Hydroquinone Cream 5 Percent
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Full ingredient list
Listed in descending order of concentration. Disclosure rules vary by country, so terms like "fragrance" can represent multiple underlying ingredients.
- Safe
1.Water
INCI name: Water
- Safe
2.Squalane
INCI name: Squalane
- Avoid
3.Hydroquinone
INCI name: Hydroquinone
- Safe
4.Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
INCI name: Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer
- Safe
5.Pentylene Glycol
INCI name: Pentylene Glycol
- Safe
6.Glyceryl Stearate
INCI name: Glyceryl Stearate
- Safe
7.Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
INCI name: Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
- Caution
8.Retinyl Palmitate
INCI name: Retinyl Palmitate
- Safe
9.Allantoin
INCI name: Allantoin
- Safe
10.Licorice-derived anti-inflammatory
INCI name: Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate
- Safe
11.Saxifraga Extract
INCI name: Saxifraga Sarmentosa Extract
- Safe
12.Tree peony root extract
INCI name: Paeonia Suffruticosa Root Extract
- Safe
13.Kudzu Root Extract
INCI name: Pueraria Lobata Root Extract
- Safe
14.BG
INCI name: Butylene Glycol
- Caution
15.Lactic Acid
INCI name: Lactic Acid
- Safe
16.Sodium Lactate
INCI name: Sodium Lactate
- Safe
17.Corn Oil
INCI name: Zea Mays (Corn) Oil
- Safe
18.Polysorbate 60
INCI name: Polysorbate 60
- Safe
19.Sorbitan Isostearate
INCI name: Sorbitan Isostearate
- Caution
20.Sodium Metabisulfite
INCI name: Sodium Metabisulfite
- Caution
21.Phenoxyethanol
INCI name: Phenoxyethanol
- Safe
22.Etidronic Acid
INCI name: Etidronic Acid
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