Hi Dr. Can you pretty pls do a review on OTC products available in south african for melasma? We love you here and you have schooled us so much, thank you so much. You are the skincare GOAT in my eyes ❤❤❤
Hey dr.idriss !! Why don't u ship Ur products to other countries like India?? Y only United States?? I really want to try your products!! I'm was very excited when you launched ur products but at the same I was disappointed because I can't try them out , I live in India 😔😔
Eff melasma! I've been using tranexamic for severe cramps and I see it has cleared my face. Even my dear mother mentioned how bright my skin is. I sort of love it and I'm thinking of seeing my dermatologist to discuss longterm use of tranexamic acid. I'll update you after the holidays or next year 😉
Studies showed that combining niacinamide with kojic acid have comparable results to using hydroquinone alone and without the major and minor side effects. Also adding vitamin C to your routine will help significantly. Hope this helps
I feel like nothing works. And if there is anything, you probably need to spend lots of money on it. How can I get oral tranexamic acid? I don't have a dermatologist (crap insurance), and I don't have much money to spend. Can I buy it somewhere?
I believe I heard in one of your videos that discoloration can get worse when starting with hydroquinone as it brings melanin from the inside out, but will get better afterwards. Is this correct? And how long before it looks better? I’ve started using it on my face and arm pits and mi face looks slightly more pigmented and uneven but my arm pits look really really dark! I hope you can give me some tips. Thanks in advance and I love your videos!!!
Is there a percentage to use in hydroquinone? I am abroad and can buy hydroquinone at the pharmacy here. In fact, my mother currently has a tube of hydroquinone that was prescribed to her by the dermatologist. I am planning on buying it here at the pharmacy in Latin America. Is there any percentage that I should get, or is it all the same? I have light melasma on my left side cheek and starting to get more spots on my right side cheek. Is there a specific percentage? Thank you!
Prescription strength in the US is 4%. It's no longer sold over the counter but it used to be sold at 2%. I was told to take a break from hydroquinone after six months.
Yeah im pretty sure its those pills. I used to take them for a long time and heard at some point that they cause melasma. So i stopped taking any of those types of pills for a long time now
Have you tried Soolantra? It’s a prescription cream approved for the treatment of rosacea, specifically targeting a skin parasite called demodex mites. YUM I know. I was prescribed this cream several years ago by my derm and at the time this particular cream wasn’t available in generic and was going to cost me like $800 or something insane, so unfortunately I couldn’t use it. I struggled for a long time trying to treat the “rosacea bumps” the same way I would acne AND it got me nowhere. -“” it did was leave me with an even more compromised skin barrier thus causing more inflammation and this never ending cycle would begin again. It would never fully clear. If I would have been able to afford this cream I would have absolutely used it. I found this online: Soolantra is likely to be more effective in treating rosacea where bumps and spots (papules & pustules) are present… My sister in law had great success with it. The doxycycline is good for the inflammation part of the rosacea and possibly helps with acne (if you get actual acne) but I really think you should try this Soolantra cream. I’m pretty sure it’s available in generic now, and at the very least the brand name shouldn’t be so high now that there are generics available. Hope this helps!
@@jadegreen1554 Trichloro Acetic Acid. Check out products by Dermalure, for example & videos. You should go to the physician's office to get it done. It peels for a couple of weeks.
Hi Dr. Can you pretty pls do a review on OTC products available in south african for melasma? We love you here and you have schooled us so much, thank you so much. You are the skincare GOAT in my eyes ❤❤❤
Hey dr.idriss !! Why don't u ship Ur products to other countries like India?? Y only United States?? I really want to try your products!! I'm was very excited when you launched ur products but at the same I was disappointed because I can't try them out , I live in India 😔😔
Eff melasma!
I've been using tranexamic for severe cramps and I see it has cleared my face. Even my dear mother mentioned how bright my skin is. I sort of love it and I'm thinking of seeing my dermatologist to discuss longterm use of tranexamic acid.
I'll update you after the holidays or next year 😉
How did you used transexamic acid? AM?PM? On all face or only melasma cramps?
@@brankamandic7978 sorry for the confusion. I take tranexamic for menstrual reasons. Call me crazy but it's helped clear my hyperpigmentation.
Please what brand of tranexamic are you using? I need this asap
I need to buy this today,Please
@@samaralavonshe’s taking it orally for her period. They doctor prescribed it
20% azealic acid , 1% tretinoin, kojic acid 2% ,arbutin 1% ,
Will these work without hydroquinone?
