Over time many people will find age spots, scars, and dark spots on their skin. There are many causes for dark spots and blemishes on the skin such as scarring, tanning, excessive exposure to the sun, skin blemishes or rashes that leave behind scars, environmental, and even dietary causes. Regardless of cause when you notice dark spots on your skin, especially in areas that are often exposed like your face, arms, or legs, you want these imperfections gone immediately, like now! Cosmetic and Beauty industry businesses are well aware of the ceaseless desire for perfection that drives both women and men. So they have come up with Whitening Cream, Dark Spot Corrector, or Tone Corrector creams and formulas for solving your dark spot problems.

Skin Whitening products are offered from a variety of manufacturers, strengths, formulations, costs, and brand names. They are called, whitening cream, lightening cream, dark spot correctors, even skin tone serum, or age spot removers. Some of these products are organic or are made with all natural ingredients and vitamins while others contain ingredients that you have never heard of. Some whitening products contain ingredients that may irritate your skin or may have adverse effects on your skin. The best thing to do before you buy any lotion, potion, or cream, is to do a little research. You can do a simple online search for products by name or read customer reviews of the various products before you settle upon one. Some work well, some don't work at all. Quite often you will find that one product or other works better than another and in the end you may need to employ a little trial and error before you find the perfect product for you.

When you get your product whether by mail, retail store, or beauty supply shop, the first thing you should do is read through the precautions, disclaimers, and instructions before you begin to apply to the product. It's important to follow the manufacturers cautions and instructions as exactly as you can for the best results. If it is a bleaching product rather than one that is supposed to even out your tone it is important that you apply the product to the dark spot or blemish exclusively rather than using it over an entire area of your skin. Take notes or keep a journal on your progress to gauge whether the product is working or not and if there are any adverse effects like burning, itching, darkening of the skin, or a rash. If you end up needing to consult a dermatologist these notes could be quite useful. If you can take frequent photos of the spots so that you can evaluate how well the product is or is not meeting your needs and expectations. Keep in mind when weighing your options that price is not always the best indicator of how well a product should or will work.

None of the products will work overnight. Depending upon the strength of the lightening agents progress may be either swift or slow, taking weeks or even months before any discernible changes can be seen. Continue to use the product as long as there are no adverse effects and you begin to see a noticeable change to the sports or blemishes. Before you use the product on all of your dark spots or blemishes you should test it on either a small or out of the way spot to check for sensitivity and for the efficacy of the products claims. If you try a product and see no changes to the blemishes or dark spots that you have applied it to, discontinue use of that product and try another. Always use with caution, and follow the manufacturers instructions, check the areas where you have applied the product often, and always take good care of the skin you're in.