A method of decreasing the melanin content in mammalian skin and hair by administering to a mammal a composition comprising an effective amount of one or more derivatives of 5,6-dihydroxyindole, the derivatives having one or more substituents which are capable of being removed enzymatically, in admixture with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, the amount being 0.5% to 20% wt/wt based on the composition.
通过向哺乳动物投与含有一种或多种
5,6-二羟基吲哚衍
生物的有效量的组合物,所述衍
生物具有一种或多种能够被酶催化去除的取代基,在与药用载体混合后,其含量为基于组合物的0.5%至20%重量/重量的方法,可以减少哺乳动物皮肤和毛发中的
黑色素含量。