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China Surfactant Detergent & Cosmetics ›› 2020, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (7): 481-487.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1001-1803.2020.07.009

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The review of influencing factors of dark yellow skin in Chinese women

ZHU Wen-yi1(),ZHA Pei-na1,QIU Xian-rong2,MENG Hong3()   

  1. 1. Beijing Academy of TCM Beauty Supplements Co., Ltd., Beijing 102488, China
    2. Nutri-Woods Bio-tech(Beijing)Co., Ltd., Beijing 101200, China
    3. College of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China
  • Received:2019-09-17 Revised:2020-05-29 Online:2020-07-22 Published:2020-07-23
  • Contact: Hong MENG E-mail:zwy@nutri-woods.com;menghong2000@163.com

Abstract:

Dark yellow skin is one of the skin problems that Chinese women concern today and it is also one of the research and development hotspots in the cosmetics and food industry. By searching domestic and foreign literatures, this article reviews the factors that affect the skin darkness and yellowness, including the formation and distribution of melanin, the influence of cytokines on melanocytes, and the mechanism of skin dark yellowness caused by blood microcirculation and oxidized protein. It provides guidance for the research and development of whitening products.

Key words: dark yellow skin, whitening, melanin, cytokines, blood microcirculation, oxidized protein

CLC Number: 

  • TQ658