JP2011256147A - Tyrosinase activity inhibitor and whitening cosmetic - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To find out an effective component which is hardly oxidized, is stable and, moreover, is highly safe, for the extract of an oriental pickling melon (Cucumis melo ver. conomon), and to provide a new tyrosinase activity inhibitor, and a melamine production inhibitor or a whitening cosmetic using the effective component.SOLUTION: The tyrosinase activity inhibitor contains an ethanol-soluble component extracted with the rind of fruit or the fruit of the oriental pickling melon as the material to be extracted or squeezed liquid of the fruit of the oriental pickling melon or a hydrolysate of them as an effective component. Further, the whitening cosmetic contains the melamine production inhibitor in which the content of the tyrosinase activity inhibitor is 0.1 to 10 mass%, or the tyrosinase activity inhibitor.

Description

  The present invention relates to a tyrosinase activity inhibitor, a melanin production inhibitor containing the tyrosinase activity inhibitor, and a whitening cosmetic.

  In general, skin pigmentation due to human skin spots, buckwheat and sunburn is caused by the activation of melanocytes, which are pigment cells existing in the skin, resulting in increased production of melanin in the skin as a whole or locally. It is caused by accumulating in.

  Therefore, in order to control skin pigmentation, the discovery of a whitening component that controls mechanisms such as inhibition of melanin production enzyme activity, inhibition of the melanin production process, and lightening of the produced melanin by decomposition, etc. It has been demanded.

  In the cosmetic field, various whitening ingredients such as sulfur compounds typified by ascorbic acids, colloidal sulfuric acid and glutathione, hydrogen peroxide, hydroquinone, and catechol have been proposed based on the above-described findings.

  However, ascorbic acids are liable to be oxidized and unstable in products when blended into cosmetics, and there is a problem that causes discoloration and odor change.

  In addition, glutathione and colloidal sulfur have a problem in that they emit a remarkable off-flavor, and hydrogen peroxide solution has a problem in storage stability and safety in use.

  Also, chemically synthesized products such as hydroquinone and catechol have problems in use safety such as skin irritation and allergy. Therefore, it is desired to develop a whitening agent that uses a natural raw material that is difficult to be oxidized, is stable, and has high safety as an active ingredient.

  Here, Shirori, which is a material for obtaining the whitening component noted by the inventors of the present application, is an edible plant derived from China that has been cultivated for food since ancient times, and has been mainly cultivated as a material for pickles.

  Extracts using alcohol or other organic solvents as an extraction solvent are known to have a ceramidase activity inhibitory effect, and are effective in inhibiting cell growth, inducing differentiation, and regulating apoptosis. It is known as a ceramidase activity inhibitor used for prevention or the like (see Patent Document 1).

WO2005 / 051406

  However, with regard to the above-mentioned shirori extract, the effectiveness other than the inhibition of ceramidase activity used for the treatment or prevention of cancer is not yet known, and further effective use development is required.

  In addition, a whitening agent containing a natural raw material which is difficult to be oxidized and stable and has high safety as an active ingredient has not been obtained.

  Therefore, the object of the present invention is to find a new effective characteristic for an extract of white wax, and to utilize the characteristic, it is effective in whitening using a natural material that is difficult to be oxidized and is stable and highly safe. Finding ingredients and using them to make new cosmetics with high industrial utility value.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, a tyrosinase activity inhibitor containing, as an active ingredient, an ethanol-soluble component extracted from white extract (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) as an extraction material or a hydrolyzate thereof is used. is there.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor according to the present invention configured as described above has an action of inhibiting tyrosinase activity by an ethanol-soluble component extracted from white extract (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) as a material to be extracted. It became clear from the experimental results.

  In other words, the ethanol-soluble component prevents tyrosinase, which is an acid-value enzyme, from acting on tyrosine, which is a kind of amino acid that is the raw material for melanin in the cell, and tyrosinase acts on some tyrosine to produce dopa. However, since tyrosinase does not sufficiently act on dopa, dopaquinone is not produced. As a result, the amount of melanin produced is finally sufficiently suppressed.

  As the material to be extracted having an action of inhibiting such tyrosinase activity, those which are pericarp or fruit of Cucuris melo ver. Conomon are preferable.

