MELANIN PRODUCTION INHIBITOR CONTAINING RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a melanin production inhibitor having a low cytotoxicity and high melamine production inhibitory effect in the treatment, prevention or the like of the spots and freckles of skin, industrially in a good efficiency. SOLUTION: This melanin production inhibitor contains a resorcinol derivative expressed by general formula (I) [wherein, R is a 1-12C hydroxyalkyl which may have a branch]. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT