“The only reason why I did not give this product five stars is because it dries the skin, it does not moisturize. However, the results of the cream doing what it is supposed to do, which is to lighten or even skin tone, is marvelous. As a brown/dark skin African-American woman, I have uneven skin complexion so I reached out to this product in the hopes of balancing my skin complexion to one tone instead of many tones-not to lighten my skin because I love my beautiful dark brown skin.”