I-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid iyi-ejenti enhle kakhulu eyenza isikhumba sibe mhlophe, ivimbela umsebenzi we-Tyrosinase ngokusebenza ku-Cu2+ futhi ivimbela ukwakheka kwe-melanin. ukuzinza okuhle kakhulu kuzo zonke izinhlobo zokwakheka kwezimonyo.
I-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid ingena esikhunjeni lapho igaywa khona ibe ascorbic acid.Ngenxa yale nqubo ukusebenza kwayo kugqame kakhulu kunaleyo ye-ascorbic acid emsulwa.Ayicasuli isikhumba namehlo.