Ingredients focus: novel skin lightening actives

Cosmetic products that lighten the skin have been an important aspect of the cosmetic industry across Asia for many years now. Achieving a lighter, more even complexion is recognised as a key beauty goal for consumers and doing so safely is obviously vital.

In today’s market place there is an incredible range of safe, natural-derived ingredients that offer scientifically proven lightening claims that rival the no-longerused hydroquinone for efficacy.  In addition, a great deal of these ingredients have a range of other skin care benefits which can strengthen claims for multifunctionality. 

Following is a selection of just some of the novel materials available to help formulators create safe and effective skin lightening creams

Skin lightening ingredients

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