Alpha arbutin is an ingredient with multiple uses in skin care products, mainly extracted from the leaves of the bearberry plant. It can be used as a skin brightener, lighten pigmentation, and has anti-inflammatory and bactericidal effects. Go ahead for more specific effects, using methods and precautions.

Alpha arbutin​ is a new type of whitening material. α-Arbutin can be quickly absorbed by the skin, selectively inhibiting tyrosinase activity, thereby blocking the synthesis of melanin, but it does not affect the normal growth of epidermal cells, nor does it inhibit the self-expression of tyrosinase.