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Can I Use Skin Lite Cream To Improve The Complexion ?
Sir, i am having a wheatish chap. Can i use skinlite cream to improve my complexion. How can it be used and explain the side effects and precautions to be taken, If any other cream is also there means pls intimate. I am a field officer so i have to expose to sunlite.
Mon, 21 Apr 2014
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Skinlite cream is a triple drug combination and contains a potent steroid+tretinoin+hydroquinone. Dermatologists use this combination for melasma. This combination should always be used under the supervision of a dermatologist. Even then it should not be used for more than 2-3 months at a stretch because it can cause side effects of steroid abuse such as acne, photosensitivity, skin thinning and telangiectasia, facial hair growth(specially troublesome in females). This side effect can be detected at an early stage by a dermatologist
It should not be used as a regular use fairness cream.
You could use a broad spectrum sunscreen, that which offers both UVA and UVB protection, throughout the day. Neutrogena dry touch ultrasheer sunscreen is an OTC sunscreen marketed by johnsons and johnsons in india.
A cream containing kojic acid, glycolic acid are safer for long term use rather than the triple drug combination e.g skinlite cream.
Regards
Skinlite cream is a triple drug combination and contains a potent steroid+tretinoin+hydroquinone. Dermatologists use this combination for melasma. This combination should always be used under the supervision of a dermatologist. Even then it should not be used for more than 2-3 months at a stretch because it can cause side effects of steroid abuse such as acne, photosensitivity, skin thinning and telangiectasia, facial hair growth(specially troublesome in females). This side effect can be detected at an early stage by a dermatologist
It should not be used as a regular use fairness cream.
You could use a broad spectrum sunscreen, that which offers both UVA and UVB protection, throughout the day. Neutrogena dry touch ultrasheer sunscreen is an OTC sunscreen marketed by johnsons and johnsons in india.
A cream containing kojic acid, glycolic acid are safer for long term use rather than the triple drug combination e.g skinlite cream.
Regards
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