TheDark1 I was so dissapointed for you that you spent all that money and it didn't do a thing -something's not right! Both Ondine and I have had great success with Hydroquinone 4%, as I prefer to use something with proven results than all these herbal preparations that usually don't have any true clinical results to prove they lighten skin as they claim. Personally, while i feel many herbal preparations may indeed lighten skin as claimed, my own personal experience with them is not good. With Hydroquinone, the results are guaranteed, which is what I need as I don't have time to spread some herbal concoction on my skin whose ingredient list looks like an herbal tea label on the package, and then months later have nothing to show for it except a lighter wallet. Message me if you need more help with this topic, as I have done extensive research on skin lightening and have consulted with my dermatologist on it all the way so that the results I now have achieved were done safely and without any complications. Good luck to you!