摘要 |
<p>The present invention relates to skin whitening and/or depigmenting composition containing arbutin and glucosidase as active ingredients. The glucosidase is an enzyme hydrolizing arbutin into hydroquinone and glucose. In the composition of this invention, arbutin and glucosidase are separated and mixed just before applying to the skin. Then arbutin hydrlyzes into hydroquinone and glucose and the whitening effects are achieved by the hydroquinone inhibiting melanogenesis. The composition of this invention showed the superiority in safety and stability.</p> |