COLLAGEN PRODUCTION PROMOTER AND SKIN-BEAUTIFYING COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME

• Main Authors: ZAIKI KAORI, MURAI HIROMICHI, NAKAOJI KOICHI, OKADA TADASHI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 23.02.2012
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel component that exhibits a retinoid-like action and a collagen production-promoting action and inhibits formation of wrinkles by increasing the thickness of the dermis.SOLUTION: (1) The collagen production promoter contains an extract from a plant belonging to the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae as an effective ingredient. (2) The collagen production promoter as described in (1), where a seed is used as a portion of the plant belonging to the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae. (3) The collagen production promoter contains an extract from a seed of a litchi as an effective ingredient. (4) The collagen production promoter contains an extract from a plant belonging to the genus Juglans of the family Juglandaceae as an effective ingredient. (5) The retinoid-like action-activating agent contains an extract from a plant belonging to the genus Juglans of the family Juglandaceae as an effective ingredient. (6) The dermis growth promoter contains an extract from a seed of a plant belonging to the genus Fragaria of the family Rosaceae as an effective ingredient.