Consider combining with appropriate skincare or wound-care protocols as relevant to individual goals
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Additionally, the cream contains Glutathione, Niacinamide, and Vitamin C, which work together to brighten the skin and prevent the formation of fine lines
It is the salt of ascorbic acid
While they found better skin outcomes in participants who used hydroquinone cream (a common melasma intervention), they also concluded that topical silymarin was also effective and produced fewer side effects.28 Wrinkles A lack of skin moisture is one of the factors behind fine lines and wrinkles.29 According to a 2012 study published in the African Journal of Biotechnology , milk thistle extract, emulsified into a topical cream, may help combat wrinkle formation by boosting moisture retention and preventing transepidermal water loss.30 An important caveat to consider is that all of our top recommended milk thistles are oral supplements, and research on oral milk thistle for the above purposes is somewhat lacking
It is baffling that people who take these say, Big Pharma is blocking this stuff