To find an active ingredient having an excellent moisturizing action, an ATP production-promoting action, a bleaching action, an antioxidizing action, a neutral fat accumulation-inhibiting action, a collagen production-promoting action, and the like, and to provide a moisturizing agent, an ATP production promoter, a bleaching agent, an antioxidant, a neutral fat accumulation inhibitor, and a collagen production promoter which can widely be applied to fields such as external preparations for skins, drinks and foods.
An extract of a Araucaria plant is used as a moisturizing agent, an ATP production promoter, a bleaching agent, an antioxidant, a neutral fat accumulation inhibitor, and a collagen production promoter. Also, the extract of the Araucaria plant is compounded with compositions such as external preparations for skins, drinks, and foods to obtain various compositions exhibiting an excellent moisturizing action, an ATP production-promoting action, a bleaching action, an antioxidizing action, a neutral fat accumulation-inhibiting action, a collagen production-promoting action and the like.
ASANO YOKO
MIMASU SUKEYOSHI
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