To obtain the subject preparation for external use useful for cosmetics and medicines by formulating rosmarinic acid thereto.
The rosmarinic acid-containing extract is obtained by immersing (a) terrestrial parts of labiate plants (preferably sage, rosemary, beefsteak plant, thyme or Isdon japonicus Hara) of raw material in (b) water and a lower alcohol (methyl alcohol and the like) in a/b (w/v) ratio of 1/500-1/2, preferably 1/50-1/5, at usually 5-100°C for 1-4 hrs., if necessary under stirring and/or heating. The extract is, if necessary, further purified and then added to a preparation for external use for skin in an amount of 0.0001-2 wt.%, preferably 0.001-10 wt.% to give the subject high safe preparation for external use which inhibits collagenase and collagene crosslink polymerization.
ITO HISATOMI
KOSAKA KUNIO
JPH0967251A | 1997-03-11 | |||
JPS63162611A | 1988-07-06 | |||
JPH09136824A | 1997-05-27 | |||
JPH0625000A | 1994-02-01 | |||
JPH07196526A | 1995-08-01 |
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