中国美白化妆品的发展历程

The Development History of Whitening Cosmetics in China

本文主要介绍美白类化妆品在中国历史上的发展历程。化妆品的使用在中国已有悠久历史,从商纣王时期的燕支(胭脂)到后来宫廷中使用的中药美容方剂,再到近代小作坊产的膏、粉之类。一些经典的宫廷中药美容方剂流传下来更是给现代某些功效型化妆品的研制、开发提供了思路。近现代,中国美白化妆品发展迅猛,从"增白"到"漂白",再到"协同美白",现在则兴起了"养白",传统的宫廷美容方更契合了当代人们崇尚植物化妆品的潮流。

This article mainly introduces the development history of whitening cosmetics in China. There is a long history for the usage of cosmetics in China. It is from Yanzhi （rouge） of the Shang dynasty to TCM cosmetics used in royal palace, and then to the modem production, such as paste, powder, produced by small workshops. On the other hand, some classical TCM formulations provide ideas for Cosmetics R＆D engineer in innovation and development of modem cosmetics. Now, the industry of whiten cosmetics of China is rapidly developing. The whitening ways has changed which has gone through four stages. They are, in turn, ＂whitening with cover＂, ＂bleaching＂, ＂synergistic whitening＂ and ＂nourish white＂. The last one is becoming popular. The traditional Chinese medicine formula is more in line with the trend of contemporary plant cosmetics.