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Skin is darker in some areas on my body.
F/13. Ummm, I have noticed that some parts of my body have dry skin and is darkre than other parts of my body. Like my stomach and under my breast have dry skin and is darker than my skin. Also, my bottom and lower back is darker than my body. Is there any products or remedies that can remove the dark skin or lighten it. Also, is there a way I can get rid of my dry skin because i have been using "SheaMoisture" soap and "Proclaim Olive Oil lotion". It softens it but does not get rid of it. Is there also remedies or products to get rid of dry skin. Thank you for reading and advice.
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I doubt any of us on here are dermatologists, doctors of the skin. I will say this though, I had at time patches of dry skin and can't say they were darker, light actually. But I discovered they were all layers of dead skin stuck on like super glue. You just might need exfoliating, removing dead skin.
For the convenience, most of us end up just taking short showers once we reach teens years and rarely have a hot soaking bath that can loosen dry dead skin. So try this first and you'll know quickly if it was dead skin or not. The action of our clothing rubbing against skin can loosen some but not enough.
Once soaked long enough, I just rub hard different areas of my body, to loosen dead skin. Those puffy plastic bath scrubbers I have found do not really loosen dead skin which looks like dry patches. My worst was feet elbows and knees and lotion didn't help. That's like trying to apply lotion to the kitchen counter top because there's stuck on spills and food to make it look better, not realizing there's stuck on food. Water applied long enough to soften the dried food will loosen it. Same with the body. In summer when you're lathered with tanning oil, you might notice dead skin that comes off when you try to re apply tanning oil. This is part of a method for cleaning skin used in roman times. Oil the body first, then soak in a hot bath and afterwards use a Strigel to scrape off dead skin. For tough areas, I have used the gentlest of teflon pads for cleaning pans. These are harsh on the skin and I don't recommend using it unless very lightly skimmed over the skin or you can badly scratch and hurt your skin. But I love use of it for feet. Check out bath products made for exfoliating skin and try different ones that seem to have enough scratchiness to remove but not as harsh as teflon pads. If a good soak and rub does make those areas look any better, at least you have clean skin upon which to apply skin lightening products. Can't say what those might be, what works, but you can always ask a pharmacist at the drugstore what products on the shelf they recommend trying. If that doesnt work, and it bothers you this much, ask the parents to take you to the family Dr. and if they can't handle it, refer you to a dermatologist.
Good Luck.
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