I have these awful brown spots on my arms and was given a Hydroquinone cream to use, but it makes me red and itchy. I heard about Kojic acid for lightening dark patches, but does it work as well?
Kojic acid, derived from a Japanese mushroom, is known as one of the hydroquinone alternatives and can be useful in lightening pigment. It is typically used in 2 – 4% strengths in combination with other ingredients like AHA’s. Hydroquinone is considered the ‘gold standard’ of bleaching agents by most Dermatologists at strengths of 4% and above. Alternatives may take longer to work or may not work at all in some cases. Find out if you have a true sensitivity to HQ before you rule it out completely if you are determined to get rid of your spots. Over the counter bleaching creams are notoriously less effective, although sometimes there is benefit in the other ingredients in the formula.
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