Changes to FDA regulations implemented + some EXTRAS Where is the Hydroquinone? Regulatory Change Hinders Access / OCTOBER 29, 2020
https://practicaldermatology.com/news/where-is-the-hydroquinone-regulatory-change-hinders-access?c4src=home:feed
"Changes to FDA regulations implemented as part of the CARES Act this spring have left dermatologists and their patients scrambling to access hydroquinone."
+ dermwire TV / Where is the Hydroquinone? Regulatory Change Hinders Access / October 29, 2020
https://practicaldermatology.com/series/dermwire-tv/dermwiretv-sanofi-genzyme-regeneron-global-ad-report-hydroquinone-pfizer-nda-vcs?c4src=home:featured-main
Ab der 2 Minute schauen.
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EU intends to ban deoxyarbutin for cosmetic / 2020-10-29
https://www.echemi.com/cms/126076.html
"Das Hydrochinon, das von dieser Substanz freigesetzt wird, ist eine verbotene Substanz nach der Kosmetikverordnung der EU und wird durch Artikel 1339
des Anhangs II geregelt."
A comparative study of topical 5% cysteamine versus 4% hydroquinone in the treatment of facial melasma in women / First published: 31 August 2020
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ijd.15146?campaign=wolearlyview
"Cysteamine proved to be safe, well-tolerated, and effective, despite its inferior performance to hydroquinone in decreasing mMASI and MELASQoL in the treatment of melasma."
Evaluation of the efficacy of cysteamine cream compared to hydroquinone in the treatment of melasma: A randomised, double-blinded trial / 2020 Sep 27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32981068/
"Our study suggests that topical cysteamine may have comparable efficacy to topical hydroquinone."
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The Social Politics of Pigment / 20-10-29
https://www.wunc.org/post/embodied-social-politics-pigment
"But it’s important to note that medications like hydroquinone can create long-term damage when misused."
Awareness session held to make skin lightening a public health issue / OCTOBER 29, 2020
https://dailytimes.com.pk/683436/awareness-session-held-to-make-skin-lightening-a-public-health-issue/
"The state minister stressed that the government did not want to create hurdles for the industry but at
the same time, no compromise would be made on quality standards in products."
Mercury in skin-lightening products / 16-11-2020 (WEBINAR)
https://web.unep.org/globalmercurypartnership/webinar-mercury-skin-lightening-products#Overview
"The overall goal of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership is to protect human health and the global
environment from the release of mercury and its compounds by minimizing"
FDA Takes Aim at Mercury / 10.27.20
https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2020-10-27/fda-takes-aim-at-mercury/
"The US Food and Drug Administration has issued a consumer warning on its website warning about the
health implications of mercury in cosmetics."
Somaliland: What are the Long Term Effects of Bleaching
https://www.somalilandsun.com/somaliland-what-are-the-long-term-effects-of-bleaching/
"In Somaliland around 60% (empirically) of girls especially dark skinned ones aged between 15-25 bleach thier
skins for purposes of turning light colour, said to be the best for grabbing an affluent husband (Read from the diaspora)"