Whitening and antioxidant activities of Inonotus sanghuang Extract and development of primary whitening gel products

Abstract

Polysaccharides and flavonoids have excellent antioxidant properties and tyrosinase inhibitory effects. In this paper, the antioxidant capacity of Inonotus sanghuang extract and its inhibition kinetics on mushroom tyrosinase were investigated to determine the preparation process of Inonotus sanghuang primary whitening gel. By conducting experimental studies on the effects of water extract and alcohol extract of Inonotus sanghuang on antioxidant capacity and tyrosinase activity, their inhibitory ability and types of inhibitory effects were determined. The single factor experiment was used to determine the preparation process of Sanghuang primary whitening gel. This study has proven that the extract of Inonotus sanghuang possesses antioxidant and tyrosinase inhibitory capabilities. It also identified the preparation process for the primary whitening gel of Inonotus sanghuang, thereby providing a theoretical and experimental basis for the development of whitening products utilising Inonotus sanghuang.

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Keywords:

• Inonotus sanghuang extract
• melanin
• tyrosinase inhibitor
• traditional chinese medicine whitening skincare product
• formulation design

Author contributions statement

Zhang Liang and Zhao Huilin conceived and designated the experiments. Peng shangde collected and analysed the data. while other members are wrote the initial manuscript and revised it.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

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Funding

This work was supported by the comprehensive development of sericulture industry [No. 2105082101].