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yes___I mean no
Oct 19, 2009, 09:54 AM
i want to stray away from mono
canuguesswhoiam
Oct 19, 2009, 05:45 PM
deoxyarbutin!!!
Golden_Girl
Oct 19, 2009, 06:19 PM
deoxyarbutin!!!

yes, I read some really good documents about deoxy arbutin, it seems to be very promising and has been out for some time now. Have you ever used this Canuguesswhoiam?
lilgreg1
Oct 19, 2009, 07:43 PM
No form of Arbutin provides depigmentation. They're all tyrosinase inhibitors, and Monobenzone seems to be the only true depigmenter at this point alongside other vitiligo-inflicted remedies such as Mequinol.
Golden_Girl
Oct 20, 2009, 08:08 AM
No, I wouldn't use it to depig as I know it can not do that. But it's known to be a good lightener and suppose to be "10x more effective than hydroquinone, 150x more than arbutin, and 350x more than kojic acid". And dA being less cytotoxic, along with other good qualities, is a plus.

So I would say yes to mequinol as well that has the ability to also depig when used at 20%.
fairr
Oct 20, 2009, 09:24 AM
golden girl could you post where you read your reviews/got your info on deoxyarbutin?
thanks:)
Golden_Girl
Oct 20, 2009, 10:11 AM
golden girl could you post where you read your reviews/got your info on deoxyarbutin?
thanks:)

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16957809

http://etd.ohiolink.edu/send-pdf.cgi/CHAWLA%20SMITA.pdf?acc_num=ucin1158576749
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121414953/abstract
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bsc/bjd/2008/00000159/00000006/art00007

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16026582?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.%20Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DiscoveryPanel.P%20ubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=3&log$=relatedarticles&%20logdbfrom=pubmed