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How to have a lighter skin tone?

I orginally had a milky white skin tone when I was little but I eventually got darker due to being out in the sun. I recently noticed that the skin tone on my arms are really dark compared to my face and feet and I want to get a lighter skin tone overall. People say use bleach but I've heard that is dangerous. Does the lemon juice thing actually work?

Ps. Im Vietnamese and not Caucasian.

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  • 10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    You could try to do more indoor activities rather then outdoor activities. Also my mom bought me some papaya soap [Brand: Likas], it works really good but it takes like a couple weeks until you notice the lightening. You can buy the soap at asian supermarkets or the asian beauty stores.

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    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Ya dont use bleach lol. The lemon juice thing can work, but that is also bad for your skin. Try a skin lightener. You can look them up, it worked great for me (i used the proactiv one)

  • unless its winter..there's no totally 100%safe way to lighten your skintone.wear long sleeves and only let your face in the sun. thats what i did when i had a horrible shoe tan from cross country(i wore jeans and no shoes in my 90degree neighborhood for almost a week)

    or just wear darker makeup on your face...

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  • 10 years ago

    Avoid too much sun shine and try walk or work under shades.

  • 10 years ago

    Sit in front of your computer all day long answering questions on yahoo.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    use sunblock and try not to get too much sun

    why asians always want to be pale?

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago
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