If you have used Éclair and loved it now is the time to share your thoughts.
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#fragrancelover #darkunderarms #underarmcare #deodorantviral #fragranceaddict
Dark underarms often rear their head in your teens, like this woman, now sporting brighter, smoother underarms with Éclair. What struck us about this review: she used it because it felt good to care for her skin, and had nothing to lose, not because she was chasing a result. And it worked anyway, even with life happening.
That’s the thing about a formulation that’s actually different. It lets you just… use it.
Thank you for sharing. If you’re curious how we do this differently, the reviews and product page show the full picture.
#darkunderarms #darkunderarm #underarminnerthighlightening #underarmcream #kilikilipower
A smart brightening deodorant formula, made for melanin rich and hyperpigmentation prone skin.
Give your underarms an upgrade at lorientofficial.com
#darkunderarms #underarms #deodorantnatural #hyperpigmentationtreatment
PCOS was renamed PMOS this week: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, because the old name was misleading doctors to look for cysts and sending women home without answers.
Melanin-rich skin and especially south asian women have been carrying this condition louder than anyone often earlier than other women and being heard the least.
The dark patches on your neck and dark underarms are acanthosis nigricans. A metabolic signal. Not a hygiene issue. The painful lumps in your armpits? Possibly hidradenitis suppurativa.
Over a decade of advocacy. 170 million women finally seen.
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#pmos #pcos #bodycareroutine darkunderarms #underarminnerthighlightening
74% of dermatology textbooks show conditions on lighter skin. 91% of residents admit they need more training to treat skin of colour competently.
The Fitzpatrick scale (still the global standard) was designed in 1975 for white European patients to assess sunburn risk.
And South Asian skin is one of the least studied groups in dermatology and aesthetic medicine.
Many treatments in clinic are not evidence based protocols for darker skin, they are largely extrapolations.
L’ORIENT is built in response to that gap from the formula level up. Our active and delivery system selection, our deep clinical understanding of skin conditions in skin of colour, the specific products we create for underserved concerns, to our marketing, all intentionally centres melanin rich skin as our default, and not as an afterthought, not as a marketing term, as the foundation of everything we do.
#melaninrich #hyperpigmentationtreatment #darkunderarms #browngirls #bodycareroutine
Real before and afters from consumers all with different degrees, causes and experiences with dark underarms or axillary hyperpigmentation.
Many follow a similar pattern of trialling many at home remedies, Tik Tok too good to be true trends, prescription care, and end up with unhappier underarms than before they even tried.
Éclair is not designed to be a flash in the pan because we understand hyperpigmentation does not work that way, it is not created that way. We understand the skin here is unique and it needs gentle intelligent support to improve not just the appearance but the skin’s functional baseline.
Brighter underarms yes, but less hesitation with outfits and raising her arms in Pilates, the real win!
#darkunderarms #underarmcare #hyperpigmentationtreatment #melaninrich #hyperpigmentation
Glutathione is one of the most important antioxidants in the human body. But IV glutathione delivery sold as the gold standard for skin brightening? That I am heavily not in support of, because the pharmacokinetics and safety don’t support it.
Here’s the short version:
🔬 IV glutathione is degraded so fast in circulation that plasma levels normalise within minutes. It does not arrive at the skin intact.
🔬 The brightening effect attributed to IV glut is likely driven by cysteine, which your body can generate from N-acetyl cysteine (NAC), oral glutathione precursors, and topical actives that modulate melanogenesis at the enzymatic level.
🔬 The WHO has raised concerns. The FDA has issued warnings. The Philippine FDA banned IV glutathione for skin whitening. These aren’t fringe positions.
If you’re spending hundreds per session on IV glutathione and seeing results, I want you to genuinely ask: what else changed? Your diet, your sun habits, your skincare? Because placebo-controlled trials have not shown the skin lightening effect the industry is promising.
And importantly, when you stop? Things often return to previous baseline.
You deserve better science for your money. Safe solutions too.
#glutathione #ivglutathione #glutathioneph #underarmcare #hyperpigmentation
Humidity, heat and everything the tropics throws at not just Morena or Filipina skin, but people living across countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, is part of the perfect storm for hyperpigmentation, melasma, body post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, dark underarms…
Did you know this about climate, geography and hyperpigmentation?
#darkunderarms #hyperpigmentationtreatment #kilikili #melaninrich #morenabeauty
Your SPF is working exactly as designed. The problem is it wasn’t designed with melanin rich skin in mind.
SPF measures UVB. Broad spectrum adds some UVA. What neither meaningfully addresses: long wavelength UVA1 and visible light, the wavelengths responsible for persistent pigmentation and melasma recurrence in darker skin tones.
This carousel breaks down why many broad spectrum formulas may still be failing melanin rich skin at the wavelengths triggering hyperpigmentation. Part 2 will cover specific evidence based filters and formulas that are good options for melanin rich skin.
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* this content is for educational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Sun protection is one component of a comprehensive photo protection strategy: always consult a qualified healthcare professional for specific advice to your skin concerns. Wear sunscreen daily, reapply 2 hourly if outdoors sweating towelling wet, seek shade during peak UV hours.
#sunscreen #melaninrich #melasma #hyperpigmentation #tintedsunscreen
She came to me with severe hypopigmentation after an IPL session went wrong.
Multiple dermatologists couldn’t help her. Not because they don’t care but because there are documented gaps in dermatology education around skin of color, and melanin-rich skin often pays the price.
Here’s the thing: hyperpigmentation gets all the airtime in skincare conversations. But our skin is equally vulnerable to the opposite; hypopigmentation, loss of colour. And often, it’s not a genetic condition. It’s iatrogenic: inappropriate energy-based device use. IPL. Laser hair removal. Treatments that weren’t calibrated for melanin density.
We got a really good result. And I’m genuinely happy for her.
This is why clinical experience matters when formulating for melanin-rich skin. Real, lived clinical expertise in how our skin responds and how it heals.
#hypopigmentation #darkunderarms #hyperpigmentationtreatment #bodycareroutine #skinofcolor
Many people think they’re purchasing a pure mineral sunscreen, in fact many think they’ve hit the jackpot with formulas that don’t leave a white cast. Especially people looking for sunscreen for hyperpigmentation or melasma, with darker skin.
I previously said I do not believe no white cast is achievable for skin of colour with pure mineral sunscreens, and stand by that.
Many formulas unbeknownst to consumers are not pure mineral. Even when they list the sole active ingredient as a mineral filter. Often, digging a little deeper into the ingredient list you will find spf boosting actives, chemical filters.
There is nothing wrong with this. In fact, lowering zinc oxide concentration is one meaningful way to reduce white cast. And I personally do not think there is anything wrong with chemical filters or boosters. But this is not a true mineral sunscreen, it’s a hybrid formula. Designed to be more cosmetically elegant. And reduce white cast. SPF boosters are needed because usually zinc oxide in lower concentrations cannot reach meaningful very high protection sunscreen claims.
At the end of the day the sunscreen you wear is the best one. This one looks beautiful so much so when mine runs out I might give it a try!
#hyperpigmentation #melaninrich #skincaretips #mineralsunscreen #nowhitecast
