Finasteride Inhibits Melanogenesis

[BestSinceDAYONE]

Finasteride inhibits melanogenesis through regulation of the adenylate cyclase in melanocytes and melanoma cells

Finasteride is a well-known 5α-reductase inhibitor used for treatment of alopecia and prostate cancer. But the effect of finasteride in regulating melanogenesis is still unclear. In the present study the role of finasteride on melanogenesis was ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Does this finasteride lightens our skin? And DHT possibly makes our skin darker?

 

[JamesGatz]

I believe it - The higher my DHT the more tan I get - I can easily get my skin liverking-Tone if I push my DHT really high



Whenever I tank my DHT (even if it's just from Progesterone - my skin gets white) In my view the best method to lighten skin/tan skin accordingly would be to tip Progesterone/DHT accordingly​