WHITENING COMPOSITION COMPRISING PLUM SEED EXTRACT AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT

摘要

The present invention relates to a whitening composition comprising a plum seed extract as an active ingredient, and more specifically, provides a skin-whitening cosmetic composition, a health food composition, and a composition for preventing or treating skin conditions caused by overproduction of melanin, each of which comprises a plum seed extract as an active ingredient. The plum seed extract according to the present invention has more stable and superior tyrosinase inhibitory activity compared to the ascorbic acid conventionally used as a whitening material, and thus can be used as a functional cosmetic material for skin whitening and can effectively prevent or treat abnormal skin pigmentation disorders such as liver spots, freckles, and sunspots.