Cosmetic chemist and founder of BeautyStat Ron Robinson explains what “lightening” and “brightening” means in Korean skincare, how it differs from skin whitening, and if Black women should be ...

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The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) released findings of 16 cosmetic products containing harmful and prohibited ...

The doctor added: "Beauty products which have been left open or exposed to moisture or heat can have bacterial/infection risk ...

So users of skin-lightening products are sometimes mistakenly assumed to belong ... Other sellers admitted using regulated ingredients such as kojic acid, hydroquinone and a powerful antioxidant, ...

Primarily used for photographic development, hydroquinone was quickly recognised and heralded for its lightening properties, proven to even and rebalance hyperpigmentation in skin. However ...

Kojic acid is available over the counter, and you may find it combined with hydroquinone in many skin products. There are many over the counter skin products containing retinol, or you can opt for ...

Medindia neither buys nor sells drugs. Hydroquinone (Eukroma -2%) is a local cream prescribed for dark or hyper-pigmented skin marks such as freckles (small flat brown marks on the face and sun ...