Congratulations hunni!!! I hope it’s a girl!!! #goddess You feel joyful about your pregnancy, but you must admit… You’re also a little nervous about your skin. All because you’ve stopped using your hydroquinone skin bleach, and you’re worried about losing all the work you’ve put into bleaching your skin. And you’re especially worried about all the hyperpigmentation that happens during a pregnancy. Well good news! There are herbal skin bleaching agents that can whiten your skin & maintain your current bleached skintone, until you can resume using the hardcore stuff. And until then, please use safe skin bleaching products for pregnant & nursing mothers. There are many to choose from in the ‘Skin Bleach for Pregnant Women’ category.
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PREGNANCY SAFE SKIN WHITENING AGENTS
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As an experienced skin bleacher, we all know know that hydroquinone (and it’s derivatives) are harmless and don’t cause any long term skin damage (like mercury & steroid skin whiteners) But once you become pregnant, it would behoove you to only use herbal (or “natural”) skin whiteners. Hydroquinone and mequinol don’t exist in nature “as is”, but are synthesized from other organic materials found in nature (arbutin | hydroquinone | mequinol).The strongest most potent herbal skin whitening agents safe for pregnant women are listed below. These herbal extracts contain some very potent skin whitening actives.
ASCORBIC ACID (vitamin-C): Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant, and is an effective herbal skin lightener. Oral Vitamin-C (like others) raises glutathione levels in the body. And a side effect of glutathione levels being raised, is noticeable skin whitening. Vitamin-C interacts with the copper (Cu) ions at the tyrosinase active site and inhibits action of the enzyme tyrosinase, thereby reducing melanin formation. It also acts on the perifollicular pigment. Which means that Vitamin-C lightens hair also (especially if mixed with hydrogen peroxide). Vitamin C was found to be effective in depigmentation as a result of its direct effect on melanogenesis. Melanin is said to be a reservoir for reactive oxygen species (ROS), Cu and calcium (Ca) within the cells. Following its entry into the target tissue, it binds to melanin. This causes a deficiency of the ROS, Cu and Ca, resulting in reduction of melanin production. Vitamin-C can lighten skin thru topical application, oral supplements, and applied thru I.V. All of these routes can be combined to boost skin lightening results. Oral Vitamin-C raises glutathione levels, which causes skin to lighten thru oral skin whitening. This is also covered in the posts MSM Skin Whitening & Best Skin Whitening Pills NOTE: Vitamin-C (aka L-ascorbic acid) promotes the absorption of other supplements and increases their effectiveness when taken together..
LICORICE EXTRACT: Contains organic chemicals that are 16 times stronger than hydroquinone!
[Read – Skin Whiteners Explained: Which is the Strongest?].
PEAR SKIN EXTRACT: Arbutin is found naturally in certain fruits and shrubs but pears have proven to have the highest content of arbutin. Arbutin is especially concentrated in the skin of pears. This is why arbutin is sourced from pear skins. You can literally lighten your skin by eating arbutin containing foods, like pears. Arbutin was found to be extensively absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract where it is primarily converted to hydroquinone [Read – Skin Whiteners Explained: Which is the Strongest?].
MULBERRY EXTRACT: Mulberry leaf extract is an extract derived from dried mulberry leaves, Morus alba. Mulberry leaf contains two active whitening agents: Mulberroside-F and Arbutin. We already know that arbutin whitens skin by inhibiting tyrosinase. But according to in-vitro studies, mulberry leaf’s other active ingredient Mulberroside-F inhibits: tyrosinase activity; melanin formation in melanin-cells; and melanin transfer. Containing two whitening agents makes mulberry leaf extract a very potent herbal skin whitener. [Read – Skin Whiteners Explained: Which is the Strongest?]
There are other effective herbal skin whiteners, but the above skin whitening agents are the most potent. Some of the other herbal whiteners are strong, and others are more “co-whiteners” that work best when mixed with other more potent skin whitening agents. Please read my post ‘Skin Whiteners Explained: Which is the Strongest?’ to get a full list with descriptions of all available skin whitening agents .
