Abstract:
A composition for promoting the generation of hyaluronic acid containing Musk T is provided to realize the prevention and treatment of the degenerative arthritis. A composition for promoting the generation of hyaluronic acid contains Musk T with the concentration of 1.0 ~ 10 mug/ml as an active ingredient. The composition is for the oral or external use. The composition for treating degenerative arthritis contains a composition for promoting the generation of hyaluronic acid. A skin anti-aging composition contains a composition for promoting the generation of hyaluronic acid.
Abstract:
A composition comprising an extract of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. and an extract of poria cocos wolf is provided to prevent or improve skin dryness, atopic dermatitis, cotagious dermatitis or eczema and be usefully used as a cosmetic or a pharmaceutical composition for reinforcing skin barrier function and inducing skin keratinocyte differentiation. A skin external application composition for moisturizing comprises 0.0001-30 wt.% of an extract of Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. as an effective ingredient. The composition further comprises an extract of Poria cocos wolf. In the composition, the extract of the Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. is prepared by extracting or fractionating the Scrophularia buergeriana Miq. with a solvent selected from the group consisting of water, ethanol, methanol, hexane, ethylacetate and butanol. Further, the skin external application composition is used as ointment, gel, cream or powder.
Abstract:
A skin whitening composition comprising D-aspartate is provided to inhibit melanogenesis effectively and stably without cytotoxicity and without side effects by inhibiting generation of proopiomelanocorin(POMC) from skin cells when applied to skin. A skin whitening composition comprises 0.01-20 wt.% of D-aspartate as an effective ingredient. The composition further comprises at least one whitening agent selected from the group consisting of kojic acid, arbutin, vitamin C and an extract of Broussonetia kazinoki.
Abstract:
Porous silica complex powder is provided to have an excellent performance in moisturizing and water retention, by adsorbing or collecting pentaerythritol derivatives and higher alcohol or polyol on porous silica. Complex powder is prepared by adsorbing or collecting pentaerythritol derivatives and higher alcohol or polyol containing 16-22 carbons on porous silica. The higher alcohol is 2-octyl dodecanol. The polyol is selected from a group consisting of dipropylene glycol, a sorbitols solution, glycerol, molasses, polyethylene glycol, glucose, propylene glycol, and 1,3-butylene glycol. The pentaerythritol derivatives and the higher alcohol or the polyol are mixed at a weight ratio of 1:0.1-0.6. Further, a particle size of the complex powder is 0.2-50mum, and a pore of the complex powder is 1-50nm.
Abstract:
A composite powder, and a cosmetic composition containing the composite powder are provided to improve water content, moisturizing effect and moisturizing power keeping effect. A composite powder comprises porous silica; and a mixture of a pentaerythritol derivative and water which is adsorbed to and trapped in the porous silica. Preferably the mixture comprises further a C16-C22 alcohol; and/or glycerin. Preferably the pentaerythritol derivative is represented by the formula 1, wherein R is independently identical or different one another and is H, or a C1-C24 saturated or unsaturated and linear or branched alkyl group containing or not containing a hydroxyl group; m is identical or different one another and is an integer of 0-10; and n is identical or different one another and is an integer of 1-10.
Abstract:
A skin external composition for whitening skin containing tyrosol derivatives is provided to suppress pigment permeation, improve spots and freckles, and whiten the skin by inhibiting melanin formation without side effects. A skin external composition for whitening skin contains 0.001-10 wt.% of tyrosol derivatives represented by the formula(1), wherein Ar1 is the structural formula(1-a), Ar2 is the structural formula(1-b), m is an integer of 1 or 2 and n is an integer of 2 or 3, and is formulated as soft lotion, astringent lotion, nutrition lotion, nutrition cream, massage cream, essence, eye cream, eye essence, cleansing cream, cleansing foam, cleansing water, gel, pack, powder, body lotion, body cream, body oil or body essence.
Abstract:
A cosmetic composition is provided to inhibit the amount of sebum produced from sebocytes by inhibiting the formation and activity of SREBP-1(Sterol Regulatory Element Binding Protein-1), thereby capable of effectively improving sebum metabolism and acne. A cosmetic composition comprises 0.001-30 wt.% of at least one selected from the group consisting of catechin such as epigallocatechin gallate(EGCG), gallocatechin gallate(GCG) and a mixture thereof and flavonols such as quercetin, kaempferol and myricetin as effective ingredients and is characterized in that it inhibit the formation and activity of SREBP-1 which is a transcription factor.
Abstract:
A skin external composition is provided to inhibit TNF-alpha(Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha) and the expression of MMP-1 through activation of PPAR-alpha(Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-alpha), thereby inhibiting skin aging. A skin external composition comprises 0.001-10 wt.% of at least one kind selected from the group consisting of epigallocatechin(EGCG), gallocatechingallate(GCG), epicatechin gallate(ECG), catechin gallate(CG), catechin(C), gallic acid, quercetin, kaempferol, theobromine, theophylline, theanine, quinic acid, an ethanol extract of green tea leaves, an aqueous extract of green tea leaves, an extract of catechin 1 including 70% of catechin and an extract of catechin 2 including 50% of EGCG as an effective ingredient.
Abstract:
A cationic polymer nanocapsule comprising useful active ingredients and a cosmetic composition containing the same nanocapsule are provided to enhance the skin penetration of useful active ingredients having low skin penetration. A cationic polymer nanocapsule has the molecular weight of 5,000-100,000 dalton, surface potential of 5-100 Mv and particle size of 50-500 nm, and comprises at least one useful active ingredient selected from retinol, retinyl acetate, retinyl palmitate, alpha-tocopherol, tocopherol acetate, tocopheryl linoleate, tocopheryl nicotinate, linoleic acid, coenzyme Q-10, resveratrol, plant extract essential oil, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid, useful Glycyrrhiza uralensis and lipoic acid. A cosmetic composition comprises 0.1-10 wt.% of the cationic polymer nanocapsule and is formulated as soft lotion, nutrition lotion, massage cream, nutrition cream, pack, gel, essence, lipstick, makeup base, foundation, lotion, ointment, cream, patch or spray.
Abstract:
2,3-Dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives, a preparation method thereof, and a skin-whitening cosmetic composition containing the same compounds are provided to inhibit activity of tyrosinase and melanin formation while cytotoxicity of the compounds is very low, so that the compounds are useful for improvement of pigmentation in the skin. The method for preparing the 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives represented by the formula(1) comprises the steps of: (A) reacting 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid with acetic acid anhydride in the presence of base to prepare a 2,3-diacetyloxybenzoic acid compound represented by the formula(2); (B) preparing an amide compound represented by the formula(3) from the 2,3-diacetyloxybenzoic acid compound by using ethylchloroformate and amine having a lipophilic group; and (C) hydrolyzing an acetyl group of the amide compound represented by formula (3) to prepare 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid represented by the formula (1), wherein R is 4-ethoxyphenyl, 2-cyclohexenylethyl, cycloheptyl, cyclohexyl, tert-octyl, 4-isopropylphenyl, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[1,4]dioxin-7-yl, benzo[1,3]-dioxol-6-yl or adamantyl-1-yl; and the amine having the lipophilic group is an amine selected from 4-ethoxyphenylamine, 2-cyclohexenylethylamine, cycloheptylamine, cyclohexylamine, tert-octylamine, 4-isopropylphenylamine, 2,3-dihydrobenzo[1,4]dioxin-7-amine, benzo[1,3]-dioxol-6-amine or adamantyl-1-amine. The skin-whitening cosmetic composition contains 0.01-20 wt.% of the 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid derivatives represented by the formula(1).