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Loll (Madrid) on 06/16/2017
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I developed upperlip melasma 3 years ago and it's now fading using athlete's foot cream on my foot!! I had tried everything and I can't believe it's been a simple fungal infection on my lip! My body was storing too much copper which was causing hyper pigmentation! Any bodily infection can cause melasma so you need to find out what it is and cure it. Remember guys melasma is an internal problem showing on the outside and putting these harsh creams on the area only damages the skin.You have to tackle the problem from within to see results.I'm so excited
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Replied By Summer (Santa Barbara ) on 08/15/2018

I think the fungal theory might very well be true. My doctor made a big mistake called in the wrong prescription for my plant based hormones, It had a really high dose of estrogen ( high estrogen causes skin darkening and progesterone causes skin lightening) which caused a pH change in my uterus, which caused repeated yeast infections, and then BV. Then I noticed I had facial darkening I looked like I had 5 O'clock shadow! Several visits to several doctors with no answers. I began to look at what could of happen to trigger all of this I called the pharmacy and asked them to tell me what hormones I was on a year earlier and I figured out the mistake pretty fast. I immediately stopped my plant based hormones got a new doctor and I was put back on my original plant based hormones from a year earlier the doctor increased progesterone slightly since it would lighten and brighten my skin my skin began to lighten pretty fast. I also did the stopped staying up late, stopped eating almonds which I ate daily.

I began taking MSM, Vitamin C, glutathione, Niacinamide is B-3, zinc, folic acid, and licorice extract and used a niacinamide based cream on my face which is deadly to fungus! I went on the anti-candida diet and took a natural anti-fungal, used a yeast arrest suppository that had probiotics in it for one month. I think for me it was both hormones and fungal. Happy to say I'm cured of Melasma.

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Replied By Ashy (Uk) on 02/02/2022

Hi, thank you for this remedy. I want to try it. Please can you tell me what is the cream's name and what brand it is? Thanks
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Replied By Sarah (Hawaii) on 08/17/2022

So you put the foot cream on your foot or your actual upper lip? How long did it take for your melasma to go away! I want to try this!
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Replied By Art (California) on 08/17/2022

Sarah,

This post has not been active since February so there is less chance that the poster will answer.

There are multiple antifungal creams available with multiple active antifungal ingredients. I think the active ingredient you are looking for is Clotrimazole as that is the active component in antifungal creams that also inhibits melanogenesis.

Here is a link to typical otc Clotrimazole products :

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=clotrimazole+cream+1%&crid=2TTMLTOHZZXMH&sprefix=clotrimazole+cream+1%,aps,224&ref=nb_sb_noss_1

Good luck and please let us know how this works for your melasma.

Art

Replied By Lizeth (Yuma, Arizona ) on 08/04/2023

Hi there, just read your post regarding the remedy that helped your melasma (applying athletes foot cream) to your feet/foot. How did you make that connection?
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