Can You Use Monobenzone Cream On The Lips?

Whether you can use monobenzone on the lips or not depends on your goals. Generally monobenzone cream can be used all over the body for the purpose of skin depigmentation. Due to the natural on monobenzone itself, you do not need to apply to a specific area to get results.

Satellite depigmentation is very common when using monobenzone cream. This means that monobenzone works on your entire body without you having to apply it everywhere. This can be great for those suffering from vitiligo because they do not need to apply the monobenzone cream to their entire body to achieve the same results.

Can Monobenzone Cream Work Only On The Lips?

Using monobenzone cream on the lips will definitely depigment them but it may be patchy. You will also see depigmentation in other areas of the body depending on the strength of monobenzone cream used.

If you are wanting to lighten your lips without depigmentation in other areas of the body, we recommend using hydroquinone instead. Monobenzone cream should only be used for depigmentation purposes and not as a skin lightener.

The skin on the lips is also very thin and you will not need to use much skin lightener to achieve great results. You can also exfoliate your lips before applying the skin lightener which will increase the effectiveness.

Can I Use Monobenzone Cream As A Skin Lightener?

Monobenzone cream is a depigmenting agent used to treat vitiligo and other skin conditions that require total depigmentation. Hydroquinone, on the other hand, is a potent skin lighteners that is used to treat a variety of pigmentary skin conditions such as scars, dark spots, discoloration, and hyper pigmentation.

If your goal is to lighten your skin, then you should use hydroquinone or natural skin lighteners containing alpha arbutin or kojic acid. These treatments rarely have side effects and are safe to use long term.

Monobenzone is not a skin lightener and will work throughout the body. You cannot use it only on a specific area of the body due to the effects of satellite depigmentation.

Will Hydroquinone Cream Work Better To Lighten Lips

Hydroquinone cream can be used on the lips to lighten them. It will remove dark pigmentation on the lips where it is applied and needs to be allowed to dry before applying anything else to the lips.

By reducing sun exposure to your lips you can prevent future skin darkening and your results may be permanent. However, it is possible for the skin on the lips to re-darken, so you may need to continue treatment in the future.