Esoterica (medication)
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Esoterica is an over-the-counter
topical ointment applied to the skin for the purpose of lightening freckles, age spots, chloasma, melasma
, and other skin discolorations due to a benign localized increase in the production of melanin
. Esoterica may have other appropriate medical uses as determined by a physician
.
The inactive ingredients are:
Over-the-counter drug
Over-the-counter drugs are medicines that may be sold directly to a consumer without a prescription from a healthcare professional, as compared to prescription drugs, which may be sold only to consumers possessing a valid prescription...
topical ointment applied to the skin for the purpose of lightening freckles, age spots, chloasma, melasma
Melasma
Melasma is a tan or dark skin discoloration. Although it can affect anyone, melasma is particularly common in women, especially pregnant women and those who are taking oral or patch contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy medications...
, and other skin discolorations due to a benign localized increase in the production of melanin
Melanin
Melanin is a pigment that is ubiquitous in nature, being found in most organisms . In animals melanin pigments are derivatives of the amino acid tyrosine. The most common form of biological melanin is eumelanin, a brown-black polymer of dihydroxyindole carboxylic acids, and their reduced forms...
. Esoterica may have other appropriate medical uses as determined by a physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
.
Active and inactive ingredients
The active ingredients of Esoterica are:- HydroquinoneHydroquinoneHydroquinone, also benzene-1,4-diol or quinol, is an aromatic organic compound that is a type of phenol, having the chemical formula C6H42. Its chemical structure, shown in the table at right, has two hydroxyl groups bonded to a benzene ring in a para position. It is a white granular solid...
(2.0%), Octyl Dimethyl PABA (3.3%), and BenzophenoneBenzophenoneBenzophenone is the organic compound with the formula 2CO, generally abbreviated Ph2CO. Benzophenone is a widely used building block in organic chemistry, being the parent diarylketone.-Uses:...
3 (2.5%);
The inactive ingredients are:
- Water, Glyceryl Monostearate, Isopropyl Palmitate, CeresinCeresinCeresin is a wax derived from ozokerite by a purifying process....
, Light Mineral Oil, PEG 6 32 Stearate, Poloxamer 188, Propylene Glycol, Stearyl Alcohol, Steareth 20, Laureth 23, Allantoin Ascorbate, Sodium Bisulfite, Steareth 10, Dimethicone, Fragrance, Methylparaben, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Propylparaben, Trisodium EDTA, and BHA.