Dermatologist Shereene Idriss explains there's no single hydroquinone replacement for melasma. Instead, use a combination: glycolic acid, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, azelaic acid at 10% or higher, niacinamide, vitamin C, retinol, and licorice root.
Yes, it's 10pm I'm in my bathroom wearing a laminated shirt. Let's get this Sunday scary started. A Good Alternative to Hydroquinone There is no single alternative. It's a multi ingredient story because hydroquinone is the gold standard. Let's say if you have melasma, but you can't be on hydroquinone forever, you have to be off it for a certain period of time so you don't lose efficacy and you don't also develop unwanted side effects. When you're talking about what's an alternative, you want to know what an alternative is. Starting with glycolic acid, lactic acid, tranexamic acid, kojic acid, arbutin, licorice root, D glucosyl, gallic acid, even niacinamide to help with inflammation, followed by vitamin C, hydrolyzed brassica napes, seed extract, as well as hexapeptide 2 and 4 butyl resourcinol as well as azelaic acid, which is key at 10% or above. And knowing the type of retinol that you're using can also make a massive difference in the grand scheme of things. But all of that is key.
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