摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a whitening agent and whitening cosmetic that can be ingested daily, easily, and safely and has excellent tyrosinase inhibitory activity or melanin generation inhibitory activity.SOLUTION: The whitening agent contains, as an active ingredient, a lactic acid fermented material of Vitis obtained by fermenting Vitis seeds and peels with a lactic acid bacteria comprising at least Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus brevis, and/or extract thereof. And the whitening cosmetic also contains, as an active ingredient, the lactic acid fermented material of Vitis obtained by fermenting the Vitis seeds and peels with the lactic acid bacteria comprising at least the Lactobacillus plantarum and the Lactobacillus brevis, and/or extract thereof.SELECTED DRAWING: None |