DermaQuest Lightener With Hydroquinone Alternative Coming Summer 2008
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
DermaQuest aims to introduce a skin-lightening product containing a safe alternative to hydroquinone in summer 2008, according to founder and CEO Sam Dhatt
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