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Does Hydroquinone Need to Be Used with an AHA or Retinoid to Have an Effect?

Will it otherwise just sit on top of the skin and not do anything or have any lightening ability at all?. If it's not used with those things will...

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I Am 34 Years Old, What Type of Skin Care Should I Use?

I have oily/combination skin. I don't have any wrinkles.

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Can I Use a Benzoyl Peroxide Lotion then Use a Moisturizer with Vitamin C?

How would I fit in a regimen of Retin A gel, Vitamin C based moisturizer and Benzoyl Peroxide lotion?

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Can I Mix Tretinoin Cream with a Moisturizer So It Goes on Smoother?

I have 0.1% tretinoin cream which seems hard to apply evenly on my face. Can I mix the pea-size amount with a moisturizer to apply at night or will...

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Can You Use Differin and Olay Prox Products?

Can You Use Differin and Olay Prox Products?

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Does Combining Skincare Products Together Decrease Effectiveness?

Does combining Obaji products together decrease their effectiveness? For traveling convenience, I combined the AM products (Clear, Exoderm, and Vit C...

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What Ingrediants Do I Want in my Daily Moisturizer That Are Benificial?

I am currently using Oil of Olay moisturizer and noticed an ingrediant called octinoxate. I did some research on it and found it can be good but also...

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Is It Okay to Use Clarisonic with AHA 10% and Retin A .1% ? (photo)

I am 24 years old and since last year I've been working on perfecting my age prevention regimen. I apply AHA 10% cream every other night, Retin A ...

What Type of Acne is This? I Cannot Seem to Identify and Treat It. (photo)

They are very tiny bumps too small to squeeze, usually comes in clusters, under the skin, skin-colored, never inflamed/painful/red, never comes to a...

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