The invention discloses an application of a herba ecliptae extract in preparation of a whitening product. The
skin-whitening product takes the herba perillae extract as a main functional component, and comprises a
skin-care product, a washing care product and an
aromatherapy product with a
skin-whitening effect. The herba ecliptae extract comprises
guaiacol, alpha-eudesmol, beta-eudesmol, D-
camphor and beta-
caryophyllene, and is obtained by performing
steam distillation extraction on the overground part of herba ecliptae as a
raw material. The invention discloses an effect of inhibiting
melanin synthesis of the herba perillae acutae extract, can directly reduce the
melanin content of
human melanoma cells MNT1, and also can indirectly reduce the
melanin content of the MNT1 cells by influencing human immortalized keratinocytes
HaCaT. Under the same
mass concentration, the effect of the whitening agent is superior to that of the
whitening agents alpha-
arbutin and
kojic acid which are widely used at present. Therefore, the herba perillae extract can be used as a natural extract component to be applied to development of related whitening products such as cosmetic technology and
aromatherapy.