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YOUR DAILY SKIN BLEACHING REGIMEN
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PREP
#1 The first thing you need to do is stay completely out of the sun. The sun is bad for all human skin, not to mention the anti-aging benefits (of staying out of the sun) are absolutely astounding. Truly unbelievable… If you stopped going outdoors today for 10 years. In ten years you’d actually look one year younger than you do today #truth [Please Read my Anti-Aging Blog]
#2 If you must go outdoors during daylight hours, always wear sunscreen (SPF 50+ and higher), protective UV Clothing, and a UV hat or bonnet. Yes, it’s like you’re a vampire now, but trust me the sun is NOT good for anyone’s skin. Especially now…Because the sun is burning much hotter than it ever has. The government knows this, and that’s one reason why they keep spraying the skies with these ‘fake clouds’. For protection from harmful UVB’s.
#3 Mix the entire jar of shea butter; an equal amount of cocoa butter; and 1 table spoon of Vaseline. Mix them into a smooth cream. This will be your moisturizer. Cocoa butter diminishes hyperpigmentation and stretch marks. So does shea butter, but it also heals and soothes damaged raw skin (see below)
#4 Drink distilled water. Drinking distilled water helps whiten skin. Toxins and impurities are dark in color. Removing these toxins and impurities cause a skin slight lightening effect. Just the same as if you ran dirty water through a filter. The filtered water would appear much lighter in color. Distilled water washes away toxins, impurities, bacteria, and viruses from your system. These toxins are not only dark in color, they also hold “weight”. You’ll notice a significant “healthy” weightloss after 6 months of drinking distilled water. Because of this, I suggest you consult your OB/GYN before using any of these tips or even starting this daily skin bleaching regimen.
#5 Juice a lemon, and strain the juice into a small spray bottle.
#6 Choose the skin whitening herbs of your choice. Put the herbs into a bottle then fill it grain alcohol (190 proof, like Everclear). Allow the herbs to steep for at least one week, the longer they steep the more potent the extract. After this you can start applying this extract to you skin as an astringent. You can also purchase these herbal extracts already made & ready to use.
#7 You can also mix any of the vitamins/herbal powders mentioned here, with your lemon juice, herbal extracts, and glycerin/aloe gel/hyaluronic acid gel to create an herbal skin whitening serum.
MATERIALS NEEDED
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Skin Whitening Herbal Extracts
• Herbal Skin Whitening Soap
• Raw Shea Butter
• Raw Cocoa Butter
• Vaseline
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Exfoliating Bath Gloves
• Mesh Bath Sponge
• Fine Eyeliner Brush
• Spray Bottle
Use this regimen as a guide, later on you can tweak or modify it to suit your specific needs. In addition to this regimen, always follow each individual product’s accompanying instructions exactly as written. And always do a patch test for new products before regularly applying them all over your face n’ body.
Face: Cleanse your face with an exfoliating bath sponge using your herbal skin whitening soap. Rinse your face with cold water (this closes your pores). Pat your face dry, then apply the Lemon Juice to your face and neck, allow to absorb & dry. Then apply your skin whitening herbal extracts. Allow this to absorb and dry. Then apply your moisturizer (above recipe)
Body: Shower with exfoliating bath gloves using your herbal skin whitening soap. Dry your body, then spray fresh lemon juice all over your body. Fan your skin dry, the stinging will stop when your skin dries. Apply skin whitening herbal extracts all over your body. Fan your body until your skin dries. Then apply you body moisturizer (recipe above).
WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE:
• Dark Colored UV Hoody
• Sun Hat
• Large Sunglasses
• Sunscreen SPF 50+
EXFOLIATING:
Now that you’re pregnant, there are only certain types of exfoliation products and chemical peels you can safely use on your skin. Please read ‘EXFOLIATING: WHICH ACIDS ARE SAFE WHILE PREGNANT?’
