Tri-Luma and Burning: What Users Say

• Fai...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 20, 2019

For Melasma "When I started developing melasma on my upper lip, I felt completely self-conscious. I found out about Tri-Luma and went straight away to my doctor and asked him to prescribe me Tri-Luma, and he did. The price was $291 at Walgreens and was not covered by insurance, so I crossed the border and got the same exact tube for $37. I started using Tri-Luma as directed every single night, and using SPF 100 every morning. I didn’t notice a big difference the first month and I was a little disappointed, but I didn’t give up. I continued to use it every night and after exactly 7 weeks, my melasma is completely gone!! I am very happy with the results. I did experience redness, burning, and peeling, and that was very hard to cover up with makeup, but other than that, this cream works amazing..."

• She...
• July 25, 2019

For Melasma "So my story is a little different. I went to the dermatologist to have a tiny mole cut off my eyebrow, which was not even noticeable. The girls working there were running a special on a lunchtime chemical face peel, so I nicely bought one package that came with three peels. The first one was 40 percent, which I did, and it was fine. The second one, 60 percent, burned a little, nothing bad. Two weeks later, my face was getting worse, like severe burns. I'm already medium dark-skinned. Well, it wouldn't heal, so I go back very upset. Nothing wrong with my face before these peels. I'm 35, never really had face issues. So the dermatologist says it caused my pigmentation to reverse, causing the dark spots, and prescribed me Tri-Luma. It was $280, plus I will have to use special sunblock for the rest of my life. Keep in mind, I paid them to do this to my face, basically. The cream bleaches your skin in spots on the surface, so it takes more makeup to cover and even out. After six weeks, my Tri-Luma cream smells like it has gone off."

• Tan...
• February 25, 2017

"Well, I have these dark blemishes on my skin. And I was given Tri-Luma. It's been just 2 days with this Tri-Luma cream, and now my cheeks (the area where I applied the cream) are as red as tomatoes. The blemishes have gone darker, and it itches and burns as if someone has put hot chili paste over them. It hurt and looked so bad that I felt like hiding inside my room till it doesn't go away. Also, I've noticed that the blemishes remained the same, but the area surrounding it has become brighter. I already have uneven skin tone, and now this... it just didn't suit me at all! I hope I do recover from it soon though."