Kao Corporation

Shinobu Mori

Hidenori Yorozu

Yoshinori Nishizawa

Norihiro Tanaka

Yuji Ichii

Hirotaka Sato

Hiroshi Kusuoku

Kumiko Shimizu

Mayumi Sato

Toshio Uesaka

Wataru Okawa

Hakaru Inaoka

Ichiro Sugai

Satoshi Kanazawa

Masaru Hosokawa

A lipolysis stimulator and a slimming agent which stimulate or facilitate lipolysis of accumulated adipose tissue, to thereby exert the body slimming effect. The lipolysis stimulator or the slimming agent of the present invention contains as an active ingredient any form of a plant or an extract thereof, the plant being selected from among common juniper, togenashi, rosehip,root,herb,, zuikorodoku, garden, kidachiumanosuzukusa, bayberry, cogon grass, kohon, shoyokanzo, Japanese white birch, tanjin, kikubafuro, white mustard, common sunflower, ground ivy, Chinese wolfberry, Japanese pagota tree, sennenken, common fig, kankatto, Chinese hibiscus, usubaakaza, fenugreek, English walnut, sozuku, koniwa-zakura,, shima-kan-giku, akamino-akane, futaba-mugura, karoou, schizonepeta spike, purslane, karabyakushi, and prostrate knotweed.

Lipolysis stimulator

Provided is a composition for percutaneous administration containing a mixture of polymers forming a surface-segregated film, and (B) an active ingredient. The composition provides excellent percutaneous absorption efficacy of the active ingredient, particularly, a water-soluble active ingredient, has excellent feeling and is convenient to use.

Percutaneous administration preparations

The present invention provides a lipolysis acceleration method which comprises orally administering a thistle-series or pepper-family plant, or an extract thereof; or dermatologically applying it by local administration or as a bath medicine composition. According to the method of the present invention, marked lipolysis acceleration effects can be obtained. It exhibits excellent effects for the control, prevention and improvement of obesity.

Lipolysis acceleration method

The generation of body odor can be easily inhibited effectively without necessitating any troublesome operation such as coating and spraying by using a bath medicine composition containing at least one germicide (A) selected from the group consisting of phenolic germicides, cationic germicides and trichlorocarbanilide and a carbon dioxide generating component (B) in bathing.

Bath medicine composition and its use in inhibiting the generation of

A bath composition is disclosed, which comprises a xanthine derivative or a .beta.-adrenergic stimulants. The bath composition, as dissolved in bath water, gives a moist (fresh) feel to the skin and a warm feel to the body. A method for imparting a moist feel to the skin and improving a warm feel of the body is also disclosed.

Bath composition

An extracted peach-leaf fraction, preparation method of the same and a bath-additive composition comprising the same is disclosed. The extracted peach-leaf fraction is prepared by extracting peach-leaves with water and/or a lower alcohol, and treating the obtained extract with activated charcoal. The peach-leaf fraction of the present invention has an excellent solubility and stability when dissolved in water, a high anti-inflammatory effect, and safety to the skin. Further, the bath-additive composition comprising the peach-leaf fraction has an excellent bathing effect without making the bath water turbid.

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Tochigi, Japan

Shinobu Mori