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Most of the effective products used today to fade brown spots affect the enzymes which act on tyrosine, a building block of protein, which contributes to the skin pigment melanin. Men and women in ancient cultures used plants and mineral compositions to lighten the skin. Some of those materials have been recently found to contain natural enzyme and hormone inhibitors, antioxidants and sunscreens. The more effective skin whiteners used in past often were often harmful. In the Victorian era, for example, arsenic was the rage to whiten skin. It did the job but sometimes killed the user.

Mercury In Skin Whiteners

Mercury had been widely used in skin whiteners. It was banned in 1973 by the US Federal Food and Drug Administration in face masks, bleaches and freckle creams after it was found that its use over a long period of time caused the metal to buildup in the body with potentially devastating side-effects. Mercury in skin whiteners, however, is still a problem today. The FDA has an alert out to try and stop cosmetics containing it from entering the country. Last year, analysis performed by FDA’s Color Technology Branch found a skin whitener, Manning Beauty Cream, from the Dominican Republic to contain approximately 8% mercury. In addition, the product was labeled to contain calomel, a form of mercury. Additional whitening creams from other firms importing to the US have also been found to contain mercury compounds.

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