| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a skin lightening cosmetic composition comprising; a) a safe an d effective amount of at least one water-soluble reducing agent selected from the group consisting of sodium sulfite, potassium sulfit e, sodium hydrogen sulfite, potassium hydrogen sulfite, sodium metabisulfite, potassium metabisulfite, ammonium sulfite, ammonium hydrogen sulfite, formic acid, oxalic acid and mixtures thereof and, b) cosmetically acceptable carrier for the water-soluble reducing agent wherein the composition is substantially free of hydroquinone or its derivatives. Also disclosed is a method for skin lightening in mammals comprising topically applying to the skin said skin lightening cosmetic composition.
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