Skin whitening treatments
Have you ever wondered why early childhood photos of many top celebrities show a much darker skin color then they have now? Have you also longed for a much whiter complexion? Then you should go for skin whitening treatments.
Mainly the Skin Whitening Ingredients works in two ways to give you a whiter skin:
1. By absorbing the UV rays, thus preventing the sun from darkening your skin.
2. By reducing the production of melanin, the skin pigment found in your skin which is responsible for skin darkening.
Here are some of the ingredients you may find in your skin whitening products:
Kojic Acid:It is used to lighten the skin in Japan. It is a tyrosinase inhibitor. That would explain how it reduces the production of skin pigment, melanin.
Licorice Extract:This absorbs the UVA and UVB rays. It also is a depigmenting agent and inhibits the production of melanin.
Aloe Vera:Aloe Vera appears to absorb UV light. That would account for its mild skin lightening abilities.
Octyl-p-methoxycinnamate:This is a sunscreen. It absorbs UV light very well, preventing the UV rays from darkening your skin.
Octyl salicylate:This is a salt of the saliculic acid that is found in wintergreen leaves. It is a sunscreen, found in sun tan lotions.
Oxybenzone:This is a sunscreen chemical that absorbs UVA rays.