feel confident they are getting safe products?

“ We started this business to provide customers a totally safe and proven solution to improve and correct their skin. The safety and effectiveness of the products we sell is our main priority. The skin treatments we provide are manufactured in the UK and Europe and contain the best quality approved ingredients only. Each product is thoroughly researched and tested by us before it goes on sale and all of our suppliers go through a strict vetting process before we take them on. So we have complete confidence in the safety and effectiveness of our products which is why we have so many happy, returning customers.”

So Why do people use Skin Lightening Creams?

"There is a common misconception that the only reason people use these products is to change the colour of their skin from dark to light. If people want to lighten their overall skin tone, then that is totally up to them but the majority of our customers are using these products to fade dark marks and patches that have had a very negative effect on their confidence. Our customers that use these creams and serums cover a broad spectrum of different ethnic groups and skin colour. - from Black Asian or White with dark to very fair skin tones. They may be looking to correct their skin which has hyperpigemation due to various reasons such as sun damage, acne scars, burns, post pregnancy, ageing and more. So there are numerous reasons why people use these skin lightening creams."

Summary

If you do your homework, read up about the available treatments and ask questions, then there is absolutely no reason you should be using unsafe skin lightening creams.

There are plenty of good, safe products on the market such as Hyperfade Dark Mark Erasing Cream - see hyperfade.com. Also, Supaskin have a great range of natural products.
Then there is the new Megafade range

So, are Skin Lightening creams safe? Well, yes as long as you check the ingredients, know what you’re buying, who you’re buying from and do your research!