Journal of the Society of Cosmetic Scientists of Korea (대한화장품학회지)
- Volume 28 Issue 3
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- Pages.91-108
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- 2002
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- 1226-2587(pISSN)
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- 2288-9507(eISSN)
Efficacy evaluation on whitening cosmetics in Japan
- Funasaka, Yoko (Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine)
- Published : 2002.12.01
Abstract
Whitening agents are eagerly demanded especially by oriental women who often suffers from the pigmentary disorders such as melasma and solar lentigines. As these pigmentary disorders are exacerbated by ultraviolet (UV), the whitening agents could exert its effect not only by inhibiting melanin synthesis but also by inhibiting UV activated signals. Eumelanin protects UV-induced DNA damages so that the chemicals which could reduce UV-induced DNA damages might be the ideal lightening agents. The effect of newly synthesized antioxidants, a-tocopheryl ferulate, on protective effect for UV-induced DNA damages as well as inhibiting melanin synthesis are briefly shown. For clinical evaluation, our results of the efficacy of lightening agents on treating pigment macules in combination with chemical peeling are shown. Furthermore, newly developed facial image analyzers to quantitatively evaluate the improvement of pigment macules are introduced.
미백제는 기미와 태양광선노출에 의한 색소침착반과 같은 색소불균형이 주로 나타나는 동양 여성들에 특히 관심이 많다. 이러한 색소침착의 불균형은 UV에 의해 더 심해지기 때문에 미백제는 멜라닌합성을 억제시키거나 UV에 의해 활성화된 signal을 억제함으로써 효과가 나타난다. Eumelanin은 UV에 의해 유도된 DNA 손상을 보호하므로 UV에 의해 유도된 DNA손상을 감소시키는 물질이 이상적인 미백제가 된다. 새롭게 합성된 항산화제인
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