{"id":44964,"date":"2025-12-03T15:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/arbutin\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:02:39","slug":"arbutin","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/arbutin\/","title":{"rendered":"ARBUTIN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>ASSETS<\/p>\n<p>Beta-Arbutin<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Arbutin is a skin lightening agent. It is used to reduce the appearance of dark spots and pigmentation irregularities by inhibiting melanin production.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Active ingredient<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Considered safe for topical use when used in recommended concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, arbutin is generally considered vegan because it is derived from plants.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Good to know: Arbutin is often preferred to hydroquinone, a more powerful but also more irritating skin-lightening agent. It is important to use it with sunscreen as it can make the skin more sensitive to UV rays.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Lightening creams, anti-dark spot serums, lotions, and skin care products for an even complexion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-44964","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/44964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}