What is Skin Whitening?What is Skin Whitening?

What is Skin Whitening?What is Skin Whitening?

IntroductionIntroduction Skin Whitening ingredientsSkin Whitening ingredients

1. vitamin C, 1. vitamin C,

2. kojic acid2. kojic acid

3. melanostat 3. melanostat

4. arbutin4. arbutin

What is Skin Whitening?What is Skin Whitening?

Skin whitening or skin bleaching is a term Skin whitening or skin bleaching is a term used to refer to cosmetics used to whiten used to refer to cosmetics used to whiten or bleach the skin. or bleach the skin.

There are numerous products out there There are numerous products out there that promise an all natural skin whitening that promise an all natural skin whitening using harmless chemicals.using harmless chemicals.

Over the years Over the years mercurymercury and and hydroquinonehydroquinone were the main ingredients used to lighten were the main ingredients used to lighten skin. skin. (But FDA - banned when it was discovered that they (But FDA - banned when it was discovered that they can cause damage to body organs and can be very fatal)can cause damage to body organs and can be very fatal)

skin whitening cream - has become very skin whitening cream - has become very popular over the past few years. Initially popular over the past few years. Initially skin whitening was introduced for the skin whitening was introduced for the purpose of treating skin disorders such as purpose of treating skin disorders such as pigmentation, freckles, pregnancy marks, pigmentation, freckles, pregnancy marks, and spots and so on.and spots and so on.

This trend however changed, when more This trend however changed, when more and more dark skinned women started and more dark skinned women started using these creams to achieve a lighter using these creams to achieve a lighter well even skin. well even skin.

Skin Whitening Skin Whitening ingredientsingredients

In most skin whitening creams In most skin whitening creams TRYROSINASETRYROSINASE inhibitors are used. They inhibitors are used. They include include

1. vitamin C, 1. vitamin C,

2. kojic acid2. kojic acid

3. melanostat 3. melanostat

4. arbutin4. arbutin

Their main function is to inactivate Their main function is to inactivate TYROSINANSE, a type of enzyme that TYROSINANSE, a type of enzyme that causes the skin to darken.causes the skin to darken.

Vitamin CVitamin C Vitamin C plays numerous roles in the human Vitamin C plays numerous roles in the human

health and among these are beautifying the skin. health and among these are beautifying the skin. Vitamin C is increasingly being used in skin Vitamin C is increasingly being used in skin

whitening cream today because it has whitening cream today because it has ascorbic ascorbic acidacid agent which has been proven to agent which has been proven to inhibit the inhibit the production of melaninproduction of melanin pigments and leading to pigments and leading to lighter skin. lighter skin.

In addition to this Vitamin C is an important In addition to this Vitamin C is an important requirement during requirement during collagen synthesiscollagen synthesis, a process , a process that can slow down aging of the skin remarkably. that can slow down aging of the skin remarkably.

Vitamin C will penetrate the kin and Vitamin C will penetrate the kin and enhance the enhance the production of collagenproduction of collagen. .

Some times more Vitamin C also helps in Some times more Vitamin C also helps in skin skin repairrepair by spending up by spending up healing processhealing process during during injuries. injuries.

Kojic Acid Kojic Acid

Kojic acid is a type of metabolic Kojic acid is a type of metabolic product which product which limits the activity of limits the activity of tyrosiansetyrosianse, an enzyme necessary for , an enzyme necessary for the biosynthesis of melanin.the biosynthesis of melanin.

Kojic acid increasingly popular Kojic acid increasingly popular ingredient in skin whitening creams.ingredient in skin whitening creams.

Melanostat Melanostat

Melanostat is still a new ingredient in Melanostat is still a new ingredient in skin whitening cream products which skin whitening cream products which acts on acts on tryosinase and melanin tryosinase and melanin receptorsreceptors. .

Melanostat is the only skin whitening Melanostat is the only skin whitening ingredient that ingredient that acts on melanin cellsacts on melanin cells directly by directly by deactivating melanogenesisdeactivating melanogenesis a process that causes the skin to tan a process that causes the skin to tan resulting in a much lighter skin. resulting in a much lighter skin.

Arbutin Arbutin

Arbutin is an agent extracted from the bearberry Arbutin is an agent extracted from the bearberry plant through liquid extraction. plant through liquid extraction.

It will protect the skin from free radicals that It will protect the skin from free radicals that cause the skin to darken. cause the skin to darken.

It is one of the most popular agents used to treat It is one of the most popular agents used to treat skin pigmentation in Asian countries such as skin pigmentation in Asian countries such as Japan. Japan.

It works by It works by inhibiting the production of melanininhibiting the production of melanin pigment through inhibition of tyrosinase activity. pigment through inhibition of tyrosinase activity.

It is known to be one of the safest skin agents It is known to be one of the safest skin agents found in skin whitening cream.found in skin whitening cream.

Thank you!Thank you!

By

Prabhu Venugopal

Jr. Research Scientist