Alpha Arbutin Powder I Whitening Agent I Korea

Description

Arbutin is a glycoside, a glycosylated hydroquinone extracted from bearberry plant. It could also be produced synthetically.  There are two types of arbutin. The beta arbutin and alpha arbutin.

Alpha-Arbutin is a biosynthetic active ingredient that is pure, water-soluble and is manufactured in a powder form. Beta-Arbutin is often referred to as just Arbutin. As a natural extract found in bearberry (Uva Ursi) plants, Arbutin also provides a skin lightening effect on the skin by inhibiting tyrosinase activity.

Research has proven that Alpha Arbutin has a stronger inhibitory action than that of (beta) arbutin. Though it is a very expensive ingredient to manufacture, even at very low concentrations, a-arbutin has shown to inhibit the activity of tyrosinase. Alpha Arbutin’s inhibitory mechanism is different from that of arbutin and can be up to 10 times more effective. The a-glucosidic bond found in alpha Arbutin offers higher stability and efficancy than the B form found in the related Beta-Arbutin. This leads to a skin whitening active that acts faster and more efficiently than existing single components.
Tips: 

Arbutin dissolves readily in water. It should be added at end of the formulation when the temperature has cool down to less than 60 Celcius.