Abstract:
A skin whitening cosmetic composition containing sticopus japonicus extract is provided to show high inhibition effect corresponding to 69% tyrosinase inhibition effect comparison to that of the kojic acid which is the positive control group. A skin whitening cosmetic composition comprises a sticopus japonicus extract as an active ingredient. The extracts are extracted by using the hydrophilic solvent. The hydrophilic solvent is the water or the water-soluble ethanol. The extracts are extracted through the reflux extraction or the solvent acceleration extraction. The sticopus japonicus extract is the residual powder after collecting the extract from sticopus japonicus and evaporating the solvent.