CPC A61K 8/97 (2013.01) [A61K 8/4926 (2013.01); A61K 8/9789 (2017.08); A61K 36/48 (2013.01); A61P 17/00 (2018.01); A61Q 19/00 (2013.01); A61Q 19/02 (2013.01); A61K 2800/30 (2013.01); A61K 2800/5922 (2013.01)] | 13 Claims |
1. A method of whitening skin or evening out skin tone, the method comprising topically applying to skin in need of treatment a composition comprising an effective amount of an aqueous extract of adzuki bean that is not an extract of germinated adzuki bean and is not an extract of fermented adzuki bean, the effective amount being an effective amount to reduce melanogenesis activity in the skin, wherein topical application of the composition to the skin whitens the skin or evens out the skin tone by reducing melanogenesis activity in the skin.
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