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Abstract
Substances used to obtain a lighter skin complexion or to treat HYPERPIGMENTATION disorders.
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27 entry terms
- Depigmenting Agents
- Skin Bleaching Agents
- Skin Depigmenting Agents
- Skin Whitening Agents
- Agent, Depigmenting
- Agent, Skin Bleaching
- Agent, Skin Depigmenting
- Agent, Skin Whitening
- Agents, Depigmenting
- Agents, Skin Bleaching
- Agents, Skin Depigmenting
- Agents, Skin Whitening
- Bleaching Agent, Skin
- Bleaching Agents, Skin
- Depigmenting Agent
- Depigmenting Agent, Skin
- Depigmenting Agents, Skin
- Lightening Preparation, Skin
- Lightening Preparations, Skin
- Preparation, Skin Lightening
- Preparations, Skin Lightening
- Skin Bleaching Agent
- Skin Depigmenting Agent
- Skin Lightening Preparation
- Skin Whitening Agent
- Whitening Agent, Skin
- Whitening Agents, Skin
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, legislation & jurisprudence, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.
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2013
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Skin Lightening Preparations. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D062327. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D062327
- Skin Lightening Preparations. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50573452