As the title suggests, I think it’s time for a WINTER CHALLENGE. For those of us living in temperate climates, winter is our best friend and the best time to get aggressive on exfoliating, lightening or maintaining. Challenges keep us focused on our progress and goal and it’s always good to have company to share our findings with. It’s also a good way to review products. This challenge is open to anyone: whether you are exfoliating, removing a perma-tan, lightening/bleaching or maintaining. You can also join if you just wish to work on a specific area of your body (feet, knuckles, knees etc). So here are the rules:
Challenge start date: December 15
Challenge end date: March 15
Upload a starting pic to show your current shade: be sure to block features out, if you so desire. The picture doesn’t have to be of your face, it can be from the neck down (any area that you are comfortable with is fine). If you don’t want to upload a pic then you can use a celeb as reference (though real pictures give the best platform of properly gauging your progress).
List the regimen that you will be utilizing for the duration of the challenge, you don't have to go into lengthy detail just list the products.
At the end of the challenge you will upload an ending pic to assess how much you have achieved (after all that is the main purpose of a challenge!)
Ok so I will start off Golden yellow tone...
Nc 44/45 Goal Pale NC42/40
Hey
I want to do this challenge, and I'm in the process of making an exfoliating routine, but I'm very new to this and would appreciate your advice and feedback. So far it looks like this:
Face AM:
Kojic Acid soap
Vitamin C 20% serum (From amazon)
Normal moisturiser
La Rosh Posay SPF 50
Face PM
Kojic Acid soap
Vitamin C serum
Amlactin 12%
Body am/pm:
Kojic Acid with Korean Italy towel cloth
Amlactin 15%
Weekly peels with LA and dead sea salt scrubs
And 1500 mg C-vitamin pills every day
@4evayoung... cerave moisturizing cream or any oil such as almond oil or jojoba oil.. @gymrat can help with this
Also any 10 percent glycolic acid cream or lotion is perfect or gel type is what suit your skin... i use one for dry skin then have now reformulated it and up the price by 5 buck but one of the best affordable gylcolic acid cream
@4evayoung... cerave moisturizing cream or any oil such as almond oil or jojoba oil.. @gymrat can help with this
Also any 10 percent glycolic acid cream or lotion is perfect or gel type is what suit your skin... i use one for dry skin then have now reformulated it and up the price by 5 buck but one of the best affordable gylcolic acid cream
@John-Dave thanks alot. I'll try to look them up. When would u recommend i use my moisturizer depending on my face routine? Morning or night?
morning: wash with Eucerin oil liquide soap, use f&w whitenizer toner with vit c and then apply f&w whitenizer vit C gel
Night: wash with kojiesan soap every otherday and alternate with Eucerin oil liquide soap, use f&w whitenizer toner with vit c, then apply carotone face cream and/or F&W gold gel.
Hey babes
Im a product junkie ugh
I literally have a whole drawer full of lightning creams.
Ihave a rapid claire lotion which I have bought last July and I have used it couple times its really great for my face and I want to start using it again.
I has labeled in 6 month use.
But on the lotion bottle it says best before 2018 can I still use the lotion???
I never touched the cream so no way that there could be germs.
It still has the same consistens and smells the same. Its still almost full and I hate waisting money (broke student)
Can I still use it on my face??? Im using it sometimes on my legs nothing happens.
I just got some Vitamin D + Vitamin K as one of my supplements. With all this SAP my Vitamin D levels have gone down so just a reminder to you all to get your Vitamin D in somehow. Hope everyone is keeping up with their regimen. I got a little lazy with my body regimen and not applying all of my products but I am getting back on track today.
Hey @John-Dave, been a long time. The regimen I'm using now is giving me results and hope. My feet, elbows, and knees were the darkest part of my body and now they're the lightest, probably from my Dodo White Up and usage of either Amlactin 5 minutes before or Retin A 1 hour later.
