02/21/2019 / By Edsel Cook
A Korean study reported that the chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) could offer a means of naturally whitening the skin. The antioxidant compounds in the mushroom prevent the enzyme tyrosinase from breaking down tyrosine into pigments that would cause the skin to become darker.
The study received support from Kwangju Women’s University. Its findings were released in the Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science.
The researchers confirmed the ability of chaga mushroom to increase the whiteness of the skin by inhibiting the activity of tyrosinase. Furthermore, they determined that oxalic acid is the primary compound in the extract that protects tyrosine from getting synthesized by tyrosinase into melanin and other darker pigments.
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Journal Reference:
Im DY, Lee KI. ANTIOXIDATIVE ACTIVITY AND TYROSINASE INHIBITION EFFECT OF ETHANOL EXTRACT AND ITS FRACTIONS FROM THE BRANCH OF RHODODENDRON SCHLIPPENBACHII. Korean Journal of Medicinal Crop Science. 2013;21(6):439–443. DOI: 10.7783/kjmcs.2013.21.6.439.
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antioxidant, chaga, chaga mushrooms, Cosmetics, extracts, herbal medicine, natural ingredients, skin care, Tyrosinase, whitening
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