hydroquinone
noun
hy·dro·qui·none
ˌhī-drō-kwi-ˈnōn 
-ˈkwi-ˌnōn
-ˈkwi-ˌnōn
: a white crystalline strongly reducing phenol C6H6O2 used especially as a photographic developer, as an antioxidant and stabilizer, and in medicine to remove pigmentation from hyperpigmented areas of skin
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In a word, business is booming for e.l.f., which doesn’t use parabens, phthalates, triclosan, triclocarban, hydroquinone and nonylphenol ethoxylates in its beauty and skin-care products.
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Essentially, hydroquinone decreases the production of melanin by inhibiting a pigment-producing enzyme called tyrosinase.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 13 Nov. 2023
Thanks to its stabilized vitamin C and prescription strength hydroquinone, this brightening serum takes dark spots to task.
—Anneke Knot, wsj.com, 3 Nov. 2023
Melasma treatments include over-the-counter skincare products that brighten or exfoliate and prescription medications such as topical hydroquinone.
—Angela Palmer Updated, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
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Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Sep. 2024
Essentially, hydroquinone decreases the production of melanin by inhibiting a pigment-producing enzyme called tyrosinase.
—Taryn Brooke, Allure, 13 Nov. 2023
Thanks to its stabilized vitamin C and prescription strength hydroquinone, this brightening serum takes dark spots to task.
—Anneke Knot, wsj.com, 3 Nov. 2023
Melasma treatments include over-the-counter skincare products that brighten or exfoliate and prescription medications such as topical hydroquinone.
—Angela Palmer Updated, Verywell Health, 23 Aug. 2023
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hydroquinone
noun
hy·dro·qui·none
-kwin-ˈōn
-ˈkwin-ˌōn
-ˈkwin-ˌōn
: a bleaching agent C6H6O2 used topically to remove pigmentation from hyperpigmented areas of skin (as a lentigo or freckle)
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