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Less severe forms include muscle pain and weakness as well as hypoglycemia

Whitening capsules work gradually, so taking more than the recommended dosage won't speed up the results

Giving it by IV specifically to lighten skin is an off-label, poorly evidenced use, and bodies including the US FDA have warned about injectable skin-whitening products

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We thank Dr Raymond Thomas (postdoctoral fellow) for published data on brain lipids and Drs Stephan Kahler and Anirudh Saronwala for their insight into propionic metabolism

Thats what gives your skin that luminous, just-got-back-from-a-spa-retreat look