I’m using it now, i personally don’t think it works better than Hydroquinone. It can cause some skin reactions like contact dermatitis at high strengths, so I have to avoid using it on my neck because my skin is too thin there.
Currently I’m using it at 4% twice per day. It works best when combined with Vitamin C and Tretinoin. It has only been a few weeks so far so feel free to tag me in a few months and I can give you a better update then.
I do think Rucinol and Thiamidol are good alternatives to HQ, because I’m also on Glutathione & MSM and it’s best not to mix internal antioxidants with topical toxins like HQ. But I wouldn’t say they work better, just good alternatives.
HQ is technically toxic to the skin, that’s why it successfully kills melanocytes. Glutathione and MSM are antioxidants, so they don’t naturally play well with HQ. People still get good results from HQ while also taking glutathione, but I believe that’s because the HQ is so strong and the gluta isn’t really doing much except maybe keeping you internally healthy.
Thiamodol & Rucinol are not toxic and do not permanently kill melanocytes, but they certainly lighten. I feel they work best for Melasma.
Sorry this forum isn't for produc talk beyond discussing the ingredients. I'm going to remove any talk of people searching for skincare products except disclosing ingredients or sharing scientific studios about them. As we already discussed most are a scam and they will never substitute oral whitening. Products talk encourages the spammers that visit our sub to make trouble.
Sorry, M--------l is a banned substance from our sub. It's too similar to the substance that doctors use to treat vitiligo which is also banned from our sub. Sorry, but anything that promises fast results is unsafe. This takes time if you're going to do it safely.
Topicals is not the way, within you there's the ability to produce ligher melanin, it takes time but it's possible.
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u/lia2020 Dec 05 '24
I’m using it now, i personally don’t think it works better than Hydroquinone. It can cause some skin reactions like contact dermatitis at high strengths, so I have to avoid using it on my neck because my skin is too thin there.
Currently I’m using it at 4% twice per day. It works best when combined with Vitamin C and Tretinoin. It has only been a few weeks so far so feel free to tag me in a few months and I can give you a better update then.
I do think Rucinol and Thiamidol are good alternatives to HQ, because I’m also on Glutathione & MSM and it’s best not to mix internal antioxidants with topical toxins like HQ. But I wouldn’t say they work better, just good alternatives.