What Should I Do I Wore A Stocking Cap One Night And It Left A Dark Line Going Across My Forehead?

Posted on Sun, 18 Oct 2020

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Question : I wore a stocking cap one night and it left a dark line going across my forehead. I’ve been applying the stick cocoa butter to it for months and it hasn’t gone away. What should I do?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (39 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use a skin lightening cream

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome,
You may try using a depigmenting cream e.g either a kojic acid or glycolic acid based cream for a few days.

Hope I have answered your query.Let me know if you need any more assistance

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar