Composition comprises, in a medium containing water: (a) ascorbic acid; (b) a chelant having phosphonic acid group, or its salt; (c) metabisulfite; and (d) a peroxide decomposer compound comprising ferment of thermus thermophilus, ethylbisiminomethylguaicol manganese chloride, and a mixture of superoxide dismutase and glutathione. ACTIVITY : Dermatological. MECHANISM OF ACTION : None given.