USE OF MELANIN BIOSYNTHESIS INHIBITORS FROM KOREAN GINSENG AND THE COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING THEREOF FOR SKIN WHITENING

摘要

Disclosed herein is a whitening cosmetic composition containing plant-derived ginsenoside Fl (20-O-&bgr;-D-glucopyranosyl-20(S)-protopanaxatriol) as an active ingredient. More specifically, the ginsenoside Fl is obtained from particularly a ginseng extract using an acid, a base, an enzyme or microorganism, and a whitening cosmetic composition containing the ginsenoside Fl has an excellent effect of inhibiting melanin biosynthesis, and thus provides an excellent skin whitening effect.