CERAMIDE PRODUCTION PROMOTER, HUMECTANT, AND SKIN CARE PREPARATION FOR EXTERNAL USE

• Main Authors: HASHIMOTO CHU, SHIMOBURU YOSHIE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 06.09.2012
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS; SPECIFIC USE OF COSMETICS OR SIMILAR TOILETPREPARATIONS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ceramide production promoter, a humectant and a skin care preparation for external use that each exhibit an excellent action for promoting production of ceramide that plays an important role in a moisturizing mechanism and a barrier mechanism of the skin.SOLUTION: The ceramide production promoter, the humectant and the skin care preparation for external use contain as an effective ingredient a compound represented by general formula (1). In the formula, R-Rare each independently a hydrogen atom or a 1-12C acyl group. The compound represented by general formula (1) can be isolated, for example, from a plant such as Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. or the like. A fruit or bark is preferably employed in the case of isolation from Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. Melia toosendan, a galenical obtained from a fruit of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. as an original plant and Melia bark, a galenical obtained from bark of Melia toosendan Sieb. et Zucc. as an original plant can also be employed.