I have my regimen written down and I'll share it when I have time. I see your products and your current shade and it's impressive I must say. It's inspiring me to get an even skin tone
Hey @John-Dave, been a long time. The regimen I'm using now is giving me results and hope. My feet, elbows, and knees were the darkest part of my body and now they're the lightest, probably from my Dodo White Up and usage of either Amlactin 5 minutes before or Retin A 1 hour later.
I have my regimen written down and I'll share it when I have time. I see your products and your current shade and it's impressive I must say. It's inspiring me to get an even skin tone
@PriorityMale hi I was just wanting to ask u a quick question. Roughly how long did it take u to see results with lightening those dark areas? I have very recently introduced dodo into my routine but been anxious on applying it on my dark areas incase I ruined my progress, I've deeply exfoliated my knees with glytone n retin a but I'm still in the search for that lightener product
It takes time and constistency and to be honest everyone's skin is different and will react differently. It's been 3 months since I've been using this regimen that I've seen some results and I'm still not at my goal. Just keep at it and be consistent for Atleast 4 months for results.
And be careful not to use strong acids like glytone and RA at once, I wouldn't even use DoDo and glytone in the same day
Has anyone here ever ordered from mzcarolina? That heifer took my money and shut down her store on ioffer.. I looked through these threads and found a lot of people ordering. Now I need help on a good regime. And reputable seller. Any help is welcome.
My sister use skin light few weeks ago it gave her nice skin tone. Skin light and caro white are the classic african's bleaching cream lol but the smell of skin light is horrible.
@AIME.. healing and a path to renewal take's time.... take asmuch as you need too...thank' s for stopping by an checking in on us.... happy new year.... :hand:
@AIME, I am so sorry to hear of your loss,......death leaves a heartache, no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal :heart: take time to grieve, its the only way you will survive. Its a rollercoaster of emotions, so know what you are going through is normal. Cry when you want to cry, and laugh when you want to laugh, hold onto the memories because those will get you through the toughest times.
We are here for you my friend, you have this great SCT family to support you through thick and thin. Reach out anytime you need too!! You are in my thoughts and prayers :hugs:
@AIME, I am so sorry to hear of your loss,......death leaves a heartache, no one can heal. Love leaves a memory no one can steal :heart: take time to grieve, its the only way you will survive. Its a rollercoaster of emotions, so know what you are going through is normal. Cry when you want to cry, and laugh when you want to laugh, hold onto the memories because those will get you through the toughest times. We are here for you my friend, you have this great SCT family to support you through thick and thin. Reach out anytime you need too!! You are in my thoughts and prayers :hugs:
@gymrat Thank you Mama G, your the best. Im a mess of different emotions and I will love and miss him all my days - until we meet again. Seeing his stuff is the most painful thing yet I want it as is - I really need those prayers.
@moon maiden Ive missed you like crazy too Moonie .... Thanks for the consolation booski. Haven't been into much tbh, but I'll tryna do something to get back on. What's new n what u up to urself? ... Thinkin of Mr.G but also got Dodo ...
@moon maiden Ive missed you like crazy too Moonie .... Thanks for the consolation booski. Haven't been into much tbh, but I'll tryna do something to get back on. What's new n what u up to urself? ... Thinkin of Mr.G but also got Dodo ...
A little update guys so my face has finished peeling, I didn't get a chance to do a full body peel because I was being cheap so now I'm waiting for my peel to arrive so I can do my lower half.. In the meantime I'm using a diy vitamin c serum which feels a bit sticky I'm assuming either the LA is not dissolved properly or too much glycerin so I'm going to do it over, in addition to that I will use lemonvate gel at nights only because I don't want my face to get too light because I haven't started on my body as yet, when I start my body that's when I plan on kicking things up a but for now it's vitamin c serum and lemonvate so far so good
some Mitchell brands lightening dark knuckles. Which of their product do u intend to use?
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