skin lightening agent
CHEBI:CHEBI_85046
Definition
Any cosmetic used to lighten the colour of skin by reducing the concentration of melanin.
Alternative Names
- melanogenesis inhibitor
- melanogenesis inhibitors
- skin bleaching agent
- skin bleaching agents
- skin depigmenting agent
- skin depigmenting agents
- skin lightening agents
- skin whitening agent
- skin whitening agents
Treatment Applications
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obsolete lentiginosis profusaView Disease →
DOID:0050531
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obsolete epidermal nevusView Disease →
DOID:0050532
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oculocutaneous albinismView Disease →
DOID:0050632
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Dowling-Degos diseaseView Disease →
DOID:0060256
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dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditariaView Disease →
DOID:0060257
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reticulate acropigmentation of KitamuraView Disease →
DOID:0060258
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dyschromatosis universalis hereditariaView Disease →
DOID:0060304
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MEDNIK syndromeView Disease →
DOID:0060483
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autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosisView Disease →
DOID:0060655
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Griscelli syndromeView Disease →
DOID:0060831
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patterned macular dystrophy 2View Disease →
DOID:0060864
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BASAN syndromeView Disease →
DOID:0080725
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epidermal nevusView Disease →
DOID:0111162
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MLS syndromeView Disease →
DOID:0111875
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Waardenburg syndromeView Disease →
DOID:9258
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dysplastic nevus syndromeView Disease →
DOID:10041
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obsolete yaws hyperkeratosisView Disease →
DOID:10561
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hypopigmentation of eyelidView Disease →
DOID:11668
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conjunctival pigmentationView Disease →
DOID:12304
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anterior corneal pigmentationView Disease →
DOID:12307
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stromal corneal pigmentationView Disease →
DOID:12311
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posterior corneal pigmentationView Disease →
DOID:13448
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thanatophoric dysplasiaView Disease →
DOID:13481
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kwashiorkorView Disease →
DOID:13579
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photokeratitisView Disease →
DOID:13626
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obsolete cutis marmorataView Disease →
DOID:14401
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neonatal jaundiceView Disease →
DOID:2383
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acanthosis nigricansView Disease →
DOID:3138
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obsolete congenital ichthyosisView Disease →
DOID:1695
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ichthyosis vulgarisView Disease →
DOID:1702
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Melkersson-Rosenthal syndromeView Disease →
DOID:1761
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obsolete blue nevusView Disease →
DOID:2086
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obsolete intradermal nevusView Disease →
DOID:2424
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senile angiomaView Disease →
DOID:2495
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facial dermatosisView Disease →
DOID:3134
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hypomelanosis of ItoView Disease →
DOID:3156
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photosensitivity diseaseView Disease →
DOID:3159
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juvenile xanthogranulomaView Disease →
DOID:4424
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obsolete bathing trunk nevusView Disease →
DOID:4700
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mongolian spotView Disease →
DOID:4702
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obsolete skin abnormalityView Disease →
DOID:609
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Cronkhite-Canada syndromeView Disease →
DOID:6225
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angiokeratoma of FordyceView Disease →
DOID:664
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skin tagView Disease →
DOID:6873
Drug Classification
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cosmeticView Class →
CHEBI:64857
Important Medical Information
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- Always consult with a healthcare professional before starting, stopping, or modifying any medication.
- Side effects may vary and this list may not be comprehensive.
- Drug interactions may occur with other medications.
Additional Identifiers
- core#notation
- CHEBI:85046
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Skin_whitening
Additional References
🔍 Click on any linked disease name to learn more about the conditions this medication is used to treat, or explore related drug classifications for more information about similar medications.
Additional Attributes
- oboInOwl#hasOBONamespace
- chebi_ontology
- oboInOwl#id
- CHEBI:85046
- core#notation
- CHEBI:85046
- oboInOwl#hasDbXref
- Wikipedia:Skin_whitening
- oboInOwl#inSubset
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/chebi#3_STAR
- 22-rdf-syntax-ns#type
- http://www.w3.org/2002/07/owl#Class
- rdf-schema#range
- https://w3id.org/def/predibionto#has_drug_112432
- RO_0000087
- http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_29073
- owl#someValuesFrom
- t228233
- owl#annotatedSource
- t310929