Which One Of These Components Of This Product Can Reduce Skin Darkening?
nivea white bioactive lotion
(it “cures” hyperpigmentation. it doesn’t say so directly, but it;s implied. basically, it whitens skin that is darker than the rest of your body)
Aqua, Stearic Acid, Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methaxycinnamate, Paraffinum Liquidum, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate, Cetyl Palmitate, Octadecenedioic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Glycerin, Glyceryl Stearate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Sodium Carbomer, Magnesium Aluminum Silicate, Silica, Disodium EDTA, Isopropyl, Myristate, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, BHT, Parfum, Linalool, Citroneliol, Limonene, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaidehyde, Benzyl Salicylate, Coumarin, Citral.

Comment by woodturn on 15 November 2009:
Octadecenedioic acid is a relatively new addition to a class of chemicals called skin “whiteners” or “lighteners”. It is derived from oleic acid.