  Moreover, if it is a tyrosinase activity inhibitor that contains an ethanol-soluble component of a material to be extracted or a hydrolyzate thereof as an active ingredient, the melanin production naturally containing the tyrosinase activity inhibitor is effective. It can be an inhibitor.

  In such a melanin production inhibitor, it is preferable to make content of the said tyrosinase activity inhibitor into 0.1-10 mass% so that sufficient tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect may be show | played. Depending on the purpose of use, there is an effect even if it is added in a trace amount, but even if it is added in a large amount exceeding 10% by mass, no further effect can be expected and it is not practical from the viewpoint of the addition efficiency.

  Moreover, it can also be set as the whitening cosmetics containing such a tyrosinase activity inhibitor similarly, It is preferable to set it as the whitening cosmetics whose content of a tyrosinase activity inhibitor is 0.1-10 mass%. As described above, the content of the tyrosinase activity inhibitor is preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass so that a sufficient whitening effect can be obtained, but depending on the purpose of use, there is an effect even if it is added in a trace amount. Further, even if it is added in a large amount exceeding 10% by mass, no further effect can be expected and it is not practical from the viewpoint of the addition efficiency.

  The present invention is a tyrosinase activity inhibitor containing, as an active ingredient, an ethanol-soluble component or a hydrolyzate thereof extracted from white extract (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) as a material to be extracted. As a result, it becomes a whitening active ingredient that uses natural ingredients that are difficult to oxidize, are stable and are highly safe, and have high industrial utility value. There is an advantage that a novel cosmetic can be produced.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor of this invention contains, as an active ingredient, an ethanol-soluble component or a hydrolyzate thereof extracted from white extract (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) as a material to be extracted.

  Here, the raw material used as the material to be extracted is shiroi (scientific name: Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) which is a plant belonging to the family Cucurbitaceae, but crosses and varieties of such shiroi can also be used. In particular, what is popularly known as “Tamazo Kuromon Koshien” in Osaka Prefecture as a traditional vegetable is a material to be extracted from which a desired effect can be obtained. Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe was made in the vicinity of the Tasukumon Gate in Osaka Castle during the Edo period, and is characterized by thick and long fruits and 8-9 vertical white stripes in dark green.

  Examples of the plant parts of the white palm that can be used as an extraction raw material include flowers, flower spikes, pericarps, fruits, stems, leaves, branches, branches and leaves, trunks, bark, rhizomes, root barks, roots or whole plants. In particular, it is preferable to use fruit skin and fruit, and seeds may not be contained.

  Also, squeezed fruit juice juice, such as crushed berries, crushed fruit juice, crushed berries, filtered filtrate or centrifuged supernatant, etc. A liquid obtained by solid-liquid separation can also be employed as an active ingredient.

In the present invention, the shirouri extract used in the present invention may be one that is ethanol-soluble in the final extraction stage among those extracted from shiroi. As an actual production method, extraction is performed using an extraction solvent other than ethanol. It may be what was done.
For example, ethanol or other extraction solvents are composed of lower (1-5 carbon atoms) alcohol solvents such as methanol, propanol and butanol, polyhydric alcohols such as ethylene glycol, and organic solvents such as ethyl acetate and n-hexane. Nonpolar solvents, or polar solvents such as water and aqueous solvents (including aqueous solutions containing the alcohol solvents) can be used.
As described above, the shirouri extract is not obtained by specifically limiting the extraction solvent or extraction means, and any shirouri-derived component that contains an ethanol-soluble extract component may be used. Then, a well-known extraction solvent and means can be used as needed.

  For example, 5 to 20 times (mass ratio) ethanol (preferable concentration is 10 to 99.5 vol%, more preferably 40 to 99.5 vol%, and more preferably about 70 to 95 vol%) of white wax as an extraction raw material. An extraction liquid can be obtained by an extraction process in which an extraction raw material is immersed in a lower alcohol or aqueous solvent or other extraction solvent, and soluble components are eluted at room temperature or under reflux, followed by filtration to remove the extraction residue. it can.

  The obtained extract can be used as it is, but may be diluted or concentrated and dried. In addition, the concentrated or dried product can be used by further dissolving or suspending it in an appropriate solvent, the fraction of the concentrated or dried product can be used, and further purification to obtain a crude product or purified product. You may perform the process of.

