Arbutin ni ibisanzwe bisanzwe biboneka mu bimera bitandukanye, cyane cyane mu gihingwa cyitwa arberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), cranberries, blueberries, na puwaro. Ni mubyiciro byimvange bizwi nka glycoside. Ubwoko bubiri bwingenzi bwa arbutine ni alpha-arbutin na beta-arbutin.
Arbutin izwiho kuba yorohereza uruhu, kuko ibuza ibikorwa bya tyrosinase, enzyme igira uruhare mu gukora melanine. Melanin ni pigment ishinzwe ibara ryuruhu, umusatsi, namaso. Muguhagarika tyrosinase, arbutine ifasha kugabanya umusaruro wa melanin, biganisha ku ruhu rworoshye.
Bitewe n'ingaruka zayo zo kumurika uruhu, arbutine nibintu bisanzwe mubikoresho byo kwisiga no kuvura uruhu. Bikunze gukoreshwa muburyo bwagenewe gukemura ibibazo nka hyperpigmentation, ibibara byijimye, hamwe nuruhu rutaringaniye. Bifatwa nk'uburyo bworoheje kubindi bintu bimwe na bimwe byorohereza uruhu, nka hydroquinone, bishobora gukomera ku ruhu.
Ni ngombwa kumenya ko mugihe arbutine isanzwe ifatwa nkumutekano kugirango ikoreshwe neza, abantu bafite uruhu rworoshye cyangwa allergie bagomba kwitonda kandi bagakora ibizamini mbere yo gukoresha ibicuruzwa birimo arbutine. Kimwe nibindi bikoresho byose byita kuruhu, nibyiza kugisha inama umuganga wimpu cyangwa inzobere mubuzima kugirango akugire inama yihariye.
Igihe cyo kohereza: Ukuboza-27-2023