WHITENING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING ASCOMYCETE DERIVED ENZYME

摘要

The present invention relates to topical whitening compositions comprising a whitening effective amount of an Ascomycete-derived melanin-degrading enzyme extract and methods of preparing the composition. The composition provide a whitening effect which occurs by degrading melanin in the skin, yet the compositions themselves do not turn dark in color. The enzyme extract can be derived from Aspergillus fumigatus or Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and is added to the compositions of the present invention. The compositions containing th e enzyme extract are twice as effective as kojic acid in producing a whitening effect on the skin.