PURPOSE: To obtain a skin-beautifying cosmetic effective for suppressing and improving the pigmentation of the skin by using an extract of SOUJUTSU (rhizome of Atractylodes lancea) as an active component.
CONSTITUTION: This skin-beautifying cosmetic contains a liquid extract extracted from Atractylodes lancea (a plant of the family Composite) as an active component usually in an amount of 0.001-20wt.%, preferably 0.001-3wt.% in terms of dried solid. The extract is produced by pulverizing the whole grass or the leaf, stalk, rhizome, fruit, seed and/or flower of Atractylodes lancea or its dried product and extracting with a solvent (e.g. ethanol) at room temperature or under heating. The pigmentation suppressing effect can be improved by adding other conventional anti-inflammatory agent (e.g. allantoin), antioxidant (e.g. α-tocopherol), etc. It can be prepared in the form of O/W-type or W/O-type emulsified cosmetic, cream, cosmetic milky lotion, face lotion, oily cosmetic, pack, foundation, etc., by properly adding conventional cosmetic components.
HASE TADASHI
SHIBUYA YUSUKE
NISHIZAWA YOSHINORI
TOKIMITSU ICHIROU
