Most skincare obsessives know their way around the more well-known formulas, but phytic acid is an under the radar ingredient that helps with brightening. Two words – phytic acid. Sound familiar?

The second messenger role of inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate has generated a great deal of interest in the structure and metabolism of inositol phosphates. Phytic acid, myo-inositol hexakis phosphate, is ...