Bleaching treatments available in the market may cause harmful effects in the skin. The most common side effects of these are irritant contact dermatitis and ochronosis.
Irritant contact dermatitis is a skin condition caused by direct chemical injury to the skin, causing skin rashes and severe itchiness. Ochronosis, on the other hand, is a pigmentary disorder of the skin caused by prolonged use of creams containing hydroquinone and mercury.
Hydroquinone, when used over a long period of time, can cause exogenous ochronosis (where skin turns bluish or black). While it is true that it is an effective skin whitening compound because it inhibits the production of melanin to cause the whitening of skin color, it can also damage our pigment cells when improperly used.
Mercury, on the other hand, particularly the ammoniated type, which is the most common in Chinese bleaching cream preparations, may cause Ochronosis even in very low concentration if used for a long period of time. Its cumulative effect may damage the kidneys or even cause neurological effects.
Skin clinic Diana Stalder offers a variety of skin whitening preparations and kits which have undergone clinical trials and studies to address the pigmentary skin problems without causing untoward effects to the skin.
Diana Stalder’s Casmara Nacar Treatment is a professional personalized skin lightening and illuminating treatment in single-dose phases combined with benefits of an algae peel off mask. It cleanses, exfoliates, and whitens the skin, targeting skin color, localized or diffused marks.