Wakamine® 1% or XP

A lightening active for a porcelain skin

Givaudan Product

Peptidic extract of a brown macroalgae collected in Brittany, Undaria pinnatifida, also called Wakame.

Activity

  • Inhibites of the tyrosinase activity, to limit melanin production,
  • Permits a fast reduction of skin colour (ex vivo tests),
  • Outperforms Arbutin, a quasi drug reference in Japan.

Applications

Mature skin, Asian skin, whitening products

Origin
Marine biotechnology

Regulation
INCI China IECIC
Ecocert/Cosmos approved* (*for XP form)

Associated claims

Whitening/brightening/lightening