hello I'm Dr. Aanchal Panth today I'm going
to review Demelan cream. We got a lot of
requests to review the cream.  so here
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This is my very first product review so
I'm going to be telling you the contents
of the cream, how the individual
ingredients act, how to use it,  what are
the precaution s then you need to keep
in mind and the possible side effects. So
first let's start with the content of
the cream.  This cream contains
glycolic acid 10%, Arbutin 5% and
kojic acid 2%. so what does glycolic acid
do ? glycolic acid is an alpha hydroxy
acid. It is derived from sugar. It gently
exfoliates the skin. So it removes the
top layer of the skin, the stratum
corneum, hence exposing fresher skin so
the new skin looks softer and lighter
colored. This shedding of skin results in
deeper penetration of the active
ingredients. Also it gets rid of the
pigmentation on the top. So this makes
the skin lighter over time. One thing you
must remember when you're using a cream
containing glycolic acid is that you
have to be very careful with sun
protection. You have to be very
diligent with sun protection. You have to
use a sunscreen regularly whenever you
are applying
glycolic acid creams and these creams
have to be applied at night.  
In the day you have to follow it up
with a good sunscreen with an SPF of at
least 30 which contains zinc oxide or
titanium dioxide. This is important
because glycolic acid makes your skin
more sensitive to get a tan or to get a
sunburn as it is shedding the overlying
layer it exposes new skin which is more
sensitive to effects of the Sun . you
have to make sure that you apply
sunscreen regularly. Otherwise you can
end up feeling that you're more tan than
when you started out.
The chances of getting tanned 
and getting sunburnt is high.
Be very diligent with your sunscreen.
the
next component is Arbutin. Arbutin is
a derivative of hydroquinone. It is
an effective substitute for hydroquinone
it is derived from  berry plant and
it serves as antimicrobial as well so
how this acts is that it reduces the
activity of the enzyme which makes
melanin. so the amount of
pigment formed is reduced. So over time
it does lighten your dark spots. The
third agent is kojic acid.  kojic acid is
a derivative of a fungi. It acts as a
skin lightening agent as well as has
some anti-inflammatory properties.
So as a solo agent it is not very
effective but when combined with other
skin lightening agents, it does work well.
It is a safe agent to use
so when do we prescribe demelan cream?
it is given whenever you are having any
kind of dark spots. it is used as a
maintenance treatment in melasma or
after any kind of post inflammatory
hyperpigmentation which can result after
acne or any  injury to the skin
which has resulted in your skin becoming
dark in those conditions we can use it
It can also be used to remove skin
tanning so it causes shedding of skin
and you can see thin peeling and then
your skin tends to be much lighter.
can this cream be used to change your
natural skin color? absolutely not.
Your natural skin color cannot be changed
with this cream or with any cream for
that matter so it will only help in
reducing dark spots or any kind of
hyperpigmentation that you might have on
your face or if you have skin tanning or
pigmentation as a result of any kind of
injury to your skin but do not expect
this cream to completely change your
skin color because it's not going to.
how do you apply this cream. This cream 
is ideally used at night you can take a
liberal amount of the cream and apply
it over your entire face at night.
I would suggest that start with a very
small quantity. It is always best
to do our test patch before you start
using this cream. Apply a small amount of
cream on your neck and observe
it for the next 48 hours if you're able
to tolerate it then you can apply it on
your entire face.  It can be applied in
two ways either only on the dark spots
or on your entire face.  When you have
any kind of pigmentation or or dark
spots on your face then I prefer to give
it only on the spots but if you want to
get rid of tanning or want to
improve your overall skin tone, which has
become darker due to sun tanning,  then
you can apply it over the whole face. 
After washing your face with a gentle
cleanser, you can apply this Demelan
cream and follow it up with a
moisturizer use of a moisturizer is very
important when you're applying de melon
cream because it has glycolic acid it
tends to dry out your skin a little bit
so always remember to apply a
moisturizer on top.  How long does it
take for you to notice improvement?  after
using this cream you will start noticing
lightning in your dark spots after about
4 to 6 weeks of using this cream.
Don't expect that you'll apply this
cream and you'll see
changes immediately within a week or so
no you have to be very regular with this
treatment and apply for at least 4 to
6 weeks then you will notice lightening
of the dark spots. what is my aim with
video is that if you are prescribed
Demelan cream by a dermatologist you know how it acts and you know what are
the components and how long you should
use it.That's it.  but I do recommend that
you always use this cream only under
supervision of a dermatologist.
So, there you go.  this a very short review on Demelan  cream. let me know in the comment
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