Please respond
Studies showed that combining niacinamide with kojic acid have comparable results to using hydroquinone alone and without the major and minor side effects.
Also adding vitamin C to your routine will help significantly. Hope this helps
THANK YOU!!! 🙏 ❤ I adore you and have learned so much from your videos. Now, tell me why I had to leave freakin NYC right when I discovered you?!
Yes and how to keep our skin CALM and SUPRESSED
I’m here to ask what mascara are you wearing? 🤩
I feel like nothing works. And if there is anything, you probably need to spend lots of money on it. How can I get oral tranexamic acid? I don't have a dermatologist (crap insurance), and I don't have much money to spend. Can I buy it somewhere?
Please tell me what in clinic procedure do you recommend for hyperpigmentation? From hormones and youth sun exposure.
We want buy your product...love from india ❤
I believe I heard in one of your videos that discoloration can get worse when starting with hydroquinone as it brings melanin from the inside out, but will get better afterwards. Is this correct? And how long before it looks better?
I’ve started using it on my face and arm pits and mi face looks slightly more pigmented and uneven but my arm pits look really really dark!
I hope you can give me some tips.
Thanks in advance and I love your videos!!!
hi shereene, since ethyl ascorbic acid is both water and lipid soluble, does it absorb well with thd ascorbate? my serum contains both ingredients
Is there a percentage to use in hydroquinone? I am abroad and can buy hydroquinone at the pharmacy here. In fact, my mother currently has a tube of hydroquinone that was prescribed to her by the dermatologist. I am planning on buying it here at the pharmacy in Latin America. Is there any percentage that I should get, or is it all the same? I have light melasma on my left side cheek and starting to get more spots on my right side cheek. Is there a specific percentage? Thank you!
Prescription strength in the US is 4%. It's no longer sold over the counter but it used to be sold at 2%. I was told to take a break from hydroquinone after six months.
As a long term solution how is it best to use hydroquinone ? Like once year for a few months on going ?
What do you think about chemical peels on melasma or ipl or alma clearlift laser?
What OTC products to treat this condition
VirtueRF works too! X
Can my birth control pills be leading to my melasma? Considering switching to a low E pill for it
Yeah im pretty sure its those pills. I used to take them for a long time and heard at some point that they cause melasma. So i stopped taking any of those types of pills for a long time now
I think it caused mine 😢
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ليتك تحطين كم فيديو بالعربي اسهل علينا 😅
I just order some old school Ambi bc it worked!
What is ambi?
@@ccvasquez03the original version is hydroquinone
What do you recommend for Rosacea? I take an oral antibiotic, Doxycycline, but still get breakouts.
Have you tried Soolantra? It’s a prescription cream approved for the treatment of rosacea, specifically targeting a skin parasite called demodex mites. YUM I know. I was prescribed this cream several years ago by my derm and at the time this particular cream wasn’t available in generic and was going to cost me like $800 or something insane, so unfortunately I couldn’t use it. I struggled for a long time trying to treat the “rosacea bumps” the same way I would acne AND it got me nowhere. -“” it did was leave me with an even more compromised skin barrier thus causing more inflammation and this never ending cycle would begin again. It would never fully clear. If I would have been able to afford this cream I would have absolutely used it.
I found this online: Soolantra is likely to be more effective in treating rosacea where bumps and spots (papules & pustules) are present…
My sister in law had great success with it. The doxycycline is good for the inflammation part of the rosacea and possibly helps with acne (if you get actual acne) but I really think you should try this Soolantra cream. I’m pretty sure it’s available in generic now, and at the very least the brand name shouldn’t be so high now that there are generics available.
Hope this helps!
@@juleswick thank you!! I’ll see if the VA carries it or can get it for me.
Maybe my patches weren't melasma, but hydroquinone didn't help it. TCA peel got rid of my discolored patches.
What is TCA? Thanks much
@@jadegreen1554 Trichloro Acetic Acid. Check out products by Dermalure, for example & videos. You should go to the physician's office to get it done. It peels for a couple of weeks.
@@jadegreen1554 Trichloroacetic (TCA) Acid Peel
Hydroquinone worsens my melasma 😢
Doterra helichrysum folks. Helped me quickly
DoTerra is an MLM so, no.