hexylresorcinol
noun
hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol
ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯr-sə-ˌnȯl 
-ˌnōl
: a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic and anthelmintic
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Blended with a smoothing cocktail of retinoid and niacinamide as well as tone-evening hexylresorcinol, this gentle serum both plumped, brightened, and treated the beginning stages of fine lines that had started to etch themselves into my skin.
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Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
The latter is thanks to vitamin C and hexylresorcinol, which is an antioxidant that specifically targets an enzyme required for the production of pigment in the skin, Lain explains.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 19 Mar. 2019
Lindsey Metrus, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
The latter is thanks to vitamin C and hexylresorcinol, which is an antioxidant that specifically targets an enzyme required for the production of pigment in the skin, Lain explains.
—Devon Abelman, Allure, 19 Mar. 2019
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1924, in the meaning defined above
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hexylresorcinol
noun
hex·yl·res·or·cin·ol
ˌhek-səl-rə-ˈzȯrs-ᵊn-ˌȯl
-ˌōl
-ˌōl
: a crystalline phenol C12H18O2 used as an antiseptic (as in a throat lozenge) and as an anthelmintic against ascarids (especially Ascaris lumbricoides), hookworms, and whipworms (especially Trichuris trichiura)
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