NOVEL BLEACH COMPOSITION

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bleach composition which exhibits an excellent effect against skin pigmentation disorders such as stains, ephelides, sunburns, dark skin, and skin melanosis caused by drugs such as steroids and is used for skin bleaching and for the prevention and/or treatment of skin pigmentation disorders. SOLUTION: What is provided is: (1) a composition comprising (i) tranexamic acid or a salt thereof and (ii) L-cysteine, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, (2) a composition comprising (i) tranexamic acid or a salt thereof, (ii) L-cysteine, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, and (iii) L-ascorbic acid, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, and (3) a composition comprising (i) tranexamic acid, or a salt thereof, (ii) L-cysteine, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, (iii) L-ascorbic acid, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, (iv) pantothenic acid, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them, and (v) pyridoxine, a derivative thereof, or a salt of one of them. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI