| Customization: | Available |
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| Type: | Skin Care |
| Function: | Whitening/Lightening |
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Name |
Skin Whitening Kojic Acid |
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Appearance |
White crystalline powder |
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Specification |
99% |
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Molecular Formula |
C6H6O4 |
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Molecular Weight |
142.11 |
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Grade |
Cosmetic,Food & Medicine Grade |
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Melting Point |
151-156°C |
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Water Solubility |
Soluble |
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Particle Size |
100% pass 80 mesh |
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Test Method |
HPLC |
Kojic acid is a chelation agent produced by several species of fungi, especially Aspergillus oryzae, which has the Japanese common name koji. Kojic acid is a by-product in the fermentation process of malting rice, for use in the manufacturing of sake, the Japanese rice wine.It is a mild inhibitor of the formation of pigment in plant and animal tissues, and is used in food and cosmetics to preserve or change colors of substances.It forms a bright red complex with ferric ions.
Function
* Cosmetics field
Kojic acid can inhibit the synthesis of tyrosinase, it can strongly inhibit the formation of melanin in the skin. Safe and non-toxic, and will not produce sequelae of white spots.
It can effectively treat freckles, age spots, pigmentation, acne, used to add to other high-end whitening cosmetics.
Kojic acid at a concentration of 20ug / ml can inhibit the activity of 70 to 80% of a variety of tyrosinase (or polyphenol oxidase PPO), and it is generally added in cosmetics at 0.5 to 2.0%.
*Food field
Kojic acid can be used as a food additive, which has the functions of preservation, antiseptic and anti-oxidation. Experiments have shown that kojic acid can inhibit the conversion of sodium nitrite in bacon to carcinogenic nitrosamines, and that the addition of kojic acid to foods will not affect the taste, aroma and texture of foods; kojic acid is also the production of maltol and ethyl maltol raw material.
*Medicine field
Since kojic acid has no mutagenic effect on eukaryotic cells, it can eliminate the free radicals in the human body and enhance the leukocyte dynamics, which is beneficial to human health. Therefore, kojic acid has been used as a raw material for cephalosporin antibiotics. Headache, toothache and local inflammation are ideal for analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.
*Agrucultural field
Kojic acid can be used in the production of biological pesticides. Bio-fertilizer (dark red liquid) made by adding 0.5 ~ 1.0% kojic acid, whether it is sprayed at low concentration as foliar fertilizer, or produced as a growth-increasing agent for root application, this crop production promoter is effective for grain and Vegetables have obvious effects of increasing yield.
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Standards |
Results |
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Physical Analysis |
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Description |
Light Yellow Crystals | Complies |
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Assay |
99% | 99.2% |
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Mesh Size |
100 % pass 80 mesh | Complies |
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Ash |
≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Loss on Drying | ≤ 5.0% | 2.85% |
| Chemical Analysis | ||
| Heavy Metal | ≤ 10.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Pb | ≤ 2.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| As | ≤ 1.0 mg/kg | Complies |
| Hg | ≤ 0.1 mg/kg | Complies |
| Microbiological Analysis | ||
| Residue of Pesticide | Negative | Negative |
| Total Plate Count | ≤ 1000cfu/g | Complies |
| Yeast&Mold | ≤ 100cfu/g | Complies |
| E.coil | Negative | Negative |
| Salmonella | Negative | Negative |
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