Wakamine® 1% or XP
A lightening active for a porcelain skin
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
Regulation
INCI China IECIC
Ecocert/Cosmos approved* (*for XP form)
Associated claims
Whitening/brightening/lightening