Hydroquinone
Appears on 3 avoid lists
Included in 25 routines
Summary
Works for
- Evens skin tone
Irritancy risk
HIGH
WIMJ Team
A potent anti-pigmentation active. It can have serious side-effects though and ideally is used under supervision of a doctor. It should not be used over a long period of time (over a year).
Products with Hydroquinone

Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- azelaic acid
- niacinamide
- lactic acid
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- hydroquinone
- dimethicone

Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- lactic acid
- ascorbyl glucoside
- hydroquinone
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Anti-oxidation
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- ferulic acid
- 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid
- hydroquinone
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- retinyl palmitate
- anhydroxylitol
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- petrolatum
- hydroquinone
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-aging
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- retinyl palmitate
- petrolatum
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Works for:
- Exfoliation
- Evens skin tone
- Anti-blemish
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Key ingredients:
- salicylic acid
- Mineral oil
- lactic acid
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Works for:
- Moisturizing
- Evens skin tone
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Key ingredients:
- Mineral oil
- hydroquinone
- lanolin
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Works for:
- Anti-aging
- Evens skin tone
- Exfoliation
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Key ingredients:
- Vitamin C
- glycolic acid
- hydroquinone
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