  That is, in the “extract” in the present invention, an extract obtained from a white wax as an extraction raw material, a diluted or concentrated solution of the extract, a dried product obtained by drying the extract, or a roughly purified product thereof Alternatively, any purified product is included. The same applies to the “hydrolyzed extract”.

The silly hydrolyzed extract in this invention refers to a product obtained by hydrolyzing the above-mentioned silly extract, and may be a product that is hydrolyzed simultaneously with the extraction in the extraction process.
Hydrolysis is possible, for example, by adding acid (hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, organic acid, etc.) or alkali (sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, ammonia, etc.) and heating as necessary. Alternatively, hydrolysis by fermentation using microorganisms may be employed.

Fractionation using metabolic conversion, activated carbon treatment, adsorption resin treatment, ion exchange resin treatment, chromatography (ion exchange, hydrophilic adsorption, hydrophobic adsorption, size exclusion, ligand exchange, affinity, etc.) Filtration using filter paper, membrane filter, ultrafiltration membrane, etc., pressurization or depressurization, heating or cooling, drying, pH adjustment, deodorization, decolorization, long-time storage, etc. It is possible to perform processing selected and combined.
The obtained extract and hydrolyzed extract can be used as they are as active ingredients for tyrosinase activity inhibitors, melanin production inhibitors or whitening agents, but can also be concentrated or dried.

  Since the shiroi extract and shiroi hydrolyzed extract obtained as described above have a tyrosinase activity inhibitory action, a melanin production inhibitory action or a whitening action, the tyrosinase activity inhibitor, melanin is utilized using these actions. It can be used as an active ingredient of a production inhibitor or whitening agent.

  The content as an active ingredient in the tyrosinase activity inhibitor referred to in the present invention is preferably 0.001 to 10% by mass, more preferably 0.01 to 0.5% as the dry mass of the ethanol-soluble component or its hydrolyzate. % By mass.

  The whitening action of the white extract and the white hydrolyzed extract as used in the present invention is exhibited based on, for example, a tyrosinase inhibitory action or a melanin production inhibitory action. However, the whitening action of the white extract and the white hydrolyzed extract is not limited to the whitening effect exhibited based on this action.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor, the melanin production inhibitor or the whitening cosmetic of this invention may consist of only a shiroi extract or a shiroi hydrolysed extract, or is formulated from a shiroi extract or a shiroi hydrolysed extract. It may be what you did.

  In addition, the tyrosinase activity inhibitor of this invention can mix | blend another natural extract which has a tyrosinase activity inhibitory effect together as needed, and can mix | blend a suitable quantity as an active ingredient. Moreover, the melanin production inhibitor of this invention can use together other natural extracts known to have a melanin production inhibitory effect as an active ingredient similarly as needed. Moreover, the whitening agent of this invention can use together the other natural extract which has a whitening effect as an active ingredient similarly as needed.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor of this invention can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase through the tyrosinase activity inhibitory action of the shiroi extract and the shiroi hydrolyzed extract. This can prevent, treat or improve skin darkening, spots, freckles, and the like. However, the tyrosinase activity inhibitor of the present invention can be used for various purposes other than these uses, which are meaningful for exerting an inhibitory action on tyrosinase activity.

  The melanin production inhibitor of this invention inhibits the production of melanin through the melanin production inhibitory action possessed by the white extract and the white extract. This can prevent, treat or improve skin darkening, spots, freckles, and the like. However, the melanin production inhibitor of the present invention can be used for various purposes other than these uses, which are meaningful for exhibiting a melanin production inhibitory action.

  The whitening cosmetic composition of the present invention can prevent, treat, or improve skin darkening, spots, freckles and the like through the whitening action of the white extract and the white extract. However, the whitening agent of the present invention can be used for various purposes other than these uses, which are meaningful for exerting a whitening effect.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor, melanin production inhibitor, whitening cosmetic, and cosmetic composition used in the present invention may be in any form such as liquid, solid, powder, paste, gel, etc. The optimal shape can be arbitrarily selected for constructing a simple product.

The cosmetic composition to which the siloly extract can be blended is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include ointments, creams, emulsions, lotions, packs, foundations, lip balms, bathing agents, hair arts, hair lotions, soaps, Examples include body shampoos.
Depending on the type, quality, and expected level of action of the cosmetic composition, the appropriate amount of the white extract and the hydrolyzed hydrolyzed extract in the cosmetic may be formulated based on the amount of the active ingredient described above. it can.

