Skincare Tips with Dr. Alexis

If you suffer from unwanted dark blemishes on your skin you may be wondering about #skinbrightening vs #skinlightening vs #skinbleaching
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Lets clear up the difference & make sure the products you're using are properly aligned with the results you are trying to achieve
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☀️Brightening:Increases your natural radiance yielding #glowingskin #healthyskin . Brighteners will not alter your natural skin tone. If your goal is to boost your skins vibrancy, improve skin texture & rejuvenate dry, dull, or tired skin look for products with the following ingredients: ☀️Alpha hydroxy acids #aha- glycolic acid, lactic acid or mandelic acid ☀️Beta hydroxy acid #bha salicylic acid ☀️#retinol ☀️ #vitaminc + #ferulicacid ☀️#niacinamide ☀️#fruitenzymes
📝 Brigthening is not a regulated term & is often used for marketing
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⚡️Lightening: Reduces skin pigmentation and lightens specific spots with discoloration like #acnescars #melasma #hyperpigmentation #sundamage to diminish the visible appearance of #darkspots Lightening ingredients work by reducing melanin production/inhibiting #melanin in a certain area.
Active Ingredients include:
⚡️#cysteamine ⚡️#glutathione ⚡️#hydroquinone ⚡️#kojicacid ⚡️#azelaicacid ⚡️#arbutin ⚡️#licoriceroot ⚡️#mulberryextract ———————————————————————————
🔥Bleaching: Drastic transformation of your skin to a much lighter shade than you were born with using melanin blocking agents or serious potent lightening agents that can give drastic results by stripping the skin of its natural pigments such as #Mequinol or #monobenzone. caution advised with these ingredients! Discuss throughly with Board certified derm before consideration.
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🔑Make informed and wise decisions when purchasing products and don't fall for the marketing. Read your labels... the ingredients are key& most important dont forget #sunscreen !!