Talk:Depigmentation

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I removed this section of the depigmentation article:

Alternative methods to hydroquinone, monobenzone or mequinol for lightening or depigmenting the skin include laser, cryotherapy, arbutin, and arbutin derivatives including methylarbutin and benzylarbutin.

because this specific category should focus on chemicals that are proven to depigment (remove all melanin) from the skin. Arbutin and such derivatives belong in the skin lightening section, since their primary mechanism of action minimally alters the epidermal appearance by temporarily achieving a lightened complexion.

Both monobenzone and mequinol are available via prescription to depigment vitilagious skin and have been tested in vivo and vitro and are FDA approved.

Hydroquinone is a banned substance in some countries and the long term effects of such over the counter skin lightening chemicals have not been extensively evaluated for safety.

Depigdistrict 04:34, 7 June 2007 (UTC)