The tyrosinase activity inhibitor, the melanin production inhibitor, the whitening agent, and the whitening cosmetic of the present invention are used for normal whitening makeup as long as they do not interfere with the tyrosinase activity inhibitory action or melanin production inhibitory action of the shiroi extract and shiroi hydrolyzed extract. Main agents, auxiliaries or other components used in the preparation of the ingredients, such as astringents, bactericides / antibacterial agents, antiseptic / antibacterial agents, sequestering agents, pH adjusters, chelating agents, cooling agents, stabilizers, Emulsifier, foam enhancer, thickener, deodorant / deodorant, whitening agent, UV absorber, moisturizer, cell activator, anti-inflammatory / antiallergic agent, wound treatment agent, antioxidant / reactive oxygen remover, enzyme, Hormones, animal / vegetable proteins and their degradation products, animal / plant polysaccharides and their degradation products, animal / plant glycoproteins and their degradation products, oils and fats, waxes, hydrocarbons, fatty acids, al Lumpur, esters, surfactants, perfumes, purified water (electron water, small clustered etc.) may be used in combination and the like.
In this way, it becomes a more general product by using well-known ingredients in combination as necessary, and in synergy with other active ingredients used in combination, it has an excellent effect that is more than expected. It is also expected that this may result.

  The tyrosinase activity inhibitor, melanin production inhibitor, whitening agent, or whitening cosmetic of the present invention is applied to humans, but animals other than humans are expected in the hope of their respective effects as necessary. Can also be applied.

[Example 1] (Production of Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extract A)
After subdividing the whole 48.35 Kg fruit of Tamatsukuri Kuromongoe as a material, soaking in ethanol (95 vol%) as an extraction solvent of 5 to 10 times (mass ratio), and eluting soluble components under reflux heating, Filtration was performed to remove the extraction residue, and concentration was performed to obtain Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extract A. Thus, the yield of each extract when using ethanol as the extraction solvent was 2.74%.

[Example 2] (Production of Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extract B)
Tamazo Kuromon Koshigoe 40.55Kg of fruit extracted from seeds is subdivided as a material, soaked in ethanol (95vol%) as an extraction solvent of 5 to 10 times the amount (mass ratio), and soluble components under reflux heating After elution, filtration was performed to remove the extraction residue, and concentration was performed to obtain Tamatsukuri Kuromon-goe extract B. Thus, the yield of each extract when using ethanol as the extraction solvent was 2.51%.

[Example 3] (Production of Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extract A)
Tamazo Kuromon Koshigoe 45.75Kg of the whole fruit is subdivided as a material, immersed in 5-10 times (mass ratio) of the extraction solvent ethanol (95 vol%), and 0.1 times the amount of 10% Potassium hydroxide aqueous solution was added, soluble components were eluted and hydrolyzed under reflux heating, filtered to remove the extraction residue, neutralized with 0.1 volume of 10% citric acid aqueous solution, and concentrated. As a result, a crude product obtained by hydrolysis and extraction from Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe was obtained. The crude product was stirred with 5 times the amount of ethanol, filtered to remove the extraction residue, and concentrated to obtain Tamzo Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extract A. Thus, the yield of each extract when using ethanol as the extraction solvent was 2.03%.

[Example 4] (Production of Tamzo Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extract B)
Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe 42.60 kg of fruit extracted from seed is subdivided as a material, immersed in 5 to 10 times (mass ratio) of ethanol (95 vol%) as the extraction solvent, and 0.1% Double the amount of 10% aqueous potassium hydroxide solution was added, and the soluble components were eluted and hydrolyzed with heating under reflux, followed by filtration to remove the extraction residue, and the inner volume with 0.1 times the amount of 10% aqueous citric acid solution. It was summed and concentrated to obtain a crude product obtained by hydrolysis and extraction from Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe. The crude product was stirred with 5 times the amount of ethanol, filtered to remove the extraction residue, and concentrated to obtain Tamzo Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extract B. Thus, the yield of each extract when using ethanol as the extraction solvent was 2.16%.

