For all the Board MD's and Anabolic Chemists.....

[The_CR0W]

Twice daily on my face and neck area I am using a solution that is mixed with organic oils, including sweet almond, vit e, jojoba, and avocado. However, the main component of the solution is 10% Mequinol, which is used to clear up any blemishes, scars, etc.
A bit of background on Mequinol in case you don't know:
"Mequinol is not a steroid; it is a derivative of phenol. Hydroquinone and monobenzone are also derivatives of phenol. A common chemical name for meq is 4-methoxyphenol.
My concern is how would mequinol effect protein synthesis (since alcohal is known to slow it down) or add to toxic nature of some steroids like d-bol.??
If anyone on the board can help, thanks.

 

[DrJMW]

Solagé® Topical Solution contains mequinol 2% and tretinoin 0.01%, by weight, in a solution base of ethyl alcohol (77.8% v/v), polyethylene glycol 400, butylated hydroxytoluene, ascorbic acid, citric acid, ascorbyl palmitate, edetate disodium and purified water.

The mechanism of action of mequinol is unknown. Although mequinol is a substrate for the enzyme tyrosinase and acts as a competitive inhibitor of the formation of melanin precursors, the clinical significance of these findings is unknown.

Solagé (mequinol 2%, tretinoin 0.01%) Topical Solution is indicated for the treatment of solar lentigines. Solar lentigines are localized, pigmented, macular lesions of the skin on the areas of the body which have been chronically exposed to sunlight.

As you have read here, the mechanism of action of Mequinol is unknown.