PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a new whitening agent and whitening external preparation for skin or whitening cosmetics.SOLUTION: There are provided a melanin production inhibitor, a whitening agent composed of an extract of Serenoa repens L. in palm family, Trachycarpus, and a whitening external preparation for skin or a whitening cosmetic containing the extract as an active ingredient.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】新規な美白剤及び美白用皮膚外用剤又は美白用化粧料を提供すること。【解決手段】ヤシ科シェロ属ソーパルメット(Serenoa repens L.)の抽出物からなるメラニン産生抑制剤、美白剤、および該抽出物を有効成分として含有する美白用皮膚外用剤又は美白用化粧料。【選択図】なし
