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2. NYC DOHMH, “NYC Health Department Warns Against Use of Skin-lightening Creams Containing Mercury or similar products which do not list ingredients”, 27 January 2005.
    

3. Yokota T., et al. “The inhibitory effect of glabridin from licorice extracts on melanogenesis and inflammation”, December 1998. Nerya O., et al. “Glabrene and isoliquiritigenin as tyrosinase Inhibitors from licorice roots”, 2003. Nerya O., et al. “Chalcones as potent tyrosinase inhibitors: the effect of hydroxyl positions and numbers” 2004.
    

4. 2002 Report on “Double-Blind Controlled Clinical Trial Comparing the Effect of Purified Licorice to 4% Hydroquinone in the Treatment of Melasma” and 1996 Report on “Double-Blin Controlled Clinical Trial in Whitening Skin among Filipinos”.

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