| Disease | SKIN-LIGHTENING COSMETICS CONTAIN NOVEL CYCLOPEPTIDE PESUDOSTELLARINS A-G EXTD. FROM P. HETEROPHYLLA ROOTS AS TYROSINASE INHIBITORS AND MELANIN FORMATION INHIBITORS. OPTIONALLY, HETETROPHYLLINS A AND/OR B MAY BE ADDED TO THE COSMETICS TO
ENHANCE THE SKIN-LIGHTENING ACTIVITY. A SKIN-LIGHTENING COSMETIC CONTAINED PSEUDOSTELLARIN G 0.5, LIQ. PARAFFIN 23.0, PETROLATUM 7.0, BENHENYL ALC. 1.0, STEARIC ACID 2.0, BEESWAX 2.0, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE 3.5, POLOXYETHYLENE SORBITAN
MONOSTEARATE 2.3, BU-P-HYDORXYBENZOATE 0.05, 1,3-BUTYLENE GLYCOL 5.0, PERFUMES 0.15, AND PURIFIED WATER TO 100%. PSEUDOSTELLARINS A-G SHOWED STRONG IN VITRO INHIBITORY EFFECTS ON TYROSINASE AND MELANIN FORMATION ACTIVITIES AND THE SKIN-
LIGHTENING COSMETICS ARE SAFE AND EFFECTIVE. PSEUDOSTELLARINS A-G ARE CHARACTERIZED AND THEIR SPECTROMETRIC DATA ARE PRESENTED. |