Resorcinol is a tyrosinase inhibitor that is found in chemical peels. It is usually not found in cosmetic products because it can be irritating. Hexylresorcinol and phenylethyl resorcinol are used instead.
Hyperpigmentation causes an uneven skin tone. It can be treated with skin lighteners. What causes it and how can it be avoided? How to get rid of hyperpigmentation?
Dark spots on the skin can take a very long time to clear. What to do if your dark spots won't go away after 3 months of a consistent dermatologist recommended melasma skin care routine? This article tell you how to update your skin care routine to help dark spots go away.
Melasma is very hard to treat and can recur. Learn to rotate your skin care routine from a treatment regimen to a maintenance regimen to clear melasma faster and help prevent it from coming back.
When choosing skin lighteners to treat dark spots, use ingredients that target different areas of the skin pigmentation process. Here you can find a glossary with a list of categories of skin lightening and brightening ingredients.
Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (also called PIH and PIPA) cannot be cured unless inflammation is also treated. Learn what causes post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation and how it's treated.
Inflammation turns on cell signals that stimulate melanocytes to make pigment resulting in post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. This is why you must get your inflammation under control to treat melasma or dark spots from acne.
Dark patches on skin need exfoliating cleansers to help the dark spots clear faster, however you need to choose your cleanser according to your Baumann Skin Type. Low pH cleansers can help Vitamin C serums work better to lighten dark spots.
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