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Active Ingredients

Clobetasol Propionate

Often labeled as: Topical Steroid (Class 1)

๐Ÿšจ RX ONLY: Ultra-potent steroid abused in bleaching creams.

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Overall Safety Caution
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Pregnancy Safety Avoid
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Comedogenic (0-5) 4 / 5
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Irritancy (0-5) 3 / 5

๐Ÿ”ฌ How It Actually Works

An ultra-high potency prescription corticosteroid. While medically necessary for severe eczema, it is frequently illegally mixed into sketchy skin-lightening creams. Abuse causes permanent skin thinning, visible spider veins, and steroid-induced acne.

๐Ÿ’– Why your skin loves it

Stops severe medical inflammation when monitored by a doctor.

โš–๏ธ Myth vs. Fact

The Myth

It's a great daily cream for clearing acne.

The Science

It triggers severe "steroid acne" and permanently destroys the skin's structural thickness if abused.