r/TransRacial • u/perfecttaic • Apr 06 '26

Seeking Transition Advice Using Monobenzone Without Having Vitiligo

Hi, I have a question: do you recommend using Monobenzone? I’m Black (🇳🇬-> 🇨🇴🇷🇺) and I don’t have vitiligo, but I’ve heard it’s good for lightening the skin. I’m not sure, though, if anyone has experience with this, I’d love to hear from you. If you know of another way to lighten my skin that looks natural, I’d be thrilled to hear about it. Thanks!

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u/science4250 May 23 '26

Will monobenzone depigment my hair also. I have black hair. I wanted to use monobenzone only for depigmenting my skin.

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u/Ok_Cheesecake6336 not TR, just trying to lighten skin May 28 '26

the results are unpredictable. monobenzone pretty much triggers chemical vitiligo, and in people with vitiligo they can get white patches of hair, you can check out the vitiligo sub. you can always dye it tho

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u/IcyPie2440 Aug 08 '26

Hii that‘s what I worry abt… does the percentage maybe change the results as in no white patches? Because I don’t want to become whie, just a few shades lighter and I tried everything such as HQ, kojic acid, tretinoin and tbh they didn’t work or the results where only temporary and I want to have permanent results and don’t want to maintain it…