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(57) [Summary] [Objective] To provide a cosmetic and a whitening agent having a whitening effect. [Structure] The present invention is a cosmetic and whitening agent containing N G -monomethyl-L-arginine. N G- Monomethyl-L-arginine is a derivative of arginine which is a kind of amino acid, and a commercially available product can be used. The cosmetics of the present invention are in the form of basic cosmetics, makeup cosmetics, bath agents, soaps, etc., and the whitening agents of the present invention are powders, pills, tablets, external preparations, injections, suppositories. Dosage forms such as |