Hyperpigmentation: Kojic Acid x Niacinamide x Vitamin C?

[Htrtt]

Which one should work better for dark spots and hyperpigmentation? If I can buy just one

 

[shieldzz]

hydroquinone

 

[Deleted member 30611]

HYROQUINONE others are just placebo cope

 

[Htrtt]

HYROQUINONE others are just placebo cope

Have you already used the others to say this or is it just in your head

 

[Deleted member 49130]

4% hydroquinone > 20% azelaic acid > 2% hydroquinone >>> 15% azelaic acid >>>>>> everything else

 

[BrahminBoss]

4% hydroquinone > 20% azelaic acid > 2% hydroquinone >>> 15% azelaic acid >>>>>> everything else

15 percent azelaic mogs 2 percent hydro

 

[Deleted member 49130]

15 percent azelaic mogs 2 percent hydro

maybe in overall terms if u take into account side effects and everything but if all u want is skin whitening i think HQ is better

 

[becomingnearperfect]

maybe in overall terms if u take into account side effects and everything but if all u want is skin whitening i think HQ is better

hq’s rebound effect for skin whitening is far too bad for it to be recommended. People end up way darker than they were before using it

 

[BrahminBoss]

maybe in overall terms if u take into account side effects and everything but if all u want is skin whitening i think HQ is better

so you think 20 percent azelaic is better than 2 percent hydro for removing tan and hyperpigmentation?

 

[Deleted member 49130]

so you think 20 percent azelaic is better than 2 percent hydro for removing tan and hyperpigmentation?

yes

 

[Htrtt]

4% hydroquinone > 20% azelaic acid > 2% hydroquinone >>> 15% azelaic acid >>>>>> everything else

How do u explain that

 

[Htrtt]

hq’s rebound effect for skin whitening is far too bad for it to be recommended. People end up way darker than they were before using it

Hydroquinone is not for me then, this happened with Tretinoin, skin get much darker, my skin is very melanic and pigmented in dark tone.

 

[becomingnearperfect]

Hydroquinone is not for me then, this happened with Tretinoin, skin get much darker, my skin is very melanic and pigmented in dark tone.

Im using tretinoin rn and i didnt know that this happened. How long did you use it for?

 

[T50 Demon]

What about retinol?

 

[Htrtt]

Im using tretinoin rn and i didnt know that this happened. How long did you use it for?

6 months

 

[Deleted member 49130]

How do u explain that

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nice source bro. also thats
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only thing that had a significant effect there would be the tretinoin IMO.
products used to fix hyperpigmentation when one could have done it lmfaoo. TXA is usefull for scarring but when it comes to hyperpigemtnation it is not as good as AA or HQ. Oral TXA can be used after HQ and AA fail.

Kojic acid shite compared to the above:

Topical agent	Study group	Study type	Outcome/s	References
Hydroquinone (4%)	30 melasma patients with skin types III-V	A double-blind, randomized, prospective study	Improvement in hyperpigmentation in 76.9% patients treated with 4% topical hydroquinone as compared to placebo, adverse effects such as itching and eruptions reported in 25% of patients	(Haddad et al., 2003)
Arbutin (3%)	50 Caucasian and dark-skinned patients with solar lentigines	A paired comparison, vehicle-controlled, double-blind study	Effective in treating solar lentigines in patients with lighter skin but failed to show therapeutic response in darker-skinned individuals	(Boissy et al., 2005)
Tretinoin (0.1%)	40 Caucasian patients	A randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study	More effective against photoaging-related hyperpigmentation in dark-skinned patients as compared to vehicle but reported retinoid dermatitis as a side effect	(Weiss et al., 1988)
Azelaic Acid (20%)	155 patients of Indo-Malay and Hispanic origin	A randomized double-blind study	20% azelaic acid cream found to be more effective than 2% hydroquinone cream against hyperpigmentation	(Verallo-Rowell et al.,1989).
Azelaic Acid (20%)	329 female patients	A randomized double-blind study	20% azelaic acid cream found to be equally effective as 4% hydroquinone cream against hyperpigmentation	(Baliña & Graupe, 1991)
Niacinamide (5%)	18 Japanese women with multiple types of brown pigmentation	A randomized split-face double-blind paired design study	Significant decrease in facial hyperpigmentation spots in the patients as compared to vehicle	(Hakozaki et al., 2002)
Fluocinolone acetonide (0.01%), Hydroquinone (4%), Tretinoin (0.05%)	228 patients with facial melasma	A long-term, multicenter, open-label, 12-month study	Melasma either completely or mostly cleared in more than 90% patients, no notable safety concerns	(Torok

Evidence for niacinamid is much less then AA and HQ too and other treatments that ACTUALLY WORK.

