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An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation

BACKGROUND: Melasma is a common skin disorder characterized by alterations in normal skin pigmentation. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a skin whitening serum containing niacinamide, hydroxyphenoxy propionic acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycolic acid, and 4‐n‐butylresorc...

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Autores principales: Cantelli, Mariateresa, Ferrillo, Maria, Granger, Corinne, Fabbrocini, Gabriella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9290795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34087055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocd.14271
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author Cantelli, Mariateresa
Ferrillo, Maria
Granger, Corinne
Fabbrocini, Gabriella
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Ferrillo, Maria
Granger, Corinne
Fabbrocini, Gabriella
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description BACKGROUND: Melasma is a common skin disorder characterized by alterations in normal skin pigmentation. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a skin whitening serum containing niacinamide, hydroxyphenoxy propionic acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycolic acid, and 4‐n‐butylresorcinol applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen for treatment of melasma. METHODS: Twelve healthy Caucasian women with melasma (Fitzpatrick skin types II−IV) were enrolled in this pilot clinical study. Efficacy evaluations were performed at baseline and weeks 4, 8, and 12 of treatment and included clinical and instrumental assessments. RESULTS: All endpoints for melasma hyperpigmentation showed a statistically significant improvement from baseline to the end of the study. There was only one dropout. No signs of irritation or discomfort were observed at baseline, w4, w8, or w12. An overall improvement in melasma was observed both clinically and on reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). CONCLUSION: This topical skin whitening serum had favorable outcomes for the treatment of melasma hyperpigmentation in adult women, as demonstrated on investigator and instrumental assessments. The results of this pilot study need to be confirmed in randomized, controlled studies with a larger sample size.
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spelling pubmed-92907952022-07-20 An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation Cantelli, Mariateresa Ferrillo, Maria Granger, Corinne Fabbrocini, Gabriella J Cosmet Dermatol Skin Care Articles BACKGROUND: Melasma is a common skin disorder characterized by alterations in normal skin pigmentation. The objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a skin whitening serum containing niacinamide, hydroxyphenoxy propionic acid, dipotassium glycyrrhizate, glycolic acid, and 4‐n‐butylresorcinol applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen for treatment of melasma. METHODS: Twelve healthy Caucasian women with melasma (Fitzpatrick skin types II−IV) were enrolled in this pilot clinical study. Efficacy evaluations were performed at baseline and weeks 4, 8, and 12 of treatment and included clinical and instrumental assessments. RESULTS: All endpoints for melasma hyperpigmentation showed a statistically significant improvement from baseline to the end of the study. There was only one dropout. No signs of irritation or discomfort were observed at baseline, w4, w8, or w12. An overall improvement in melasma was observed both clinically and on reflectance confocal microscopy (RCM). CONCLUSION: This topical skin whitening serum had favorable outcomes for the treatment of melasma hyperpigmentation in adult women, as demonstrated on investigator and instrumental assessments. The results of this pilot study need to be confirmed in randomized, controlled studies with a larger sample size. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021-06-25 2022-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9290795/ /pubmed/34087055 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocd.14271 Text en © 2021 The Authors. Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
spellingShingle Skin Care Articles
Cantelli, Mariateresa
Ferrillo, Maria
Granger, Corinne
Fabbrocini, Gabriella
An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title_full An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title_fullStr An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title_full_unstemmed An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title_short An open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing SPF50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
title_sort open‐label, investigator‐initiated, single‐center, prospective, pilot clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of a skin whitening serum applied twice daily combined with a spot‐preventing spf50+ sunscreen in healthy female subjects with melasma hyperpigmentation
topic Skin Care Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9290795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34087055
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocd.14271
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