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Hydroquinone

Hydroquinone is a topical depigmenting ingredient used on selected areas of excess pigmentation. It reduces melanin formation in treated skin. Eukroma Cream contains hydroquinone alone, while Melacare Forte combines it with a retinoid and a corticosteroid.

Eukroma Cream

Melasma, Chloasma

20g

Utilised to manage skin hyperpigmentation to alleviate dark spots and support balanced skin color levels.

From$21.30/ tubeView

Melacare Forte Cream

Melasma

4% + 0.025% + 0.1% 25gm

Utilised to manage facial hyperpigmentation to alleviate melasma and support clear epidermal skin color levels.

From$68.50/ tubeView

Key points

  • Hydroquinone acts on melanin production in hyperpigmented skin.
  • Eukroma is the attached single-ingredient cream.
  • Melacare Forte also contains tretinoin and mometasone furoate.
  • Irritation and rare blue-black skin darkening require prompt attention.

Eukroma isolates hydroquinone

Eukroma Cream is recorded as a 20 g tube connected with melasma, chloasma and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation. The catalogue does not provide a percentage strength for this record, so the page does not infer one from other hydroquinone creams.

Melasma is influenced by light exposure. Dermatology guidance treats daily protection from ultraviolet and visible light as a central part of melasma care alongside pigment-directed medicines.

Melacare Forte is a three-ingredient cream

Melacare Forte records 4% hydroquinone, 0.025% tretinoin and 0.1% mometasone furoate in a 25 g tube. Tretinoin changes skin-cell turnover, and mometasone is a corticosteroid. This combination belongs to skin care but has a broader safety profile than hydroquinone alone.

Hydroquinone can cause redness, dryness or burning. Official labels also warn about exogenous ochronosis, an uncommon blue-black darkening that can follow topical use. The corticosteroid and retinoid in Melacare Forte introduce separate concerns, including skin thinning, irritation and light sensitivity.

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