| abstract |
Compositions and methods for brightening the skin of mammals are described herein. In a first aspect, the disclosure relates to a) a compound of formula I: (structural formula); And b) at least one antioxidant, a glycol and a solvent; The composition comprises less than about 100 ppm O2 and the composition exhibits a change in L * of less than about 10.0 when stored at ambient temperature and pressure for a period of time and the period of time is at least about 2 days. |