Free guide for skin practitioners
The Pigmentation Ingredient Playbook
Tranexamic acid, azelaic acid, retinoids, vitamin C and seven more actives, compared side by side. Including what each one cannot reasonably achieve.
Written by the Dermanude Academy educators from what we see in clinic every week.
What's inside
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How pigment is made, in five steps
Trigger, signal, make, transfer, shed. Know the journey and you know where each active steps in.
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Know your pigment
Melasma, post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation, sun damage, solar lentigines and freckles: how each looks, what drives it and how deep it sits.
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Four questions before you choose an active
The checks that stop most pigmentation treatment going wrong before it starts.
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11 ingredient profiles
From tranexamic acid and azelaic acid to retinoids and tinted SPF, each with an honest evidence rating, typical use, first review and pregnancy notes.
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What no ingredient can do
Where topicals stop, how to set expectations at consultation, and which marks to refer rather than treat.
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Building a protocol
Prevent versus correct, and how to combine actives across stages instead of stacking irritation.
The ingredients aren't usually the problem. The decisions are.The Dermanude Educators