How to Use hydroquinone in a Sentence

hydroquinone

noun

• For clients looking to avoid products with hydroquinone, Stevens also recommends this serum, which combines tranexamic acid and niacinamide to brighten skin.
  — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Nov. 2022
• The same goes for hydroquinone, which is found in brightening creams.
  — Jane Chertoff, SELF, 12 Oct. 2018
• To avoid this, apply hydroquinone sparingly to the center of your spot and feather toward the edges.
  — Janell M. Hickman, SELF, 27 July 2022
• To avoid this, apply hydroquinone sparingly to the center of your spot and feather toward the edges.
  — Janell M. Hickman, SELF, 27 June 2017
• Gould has seen the biggest improvement in her skin from hydroquinone but is currently taking a three-month break from it.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• Treatment Plan: Products with hydroquinone and alpha hydroxy acids can speed up the fading process.
  — Kelsey Castañon, Seventeen, 11 Jan. 2018
• There are plenty of dark spot-fighting products on the market, but the gold standard of lightening solutions is hydroquinone.
  — Julie Ricevuto, Allure, 22 Oct. 2020
• Her secrets for perfect skin: 1) Avoid glycolic acid and hydroquinone.
  — Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Nov. 2014
• Glycolic acid, vitamin C, hydroquinone, and, believe it or not, snail mucin.
  — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, 15 Mar. 2018
• To treat skin and protect it from further damage all at once, dab on a hydroquinone-free serum with antioxidants that also even out skin tone, such as phloretin, niacinamide, or azelaic acid.
  — Cristina Mueller, Redbook, 10 May 2017
• The brand’s hero ingredients are ones that have been recommended for years to treat challenging skin conditions, like tretinoin and hydroquinone.
  — Meggen Taylor, Forbes, 4 May 2021
• Injections or tablets of hydroquinone are most effective in this case, but the health ramifications are severe.
  — Kang-Chun Cheng, Quartz, 11 Aug. 2021
• In the 1960s, a Harvard professor discovered that cysteamine was stronger than hydroquinone for fading pigment in skin-tissue samples.
  — Allure Editors, Allure, 13 Sep. 2022
• Chang says to look for topical treatments that contain retinoids, hydroquinone, and azelaic acid, which have all been proven to dramatically lighten dark marks and even melasma.
  — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Dec. 2020
• Chang says to look for topical treatments that contain retinoids, hydroquinone, and azelaic acid, which have all bene proven to dramatically lighten dark marks and even melasma.
  — Audrey Noble, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Jan. 2019
• Topical hydroquinone is the most common lightening agent used.
  — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 22 Nov. 2019
• Lastly, approach hydroquinone with caution, warns Dr. Macrene.
  — Alexandra Tunell, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Feb. 2016
• Specifically, 44 percent of patients saw good-to-excellent improvement with niacinamide and 55 percent saw the same with hydroquinone.
  — A.a. Newton, SELF, 8 May 2019
• Ban on all cosmetics with mercury, steroids, retinol derivatives, vitamin A and hydroquinone above 2%.
  — Umuhoza Rahmat, CNN, 13 July 2022
• Derived from the bearberry plant or pear tree leaves, arbutin is a natural derivative of hydroquinone that prevents melanin formation.
  — Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2021
• Bleaching creams containing hydroquinone should also be avoided during this time.
  — Allure, 30 Mar. 2018
• However hydroquinone itself been linked to certain cancers, decreased immune response, abnormal function of the adrenal gland, and a skin condition known as ochronosis.
  — Olivia Fleming & Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019
• Although a dermatologist can prescribe hydroquinone, there are lots of over-the-counter ingredients that can also be effective.
  — ELLE, 22 July 2022
• Staying protected from the sun to avoid melasma is even more important during pregnancy since retinoids and hydroquinone—the mainstays of melasma treatment—are not allowed during pregnancy.
  — Rachel Burchfield, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Sep. 2021
• Clay tries to educate patients that there are alternative ingredients to hydroquinone such as cyspera, azelaic acid and kojic acid.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• Products containing vitamin C, hydroquinone, and kojic acid work best.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2022
• The problem: Some chemicals in skin-lightening products, like kojic acid and hydroquinone, may be considered carcinogenic, as per data from the National Institute of Health.
  — Ashley Oerman, Cosmopolitan, 6 Feb. 2018
• On a biological level, hydroquinone works by inhibiting an enzyme called tyrosinase, which aids in the production of melanin, explains Cook-Bolden.
  — Janell M. Hickman, SELF, 27 June 2017
• In 2017, Ghana's Food and Drugs Authority issued a ban on the importation of products containing hydroquinone, a skin lightening chemical.
  — Aisha Salaudeen, CNN, 3 July 2020
• To help control the condition, use a melanin-inhibitor daily that contains hydroquinone or natural pigment reducers like kojic acid, vitamin C, and niacinimide.
  — Nicole Catanese, Cosmopolitan, 24 Aug. 2017

Last Updated: 8 Sep 2024