COMPOSITION FOR SKIN WHITENING CONTAINING ALLIUM HOOKERI EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel use of an Allium hookeri extract and, more specifically, to a composition for skin whitening containing an Allium hookeri extract. The Allium hookeri extract exhibits excellent whitening effects by inhibiting an activity of tyrosinase and production of melanin, thereby being applied for an active ingredient in a cosmetic composition for skin whitening, a food composition, or a pharmaceutical composition.