[Test 1] (Mushroom-derived tyrosinase activity inhibition test)
Example 1 and Example 2 Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extracts A and B and Example 3 and Example 4 Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extracts A and B were tested for tyrosinase activity inhibitory activity by the following method. did.
In a test tube, 0.3 mL of Mcllvaine buffer solution (pH 6.8), 0.15 mL of 0.3 mg / mL tyrosine solution, 10 mg of Tamatsukuri Kuromongoe extract or 10 mg of Tamatsukro Kuromongoe hydrolyzed extract in 1 mL of 100 mass% DMSO 0.5 mL of the sample solution obtained by dissolution was added, and 0.05 mL of a tyrosinase solution (derived from mushrooms, 2500 units / mL, manufactured by Sigma) was added, and the mixture was incubated at 37 degrees for 15 minutes. After completion of the reaction, the absorbance at 475 nm was measured with an absorptiometer.

  The same operation and absorbance measurement were performed using Mcllvaine buffer (pH 6.8) without adding the enzyme solution. Further, the same measurement was performed for only the solvent of the sample solution without adding the sample solution. From the obtained results, the tyrosinase activity inhibition rate (%) was calculated by the following formula.

Tyrosinase activity inhibition rate (%) = {1− (A−B) / (C−D)} × 100
In the above formula, A is “absorbance when enzyme solution is added / sample is added”, B is “absorbance when enzyme solution is not added / sample is added”, and C is “absorbance when enzyme solution is added / sample is not added”. D represents “absorbance when no enzyme solution is added and no sample is added”.

  Next, the concentration of the sample solution was decreased stepwise to measure the inhibition rate, and the inhibition rate (%) of tyrosinase activity at each concentration was determined. The results are shown in Table 1.

  As is apparent from the results in Table 1, the tamazo black gate Koshigoe extracts A and B and the tamazo black gate Koshigoe hydrolyzed extracts A and B have a mushroom-derived tyrosinase activity inhibitory activity, and are tyrosinase activity inhibitors. As a result, it was confirmed to contain an active ingredient. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the inhibitory effect on the tyrosinase activity is improved by hydrolyzing the white extract.

[Test 2] (Test for inhibiting melanin production)
Inhibition of melanin production against human melanocytes by the following methods for the Tamatsukuri Kuromon-Koshigoya extracts A and B of Examples 1 and 2 and the Tamatsukuro Kuromon-Koshigoya hydrolyzed extracts A and B of Examples 3 and 4 The effect was tested.

Normal human melanocytes (NHEM, Kurabo Industries) were cultured in a 25 cm ² culture flask for 5 days under Medium 254 medium (Kurabo), 5% carbon dioxide and 95% air. After culture, cells were collected by trypsin treatment and 4 × 10 ⁵ cells were seeded in a 25 cm ² culture flask containing 5 ml of Medium 254 medium and cultured for 24 hours. Thereafter, the culture was carried out for 7 days in 5 ml of Medium 254 medium in which “Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extract or Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extract” (hereinafter sometimes referred to as “Shirori Extract”) was dissolved. After culture, the cells were collected by trypsinization, the medium was removed by centrifugation, and the cells were disrupted by sonication with 0.25 ml of PBS (−) containing 0.1% Triton X-100.

  Thereafter, 0.5 ml of a 1N sodium hydroxide solution containing 10% DMSO was added and reacted at 80 ° C. for 2 hours. The reaction solution was returned to room temperature, and the absorbance at 470 nm was measured with an absorptiometer. In addition, the absorbance per unit cell was calculated from the measured number of cells. Hereinafter, this absorbance is referred to as “absorbance at the time of sample addition per unit cell”.

Even in the case where no silly extract was added, the cells were treated in the same manner as described above, and the absorbance at 470 nm was measured. Hereinafter, this absorbance is referred to as “absorbance when no sample is added per unit cell”.
Based on the measured absorbance, the melanin production inhibition rate (%) was calculated by the following formula.

Melanin production inhibition rate (%) = {(A−B) / A} × 100
(In the above formula, “A” represents the absorbance when no sample is added per unit cell, and “B” represents the absorbance when the sample is added per unit cell.)

  Table 2 shows the results of measuring the melanin production inhibition rate (%) while changing the sample concentration stepwise.

  As is clear from the results in Table 2, Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extracts A and B, and Tamazo Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extracts A and B have a melanin production inhibitory effect on human melanocytes, and melanin production It was confirmed to contain an active ingredient as an inhibitor. Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the effect of inhibiting melanin production is improved by hydrolyzing the white extract.

