Being Asian women, we adore fair skin. Don't ask why, its our culture I guess. In ancient China, fair skin was a mark of beauty; in some countries like Korea and India, fairer skin indicates the person are from family with better economic status. Japan is one of the country that produces the most whitening beauty products. I'm born with fair skin (perks of having a Japanese mother, yeah!!!!) but with all the outdoor activities, cheer practises and beach vacation, I now have uneven skin tone and some sun spots. So when this product was launched, I hop on the ban wagon immediately.
NIVEA Body UV Whitening Serum SPF 22 RM19.90 / 200ml
On the label
What it says?
Repairs accumulated sun damaged skin for smooth, fair and radiant skin tone all over the body.
What's in it?
Soy protein peptides and Vitamin C
The Verdict?
Give it time. If you wanted a to lose one tone in a day, you are better off with lemon juice but this do work, slowly. It claims to work within 14 days but the result wasn't that visible. Give it a good whole month, day and night. My body skin tone had became more even especially on my back (bikini line, Yieks!) and legs. It absorbs quickly without any oily film which many body lotions do. It doesn't lighten scars or any pigmentation but that wasn't promised on the label so its okay. I top it off with the NIVEA body whitening lotion because we do top off serum with moisturizer on our face so I figure its the same concept. I'm into my 6th bottle now and until something else is out in the drugstore, I will continue to purchase this.
PRO's
Lighten and even out skin tone in long run
Non-sticky
Easily absorb
Lightly scented
Cheap
CON's
Hard to control amount as its in a squeeze tube
Looking for a body SPF, try this then!
You said it right, we Asians are a big fan of fair skin. I have a wheatish skin though my parents are fair. I cannot do much about changing the skin color though I can improve the skin tone and complexion that gets worse being exposed to sun and harmful pollutants. I believe in the goodness of coconut as all Indians do. Coconut oil/milk penetrates deep into the skin, removes scars, lightens and evens out the complexion. It's a great beauty product. Nivea is a good brand but try a brand that uses coconut milk extracts for reducing your tan.
ReplyDeleteI've heard amazing benefits about coconut oil but when I tried it, the sticky feeling needs a bit of time to get used to so I stopped, lazy me. Anyway I'll give coconut milk extract products a go next time, thanks for the share, Preeti!
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