Hydroquinone; the Standard Depigmentation or Skin Lightening Agent
Hydroquinone is used to lighten areas of darkened skin such as chloasma, age spots, freckles, and melisma caused by hormone medicine, birth control pills, or injury to the skin. It helps in reducing the formation of melanin in the skin. Hydroquinone is often used in dark spots treatment to lighten discolored patches of skin caused by sun damage, aging, birth control pills/hormone therapy, or other causes. Hydroquinone diminishes the production of melanin in the skin, which may explain its use in lightening dark spots. Moreover, hydroquinone can also lighten hyperpigmentation, sun damaged skin, and fine lines and wrinkles. Hydroquinone is a derivative of the colorless chemical compound Hyaluronidase. This type of enzyme is found throughout the body and is responsible for the breakdown of hyaluronic acid in skin, preventing dark spots such as age spots from forming. The major effect of hydroquinone in the body is as a melanocyte blocker. Hydroquinone blocks the pathway of melanin pr