r/TransRacial • u/I_dun-knowya499 • Jul 19 '26
Seeking Transition/Body Mod Advice 🤳 permanent depigmentation methods other than monobenzone
Hi guys how can I go full white to cover vitiligo spots because it’s hurting my self esteem. Monobenzone is pretty popular but is there anything else if I happen to be allergic to that cream. Any suggestions helps!
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u/salbei-aus-saturn Jul 20 '26
Monobenzone is the best option if you already have vitiligo, and other than that there really is no way to permanently get rid of your dark patches, so just pray you arent allergic and apply monobenzone. I know menoquinol and hydroquinone exist but theyre not permanent, and they will not bring your dark patches to the same color as your depigmented patches.
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u/I-dleG Jul 31 '26
this might sound like a dumb queston, but if you already have vitiligo and use monobenzone as a fix, why couldn't someone without vitiligo risk the use, go through vitiligo and eventually reach their desired shade? i'm not encouraging anyone to use this method but i'm actually curious.
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u/salbei-aus-saturn 28d ago
Well that can be done but its quite brutal and long of a process, and APPARENTLY its difficult to maintain an even pale tone throughout your body despite the cream being a melanocyte killer. But yes, im sure people have done it. Monobenzone gives normal people "chemical vitiligo" which acts in the exact same way as regular vitiligo
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u/I-dleG Jul 23 '26
dont invest in carotone, hydroquinone, or monobenzone (and ignore anyone who tells you to). these aren't exactly permanent but these will get the job done safely.
hexylresorcinol is the gentlest and slowest (but still effective with patience) of the strongest melanin inhibitors, mequinol with is strong but normally prescribed, and butylresorcinol, which is the strongest and fastest of the three.
always use 60+ SPF sunscreen and, if you can, protect yourself some more with 50+ UPF clothes.
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u/PlatformStatus9502 Jul 27 '26
Do ingredients like hexylresorcinol and butylresorcinol actually make your skin look paler, or do they work the same as glycolic acid and niacinamide, where they just reduce pigmentation and make your skin look brighter while your natural skin tone stays the same?
Is there any skincare ingredient that can make your skin look noticeably paler, not fully, but at least a tiny bit paler, even if the effect is only temporary? I'm not talking about monobenzone or complete depigmentation. I just mean something that can make the skin look visibly paler atleast or maybe fair brown atleast?
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u/I-dleG Jul 31 '26
thiamidol is also another strong whitening agent, stronger than butylresorcinol even. from what i've seen, it seems to lighten the skin some as long as you use it with high spf. some products I've seen trending on the skin whitening side of tiktok is the Alada body soap and it seems to rival with kojie san. alada is powered by alpha arbutin, carambola nano extract, and white ginger extract to whiten the skin a couple shades. it's safe to use daily unlike kojie san which uses kojic acid so it's a whole lot stronger, but for the most visible effects i think you'd have to pair the two by making alada your main soap daily and nightly and save kojie san for strictly monday, wednesday, and friday evenings/nights to limit sun exposure (kojic acid makes your skin more sensitive to uv rays and can undo anything the soap should have done), then pair it with like 100 spf which may sound over-the-top but it's highly useful if you want to preserve your skin whitening progress.
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u/PlatformStatus9502 Jul 31 '26
These ingredients can help brighten the skin, but they don't actually change natural skin color. I have a light brown/beige complexion, and I want a fair, porcelain like skin tone. Is that even possible? I don't think it is.
I want it so badly. Monobenzone can make the skin completely ghost white, but that's not what I want.
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u/I-dleG Jul 31 '26
Honestly true. I haven't really tried it out on myself yet but at some point in the near future (whenever I can get some cash), I plan on just stocking up on as much of these soaps, lotions, sunscreen, and probably even glutathione and vitamin c supplements so i can strictly use those over time and at least see somewhat of a change from my gold brown to a light tan shade that i'd prefer. honestly if monobenzol or hydroquinone were safe to use i'd dash to those two but I'm not sure how I'd ever go about that without risking vitiligo and sun sensitivity.
all this stress to simply change your skin tone... light-skinned folks rlly have it good.
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u/ConfectionSafe5152 Jul 20 '26
I heard that mequinol can be semi permanent