Skin lightening has existed since mankind first began to divide itself into a class structure such as the ruling class and the working class. The ruling class remained indoors and the working class worked outdoors and was exposed to the sun thus darkening their skin. As a result, society began to identify and judge individuals based on the color of their skin.

Thankfully, skin color is not as much of a factor as it once was. Today, people buy skin lightening or skin bleaching treatments for a variety of reasons including the fact that some people simply want lighter, brighter areas on their skin such as on their underarms, intimate areas, or even on areas of their skin that are Hyperpigmented.

Some people simply use skin lightening products to diminish the appearance of common occurrences such as moles, freckles, and sun spots. The reality is that skin bleaching products can be used for a variety of reasons. However, if you perform a simple search on the internet, you will find that there are dozens of treatments to choose from, but are they all effective, are they all safe?

The truth is some of these products may be dangerous such as those that still use the ingredient Hydroquinone. While this ingredient has been effectively used for years to lighten the skin, recent studies have concluded that it is in fact dangerous and may lead to the development of cancer. For these reasons, a multitude of countries including Japan and France have banned all products which still contain Hydroquinone.

While the United States still allows products which contain a small percentage of Hydroquinone to be sold both in both retail stores and online, the likely reality is that America will soon ban the ingredient altogether once more studies are performed and more people are negatively affected by the ingredient. While it is still legal, it is probably in your best interest to avoid any skin lightening treatment which contains Hydroquinone.

However, the question still remains: which skin lightening treatment really works?

The reality is that skin bleaching products which do not contain dangerous ingredients but rather contain safe and effective skin lightening ingredients such as Alpha Arbutin are generally effective while still remaining safe to use. These types of treatments, in my opinion, are the most effective skin lightening products.

Additionally, it is important to read what others are saying about each skin lightening product to ensure that it delivers on its promises. While a company can say that their product works, unless it has been successfully used and tested by other people, it is impossible to know for sure if it works. This is why the best skin lightening products generally have the best testimonials and reviews.

In conclusion, the best and most effective skin lightening treatments are those which contain proven lightening ingredients while still remaining safe and affordable. Be sure to research each potential product carefully and always make sure the list of ingredients is provided to ensure that you are not allergic to any individual ingredient. Good luck and remember that it is not worth risking your health by using dangerous skin bleaching products that contain Hydroquinone.

The Pharmacy industry has made significant advancements over the years. Compounding Pharmacy (also referred to as compounding and pharmaceutical compounding) is a particular type of pharmacy that specializes in preparing a specific drug product in order to fill a patient’s unique prescription. It is permitted by a physician when an approved drug cannot be used for personal reasons of the patient (i.e. the patient in unable to take a certain mass produced drug. These medications are created by mixing raw ingredients. In the 1930s and 1940s, most of all the medications were compounded.

When mass drug manufacturing became the standard method of making drugs, compounding began to decline.

Today, customizing a medication, creating accommodating methods of drug dosages and providing other methods of dispensing drugs, are fundamental underpinnings of the role of compounding pharmacies. The goal is to provide a drug that fits the unique needs of a patient. Physicians may prescribe compounded medication for a patient with a unique health need that can include:?

-? Used in the Veterinary profession for a change in the method of administration, a change in dosage, and to make it more pleasant tasting for the animal.

-? Patients having the need of medicines that require a certain dosage not available in regular mass produced forms. An example would be a small dosage strength such as an infant who requires a tiny dose of a particular medication.

-? Patients undergoing bioidentical hormone replacement therapy It is used as an alternative to synthetics for patients suffering from menopausal symptoms

-? Patients requiring allergen-free medications

-? Children who require flavored liquid drugs

-? Patients who need drugs that have been discontinued by pharmaceutical manufacturers

-? Another method of taking a medication required such as making a pill into a liquid medication. Liquid forms of medications for patients who have difficulties swallowing

According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA (fda.gov), “unless absolutely necessary, patients are better served when taking commercially manufactured drugs that have been scientifically tested and their safety and efficacy has been proven with sufficient standards.” The FDA has also stated that “compounded prescriptions are ethical and legal as long as they are prescribed by a licensed practitioner for a specific patient and are compounded by a licensed pharmacist.” Pharmaceutical companies are regulated by the FDA and must meet stringent quality control standards to ensure their products are safe and that each batch is consistent with other batches. Compounding pharmacies are regulated by state boards of pharmacy therefore each state will have a different set of standards and regulations that requires compliance.

Most compounding pharmacies are conscientious about their quality control practices and techniques so that the drugs made in the facilities are safe. However, it is important to be aware of prescription medications such as injectibles to ensure the compounding pharmacy is a legitimate, reputable, pharmacy regulated by the FDA.

The demand for medications produced in Compounding Pharmacies is beginning to increase. Because of the growing unique requirements of patients, these pharmacies appear to be a mainstay in the medical community.

I was witness to a TV program last evening on the rising crisis in Peru with multi drug resistant strains of the tuberculosis. This is another example of the “super bugs” that we are increasingly being threatened by in North America and Europe.

During the program a number of pharmaceutical representatives as well as physicians were raising fears that these super bugs could get out of control if legislation is not relaxed to allow drug companies to produce more cost effective alternative antibiotics for treating these new strains.

I need to say, that as a physician, who was taught to prescribe antibiotics during my medical training in the 1980’s I was acutely cognizant of the risks that over prescribing such agents could pose. Specifically, for those who don’t already know, the risk of creating and nurturing the proliferation of drug resistant strains of bacteria.

Sure enough, now 20 years later we are seeing exactly what I and others recognized could happen, a crisis of global proportions that is threatening to envelop the entire globe.

Although I find it unconscionable to see these drug company representatives and their physician supporters promoting the same solution (i.e. more and newer antibiotics) that caused the problem in the first place there is a more serious problem here

There is deeper level to which we can take this matter and one which may help release the global population from the scourge of having to become guinea pigs for another mass antibiotic experiment. Let me explain.

It is interesting how many choose to accept the faulty logic presented above by drug companies who employ the “fear of death” card to manipulate individuals into taking such toxic agents into their bodies (and please don’t take my word for it just look at the thickness of any physician’s drug desk reference; over 90% of it listing potential drug side-effects) after contracting a bacterial infection. The fear of dying, in my view, is the very thing that is the foundation of the problem that created the super bug issue.

It is this fear of death that leads many to lose their sense of judgment and ultimately winds up killing them. Interesting, isn’t it, that the “fear of death” does just what some “think” it is supposed to protect them from?

This is because the “fear of death”, if you notice what it feels like to be consumed by it, it leaves one feeling terrified, paralyzed, confused, indecisive, drained of energy, weak willed, helpless and ultimately vulnerable to being maimed. In other words it sets one up “for” dying!

Here I am reminded of a nurse working in my city in Canada during the SARS crisis. After she contracted and eventually became the first to succumb to the illness it was recounted how frightened she was before hand that she might have such a fate. In other words it has the potential to become a self fulfilling prophesy/fact.

But, as I said, you probably thought the converse, didn’t you? Well then, which is the truth? Does it protect or does it harm?

I will leave this for you to ponder.

I will suggest that it is possible to find another way out of this problem and if you wish to entertain it you are free to contact me at the web link below for an introductory consultation.