68%
would repurchase
3.2/5
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ingredients

Active Ingredients: Hydroquinone (2.0%), Padimate O (3.0%). Inactive Ingredients: Water, Glyceryl Stearate, Mineral Oil, Stearyl Stearate, Propylene Glycol, PEG-75 Lanolin, Cetearyl Alcohol, Ceteareth-20, PEG-100 Stearate, Dimethicone, Isopropyl Myristate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Citric Acid, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Imidazolidinyl Urea, Vaccinium Myrtillus Extract, Saccharum Officinarum (Sugar Cane) Extract, Acer Saccharinum (Sugar Maple) Extract, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract, Citrus Medica Limonum (Lemon) Fruit Extract, Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi Leaf Extract, Sodium Sulfite, Sodium Metabisulfite, Xanthan Gum, Methylparaben, Disodium EDTA, Propylparaben, Zea Mays (Corn) Oil, Glyceryl Oleate, BHA, BHT, TBHQ, Fragrance.

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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16 years ago

I really can't get over this stuff! I have one freckle spot on my nose and a brown spot the size of a pencil eraser near my eye that was starting to irritate me. This is the first lightening...

About reviewer (13 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesGreen



5.0
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16 years ago

HG alert - my very first! I have scars from acne I got about 5 years ago. The acne is gone (and really just appeared very suddenly at 24 and was pretty much totally gone by 26) but the scars...

About reviewer (133 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

Works! I use it for those "sun freckles" I'd say it takes about a week of applying a thin coat nightly to see results. I keep looking for the oily skin formula it supposedly comes in, because...

About reviewer (417 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal

HairBlond

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

This is my first review on make up alley. I feel compelled to write this. From my birth control pill and years in the Florida sun, I developed brown spots and also melasma. I was very self...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I have had acne scars for a while now..and tried all kinds of products to fade them..even when i wasn't breaking out..my face still looked bad because of the scars. we bought this for under 6.00...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinCombination, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

Got this for BOGO half off from my local CVS at $6.49/each regular price. On drugstore.com the same product is listed as $4.49... Anyway. I have the "Regular" formula, it comes in a sturdy...

About reviewer (8 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

I tries this about a year ago and hated it. Then I found out I was pregnant, so I stopped using b/c of the hydroquinone...just to be safe. Now I'm not prego and not nursing and YAY I have spots! ...

About reviewer (40 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Other, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Other

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

i used this product to get rid of melasma on my top lip (hooray pregnancy). As the product label indicates, it took a full 6 weeks before I saw ANY difference. Although I still have some dark...

About reviewer (4 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Tan

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


5.0
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16 years ago

Great product! I try to apply the cream 2x a day and am happy to say I saw visible results within the first week. I have acne marks around my mouth and a big one on my cheek. This creme has faded...

About reviewer (94 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


1.0
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16 years ago

after reading the great reviews on this, i decided to try it. i went to cvs and bought the regular formula (thats all they had) for about $9...i loved the smell!!!the packaging could be better...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

It does take time, but it is worth it! I started getting some blotchy spots on my face with the onset of menopause. I tried a more expensive Kiehl's skin brighteneing lotion that did absolutely...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


4.0
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16 years ago

This product does work if you stick with it for at least six-eight weeks. It's cheap enough but I would rather spend a little extra money and have more hygenic packaging. The cream lasts for ages...

About reviewer (148 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBrown


1.0
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16 years ago

the smell was too much for me too bare. it smells kind of like rotten eggs, plus it irritated my skin like crazy. I will definantly be returning this.

About reviewer (3 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

I've been using this product to treat dark bruise-like blotches that cover my lower legs (erythema nodosum). I'm happy to report that I detected results after only a week of religiously applying...

About reviewer (16 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Dark, Warm

HairBrown, Kinky, Medium

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

I bought this yesterday on clearance at Kmart for $1. I have used Ambi's fade cream during Christmas and I know that works, and this had the same amount of hydroquinone and was really cheap, so I...

About reviewer (106 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinNormal, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Coarse

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

I tried this in the tube, not the jar. A few years ago, I developed these odd dark patches under my breasts. I grew a little worried and then realized my underwire bras were the culprits. I...

About reviewer (27 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

It works! I tried the Alpha Hydrox target lightening cream and it wasn't as effective in comparison to the Palmer's Fade Cream. But the Palmer's product is really thick and greasy (I couldn't...

About reviewer (28 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Other

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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17 years ago

I have sensitive skin and this product does not clog my pores unlike other creams I've used in the past. Some reviewers pointed out the greasiness of the cream, therefore I only use a small amount...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


5.0
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17 years ago

Excellent product! I mainly got this product to help fade some fresh scars that I had on my arms from playing with my cats. Due to circulation problems, I get bright pink scars that take years to...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesHazel


4.0
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17 years ago

i have hyperpigmentation from acne and have been using this for 3wks. The dark spots on my face that were there yrs before are starting to get lighter. The cream is very thick, so i only use it...

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown