Beauty Tips For Body Care
I'll try to keep this from being too long, this is my personal experience dealing with hyper-pigmentation on dark skin(black female) **Skip to the Asterisk to read about Tranexamic acid and my experience.My skin type is combo- oily in the summer and warm months- and some dry patches in the cooler months, also dealing with adult acne, and I'm in my 30s so there's the whole "anti-ageing" bit.I've dealt with acne since hitting puberty many eons ago, and have just recently manage to get it under control. But was with all of us who suffers from acne we know it's what comes after those pimples heal that's the real headache and that's the PIH-post inflammatory hyper-pigmentation.Like everyone here/reading this, I did my research and tried everything that was recommended, in my earlier years I even tried hydroquinone, even with all the articles out there warming us about the dangers, and it worked for a little while, but made my face incredibly sensitive and made me look like one of those black people that was "bleaching" their skin, it was gross and I soon stopped.But the PIH didn't, so I moved on to good ol vitamin C, I tried it in every formulation, every strength, every price price point, I got a vitamin C peel at a spa once and that was biggest waste of $300 ever! I tried SkinCeuticals, Obagi, Sunday Riley, Vichy, PC, LRP, you name it I tried it! Even those off brands you get on Amazon that you've never heard of before, I thought Vitamin C was the answer because that's what all the skin care "experts" and articles were pushing.**I came across Tranexamic acid after I had just finished a bottle of the Obagi Professional-C Serum 20% and saw little result($127 down the drain again), so back to google I went..I was on Dermstore looking into buying a bottle of the SkinCeuticals Discoloration defense, it was $98, after the Obagi I honestly was not ready and willing to fork over another $100 for little to no results, so I decided to look into the ingredients, and that's where I saw this: 3% Tranexamic Acid: minimizes the recurrence of discoloration and stubborn brown patches with continued use.I googled it right away and soaked up all the information on it I could find, and the universe was obviously on my side this time because one of the google searches brought The Inkey List Tranexamic Acid Night Treatment $14.99, I say the universe was on my side because The Inkey list brand is only 2 years old(2018) and this product is one their newer products, any previous search for this would not was netted this result.**I purchased the product on Sephora, along with some other goodies from the same brand, waited longer the usual because of the pandemic related delays, and when I finally received it, I used it that same night! I didn't patch test or anything I honestly could not wait. The instructions were pretty clear, use as your last step in your PM routine, 1-2 pea size pumps, I started out with 2 pumps nightly after my full routine, as my last step and I started seeing results after 2 weeks! My PIH is all along with jaw line, and clusters on my cheeks from repeated breakouts that have come to form 1 giant brown blob of discoloration, the PIH along my jaw line that was spread out, started fading after 2 weeks, and the clusters on my cheeks took a bit longer but I can not tell you after 2 full months of diligent nightly application the clusters have faded drastically, there is no giant brown blob just small little hold overs that I am confident will go away, I don't experience any irritation, breakout or adverse reaction to this product, I brought a second bottle but I'm sure if I'll need it, but I'll evaluate when I get to the end of the first bottle, one last thing before I end this, I believe these results were also aided by use of once-twice weekly acid mask/peel like the one from The Ordinary that 30% AHA mask/peel, I have several options and I use them once or twice a week depending on the condition of my skin.Some tips: Vitamin C in the AM is still a legit source of antioxidant for your skin. Applying Alpha Arbutin before the Tranexamic at night will aid in fading of dark spots. I apply the Tranexamic acid all over my face I do not "spot" treat(it would be a waste of time and product) and unlike hydroquinone Tranexamic does not "bleach" or lighten your overall face, it seems to target the dark spots and patches and gradually fades them over time.I know this was long, but I hope it was informative and helps someone out there.P.S I'm sorry I don't have before and after pics I rarely take pics of my bare skin.Here's what PC has to say about Tranexamic acid - https://www.paulaschoice.com/ingredient-dictionary/miscellaneous/tranexamic-acid.html
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