What is arbutin
Arbutin, also known as arbutin, arbutin, arbutin, arbutin or yangmei glycoside, originated from natural green plants and is a skin whitening active substance that combines the concepts of "green", "safe" and "efficient". Arbutin is an ideal whitening agent for whitening cosmetics, with two optical isomers, alpha and beta, and the beta isomer having biological activity. At room temperature, it is a white slightly yellowish powder that is easily soluble in water, methanol, ethanol, propylene glycol, and glycerol aqueous solutions. After dissolution, there is no precipitate, and it is insoluble in chloroform, ether, petroleum ether, etc.
It is added to many whitening and skincare products. Named after its discovery from the leaves of the bear fruit plant in the Rhododendron family, it was later found in the leaves of plants such as the Vaccinium genus in the Rhododendron family, the Pear genus in the Rosaceae family (such as the Western Pear and the Small Mountain Pear), and the Tiger Ear Grass genus in the Tiger Ear Grass family. After extraction, it is used as a medicinal and cosmetic additive.
