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A double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized trial of Serratulae quinquefoliae folium, a new source of beta-arbutin, in selected skin hyperpigmentations

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Publisher:: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology (Morag M, Nawrot J, Siatkowski I, et al.)
Source type:: Journal · study
Last checked:: 2026-10-29
URL:: https://doi.org/10.1111/jocd.12147

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Evidence: In a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial of 102 women with melasma or solar lentigo, a cream with 2.51% arbutin applied twice daily for 8 weeks lightened discolouration in 75.86% of the melasma group and 56.00% of the solar-lentigo group.