Safer, more effective skin-whitening creams from ancient Chinese herbal medicine
Tuesday, March 29, 2011 - 22:30
in Health & Medicine
Scientists have reported the discovery of the active ingredients in an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine for skin whitening, changing skin color to a lighter shade. The ingredients are poised for clinical trials as a safer, more effective alternative to skin whitening creams and lotions that millions of women and some men use in Asia and elsewhere, they said.