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How do I get rid of it? The stuff on my forehead doesn't fuss me much, but I'm REALLY tired of the mustache. Help?
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A dermatologist can give you something to apply to the darker areas. It has the same active ingredient as over the counter skin bleaching products but in higher concentration.
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Thanks! I thought there was a vitamin supplement you could take, but now I can't seem to remember where I heard that. Dermatologist it is!
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OH, its Vitamin E.I started taking that early on this pregnancy as soon as my "beard" appeared and it has really helped. I was also told that Vitamin E helps the placenta adhere to the uterus and that I needed to stop taking it at 36 weeks-so I did and low and behold, less than a week later, all of my blotches re-appeared so now I look just lovely; just in time for the delivery of our new one next week.   I checked with my dermatologist and the cream wasn't covered by our insurance so it was going to cost over $100. No thanks! I'll stick with Vitamin E. :-) Hopefully, you'll have better luck!
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Kristina -
I like that do-it-yourself cure! How much do you take?
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Nancy,
I was taking a 400 I.U. softgel supplement every day. It didn't completely take everything away but definitely made a huge improvement. I wondered if taking more would completely even out the pigmentation but wasn't desperate enough to find out and thought it might do more harm than good in the long run. 
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KristinaP wrote:
| OH, its Vitamin E.I started taking that early on this pregnancy as soon as my "beard" appeared and it has really helped. I was also told that Vitamin E helps the placenta adhere to the uterus and that I needed to stop taking it at 36 weeks-so I did and low and behold, less than a week later, all of my blotches re-appeared so now I look just lovely; just in time for the delivery of our new one next week. I checked with my dermatologist and the cream wasn't covered by our insurance so it was going to cost over $100. No thanks! I'll stick with Vitamin E. :-) Hopefully, you'll have better luck! |
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Thanks for sharing that! My herbalist has just put me on Vitamin E, citing that it helps the placenta adhere to the uterus (she also said that Vitamin E helps disolve adhesions too...) So it helps with the masking as well, not that I suffer this too badly, just on the tummy...
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Excellent! My mom said Niacin (I had the idea it was Folic acid) so I've been dealing with the itchies and blushes for months now with no improvement. Finally I was like, "Maybe it's not Niacin."  I'll try the Vit E first since going to the doctor is such a pain.
Anne, I have it on my tummy too which is funny looking; it's a big thick line plus a patch of browner skin. Looks like one of the kids got me with a crayola marker. Mine is nothing to what my mom had in her last pregancy, but hers all went away naturally. Off to the vitamin store!
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Rachel May wrote:
Anne, I have it on my tummy too which is funny looking; it's a big thick line plus a patch of browner skin. Looks like one of the kids got me with a crayola marker. Mine is nothing to what my mom had in her last pregancy, but hers all went away naturally. Off to the vitamin store! |
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Huh, you know what? This is the first pregnancy that I've taken Vitamin E regularly and its also the first pregancy that I don't have that same brown line! I kept thinking I was getting that brown line b/c my kids are dark skinned and maybe this was going to be our first fair haired/non-brown eyed baby! LOL! Duh!
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