| abstract |
The present invention relates to a composition containing the essential oil components extracted from the leaves, lemon, fennel and pine, more specifically, plant essential oils extracted from one or more plants selected from the group consisting of leaves, lemon, fennel and pine as an active ingredient It relates to a composition for skin whitening to contain. According to the present invention, essential oil components extracted from leaf, lemon, fennel and pine effectively inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, an enzyme that is essential for melanin biosynthesis, and inhibit the biosynthesis of melanin in melanoma cells, thereby reducing the skin whitening pharmaceutical composition and It can be usefully used as a cosmetic composition. |