[Examples 5 to 14, Comparative Examples 1 to 3] and [Test 3: (determination of whitening effect)]
Cosmetic composition containing Tamatsukuri Kuromon Koshigoe Extracts A and B, and Tamatsukuro Kuromon Koshigoe Hydrolyzed Extracts A and B in the proportions shown in Table 3 below (total 100% by mass) (whitening cosmetics: practice) Examples 5 to 14 and Comparative Examples 1 to 3) were prepared, and 20 subjects with a group of wrinkles such as stains, buckwheat, and black and white, each cosmetic was applied daily, morning and night for 3 months, Three months later, the cumulative application effect was self-determined according to the following criteria, and the judgment results were evaluated according to the following criteria.

Remarkable: Pigmentation is almost inconspicuous.
Effective: Thinned.
Slightly effective: Slightly thinner.
Invalid: No change.

[Evaluation]
◎: Ratio of effective and effective (effective rate) among subjects is 80% or more ○: Ratio of effective and effective (effective rate) of subjects is 60% or more and less than 80% Δ: Excellent among subjects , The proportion (effective rate) indicating effectiveness is 40% or more and less than 60% ×: the proportion (effective rate) indicating remarkable or effective among subjects is less than 40%

  As is clear from the results of Table 4, in Examples in which a predetermined amount (0.005% by mass or more) of the Tamatsukuri Kuromon-Koshigoe extract and the Tamatsukuri Kuromon-Koshie hydrolyzed extract are blended, at least 40% or more, % Or 80% of the subjects realized the effectiveness or effectiveness, and it was confirmed that the whitening extract and the whitening hydrolyzed extract are whitening cosmetics that can exhibit physiological activity useful for the skin whitening of the original skin.

  In the following, typical examples of cosmetic preparations are shown as examples of whitening cosmetics containing a predetermined shirori extract and a shirohydrolyzed extract as active ingredients. The numerical value at the right end of each row is the blending ratio (mass%).

[Example 15] (Lotion 1)
Silly extract 0.5
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-butylene glycol 10.0
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

[Example 16] (Lotion 2)
Silly extract 0.1
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-butylene glycol 10.0
Ethanol 5.0
Hydroquinone 1.0
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

[Example 17] (Emulsion 1)
Silly Hydrolyzed Extract 2.0
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-propanediol 7.0
Carboxyvinyl polymer 0.3
Squalane 5.0
Cetanol 0.8
L-Arginine 0.3
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

[Example 18] (Emulsion 2)
Silly Hydrolyzed Extract 1.5
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-butylene glycol 7.0
Carboxyvinyl polymer 0.3
Squalane 5.0
Cetanol 0.8
L-Arginine 0.3
Licorice extract 0.1
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

[Example 19] (Cream 1)
Silly Hydrolyzed Extract 10.0
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-butylene glycol 10.0
Carboxyvinyl polymer 0.3
Squalane 5.0
Cetanol 2.0
Beeswax 3.0
L-Arginine 0.3
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

[Example 20] (Cream 2)
Silly extract 5.0
Glycerin 5.0
1,3-butylene glycol 10.0
1,2-pentanediol 2.0
Carboxyvinyl polymer 0.3
Squalane 5.0
L-ascorbic acid-2-phosphate sodium salt 3.0
Cetanol 2.0
Beeswax 3.0
L-Arginine 0.3
Perfume Appropriate amount Preservative Appropriate amount of purified water Residue

Claims (6)

  A tyrosinase activity inhibitor containing, as an active ingredient, an ethanol-soluble component extracted from white currant (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon) as a material to be extracted, a squeezed fruit juice of the above white currant or a hydrolyzate thereof.   The tyrosinase activity inhibitor according to claim 1, wherein the material to be extracted is pericarp or fruit of white clover (Cucumis melo ver. Conomon).   The melanin production inhibitor containing the tyrosinase activity inhibitor of Claim 1 or 2.   The melanin production inhibitor whose content of the tyrosinase activity inhibitor of Claim 3 is 0.1-10 mass%.   A whitening cosmetic comprising the tyrosinase activity inhibitor according to claim 1 or 2.   Whitening cosmetics whose content of the tyrosinase activity inhibitor of Claim 5 is 0.1-10 mass%.