You can do your cope stuff if you want and waste alot of money and cry when it dosent work, or maybe it will work but it will take much longer and will never work as well as anything else

 

[Htrtt]

nice source bro. also thats
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SEVEN.
only thing that had a significant effect there would be the tretinoin IMO.
products used to fix hyperpigmentation when one could have done it lmfaoo. TXA is usefull for scarring but when it comes to hyperpigemtnation it is not as good as AA or HQ. Oral TXA can be used after HQ and AA fail.


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Kojic acid shite compared to the above:
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Topical agent	Study group	Study type	Outcome/s	References
Hydroquinone (4%)	30 melasma patients with skin types III-V	A double-blind, randomized, prospective study	Improvement in hyperpigmentation in 76.9% patients treated with 4% topical hydroquinone as compared to placebo, adverse effects such as itching and eruptions reported in 25% of patients	(Haddad et al., 2003)
Arbutin (3%)	50 Caucasian and dark-skinned patients with solar lentigines	A paired comparison, vehicle-controlled, double-blind study	Effective in treating solar lentigines in patients with lighter skin but failed to show therapeutic response in darker-skinned individuals	(Boissy et al., 2005)
Tretinoin (0.1%)	40 Caucasian patients	A randomized, double-blind, vehicle-controlled study	More effective against photoaging-related hyperpigmentation in dark-skinned patients as compared to vehicle but reported retinoid dermatitis as a side effect	(Weiss et al., 1988)
Azelaic Acid (20%)	155 patients of Indo-Malay and Hispanic origin	A randomized double-blind study	20% azelaic acid cream found to be more effective than 2% hydroquinone cream against hyperpigmentation	(Verallo-Rowell et al.,1989).
Azelaic Acid (20%)	329 female patients	A randomized double-blind study	20% azelaic acid cream found to be equally effective as 4% hydroquinone cream against hyperpigmentation	(Baliña & Graupe, 1991)
Niacinamide (5%)	18 Japanese women with multiple types of brown pigmentation	A randomized split-face double-blind paired design study	Significant decrease in facial hyperpigmentation spots in the patients as compared to vehicle	(Hakozaki et al., 2002)
Fluocinolone acetonide (0.01%), Hydroquinone (4%), Tretinoin (0.05%)	228 patients with facial melasma	A long-term, multicenter, open-label, 12-month study	Melasma either completely or mostly cleared in more than 90% patients, no notable safety concerns	(Torok

Evidence for niacinamid is much less then AA and HQ too and other treatments that ACTUALLY WORK.

You can do your cope stuff if you want and waste alot of money and cry when it dosent work, or maybe it will work but it will take much longer and will never work as well as anything else

Ok, HQ it really works, but it has very high risks. If you stop using it, your skin will get worse later, it's not worth it. Besides, you can't even put it near the eye area, I have melasma marks there. Azelaic acid is a thousand times better for this reason

 

[micheal_12]

one should work better for dark spots and hyperpigmentation? If I can buy just

Ok, HQ it really works, but it has very high risks. If you stop using it, your skin will get worse later, it's not worth it. Besides, you can't even put it near the eye area, I have melasma marks there. Azelaic acid is a thousand times better for this reason

hello i got suntan should i use hq or use azelaic acid

 

[Htrtt]

hello i got suntan should i use hq or use azelaic acid

Azelaic acid is shit. HQ is the only thing that works

 

[micheal_12]

Azelaic acid is shit. HQ is the only thing that works

you used azelaic acid?? how was your exp and now you use hq

 

[zerfav]

tazarotene will have all hyperpigmentation gone in one year of consistent use