| abstract |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a whitening composition having an excellent melanin production inhibitory effect, prevention and improvement of pigmentation such as spots and buckwheat, and improvement of skin transparency, and a whitening action which can be taken orally. The whitening composition of the present invention comprises a germinated broccoli-derived component. Moreover, it is preferable that a germinated broccoli-derived component contains sulforaphane. Furthermore, it is preferable that the germinated broccoli-derived component has a sulforaphane content increased by a degreasing process. [Selection figure] None |