Ferulic Acid, A Natural Whitening Ingredient

Ferulic acid - a natural whitening ingredient
Many people are unfamiliar with ferulic acid when it comes to its whitening properties, which boast of its anti-aging and repairing properties in addition to its whitening properties. Although there are already many cosmetic ingredients on the market that utilize whitening ingredients, like niacinamide, arbutin, VC, etc., the whitening effect of ferulic acid has been overlooked, and the next step is to reveal the whitening effect of ferulic acid.

First, let's start with a brief introduction to ferulic acid. Ferulic acid is widely found in natural plants, such as angelica, chuanxiong rhizome, wood thief, ascomycetes, and many other traditional Chinese medicines, but also in grain hulls, vanilla beans, wheat bran, rice bran. Its chemical name is 4-hydroxy-methoxy-cinnamic acid, which is a kind of phenolic acid commonly found in plants. Raw material purchase phone number.
Next, let's talk about the plant extraction of ferulic acid. Ferulic acid can be obtained from plants in three ways: first, from the combination of ferulic acid with some small molecules, second, from the plant cell wall, and third, through tissue culture. In plants, ferulic acid is mostly formed by cross-linking ester bonds with polysaccharides and lignans or by esterification or etherification of itself to form ferulic acid, which is usually released by breaking the ester bonds by alkaline and enzymatic methods, and then extracted using a suitable solvent.
 
Finally, let's focus on the whitening properties of ferulic acid. We know that tyrosinase is one of the most critical enzymes that melanocytes need to make melanin. Ferulic acid can inhibit the production and activity of tyrosinase enzyme, thus achieving the whitening effect of reducing melanin production.