| abstract |
An object of the present invention is to provide a safe, inexpensive and effective substance that penetrates the stratum corneum of human skin, reaches melanocytes, has a whitening action, and can be extracted not only from production by chemical synthesis but also from edible plants. To provide a new melanin production inhibitor and whitening agent using a high compound. N-caffeoyltryptamine and / or N-feruloyltryptamine represented by the following formula (1) is used as a melanin production inhibitor or a whitening agent. [Chemical 1] [Wherein R represents H or CH 3 ] [Selection figure] None |