Abstract:
PURPOSE: A Staphylococcus aureus which is used as a indicator for evaluating skin condition is provided to evaluating entire skin condition including skin moisture amount, oil amount, and pH concentration. CONSTITUTION: A Staphylococcus aureus is used as an indicator for evaluating skin condition. The skin condition is evaluated by moisture, oil, pH concentration, transepidermal water loss(TEWL), skin roughness, inflammation, or whelk. A method for evaluating skin condition comprises: a step of measuring Staphylococcus aureus level in the skin; and a step of evaluating skin condition based on Staphylococcus aureus level.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An external use skin composition containing Scutellaria baicalensis extract is provided to suppress skin adhesion of harmful bacteria and biofilm formation. CONSTITUTION: An external use skin composition for suppressing biofilm formulation contains 0.01-5 wt% of Scutellaria baicalensis extract as an active ingredient. The composition further contains garlic extract or onion extract. The composition suppresses biofilm formed by Staphylococcus aureus or Staphylococcus epidermidis.
Abstract:
According to the present invention, disclosed is an anti-bacterial composition comprising an onion extract as an active ingredient which has selectively effective anti-bacterial activity against at least one bacterium among tragomaschalia, dandruff bacillus, acne germs, and dental caries. The composition comprising the onion extract as an active ingredient, according to an aspect of the present invention, can be valuably used as a cosmetic composition since the composition has almost no irritation to the skin.