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Hyperpigmentation & Dark Spots
The patented YS3 Delivery System carries its actives past the skin's surface for a more even-looking skin tone and a reduced appearance of dark spots, age spots, and sun damage.
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Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is not a stain on the skin's surface. It is the result of an inflammatory signal, the same one that causes the breakout, triggering melanocytes to overproduce melanin.¹ The pigment deposits in the dermis and epidermis, where it can persist for months or years.
The standard treatment for the resulting dark marks is hydroquinone. It is banned for cosmetic use across the European Union² and linked to ochronosis, irreversible bluish-black skin discoloration, with prolonged use, particularly on melanin-rich skin. Discontinuation also risks rebound hyperpigmentation on darker skin tones, where the marks return darker than before.³
The YS3 Delivery System
The YS3 Delivery System carries Oligopeptide-68, Glabridin (Licorice Root Extract), and azelaic acid past the skin's surface for a more even-looking skin tone and a reduced appearance of dark spots, age spots, and sun damage. No hydroquinone.
Oligopeptide-68
Glabridin
Azelaic Acid
The patent
US10,202,338 and US11,021,440 are granted US patents protecting the YS3 Delivery System, the same delivery technology behind every product in the Clear + Fade System.
The system for this situation
Step 3 in the Clear + Fade System. Carries Oligopeptide-68, Glabridin, and azelaic acid past the skin's surface for a more even-looking skin tone. No hydroquinone.
The Stay Clear Cleanser prepares the skin barrier. The Fade + Brighten Serum carries its actives past the skin's surface for a more even-looking skin tone, without hydroquinone. The Stay Clear Cream maintains the barrier so the work of the first two steps lasts.
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