You likely already know about (and probably use) glycolic, lactic, or salicylic acids in your beauty routine, but there’s another somewhat under-the-radar acid that deserves some time in the skincare spotlight—particularly if your goal is a brighter, more even complexion. We’re talking about kojic acid, a naturally-derived ingredient. Kojic acid is a naturally occurring compound…...
I will be bold and say that almost everyone has some kind of pigmentation issue with their skin that they would like to make better by fading it or making it more even to their skin tone. I am definitely one of them. So what can we do about this annoying skin concern? Well, using…...
Hydroquinone, which I talk about all the time, is a topical skin-lightening agent that is used to treat various forms of hyperpigmentation, including age spots, melasma, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Hydroquinone is a potent melanin inhibitor that works by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase and reducing the production of melanin. However, the use of hydroquinone on…...
Melanin inhibitors are a class of compounds that reduce the production of melanin, the pigment that gives color to our skin, hair, and eyes. Melanin inhibitors can be helpful in treating various forms of hyperpigmentation, such as melasma, sunspots, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. It’s important to note that melanin inhibitors can take several weeks to months…...
Part 2 of the Lighting Creams and Tretinoin video. I am showing a few products that I personally use; Retinol, Retinaldehyde, and Retin-A, and the consistency of the serums/creams. These products are a little lighter then the lighting creams that we have compounded for patients. If you are super sensitive this might be a better…...
Here is a little info about Lightning Creams and Tretinoin that I more or less think everyone over age 25 should. To keep your skin healthy and vibrant your cell turnover needs to be in check and sometimes it needs a lot of help, especially when we get older, or becoming more mature is a…...
