Shiseido Company, Limited

Kagami Inc.

Chieko Mizumoto

Yosuke Tojo

Masashi Mita

Yuzo Yoshida

Satoshi Amano

Kenji Hamase

Yutaka Ashida

Masato Iino

Hisashi Mori

Shoichiro Shimada

Yuko Matsuura

Masaya Takagi

Naoto Hanyu

Chika Tanaka

Yousuke Toujo

Kayo Matsumoto

Tomoko Onodera

Chie Yasuda

Seiji Satoh

Daisuke Kubota

Masahiko Yano

Hanayo Matsumoto

Provided are a counseling method and counseling device which present a skincare advice appropriate to a user. The counseling device includes an obtaining unit that obtains genetic information representing a result of a genetic test on a user and stratum corneum information representing a result of a stratum corneum test on the user; a skin constitution determining unit that determines skin constitution of the user, based on the genetic information; a skin capability determining unit that determines skin capability representing a skin condition of the user, based on the stratum corneum information; an identifying unit that identifies a skincare advice and/or a cosmetic to be proposed to the user, based on the skin constitution and the skin capability; and a presenting unit that presents counseling information including information on the skincare advice and/or cosmetic to the user.

Counseling method and counseling device

A stratum corneum-collecting adhesive composition includes a hydrophobic component having adhesiveness, and a hydrophilic component that is present in a dispersed state in the hydrophobic component.

Stratum corneum-collecting adhesive composition, stratum corneum-collecting instrument, biological substance extraction kit, and biological substance collection method

The purpose of the present invention is to develop a method for screening drugs having the effect of increasing skin barrier function in in vitro studies and to evaluate barrier function in the skin. Candidate drugs can be screened by using the activity and/or expression level of serine racemase as an indicator.

Method for screening agents promoting skin barrier function and method for evaluating skin barrier function taking epidermal serine racemase and/or D-serine level as indicator

Disclosed is a stable and safe antioxidant composition which can be used routinely. Specifically disclosed is an antioxidant composition which contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of D-aspartic acid, derivatives and/or salts thereof. The composition may be used for the purpose of suppressing and/or improving skin conditions. The skin conditions may include, but is not limited to, fine wrinkles, a rough skin, a dry skin, a skin cancer, a skin allergy, an inflammation of the skin and a photosensitive dermatosis. The composition may be used for an external preparation for the skin, a food, and a pharmaceutical product for cataract.

Antioxidant composition

Disclosed are: a composition for alleviating ultraviolet irradiation-induced damage, which can be used on a daily based and is stable and safe; and a pharmaceutical preparation, a cosmetic and a food composition, each of which comprises the composition. The composition for alleviating ultraviolet irradiation-induced damage contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of D-glutamic acid, L-glutamic acid, D-proline, D-cystine, L-cystine, and derivatives and/or salts of the aforementioned compounds. The composition can be used as an external formulation for the skin, a cosmetic composition, an anti-wrinkle agent, a sunscreen agent, a pharmaceutical composition for treating and/or preventing skin diseases, a food composition, or a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cataract.

Composition for alleviating ultraviolet radiation-induced damage

Disclosed is a novel composition which has an effect on promoting production of collagen. The composition has high photostability and is free from side effects such as those of retinoids. Specifically disclosed is a composition for promoting collagen production which contains one or more compounds selected from the group consisting of D-aspartic acid, D-alanine, derivatives and/or salts thereof. The composition may be used for the purpose of suppressing and/or improving skin a condition. The skin condition may include but is not limited to photoaging and/or wrinkles. The composition may be used for an external preparation for the skin or food. The composition may be a composition for promoting type I collagen production.

Composition for promoting collagen production

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Yokohama, Japan

Chieko Mizumoto