The present invention provides a hair growth agent and a hair fostering shampoo that have N-methyltaurine as an essential ingredient, and have hair growth period extending effects, and moreover are capable of giving hair fitness and body and giving hair a feeling of volume. Moreover, the present invention also provides a cell activating agent and a hair fitness/body improving agent that are blended into hair cosmetics.
Disclosed are: a novel skin-whitening agent; and a skin-whitening cosmetic or quasi-drug which is highly effective for prevention/amelioration of melanopathy and is prepared using the skin-whitening agent. The cosmetic contains a compound represented by the general formula (I) and /or a salt thereof as an active ingredient. In the general formula (I), R1 and R2 independently represent a secondary or tertiary alkyl group having 3 to 7 carbon atoms; and R3 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms or an alkoxy group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms.
Melanogenesis inhibitor and skin preparation containing the same
申请人:Ishida Kenya
公开号:US20060088485A1
公开(公告)日:2006-04-27
A melanogenesis inhibitor characterized by containing at least one kind of piperonyl alcohol represented by the following general formula (1)
wherein R is a straight chain or branched chain alkyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, a straight chain or branched chain alkenyl group having 3 to 18 carbon atoms, or an optionally substituted alicyclic alkyl group. The melanogenesis inhibitor is superior in stability and safety and has a high melanogenesis-inhibiting effect; and a skin preparation containing the melanogenesis inhibitor is very stable, safe, and has a sufficient fair skin effect and a sufficient effect for curing skin dyspigmentation.
Phenylacetonitrile derivatives and hair tonics and external preparations for skin containing the derivatives
申请人:Hanyu Naoto
公开号:US20050176822A1
公开(公告)日:2005-08-11
A hair growth promoting composition comprising, as an effective ingredient, a phenylacetonitrile derivative or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof expressed by the following Formula (I):
wherein each of R
1
and R
2
is hydrogen atom, a C
1-10
alkyl group, a C
2-10
alkenyl group or C
2-10
acyl group, or NR
1
R
2
may be a heterocycle having 3-7 members; R
3
is a C
1-5
alkyl group; and each of R
4
, R
5
and R
6
is hydrogen atom or a C
1-4
alkoxy group. The present invention provides a hair growth promoting composition having excellent effects on promoting hair regrowth, preventing or inhibiting hair loss, and the like in human by compounding above-specified phenylacetonitrile derivative as a effective ingredient thereto.
Disclosed is a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid typified by ursolic acid. For obtaining a skin external preparation having excellent storage stability by improving the dissolution stability of the triterpenic acid and the like, 4-alkylresorcinol such as 4-n-butylresorcinol is added into a skin external preparation containing a triterpenic acid and the like such as benzyl ursolate.