Disclosed is a skin-whitening composition comprising a paper mulberry extract, and more particularly to a skin-whitening composition containing an extract of Acer barbinerve Max., Acer barbinervis var. glabrescens, Wikstroemia trichotoma, Acer tschonoskii var. rubripes, Edgeworthia chrysantha, Broussonetia papyrifera for. Oppositifolia, Broussonetia papyrifera for. Lucida, Daphne kamtschtica or Broussonetia kazinoki Siebold, which can be used safely on the skin without causing side effects and has excellent effects of inhibiting melanin production and pigmentation.
