Investigation of constituents and effects of the different concentrations of hydroquinone in bleaching creams
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2023
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Busitema University
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Hydroquinone has been used for decades as a skin lightening agent. The use of skin lightening agents has its drawback in terms of causing harmful effects such as skin disorders like depigmentation, rashes, pimples, discolorations, kidney damage, and cancer, neurological and psychiatric disorders depending on how the agents for skin lightening are used. A total of 3 samples of different skin whitening cosmetics were collected from local market. viii They were analyzed by using thin layer chromatography and spectroscopy for qualitative and quantitative determination of their hydroquinone contents. The hydroquinone was extracted from samples by using 96% ethanol and was subjected to TLC analysis and the exact concentrations. 3 were found to contain hydroquinone.
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Aloo, P. (2023). Investigation of constituents and effects of the different concentrations of hydroquinone in bleaching creams [Undergraduate, Research Report]. Busitema University.