Patent ID: 8481093

Claim:
A method of lightening the skin comprising applying to skin in need of skin lightening treatment a composition comprising a carrier and an effective amount of an extract comprising Lilium candidum bulb extract, Lilium candidum flower extract, or mixtures thereof, wherein said extract comprises at least one polyunsaturated fatty acid having a structure of Formula I: R—COOH (I) wherein R is —(CH 2 ) z —(CH═CH—CH 2 ) n —(CH 2 ) m —CH 3 , n is from 1 to 6, m is from zero to 6, and z is from 2 to 7, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, disaccharides, and combinations of two or more thereof, and wherein said composition is effective to achieve a ΔL of greater than zero.