| Customization: | Available |
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| Type: | Skin Care |
| Function: | Anti-Aging, Whitening/Lightening, Acne Treatment, Firming, Nourishing, Anti-Wrinkle |
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Kojic acid is a kind of specialized inhibitor for melanin. It can prevent the tyrosinase activity through synthesizing with copper ion in the cells after it enters skin cells. Kojic acid and its derivative has better inhibitory effect on tyrosinase than any other skin whitening agents. At present it is assigned into various kinds of cosmetics for curing freckles, spots on the skin of old man, pigmentation and acne.
Kojic acid can also eliminate free radical, strengthen cell activity of cell and keep the food fresh. It is widely used in the fields of medicine and food.
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Model Name |
Kojic Acid Powder |
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Formula |
C6H6O4 |
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CAS NO. |
501-30-4 |
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Appearance |
White or off-white crystals |
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Text method |
HPLC |
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Loss on Drying |
< 5.0% |
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Particle Size |
100% through 80 Mesh |
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The molecular weight |
142.11 |
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Function |
Restrain skin melanin formation |
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Items |
Standards |
Results |
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Physical Analysis |
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Description |
Light Yellow Crystalline Powder | 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 |
1. Kojic acid can inhibit tyrosinase synthesis, so it can largely inhibit the skin melanin formation;
2. Kojic acid is able to eliminate the free radicals in the human body, strengthen the activity of the leucocyte;
3. Kojic acid have ideal effect in easing pain, relieving inflammation and curing many diseases.
1. Applied in Agriculture: kojic acid is used in producing biological pesticides;
2. Applied in Medicine: kojic acid has been used as the an important material of cephalosporin-type antibiotics;
3. Applied in other fields: kojic acid is also used as iron analytical reagent and film spotting agent, etc;
4. Applied in Cosmetics: kojic acid has been widely added into the lotion, face mask, liquid
cream and skin cream. Recommendation usage for cosmetics: 0.2~1.0%;
5. Applied in Food additive: kojic acid work as antiseptic,antioxidant, preservative and color stablizer in meat processing, also act as useful materials of food aromatizer - maltol and
ethylmaltol.
| Recommended transportation selections | ||
| By Express | By Air Transportation | By Sea Transportation |
| Suitable for sample order or <50kg Fast: 3-10 days High shipping cost Door to door service |
Suitable for >50kg Fast: 3-7 days Lower than express cost Airport to airport service Professional broker needed |
Suitable for > 300kg Slow: 7-45 days Lowest cost Port to port service Professional broker needed |
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