Method and composition for lightening skin using a cell culture extract

1. A method of lightening the skin comprising applying to human skin in need of lightening a composition including a cosmetically acceptable carrier and a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa produced from liquid cell culture,

wherein the liquid cell culture comprises 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol present in an amount from about 245 mg/ml to about 350 mg/ml, and

wherein the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa is present in the composition in an amount of from about 0.0001% to about 40% by weight.

2. The method of lightening the skin according to claim 1 , wherein said human skin in need of skin lightening is selected from the group consisting of skin darkened by UV, skin with uneven skin tone, skin having one or more pigmented spots, melanin spots, age spots, sun spots, senile lentigos, freckles, lentigos simplex, pigmented solar keratosis, seborrhoeic keratosis, melasma, acne marks, and combinations of two or more thereof.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said human skin in need of skin lightening treatment is selected from the group consisting of skin having one or more pigmented spots, melanin spots, age spots, sun spots, freckles, acne marks, and combinations of two or more thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said composition is in the form of a solution, suspension, lotion, cream, serum, gel, stick, spray, ointment, liquid wash, soap bar, shampoo, hair conditioner, paste, foam, powder, mousse, shaving cream, hydrogel, or film-forming product.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said applying step comprises transferring said composition from a substrate to the skin.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said substrate comprises a wipe or facial mask.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying step comprises applying a composition comprising a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa and an additional skin lightening active agent to the skin.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein said applying step further comprises transferring said composition from a substrate to the skin.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein said substrate comprises a wipe or facial mask.

12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of applying to skin in need of skin lightening a composition comprising a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa once or twice daily.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein said method comprises applying two or more different compositions comprising a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa to the skin in need of skin lightening.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein said two or more different compositions comprising a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa are independently selected from the group consisting of lotions, cleansers, masks, essence, wipes, creams, serums, and gels.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein one of said two or more different compositions is a cleanser and another of said two or more different compositions is a lotion or cream.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 500 to about 2000 U/ml.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 600 to about 1800 U/ml.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 1000 to about 1800 U/ml.

19. A skin care composition comprising a cosmetically acceptable carrier and a cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa produced from liquid cell culture, wherein the liquid cell culture comprises 3,4-dimethoxybenzyl alcohol present in an amount from about 245 mg/ml to about 350 mg/ml, and wherein the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa is present in the composition in an amount of from about 0.0001% to about 40% by weight.

20. The skin care composition of claim 19 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.01% to about 25% by weight of the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa.

21. The skin care composition of claim 20 , wherein said composition comprises from about 0.1% to about 10% by weight of the cell culture extract of Earliella scabrosa.

22. The skin care composition of claim 19 , further comprising a second skin lightening agent.

23. The skin care composition of claim 19 , wherein the skin care composition is in a form selected from the group consisting of a solution, suspension, lotion, cream, serum, essence, gel, toner, stick, spray, ointment, liquid wash, paste, foam, mousse, powder, shaving cream, wipe, patch, strip, hydrogel, film-forming product, facial masks and skin mask.

24. The skin care composition of claim 19 , wherein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 500 to about 2000 U/ml.

25. The skin care composition of claim 24 , wherein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 600 to about 1800 U/ml.

26. The skin care composition of claim 25 , herein the cell culture extract has a melanin degrading activity of from about 1000 to about 1800 U/ml.

27. The skin care composition of claim 22 , wherein the second skin lightening agent is selected from the group consisting of tyrosinase inhibitors, melanin-degradation agents, PAR-2 antagonists, exfoliants, sunscreens, retinoids, antioxidants, Tranexamic acid, tranexamic acid cetyl ester hydrochloride, skin bleaching agents, linoleic acid, adenosine monophosphate disodium salt, Chamomilla extract, allantoin, opacifiers, talcs, silicas, zinc salts and mixtures thereof.