Rather than bleaching or suppressing aggressively, it moderates enzymatic activity in a controlled manner to gradually improve tonal clarity
This is where the "partnership" with vitamin C becomes so vital
Media formulas were as follows: Liver Perfusion Medium: HBSS, no calcium, no magnesium, no phenol red (Life Technologies, Carlsbad, CA), 0.5 mM EDTA, 0.5 mM EGTA, 25 mM HEPES, and penicillin-streptomycin (10,000 U/mL)
If you had congestion beneath the surface, clogged pores, dormant breakouts waiting to happen, accumulated cellular debris, that faster turnover brings everything to the surface simultaneously
Certain peptides stimulate growth hormone release, which can influence the Pituitary gland