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My 'favorite' part as a dark skinned person is that the copy on the website makes out hyperpigmentation to be 'bad' in its push to somehow appeal to darker peop

My 'favorite' part as a dark skinned person is that the copy on the website makes out hyperpigmentation to be 'bad' in its push to somehow appeal to darker people. I like my skin color. I don't really care about my 'hyperpigmentation', lol. WTF is that? Also, maybe women are different, but zinc oxide sunscreen works great, and I don't really care about the white streaks on my skin. There's way better things to do at the beach than worry about my sunscreen.

jahewson 4y ago
> 'hyperpigmentation', lol. WTF is that? Large dark patches, typically on the face. It’s seen almost exclusively in women because it’s hormonal and is believed to be predominantly a side-effect of birth-control medication. It often appears after pregnancy.
renewiltord 4y ago
Ah, this section? > As both new and old brands jump on the now-trending bandwagon of skincare for colored skin, most are simply adding token brown models to their campaigns and “brownwashing” existing products— changing up an ingredient, putting “for dark skin” on the labels, and claiming to target problems like hyperpigmentation. Right, like "problems like hyperpigmentation" does sound like that. Amusing, freckles are a form of hyperpigmentation and I don't think they're considered unattractive. Still, if people want to take action on this aspect of their faces, then better they use safer tools.
- nphatak 4y ago
  Hi all! I hear you - we certainly don't want to be a brand that wants to alter anything naturally unique about your skin (like freckles). Our products are more so meant to target acne scars, melasma (which occurs post pregnancy), dark circles and dark patches - all of which are forms of hyperpigmentation you are not typically born with.
yaseer 4y ago
Hyperpigmentation after scarring and acne is something every skin color gets, but it's particularly prominent in brown skin tones. The 'delta' between your normal skin and that scarred skin can be large for this skin type. Uneven skin tone and patches are a reminder of your scars, and they last way longer. Had it as a teenager, it was more unpleasant than the acne.

jahewson 4y ago

> 'hyperpigmentation', lol. WTF is that? Large dark patches, typically on the face. It’s seen almost exclusively in women because it’s hormonal and is believed to be predominantly a side-effect of birth-control medication. It often appears after pregnancy.

renewiltord 4y ago

Ah, this section? > As both new and old brands jump on the now-trending bandwagon of skincare for colored skin, most are simply adding token brown models to their campaigns and “brownwashing” existing products— changing up an ingredient, putting “for dark skin” on the labels, and claiming to target problems like hyperpigmentation. Right, like "problems like hyperpigmentation" does sound like that. Amusing, freckles are a form of hyperpigmentation and I don't think they're considered unattractive. Still, if people want to take action on this aspect of their faces, then better they use safer tools.

nphatak 4y ago
Hi all! I hear you - we certainly don't want to be a brand that wants to alter anything naturally unique about your skin (like freckles). Our products are more so meant to target acne scars, melasma (which occurs post pregnancy), dark circles and dark patches - all of which are forms of hyperpigmentation you are not typically born with.

yaseer 4y ago

Hyperpigmentation after scarring and acne is something every skin color gets, but it's particularly prominent in brown skin tones. The 'delta' between your normal skin and that scarred skin can be large for this skin type. Uneven skin tone and patches are a reminder of your scars, and they last way longer. Had it as a teenager, it was more unpleasant than the acne.