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  • Switching from one ingredient to another within a span of a couple of weeks—a niacinamide product, then a kojic acid, then an azeleic acid to get rid of brown spots, for example—can create a cocktail of chemicals on your face that can be extremely irritating.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Think of melasma as a big brown spot, so treating it with the same kind of lightening agent—kojic, lactic, glycolic, or azeleic acid or hydroquinone—can be effective.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Switching from one ingredient to another within a span of a couple of weeks—a niacinamide product, then a kojic acid, then an azeleic acid to get rid of brown spots, for example—can create a cocktail of chemicals on your face that can be extremely irritating.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Mushroom extract contains kojic acid a natural skin lightening agent, and papaya and pumpkin enzymes exfoliate the skin because they are alpha-hydroxy acids.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Spot treatments with over-the-counter-strength kojic acid and 2% hydroquinone can take at least six months to work, since they are so mild.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Think of melasma as a big brown spot, so treating it with the same kind of lightening agent—kojic, lactic, glycolic, or azeleic acid or hydroquinone—can be effective.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Mushroom extract contains kojic acid a natural skin lightening agent, and papaya and pumpkin enzymes exfoliate the skin because they are alpha-hydroxy acids.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Topical lightening agents such as kojic acid and hydroquinone will fade brown spots over time, but that can require a long wait.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Spot treatments with over-the-counter-strength kojic acid and 2% hydroquinone can take at least six months to work, since they are so mild.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Topical lightening agents such as kojic acid and hydroquinone will fade brown spots over time, but that can require a long wait.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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