Prof. Dr. Irmanida Batubara, S.Si, M.Si, Permanent Professor of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) of IPB University utilizes merbau wood waste as an active anti-aging ingredient, especially to lighten the skin. In a press conference of Pre Scientific Oration at IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Bogor (21/2), Prof. Irmanida explained that merbau wood can be developed as a skin lightening product, but currently it has been hard to find.