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    Default Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    I wrote this for my blog but thought I would share it here too.

    I have been meaning to write a review of this facial treatments for the past week, Concha de Perlop I call it a diamond in the rough because of a combination of price, lack of advertising, and because it does exactly what it claims. In the beauty product industry, this is very rare. Advertising claims are unregulated so often times the products make lofty promises that they cannot live up to and consumers are often disappointed. Both products will be found in the Latin American section of beauty products in Target or Wal-Mart, or online at Amazon.com. This is sold as a bleaching cream and deep cleaner of pores. It caught my attention because there is no hydroquinone in it, the #1 active ingredient in most bleaching creams. Hydroquinone is very irritating to the skin, intolerable to some, and considered toxic by many naturalists. Concha Nacar de Perlop instead uses Mother of Pearl/Oyster Shell Powder to fade light scars left from blemishes and to give an overall more even tone.

    It is applied to the face and has the consistency of a mask, with tiny beads of the oyster shell in it. It does not dry but stays in a paste like form, left on the skin for 30-60 minutes, then washed off afterwards with cold water. Immediately I could tell my pores were smaller and over all my skin looked tighter, the way it would after you wash off a mud mask. Within one week my blemish scars were fading (I have two I’m working on). This is incredible because in the past I’ve used Obagi Nu Derm’s Clear (4% hydroquinone, available only through a dermatologist) for months with no results. Now a $5 product from Wal-Mart is blasting Obagi’s $60 product out of the water.

    I am so excited by this product and use it every day, followed by a toner of ½ water, ½ Apple Cidar Vinegar, and then Olay Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum with UV protection. Every other night after I do my derma-rolling using a 1.0 mm dermaroller I also use retin-A.


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    I'm definitely going to check this out. Post inflammatory hyper pigmentation is my middle name! I've had my eye on Lumixyl, it has a patented peptide (decapeptide-12) that inhibits tyrosinase, and is shown right now in studies to be 20x more effective on lightening pigmentation than hydroquinone, with ZERO toxicity, so that may be another one you could try out! I will be looking for this one though soon...
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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    Have you seen the commercials for Clinique's dark spot remover. It has that spotted egg turn into a solid colored egg? Here is the link:

    http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P257535

    It's $73 for 1.4 oz though. Um, yeah.......no. That does not fit into my current budget.


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    I think I bought that and returned it. I bought some skin lightening Clinique thing that sucked, it was pure silicones, it went back!
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    Concha Nacar de Perlop is the bomb!!! I've using it for 12 years.

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    My grandmothers used this forever. I keep forgetting about it! Thanks for the reminder as I have a bad dark scar on my leg

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    this is awesome! thank you for sharing. i wish you had a cheap answer to removing/preventing wrinkles.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    I agree this works great. Since first use I noticed my pores appeared smaller and my skin has improved a lot since I started using a couple weeks ago. Thank you for posting, I bought the product based off of your post!

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    Quote Originally Posted by pipermonroe View Post
    Have you seen the commercials for Clinique's dark spot remover. It has that spotted egg turn into a solid colored egg? Here is the link:

    http://www.sephora.com/browse/product.jhtml?id=P257535

    It's $73 for 1.4 oz though. Um, yeah.......no. That does not fit into my current budget.
    I'm going to find pix of me before and after using this product. It was a miracle for me and I believe that if used as directed it does work. I always recommend it to chronic acne survivors with scars.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    I can't find this stuff! What section of Walmart is it in? I looked all around the beauty section like 10 times but couldn't find anything.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    You can order it online at Amazon.com.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    Really good to know! Im going to have to check this out....!
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    You use a 1.0 mm dermaroller every other night? O_O ! I guess you are not breaking the skin with it? After I use my 1.5 mm roller I need at least 2-3 days to heal before I would attempt to put on makeup and go to work but I try to break the skin as much as possible and my face oozes blood when I am done. I read that is how to increase the collagen in the skin, etc., by going deep like that. Any thoughts? How deep do you go? I only plan to use mine every 3-6 months. I have the 1.5 and a 1.0 half roller for under the eyes and around the nose.

    I am going to go to the store and try to find the Concha de Perlop, thank you for posting ^_^ !

    My skin looked really good this morning. I had done something different.. before going to bed I misted my face with Reviva Rosewater Facial Spray with Aloe, Herbs, minerals and Hyaluronic Acid, on top of my Devita C Serum and Neutrogena face lotion with AHA. Normally I go to bed with Retin A diluted with Neutrogena healthy skin anti wrinkle face Cream Embryolisse on top of it but it was my day off and I didn't feel like taking another shower.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    When you use this, do you have to stay out of the sun? I need something for scars on my body, would that work?

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    They say that Concha Nacar is for "scars" but really it is for hyperpigmentation. Hyperpigmentation is different from true scars. Do research and see if you have a scar or hyperpigmentation. Scars are harder to treat with over the counter products. Scars are best treated by a dermatologist.

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    yes, it's definitely a scar. My dermatologist 'made it' when he had to remove some mole thingy and ever since then I have these two scars really close to my ass. He gave me silicone gel for it and it's not working at all.

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    Default Re: Concha Nacar de Perlop, great bleaching product

    This product sounds like it's exactly what I'm looking for! I have one question though... I am extremely prone to break outs with just about every product I use... how did this product affect your skin in terms of acne? Did it make anyone break out? Or is it the contrary and good for acne prone skin? I would love to give it a try! Just hoping to hear peoples experience with it.. I am also using retina a and have used obagi clear as well. I would love a cheaper product that would do the same thing!

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    I began using it tonight. I had to order it from Walgreens and it took a week to arrive, then I picked it up at the store to avoid shipping charges. I noticed there are 3 versions of this product. I bought the #1 product, Crema de Noche. The instructions don't say anything about rinsing it off, rather it looks like you wear it to bed.

    I have oily skin so I will give you my take on it after trying it for a while. The only review on Amazon said...
    This cream is not the best but for the money it is a good buy. It has some good ingredients like zinc oxyde-skin healer, protector and sunscreen (so you can use it day and night, by the way the day cream does not have zinc oxyde in it, so I do not recommend it), pearl powder-exfoliates, evens the skin tone, lanolin-best skin moisturizer and protector. It is hard to beat this simple but effective ingredients for such an affordable price. Do not use it if you have oily skin or tendency for acne.
    It looks like the #3 product is recommended for skin prone to breakouts? Wondering if the OP is using #3?

    Of the #3 product one review said...
    NOTE: I read that people are having breakouts from this. That's because the ingredients cause more rapid cell turnover and renewal, which can cause an initial skin purge. With regular use, it will go away, and you'll be left with clearer skin than you had before. That stuff was going to come out at some point anyway; this is just drawing it out quicker.
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    Seems like a good product to use once in a while. I also use a lot of retin A and retinol type products and AHA products and with needle rolling and vitamin C serum It's a bit of a chore to work it in. Also if you go to bed with it on then I am going to have to change pillow cases often. Seemed to make the small scars on my face more noticable my making them paler. Seemed to cause sloughing of dead skin though perhaps that is just due to using Retin A and stuff. Fun to try new things, affordable...

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    I found this product in the Latino section of the shampoo/lotion part of Walmart yesterday. The label and inserts are written in Spanish. Cream#1 is a day cream with aloe and cocoa butter and Vitamin A. Cream #2 is a night cream with Vitamin E.

    Cream #3 is with oyster shell and lemon juice. You rub it on and rinse with cold water after an hour. What happens if I don't rinse?

    We'll see if it helps my spots of hyperpigmentation. Thanks for the good word on this item.
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