Lightenex
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What is Lightenex?
Lightenex is a line of products designed to lighten the skin of people of Arabic or Asian descent. The line includes the cream, an exfoliate, a cleanser, a serum, and a night cream. It also claims to lightens melasma & chloasma patches, hyperpigmentation, liver and age spot, under-eye dark circles, reduce fine lines & wrinkles, and even out skin tone and get rid of freckles.
What ingredients are in Lightenex?
Kojic dipalmitate- not effective as a skin lightener, this chemical can cause allergies and skin irritation. Glycyrrhiza Glabra Extract – there is no research supporting that is effective as a skin lightener. Imperata Cylindrica Extract – has some astringent qualities, but nothing that has been tested or shown to be producing any of the results listed. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi L. Sprengel- it is an ingredient in this product is because it contains arbutin, which blocks melanin production, but research has shown that there are many pure forms of arbutin are much more effective as skin lighteners. Daucus Carota Sativa root extract – said to stimulate skin cell regeneration. Mitracarpus Scaber Extract – also a melanin inhibitor and also not as effective as pure arbutin. Octocrylene-sun block that has been found to indirectly lead to DNA damage and possibly skin cancer
What else should I know about Lightenex?
This product could possibly aid with skin lightening, but might also cause skin irritation, DNA damage, and cancer. With skin lighteners, however, there is always more of a risk. They disrupt the way that skin functions and even if they don’t contain bleach, they can cause reactions in the skin. This product contains multiple extracts, which cannot penetrate the epidermal layer of the skin and therefore really do nothing for you. We would recommend looking elsewhere for a skin lightening treatment.
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