Cosmetic Raw Material and Skin Whitening Alpha Arbutin

Items

Alpha Arbutin

Beta Arbutin

CAS No

84380-01-8

497-76-7

Appearance

White fine powder

White fine powder

Source

Fermentation

Synthetic

Solubility

Soluble in water , alcohol

Soluble in water , alcohol

Whitening effect

αArbutin is 10 times more effective thanβ-arbutin in inhibiting Melanin production and has higher safety.

βArbutin has inhibitory effect on tyrosinase from mushroom and mouse melanoma.

Melting Point

203-206(±0.5)ºC

199-202(±0.5)ºC

Optical rotation

+ 176.0°- +184.0°

-63°~-67°