PURPOSE: To obtain a beautifying agent having excellent effect on beauty culture of skin, high safety and improved absorption in body free from fear of side effects, comprising a carotene mixture extracted from a palm oil as an active ingredient.
CONSTITUTION: For example, a palm oil is subjected to alcoholysis with a lower alcohol, the prepared ester is diluted with a hydrophilic solvent and water is added to the solution to give precipitate. Then the precipitate is purified by vacuum distillation to give a carotene mixture. A beautifying agent comprises the carotene mixture extracted from the palm oil as an active ingredient. The extract of the palm oil is a mixture usually comprising 30-40% of α-carotene, 55-66% of β-carotene and 5-15% of other components such as carotenoids. Since various administration methods of this beautifying agent can be applied, the administration method and a does can be controlled depending upon the condition of a disease. Further a large amount of the beautifying agent can be used, the agent is effective for preventing and treating disorder in terms of health and beauty culture.
TANAKA YOSHIRO
KOIKE YASUSHI
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