Will calamine lotion remove a tan?

[mccollins]

Weird question I know but I love pale skin and I've been out in the sun a lot lately so I was wondering if anyone knew if using calamine lotion would make my skin light again?

Thanks!

[peace-love-couture]

No, it won't work

I don't know if you mean just your face or your whole body but if it's just your face, you could try using Asian skincare products. Asians tend to have skin color complex and bleach (aka "whiten") their skin a lot with skin bleaching products.

Shiseido and Laneige are popular brands...

Or as someone mentioned, you could try Porcelana. I tried Porcelana on select scars I had on my legs but I think because I used so little over a long period of time it ended up getting old and I threw it away. but I've heard good things about it.

[binarybabe001]

Old fashioned lemon juice worked for me. It stung a little because of the acidity but after two consecutive applications my tan was lightened significantly with no side effects. I first heard about it from my grandmother who claims that the ladies of society in the 19th century used the technique as a beauty regimen because a porcelain complexion was considered fashionable back then.

[blackwaterhattie]

It absolutely will NOT lighten your skin. There are bleaching creams for that, specifically. Porcelana makes a day cream and a night cream for that. They don't stink and aren't hard on your skin. You can buy them at Target/WalMart/drugstores. It will take a while, and you have to be religious about using them, but they will eventually lighten you some.

[Pseudofailure]

Doesn't sound like it does. There also seem to be some warnings about its uses online, so I wouldn't try it for that.

[Breathe]

i think its only for rashes and to make itching stop

[backagainagain]

I wouldn't think so. Just let if fade on it's own. You do look really good without a tan.