How can i make my skin perfect?

How can I, as an African American, make my skin lighter/white?

• Go ahead, lecture me about how I'm beautiful the way I am and whatnot. I don't care. I prefer my skin lighter and not dark, that's all. It isn't as if I have self esteem issues, It's just a simple preference that I chose. Like how some people who are born with brown eyes want to have blue eyes so they use contacts so can't say much especially if you're wearing contacts you yourself have chosen. And you can't say much secondly if you're another skin color or aka "light skinned." There's a major difference. Moving on, I just want to be lighter. I have skin that is dark but not That dark. I just want to be lighter because I like the color more so. I certainly won't use the creams but preferably natural things like black soaps and food uses that won't cause damage. Is there anything out there that can get me to at least tanned or Asian like? Thank you so much, I really do appreciate it and sorry if I offended anyone or came off as mean or rude.

• Answer:

  The FDA have banned 23 more whitening products. Google it. About 17,600,000 results. The reason cited for the proposed ban is that studies in rodents show "some evidence" that hydroquinone may act as a carcinogen or cancer-causing chemical, although its cancer-causing properties have yet to be proved in humans. Hydroquinone also has been linked with the medical condition known as ochronosis in which the skin becomes dark and thick. Dome-shaped yellowish spots and grayish-brown spots also are observed in ochronosis among black women and men in South Africa, Britain, and the U.S. Ochronosis has been observed in conjunction with hydroquinone use even in persons who have used hydroquinone-containing cosmetics for a short time. Some studies also report abnormal function of the adrenal glands and high levels of mercury in people who have used hydroquinone-containing cosmetics. For these reasons, hydroquinone has already been banned in Japan, the European Union, and Australia. Any skin-lightening products containing hydroquinone would be considered new drugs, according to the proposed FDA regulations. The products would require FDA approval before being sold to the public and would only be available with a doctor's prescription. Skin Creams, Soaps and Lotions Marketed as Skin Lighteners and Anti-aging Treatments: May Contain the Toxic Metal, Mercury ADVICE: Number one rule: stay out of the sun. Like Mario Lopez, he's a Mexican descent, but he won't even stand outside in the sun to do a photo shoot for a tanning lotion. Julianne Moore is one of those, who like to protect her skin from AGING. She walks in the shade. I grow up in Asia for 13 years, so I was dark, but it took more than 13 years to the color I have now. My neighbor only do errands after the sun had gone down. Best sunscreen: wear denim clothing, floppy hat, or umbrella. They were invented to protect us from the elements.