Signs of mercury poisoning include emotional disturbances, fatigue, forgetfulness, and headaches.
As mercury affects the brain, behavior and personality can also change — with low self-confidence, depression, and timidity.
A regularly updated list of toxic skin lightening creams, lotions and soaps reported to contain dangerous levels of mercury.
Quick fixes are unlikely to restore skin that’s been deeply damaged by long-term use of steroid-based and toxic creams with hydroquinone, monobenzone or mercury. Instead, try slow and restorative healing from the inside out along with natural healing oils.
Some skin lightening ingredients work well in the short term, but damages skin when used over a longer period of time. Hydroquinone is one of them.
Monobenzone may be the worst thing that anyone without vitiligo can use.