The invention provides whitening essence and a preparation method thereof. The whitening essence consists of the following components of glycerine, 1,3-butanediol, sodium hyaluronate, EDTA-2Na, polyglycerol-10, sodium polyacrylate, xanthan gum, hydroxyacetophenone, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, hydrolyzed sclerotium gum, gluconic acid sodium salt, glycereth-26, caprylhydroxamic acid, glycerol caprylate, 3-o-ethyl ascorbic acid, tranexamic acid, ceramide, phenethyl resorcinol, diglucosyl gallic acid and water. The whitening essence disclosed by the invention can refrain conversion of tyrosine tomelanin before the tyrosine is in preparation of conversion to the melanin, so that the activity of the tyrosinase is also high, generation of more melanin cannot be caused, and transfer of skin melanin can also be restrained. Besides, the whitening essence has powerful antioxidant ability, has light protection effects on skin, can control dermatitis, and is a whitening product most comprehensivein action mechanism at present, so that whitening effects can be achieved.