Sea cucumber is a animal with leathery skin, which lives in the sea water. The name sea cucumber is from the long cylindrical shape like cucumber in English. In Korean, it is called haesam meaning ‘ginseng of the ocean’ as it was known to have good healthy effects similar to ginseng. In Korea and China, it is regarded good for stamina so it is mostly eaten raw like sashimi in Korea and cooked as a food ingredient in several ways in China. Biological benefits of sea cucumber extracts are reported like anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial effects. In a study, it revealed skin brightening and anti-wrinkle properties of glycoproteins from liquid extract of boiled sea cucumber. It exhibited inhibitory activities on tyrosinase release and elastase release while it didn’t affect cell viability.