PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a skin-whitening cosmetic composition.SOLUTION: The skin-whitening cosmetic composition contains a green tea extract. The skin-whitening cosmetic composition containing the green tea extract exhibiting a tyrosinase inhibitory effect is obtained by extracting the green tea with hot water, and liquid-culturing the extract with Aspergillus oryzae.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】美白用化粧料組成物の提供。【解決手段】緑茶抽出物を含有する美白用化粧料組成物。緑茶を熱水抽出し、麹菌で液体培養することによって、チロシナーゼ阻害効果を示す緑茶抽出物を含有する美白用化粧料組成物を得る。【選択図】なし