Alpha Arbtin Powder

Alpha arbutin, a natural skin-lightening agent, offers benefits like reducing dark spots, hyperpigmentation, and uneven skin tone by inhibiting melanin production, leading to brighter and more even-toned skin.
Here's a more detailed look at the benefits of alpha arbutin for skin:

Reduces Dark Spots and Pigmentation:
Alpha arbutin works by inhibiting the enzyme tyrosinase, which is responsible for melanin production, the pigment that gives skin its color. By reducing melanin production, alpha arbutin helps fade dark spots, age spots, acne scars, and post-blemish redness.

Brightens Skin:
By reducing melanin production, alpha arbutin helps brighten the skin and promotes a more even skin tone.
Evens Out Skin Tone:
Alpha arbutin helps to diminish sun spots and patchy discoloration, leading to a more even and radiant complexion.
Safe and Gentle:
Unlike some other skin-lightening agents, alpha arbutin is known for its gentle action on the skin, making it suitable for sensitive skin types.
Substitute for Hydroquinone:
Alpha arbutin is considered a safer and less toxic alternative to hydroquinone, a commonly used skin-lightening agent.
Reduces UV Induced Pigmentation and Free Radicals:
Alpha arbutin effectively lightens and reduces UV induced pigmentation and free radicals, without increasing sun sensitivity.
Addresses Glycation:
Alpha arbutin also addresses glycation, sugar-induced skin sallowness and loss of elasticity.
What Does Alpha Arbutin Do?

Alpha arbutin acts as a tyrosinase competitive inhibitor and also slows melanosome maturation (the organelles that synthesize and store melanin or pigment).3 This is significant because it works on two different mechanisms of pigmentation. Melanin is derived from the amino acid tyrosine and this conversion is regulated by the enzyme tyrosinase. Alpha arbutin is similar in structure to tyrosine, which fits into tyrosinase, needed for melanogenesis. This means that alpha arbutin is reversibly competing with tyrosine for a spot on the enzyme and not inhibiting cell viability, so therefore is not cytotoxic. By targeting tyrosinase, the rate-limiting enzyme in melanin formation, as well as slowing production of the organelles that produce melanin, alpha arbutin is a potent skin brightening agent.
What are the Benefits of Alpha Arbutin?

Alpha arbutin effectively lightens and reduces UV induced pigmentation and free radicals, without increasing sun sensitivity. It fades discoloration caused by inflammation and environmental stressors while evening skin tone. It also addresses glycation, sugar-induced skin sallowness and loss of elasticity.4
What is the Best Alpha Arbutin Serum?

Naturium’s Alpha Arbutin Serum 2% and Alpha Arbutin Essence 1% feature highly pure alpha arbutin obtained from biotechnology, which minimizes hydroquinone impurity. Alpha arbutin is the more stable and effective form of arbutin. It has greater stability and efficacy than naturally occurring arbutin and beta arbutin. Our products are formulated to the ideal pH to maintain the stability and efficacy of alpha arbutin.

Our alpha arbutin formulas pair well with other skin brightening products to provide a synergistic effect for a flawless complexion. Pair with our Vitamin C Complex Serum for enhanced antioxidant protection. Pair with Niacinamide Serum 12% Plus Zinc 2% to visibly even skin tone and texture. Alpha arbutin is an easy ingredient to incorporate into any skincare regimen, benefiting all skin types and concerns.