Specification :

Tranexamic Acid

INCI Name : Tranexamic acid
Synonyms : m-tranexamic acid
Chemical Name : trans-4-( aminomethyl) cyclohexanecarboxylic acid
CAS No. : 701-54-2
EINECS No. : 214-818-2
Molecular Formula: C8H15NO2
Molecular Weight: 157.2
Chemical Class : Amino acids
Main Functions : Whitening agent; Skin roughness improving agent

Functions
1 Whitening and prevent pigmentation
. Reduce or remove the pigmentation of skin
Prevent and/ or treat pigmentations such as chloasmas, freckles, sunburn, dark skin and melanoderma caused by a drug such as steroid
. Minimize dark spot area due to sun exposure.
. Anti-inflammation
Act on the chronic mild inflammatory condition at the sites of spots, to suppress melanocyte activation
2 Inhibit or improve skin roughness
Restore damaged skin caused by UVA/ UVB, pollution or other environmental factors.

Mechanism of whitening skin
.Block melanin formation path induced by ultraviolet rays
.Prevent melanin accumulation
.Decreases melanocyte tyrosinase activity by preventing the binding of plasminogen to the keratinocytes, which results in reduction of prostaglandins and arachidonic acid, which are inflammatory mediators involved in melanogenesis.